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xtxrn ASN, RN

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  1. Patient fell and died a few days later, was it my fault?

    xtxrn replied to GlitterRN's topic in General Nursing

    When the policies were being changed (mostly in LTC, then moved on to hospitals) re: restraints, the line we always got was "the patient has the right to fall" . It stinks, but it's true. They also...

  2. Patient fell and died a few days later, was it my fault?

    xtxrn replied to GlitterRN's topic in General Nursing

    You are absolutely right- I read JodieMay's info wrong- THANK YOU :) Post corrected

  3. Patient fell and died a few days later, was it my fault?

    xtxrn replied to GlitterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I hear ya w/JodieMay's post.... :) IMHO, it's more a statement of inexperience- not necessarily feminism (there are a significant number of female docs giving orders,

  4. Patient fell and died a few days later, was it my fault?

    xtxrn replied to GlitterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Patient was not willing to wait for the BSC; prevented a more serious fall.... You have NEVER had a patient insist on doing something against your instructions? Really? It would have been better to...

  5. Patient fell and died a few days later, was it my fault?

    xtxrn replied to GlitterRN's topic in General Nursing

    CORRECTION-

  6. Patient fell and died a few days later, was it my fault?

    xtxrn replied to GlitterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I've never had a patient request a male CNA or nurse to help ambulate/move....on a RARE occasion, I've had a male patient ask for a male to help them pee (use urinal) because of the more intimate...

  7. Patient fell and died a few days later, was it my fault?

    xtxrn replied to GlitterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Um, activity orders are part of the basic admission orders. And how would you think that docs DON'T write orders that nurses are legally obligated to follow (unless there's a question of safety)....

  8. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    xtxrn replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    J is like above "like jacques".... then 'anh' - 'reh'

  9. PICC removal

    xtxrn replied to agldragonRN's topic in General Nursing

    [color=mediumturquoise]dead horse begging to rip ivrus-- people don't agree with your insistence- you don't agree with those who don't agree with you is this going to go on forever :cheers: is...

  10. Attention all night shift nurses, techs, cnas, and pcts...

    xtxrn replied to LifesAJourney's topic in General Nursing

    And worse than that after YOU are the one in charge of the decisions that are now made by your charge nurse... :) Are you sure you really want to be a nurse? What do you expect to do as a nurse?...

  11. Patient fell and died a few days later, was it my fault?

    xtxrn replied to GlitterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Excuse me? :eek:Some testosterone defies gravity? I've met a lot of CNAs that could move mountains (and usually did q2h). Some patients are just unsteady unexpectedly. Where are you getting your...

  12. Most memorable non-nurse/CNA/MD co-worker

    xtxrn replied to xtxrn's topic in General Nursing

    She literally dove over my body to get the phone We got to be good friends. I'm still sleeping on her sons' old mattress (without her son). She knew I didn't have a good bed, and because of...

  13. Most memorable non-nurse/CNA/MD co-worker

    xtxrn replied to xtxrn's topic in General Nursing

    There is NOTHING like a good unit/ward clerk- they are the nerve center of the floor :) Thank all of the ward/unit clerks that make your life easier

  14. I work on a busy med/surg unit.....really???

    xtxrn replied to Up2nogood RN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    When I was 16, and taking 8 classes (no lunch) so I could graduate as a Junior, I got depressed. And a teacher noticed and asked me. Well, dad (who happened to be the principal at that school) got...

  15. Patient fell and died a few days later, was it my fault?

    xtxrn replied to GlitterRN's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds like a catch 22- leave the guy and he gets up and falls REALLY hard, or help him to the BR (against orders).... before he ended up on the floor, your plan sounded like the best option - I...

  16. That one patient that haunts you.

    xtxrn replied to FancypantsRN's topic in General Nursing

    OK.... need a large box of Kleenex now

  17. Whats the name of this thing ?

    xtxrn replied to Trekfan's topic in General Nursing

    I love my dog more than anything else (and the only 'body' allowed in my bed!!-- long story)... but if she got down near my feet, I may have to banish her to the recliner at night- LOL I can't...

  18. Bedside procedures---any of them stand out?

    xtxrn posted a topic in General Nursing

    Had a surgeon call to say he was coming up to put a chest tube in a patient. I got the stuff ready, and was at the head of the bed to help him with the sterile stuff. Another nurse was at the foot...

  19. What was your 1st RN job?

    xtxrn replied to sunnid's topic in General Nursing

    I got lucky- I'd been an agency CNA, and got my first job as a GN with a LTC facility (also Medicare) where I'd been sent as a CNA- since it was a different job category, it wasn't against the agency...

  20. Attention all night shift nurses, techs, cnas, and pcts...

    xtxrn replied to LifesAJourney's topic in General Nursing

    What? Do you work in a prison? Or are they lonely? It stinks that you were left to deal with 75 patients.... employees can also call the state health department to report unsafe situations. You...

  21. Attention all night shift nurses, techs, cnas, and pcts...

    xtxrn replied to LifesAJourney's topic in General Nursing

    I hope you do well in nursing- but trying to rally the troops who have been doing this for ages (or even are new and have been through this) is not going to make you happy with what you do- that is...

  22. That one patient that haunts you.

    xtxrn replied to FancypantsRN's topic in General Nursing

    Wow- impossible to narrow down to just one....16 y/o struck by lightening going to get the mail- heart stopped, anoxic encephalopathy.....8 y/o who's blood sugar was >800 when the doc FINALLY...

  23. Attention all night shift nurses, techs, cnas, and pcts...

    xtxrn replied to LifesAJourney's topic in General Nursing

    Try one CNA for 30 beds on nights......Alzheimers.... spent most of the night being beat up :) If this is bugging you now, what do you expect as a nurse ? (honest question- I'm really interested...

  24. Attention all night shift nurses, techs, cnas, and pcts...

    xtxrn replied to LifesAJourney's topic in General Nursing

    Same goes for CNAs- worked all 3 shifts as a CNA- nights got paid more to be awake at those hours The work was steady and continuous- that's why it's called work and not

  25. Attention all night shift nurses, techs, cnas, and pcts...

    xtxrn replied to LifesAJourney's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked all shifts and prefer nights... That said- Days has rounding docs, labs coming back, more orders to process, families awake and hunting them down, baths, 2 meals, visitors all over the...