Mulan

Mulan

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  1. Made a med error and am Furious!!

    Mulan replied to kwagner_51's topic in General Nursing

    No one is perfect. We don't practice in a vacuum. Yes, it may be an individual person's error, but a lot of times errors are contributed to by things said and done or not said and not done by

  2. new charge nurse discovering bad practice on the unit

    Mulan replied to nursindaz's topic in General Nursing

    Most times are set by the pharmacy. Once a day is once a day. No need to get a doctor's order for most things. Pharmacy will have meds scheduled for 1600, 1630, 1700, 1730, 1800, 1830, 1900, etc....

  3. Medication Reconciliation Are all hospitals doing this?

    Mulan replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    It's a PITA. The nurses have to fill the sheet out upon admission, with info from the patient/family which is frequently incorrect, the doctor blindly signs it ordering meds that are incorrect or...

  4. first write up. what to do

    Mulan replied to jo272wv's topic in General Nursing

    If you are given something to sign, just put down that to the best of your knowledge the patch was placed on the correct foot at the time you placed it. Or make out an incident report of your own that...

  5. What's your holiday bonus?

    Mulan replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    You should have packaged it back up and given it right back to them with the same card.

  6. The Cold Hard Facts?

    Mulan replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Agree with this too. It's unfortunate that your husband can't take care of his father himself. After all, it is HIS father, not

  7. The Cold Hard Facts?

    Mulan replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    A very valid point. I think of the movie Soylent Green and how the people die, if anyone has seen

  8. Morphine PCA and Heparin drip, compatible?

    Mulan replied to TallGirlAni's topic in General Nursing

    Ask your hospital

  9. Missing Narcs

    Mulan replied to lovablelvn's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Report it to the DEA, they won't ignore it. I think you need to do that to protect yourself, narcs are nothing to mess around with, and you don't want to be under suspicion yourself if they get...

  10. Need help please, pt not allowed to have meds and not safe to live alone...

    Mulan replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Home Health

    Can you report the son for elder abuse? Is there adult protective services? Sounds like abuse to me, if he won't fill the scripts. Does the son not want the parent to be spending the money on the...

  11. Is there REALLY a nursing shortage?

    Mulan replied to ShimmaShimma0304's topic in General Nursing

    I heartily

  12. How to deal with PCA bad attitude

    Mulan replied to chenoaspirit's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Write her up, and use quotes. If your NM won't do anything, go over her head, to the CEO if necessary. Give a copy to HR, and use the words hostile work environment, which is

  13. Someone messed up.

    Mulan replied to meownsmile's topic in General Nursing

    :chuckle

  14. Is there REALLY a nursing shortage?

    Mulan replied to ShimmaShimma0304's topic in General Nursing

    There wouldn't be a problem if they staffed appropriately, even on medsurg. Instead, one nurse has to do the work of two people. If the staffing were adequate so that one nurse was only expected to...

  15. Boss Did My Annual Review--without Me..

    Mulan replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    Most places, they have already decided what it is going to be anyway, and nothing you can do or say is going to change it. Unless of course, there is some glaring discrepancy or inaccuracy in whether...

  16. blood transfusions

    Mulan replied to p1gnr53's topic in General Nursing

    What exactly are you asking? Did you have a patient that was on a heparin drip for a blood clot or some other reason, and was also receiving blood and the heparin drip was turned off while the blood...

  17. Employed as an LPN, but unhappy.

    Mulan replied to NurseDaddy2006's topic in Male Nursing Students

    How about a hospital job? It would be better than that. They can and do talk about time management until the cows come home, but that is not the problem, you are not the problem. A nurse is expected...

  18. "Y" tubing and transfusion reaction

    Mulan replied to NYNewGrad's topic in Medical-Surgical

    There is a lot of misinformation on this site, people posting "absolutes" about different things. For instance, there are some iv pumps that it is safe to run blood through, it's done all the

  19. Overflow nurse?

    Mulan replied to GeminiTwinRN's topic in General Nursing

    What or whose budget does that type of position come out

  20. Overflow nurse?

    Mulan replied to GeminiTwinRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have no idea, but I wonder if it doesn't count against her budget does that mean that you float all over, and where ever you work that floor pays you out of their budget. I would call HR and ask...

  21. Back-handed compliments

    Mulan replied to EmerNurse's topic in General Nursing

  22. Back-handed compliments

    Mulan replied to EmerNurse's topic in General Nursing

    This is very true. Also, as was said to me once, they are going to give the job, whatever it is, to someone that they know is going to get it done. Very unfair. Also, very tiring, and how about...

  23. Done with nursing, how do I keep skills?

    Mulan replied to DBlack1's topic in General Nursing

    Good luck. Keep us

  24. Done with nursing, how do I keep skills?

    Mulan replied to DBlack1's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. That would be the easiest way to do it. If you stay out for so many years, the amount of time probably varies from state to state, no one will hire you anyway without taking a time...

  25. What Is the Problem With These Nurses?

    Mulan replied to Sheri257's topic in General Nursing

    You'll find that as a new employee also. Some old fossils have worked at the same place so long, (it may be the only place they have ever worked) that they have no concept that there may be other...