sillyang

You are definately not alone and sounds like you did everything right. The only difference is I think I was in a state of shock frome that sound and feeling because it didn't hit me until my drive home 2 hours later then I cried. I do remember being ...

It seems that teaching hospitals are more apt to hire new nurses. I had the same thing happen, the large area hospitals liked my resume, life experience, and job history and told me to get a years experience and reapply. I ended up with a position at...

I am frustrated at work. I have a co-worker that gives me the impression that she believes she knows everything, and is supperior to everyone else (I think she can even smell when a doctor is present). background info is she assists the wound nurse s...

Information is from a WOCN accredited course text book, ment to add to the discussion. I'm not a physicain and don't pretend to be, like I have noticed other repliers. Personally I have enjoyed the feedback (hence my continued responses), I don't wan...

Food for thought: Main wound management principles are to control causative factors (shear), prevent infection, maintain appropriate level of moisture, protect wound and periwound. Transparent film : function protection; indication partial thickness ...

Not yet, haven't worked with her for few days, but I will. The patient is no longer mine since he has had a room change.

Great advice everyone, but I think I've been misunderstood. I don't wish to run over any co-worker and I don't need to feel speciall at work., I have a hard time letting go when the patients wound took a step backward. Although I have let go at work,...

I use to wonder if I could graduate and retire in the same year. Guess not! I hope I will have such a rough decision to make in 30 years:D.

sounds fishy to me!

Not a turf war, I actually care about the end results of my patient. I considered leaving her order the first time because I really try not to play a part in the catty part of nursing. The wound was obviously worse, I didn't make the call I left that...

Patients daughter grabs my arm and states that her father would like to lay down now, I said Ok I will have the STNA's come down. The daughter growls and says why can't you do it. (200 lb 6' tall cva man vs. 5' tall 130 lb nurse) Without even thinki...

Ms. frustrating is good buddies with the wound nurse yet she is not wound nurse. I did ask the wound nurse in general if she thought tegaderm was appropriate for an area of denuded skin with minimal exudate and she did agree that it was acceptable. T...

I have heard this name before too, Female. The parents thought the child was already named for them with the pink wrist band stating Female. Im also in an online class and one of the classmates first name is Comfort.

It is the same doc. He is the house doc too. I'm not sure she is calling for the order.

I wonder how many patients could tell you what their nurse was wearing pre-op. I have a hard time believing very many, it's not like they have nothing better to worry about at this time. Shoot sometimes I can't tell you what I was wearing yesterday.

I had a patient who received IVP dilaudid follwed by IVP phenergan every 4 hour prn, the patient had a port a cath. The patient had been receiving it this way for a long time even at home ( the spouse was giving it). The policy at work has changed no...

In school my study partner had a different clinical group than me. There was one male student that was very intelligent in lecture and always commented and asked questions above most of the classes head. My study partner was in this young mans clinic...

I haven't experienced but I have heard of some bad soap sud enema stories where the nurse gets a return shower of poo. I often think of this when giving an enema and try to position myself so I won't be sprayed.

I was in our weekly skincare meeting with the administrator, DON, dietician, and other staff nurses. I go down the list of my patients skin issues explaining care plans, tx and progress. I get to patient so and so who has a foley and edematous penis ...

I wasn't suprised by the cut throat behavior. I have seen it in school, clinicals, and on the job. I thought it was the nature of the beast ie. working with 80 - 90% women. Vicious breed we can be. I have had jobs where I worked with more men and did...

I have not been in that exact situation thankfully, sorry. Although, I have found that I can be blunt and truthful with the way I feel and perceive my work situation as long as I am professional and politically correct with the verbage. If you start ...

I have had a situation where the night shift nurse had made a med error at 0500, her shift didn't end until 0730 and I the 1st shift nurse ended up having to call the doc. That is the type of thing I don't want saved for me, 0700 isn't the middle of ...

I have experienced the death in threes at work too. I am not a supersticious freaky person either, but it does seem like the full moon has an affect on staff and patients. When I first started my job every friday I worked there would be a code. I sta...

I agree that it is wrong to force the meds on the patient, they have a right to refuse. I too would try later, and I'm not one to "trick" the patient it won't help in the long run. Be sure to document situation (facts) and notify the physician. I wou...

Being a first shift nurse I can get irritated when the latter shifts leave everything for me. I have enough to do and it is a 24 hr work environment. Issues that are in control and not acute can be faxed to the physician; ie colace orders and etc. I ...