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Hey guys, I was searching the internet for a Spanish to English translation sheet for nurses and patients to use. I couldn't find any so I made my own for our hospital. We are now using it on quite a few units. If you would like a copy of it, let me...

?? what is MoM? Is this someone with an eating disorder?

I had this patient that was soooo stinky. Stinkiest I'd ever have. You could smell him from the door. And it was this REALLY weird smell. I had never smelled it before. On Saturday I told him he needed to bathe and told the NA. The pt stated he...

Whoa! Reading your second (or third?) post on this thread, I can see that you will be an awesome nurse because you will learn from your mistakes. The post shows maturity that some people NEVER gain, either professionally or personally. Good for you...

Glad we helped. Keep your chin up. You'll do great! The fact that you care so much about your error PROVES without a doubt that you are, and will be, a great nurse!

I usually email the person, thank them for the opportunity to interview, and state that you would like "feeback on your interview" to help you in the future. Most people will only take the time to email you back one sentence but sometimes it can be v...

I agree with the other posters... We are all human. EVERYBODY makes mistakes. The nurse (or any other professional) that looks down on or talks bad about people who make mistakes is a liar and hypocrite. You are human. You will mess up. We all do...

So sorry that happened to you! What a crazy situation. I would call your state board and ask them if it is possible to "tag" a license or whatever. I'm not sure that's something they can do. Beyond that, I'm not sure what you should do but I'm gu...

I agree with what's already been posted. Also, I would not mention the "tattling." If you say people "tattled" it makes it sound like you did something wrong and you wanted it covered up. I'm NOT saying that that is the case. But I'm just saying t...

I agree with nursing spaz

I love computer-physician order entry. Studies show that it decreases med errors, for all the same reasons mentioned in other posts.

Thanks!

You just had to click on the "Medical Spanish to English..." link. But thanks for the feedback. I added directions at the bottom so that other people can easily see how to download the file. Thanks... let me know if there is anything you think sho...

I also work at a state hospital. More than 50% of our L & D patients are latinos. (I'm not an L&D nurse though. I am am in med-surge nursing). Not sure how attachments work but here's the link: http://bedpans.wordpress.com/free-medical-spa...

Glad to help.

I always wear a mask when I do it and no one has seemed to mind. Has anyone else had a patient complain about the mask? The patients realize that it's smelly. Some of them wear masks. I had one patient who would hide her face under a towel because ...

I agree with the other posts.... Always wear a surgical mask breathe shallowly and only through your mouth if you get desperate, put some minty toothpaste on the inside of the surgical mask to cover thesmell keep your head as far away as possible tea...

Sad! If you don't take care of yourself, you can't take care of the patients well. Take a break! the batch can wait!

@emergency i'm totally feeling you! It's RIDICULOUS that if there is a call out we staff the floor inappropriately. We still get in trouble if we don't dot every i and cross every t. Seriously? We worked (wo)man down for 3 of the last 12 hour shi...

@TheMrsRN Ask the librarian at the sister hospital if you can access the electronic databases from your hospital campus. George Pink and Cheryl Jones have good work on this but there is a lot out there. Ask the librarian how to sign in to google sc...

I would definitely get the 4 year degree. It will give you a wider array of opportunities. If you do a BSN and then become a nurse, it's easy to go on to your master's or get a manager type nursing job or a billion other things if you already that ...

Hopefully nurses don't want any patients to die which leads to providing great care. Your post makes it sound like not wanting to deal with a deceased patient is why you provide great care. I don't think that's what you were trying to say though ne...

So funny! My favorite is, "If you are single handedly paying my salary, let's talk about a raise"

"This is not the Hilton, and I am not a waitress!"

You will have NO free time at work but TONS of free time on days off. When you get hired, try to get a contract that is consistent, like, "only weekend nights" Otherwise ur schedule may change so much you won't be able to plan things... If you are a...