mikala3

I am an experienced nurse and the one thing that I just cant seem to handle is narcissist patients. I dont run into them often, but when I do, I crash and seem to fall for their games. At this one hospital I worked for, we had a program that would...

That is exactly why I asked...there are times when changing nurses just gets another nurse into a bad mood as well. At least we are talking about patients that are few and far between..if I get one a year I feel unlucky. I just havent yet come a...

So I am a travel nurse, and I finished an assignment a while back and something still bugs me. The patients there had a "scent" that I couldnt seem to wash off. One night, we were in for some very bad weather and being that I am not a northerner a...

if that guy refuses labs and an iv, i would personally "educate" him every few minutes then document my attempt each and every time. That way when his family sues because he wasnt treated, they lose.

Our school said that anyone could teach a nurse a skill. Being a travel nurse, I have figured out that some hospitals are better at it than others. I left nursing school having never started an IV because we werent allowed to start them as students...

I am a new grad and still have a preceptor. On my third night of working, my preceptor fillout out a safety violation report on me and I do not know what to expect. I did not know that I needed to notify the pharmacist if a medication was out of st...

I was working, and a group of suited up men pulled me from the floor and asked me questions about a patient's care. Afterwards, my charge nurse said that more than likely there is a law suit in the works and that they had pulled several people inclu...

I also skipped UTA after finding out I had to take History of Texas. I just dont need it in Minnesota!

Sounds like she was just mad at having to clean a patient up. It happens.

ps: One of them was a risk manager.

They were the hospitals legal team. They gave me their card, my manager was present I have left out details...

I work on a floor where practically everyone is either on dialysis, tons of steroids or both. Nurses on my unit do not start IV's. I have been told that it is because all of the patients are "impossible" to stick. I asked about getting certified t...

We are expected to do both, our job and the NA's job if the NA's have to sit. I would DIE to do one or the other. It stinks when I have six patients, four are totals and one has over 30 meds to be given NOW.

I am starting to think that six patients is too much for me and I will never be able to be a good nurse. I just had a really bad week. I had three doctors yell at me. One yelled at me because a patient left the hospital and he thinks I should have...

We have a lateral violence policy where I work. It says that things need to be handled in private. If anyone is rude to anyone for any reason in front of a third person, that's a voilation of policy and a write up. Not that doctor's still arent ru...

I am a new nurse. I have today off and still do not want to go back tomorrow. It was too stressful.

I was working yesterday, and found a nurse I was working with in a total meltdown. She had been overwhelmed all night long, and other people were trying to help her out, but her patient's required a LOT of care. She told me the breaking point was...

The floor I am on has at least 5 new grads at a time working over different shifts. My boss asked me if I would lead a new graduate discussion group to help ease them into the role. When I asked her for topic suggestions, she said she just does not...

We are assigned a "buddy" at the start of the shift and at shift change we discuss what time we like our break...it's pretty soft schedule, I mean, if I have a patient not doing so great at 1:30, I cant go even if I said I would. I have six patients...

I am new. I have not had time to make a lot of friends in my new job, but I do have some. My issue is that one of the nursing assistants and an bell answer service attendant have teamed up to make it appear that I am not pulling my weight...or at l...

The call bell attendant answers the bells and tells the person the nurse will be with them shortly. Then she calls us in. She does not leave her seat, however, our pharmacy supplies and bp machines are right beside her.

Oh one more example was that I had two of my six patients that were not doing so hot. Both were complaining of being short of breath and I was trying to deal with both at the same time. Meanwhile a patient was calling for pain meds that she cannot ...

I am wondering if I have the wrong job or if this is nursing. I wanted to become a nurse because I love working with people (even difficult ones) and I want to help people. I love my actual job. I love my patients, even the difficult ones. But I ...

I got written up for it. I am pretty angry at my preceptor.

I got an email that I have a meeting with my Nurse Manager this morning to discuss what happened. I plan to tell her the facts of what happened, but I dont know how much detail to give her on my preceptor. I checked the cabinet several times for th...