wanttoteachRN

I did ask her why and she said she was tired of throwing up but she hadn't thrown up in weeks. I found out later that a couple mos ago she'd cheeked them,then tried to spit them into her PICC which then became infected. Addiction is evil. :-(

Dilaudid q3 (for this lady it was just short of on-demand). Just had a slightly creepy feeling whenever I administered the med. Then on the 3rd day of care I looked away for literally half a second and knew she had hidden the pills. I walked to the side of the bed and found she had tossed them in the sheets. Next thing I know she's crying and begging me not to tell. Why? Why, when it's coming around again in 3 hours, would you want to do that? She's been in our hospital for 7 mos. Most of the other nurses speak poorly of her. Addiction? Yes, but she was getting it regularly. Why try to hide them? Thank you in advance for your experience.

Failing clinical isn't the worst thing in the world, especially if you need more practice. I think I would've not been so nervous and scared had I been able to repeat a clinical rotation. As it turns out my first 3 mos of my job were really difficult. And I must tell you that you HAVE to understand insulin SS and long acting to be competent. That's just a fact. Try to relax and know that there is a plus factor if you repeat. Good luck

The current 1st semester class at Eastview has lost 7 now, at midterms. i do not know about the other locations.

You might enjoy some new friends.:redbeathe