Opinions and stories, please: I am a fairly new RN, just about three years now. I started on Med-Surg and went to the ED just about a year ago. I have a BSN and graduated in 2010. I started in...
Shhhhh.....! Stop. Like others have said, no harm came to the patient. Yes, something COULD have happened. But nothing did. All is well. Except for the excessive self-flagellation. I'll bet the...
You can report anonymously. You should have a corporate compliance hotline, and those reports do not have to have a name attached to them. When I was a new nurse, I became sick on the floor. I left a...
Stop making stupid mistakes (a COUPLE of times?? How do they know you'll never make that mistake again? You did it more than once already!), stop ******* people off, and think a lot less about your...
Started freaking out about this at home. Of course, I didn't think about it when I was ON SHIFT. Had a lady scheduled for a colonoscopy today. Her INR was still pretty high, so I got a telephone order...
GrnTea, Yes, this point is well taken. I actually prefer to use correct terms and explain them. So I am in the habit of saying "anticoagulant" to patients, and not "blood thinner." I do explain it in...
OCNRN63, Um, yeah. Thanks. (Not.) Read what I said earlier about the value of "not berating." You see, I am in the future ALSO, and I well see the error of my ways. No need to bring that back to the...
Oh, man!! RIGHT?? He gave me the orders during assessment/med pass, and I said, "So, will you be putting the orders in, sir?" He said, "NO! That's why I'm calling you!"
Excellent. Thank you. And your gentle admonishment is noted and well taken. I will cease thinking of blood as either "thick" or "thin". Thanks again, all of you. You put my mind at ease AND educated...