icemanof92

Well the fact that you made a med error because of 2 cards next to each other clearly indicates that you work in an unsafe environment!

Where I work you can stay as long as you want to finish your charting and won't be written up. The catch is, unless you write in the OT book a valid reason for staying (charting does not count) you will not be paid for the extra time past your norma...

This makes me so mad. I see soooooo many posts on this site about LTC nurses making med errors. Clearly it is not the fault of the nurse. While we all know that floor nursing is overwhelming, there is something extremely broken about the LTC system...

I'll honestly tell you in my opinion that any of these errors could really be system related, especially #4. While you are correct in taking responsibility, think about what we are taught in school about new provisions being put in place to prevent ...

Forgive me if this is a stupid question. I'm a student in my final semester of a BSN program and doing my preceptorship on a cardiac stepdown unit. We routinely have pts s/p cabg who have temporary, external pacing wires, which I understand. Howev...

I am looking to receive some advice. I am in my final semester of a BSN program. Thus far, I have done well. While I have struggled here and there as everyone has, I have always been successful. I have never failed a class or had any significant i...

Your first fall is always traumatic. All patients are fall risks to some extent. One word of advice, while some may not agree, years of experience has taught me this: Do everything you can to stop a patient from falling, except catching them. You ...

EMT training and experience are what got me through nursing school.

I have no certifications except EMT-B so what really got me in was having 3 years of undergraduate nursing education under my belt. Many hospitals will hire you as a PCT or NA after passing 1-2 clinical classes.

I would like to share this cautionary tale with all my fellow PCT/NA buddies because it is something I will forever wish I knew about before it happened to me. We all know the importance of body mechanics and lifting with our knees etc, but I suppose...

Things I wish I knew as a new PCT: 1. Orientation will probably not teach you everything you need to know and you have to develop your own style, routine, and tricks. You will be overwhelmed at first but you will adapt 2. A great PCT is one who stay...

Working in cardiac expect to do a lot of lead placement and adjustment, 12 lead ekgs, weighing patients, fluid restrictions etc. A great PCT is one who works hard, stays moving, and doesn't get lazy (too often). When you first come off orientation ...

In my PCT orientation classroom wise as the other posters said it is a general overview of hospital policies and in my case a lot of customer service/AIDET training. Then there were a few days of PCT specific classroom instruction on various skills s...

From speaking to many many new nurses who have gone through orientation at their first jobs, I can tell you that nursing school really doesn't teach you much about how to be a nurse. It's just a foundation on which you can learn from your preceptor....

verizon/construction worker. PS with all due respect, any nurse married to or dating a paramedic is going to be the one paying for everything. I'm allowed to say this because I'm an EMT and ALMOST a nurse!

I had a nursing professor who said the thing that separates nursing from other health professions is that we take care of "the whole patient". I couldn't disagree more. I think it's every health professional's responsibility to address more than ju...

I have been a PCT on a med surg floor for almost 6 months now. I am going into my senior year of a BSN program in the fall and I have been an EMT for 3 years. I am pretty confident in my skills and ability to work with patients. My big challenge ...

This question is based partly on my wanting to give advice to a not-so-new grad I know...as well as on my fear of ending up like her as I prepare to take my boards in less than a year. One of the ER techs I have gotten to know over the years as an EM...

I have a couple of questions regarding blood pressures. I am a nursing student, and also an EMT student. I normally feel comfortable checking bp's and I am usually confident in my reading, but occasionally I will have a patient who doesn't quite fit ...