cherielpn23

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1. help, new grad with first NARCOTIC med error :(

   cherielpn23 replied to cherielpn23's topic in First Year After Licensure

   ive been workiing there for about a one month and a half; im still in my probation period! ive decided to see the DON in person tommorow to tell her that ill be resigning, i just wanna see what she...

2. help, new grad with first NARCOTIC med error :(

   cherielpn23 replied to cherielpn23's topic in First Year After Licensure

   hi i appreciate your comment, but the DON's reaction has a lot to do with why im so discouraged. she even asked me what nursing school i went to, possibly implying that she regrets that she even gave...

3. help, new grad with first NARCOTIC med error :(

   cherielpn23 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

   made my first med error today at work; gave a patient a discontinued 7.5 mg lortab fo.r pain i knew she had always had this med pr for pain in the past, but for some reason, i didnt check the mar...

4. new grad & written up for the first time today at work :/

   cherielpn23 replied to cherielpn23's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   i really i appreciate you response. its just i really want to become the best nurse that i can be, without any of my patients having to suffer because of MY stupid mistakes....i know im not perfect,...

5. new grad & written up for the first time today at work :/

   cherielpn23 replied to cherielpn23's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   for the particular pt i had, the drssng had to be done twice a week...so missing the change meant that it was left on for approx. 3-4days, give the fact i worked on only one of the days the change was...

6. new grad & written up for the first time today at work :/

   cherielpn23 replied to cherielpn23's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   4 days, wouldve been only 3 if i had not begged the DON to give me a extra day....obviously wasn't

7. new grad & written up for the first time today at work :/

   cherielpn23 replied to cherielpn23's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   thanks for replying, and yes you are right. either way, there would have been some discomfort to a certain degree, and im sure the pt is resting just fine now, but im paranoid that this single...

8. new grad & written up for the first time today at work :/

   cherielpn23 replied to cherielpn23's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   thanks for replying, and yes you are right. either way, there would have been some discomfort to a certain degree, and im sure the pt is resting just fine now, but im paranoid that this single...

9. new grad & written up for the first time today at work :/

   cherielpn23 replied to cherielpn23's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   i appreciate your reply, it's just that im constantly worried about making mistakes, esp those that lead to harm and god forbid, death of a pt. and the 1:30 nurse-pt ratio doesnt help either. i notice...

10. new grad & written up for the first time today at work :/

    cherielpn23 posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    or atleast a verbal warning/ write up as the don called it? it was due to a missed dressing change ( not intentionally, it seems like i missed it on the treatment record, and so it wasnt done. i was...

11. help! new lpn grad,thinking about quitting:((

    cherielpn23 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    hi heres the backstory: im new grad lpn, just got hired about a month ago in a nursing home. they started me out with $18/hr, which is pretty good compared to other nursing home facilities in my area,...