It has been reported that some victims of torture, during the act, would retreat into a fantasy world from which they could not wake up. In this catatonic state, the victim lived in a world just like...
So why didn't you talk to her about it before you ran off and tattled on her? How do you know she didn't give the med? Are you one of those people who pours over someone else's charting in hopes of...
sweet~revenge replied to Byrnsgrl's topic in General Nursing
She was telling us how we were going to be forced to wear uniforms from now on and how she was going to give us each a whopping $50 through an online website to spend on their crappy product. Another...
sweet~revenge replied to sweet~revenge's topic in General Nursing
Wow, thanks for all the great replies. Many great points made here. I thought for sure I was going to get flamed. Exactly. That's why I say nursing is a necessary evil to hospital administrations....
sweet~revenge replied to sweet~revenge's topic in General Nursing
workingharder: You're right, I agree with you on both your original essay and what you actually wrote. Maybe it's just wishful thinking, but I can't help but think there must be a way to give nursing...
sweet~revenge replied to sweet~revenge's topic in General Nursing
I know, I don't know exactly what the solution is either. I think we need to start with billing for nursing care, but how do we do that? I read a paper about linking diagnosis related groups (DRGs) to...
I've gone back to school to get my BSN. I knew it would involve a lot of nursing theory and writing papers, but I figured I could handle it. After having to read and write about Watson and Ray and all...
sweet~revenge replied to Wolf at the Door's topic in Critical Care
Money. 3 new grads just got hired to my ICU. I was told by my manager that there is a government program right now that pays HALF of a new grad's salary while on orientation. That's a lot of money...
Write incident reports every time this happens. Make sure to include full names, times, every detail of what was said. Document, document, document! As others have said, get infection control...
It's time. I've been an RN working med surg for 5 years. In all that time, I never had the desire to go back to school. When I interviewed for ICU at my current facility, they asked if I was planning...
I completely agree with what everyone else has said. Your charge nurse was out of line, if she thought she could handle it than let her take the patient and let it be on her license. You should write...
sweet~revenge replied to sweet~revenge's topic in Critical Care
Wow, no wonder you're so nervous. That's a big transition from psych to ICU. Sounds like you're working at a totally different company too, which is a whole new charting system you have to get used...
sweet~revenge replied to sweet~revenge's topic in Critical Care
Wow, that sounds exactly like me! I couldn't agree more with you on everything you said, there is a lot of wisdom in your response. That's a good tip on taking home the report sheets. It's better for...
So just got transferred into my hospital's ICU after 5 years on the med surg floor. It's been 2 years since my hospital offered a critical care course. I am so glad I got accepted out of about 20...