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Is a nurse legally required to report suspected neglect outside of work? I know at work I am legally mandated to report suspicions of abuse, neglect, exploration, but how about outside of work?

Honestly no. It's not a terribly serious error. I would just mention it next time you see her.

Are you limited because your day care hours? Do you think that an in home day care could be more flexible? Is it possible if your SO or whoever would be able to watch the baby overnight push their own start time an hour later?

I prefer how I look with my hair down. Sometimes I go to work with wet hair too, so I'll leave it down while charting, getting report but put it up when doing personal cares with a pt.

I had approx 6 weeks of full time training before I was on my own. I was a new grad.

To me this is not black and white. There are times where I've given morphine SL PRN to a sleeping patient who did not request it and I don't regret it. PRN is up to my discretion too and I decided that they needed it for whatever reason and gave it t...

It may not be people with UTIs, but rather a cleanliness issue. I have some people with chronically foul urine that don't have UTIs.

I don't work in a hospital but I agree. I'm very susceptible to illness. If there's a stomach bug or cold going around at work, I never fail to get it despite frequent hand washing and cleaning my equipment religiously. I would need the best PPE offe...

We don't have this policy but we are supposed to call the DON after an incident.

Sometimes I've found that the radial pulse is not always where it should be. Feel around!

Nope if it's not at 0700 I won't go!

My mom actually was having her BP checked a few months ago and cried out in pain. She never complains about stuff so I know it hurts. I have a lady at work who is severely contracted and I can't get a BP on her ever. I feel it's cruel. Other nurses d...

Why is Joe always flustered and insisting on changing the count? Joe would be the one I would investigate.

Obviously chart that the incident occurred in the progress notes but don't write "incident report completed." Does that make sense? You can have a copy of the incident report in the chart but don't mention it in the progress notes.

Why don't they just write "cymbalta 90 mg" and then the nurses have to figure out its a 30 mg cap with a 60 mg cap?

I understand why the office staff call them nurse - because traditionally offices are staffed with nurses and most people expect that. The title of MA may be confusing. But it doesn't mean it's right. They could just say "my assistant."

You know, it's just nice to have another nurse in the building to bounce ideas off and help you. I've worked with just me before (and two aides). It sucked. I ran the whole night and felt that nobody got the attention they deserved.

I've never seen sores with them, but I like the idea of the pineapple juice!

I would write a short and sweet letter. If you want to stay on PRN add that in the letter. I would give it to your administrator, DON, and HR.

I was frustrated this year too, but realize that the Fourth is the only holiday you really celebrate late at night.

If they cover antihypertensives, antibiotics, etc. then they should cover birth control. It's a medication.

I think everyone has trouble with nursing school. It's different than other programs. Your mom may have thought that you struggled while everyone else breezed by without a care. But surely you were just like everyone else.

Safe patient ratios. Proper supplies. Good help. Supportive people around. I don't need doughnuts for nurses week and a Christmas gift.

I document errors but I see that some nurses at my work don't. I'm not sure why they don't - to me it needs to be mentioned! But never mention the incident report.

I had a resident recently who is somewhat demented tell me her full name, the day of the week (maybe it was a lucky guess idk) and she knew she was in a medical facility of some kind...crazy huh?? I had to write aox3!