I also try to ask general questions first, checking orientation, pain assessment, nausea, etc. It helps me to know where to focus my assessment, and then if I forget anything, I will ask at the end...
I understand your POV, however, I still stand by my belief that the patient is the customer. They are a person that we are doing work for, regardless of how they pay, insurance, selfpay, etc. I...
I feel that the patient is definitely a "customer" of the hospital, they are paying the hospital to provide medical service. With that being said, there are also rules that must be followed, no...
kmmRN,BSN replied to johnnyDoGood's topic in General Nursing
Nursing school is definitely time consuming and demanding, however, make sure that you make time for yourself. I went to a very competitive BSN program at my state university, and I still managed to...
kmmRN,BSN replied to sameasalways's topic in General Nursing
I wouldn't look for a new job at this point, however, I would definitely sit down with your manager and discuss some major issues that seem to be occuring on the floor. Ask your manager what exactly...
I have been working as an RN for a couple years now and I plan to go back to NP school in the next couple years, however, before I even began nursing school, I had the same plans as you, not stop...
It's the same at my hospital, we have a group of hospitalists, however, they are not working in the hospital 24/7. Our group of hospitalists work for the hospital, meaning they are always there during...
I would have done the exact same thing. I don't know why any nurse would try to give a medication through an IV site that has gone bad (which is what this clearly sounds like) just to get the...