I also wonder if your quietness is being interpreted incorrectly by your patients or their families. Maybe you di not seem confident? That is one of the first things I teach my students-always appear...
babynurse4u replied to Doxie_loverRN's topic in General Nursing
It sounds to me like a combination of reality shock and trying to adapt to night shift. I was a slow one to adapt, as another poster referred to in an earlier post-you may be as well. Having...
babynurse4u replied to KGay93's topic in Pediatric
That is a great idea! Many nurses love to teach and /or mentor so buddy up with one or two and get some experience! You will also confirm that you truly want to work in
babynurse4u replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing
What a beautiful account! It only reinforces the knowledge that there is no explaining the human soul. It is comforting to know you were able to help him pass over, and I believe that everyone has an...
babynurse4u replied to tami2017's topic in Home Health
Tami, I was a clinical manager for several pediatric HH agencies for over 16 years. This is my pet peeve: sending out nurses who have no pediatric experience on cases with no training (you did not...
babynurse4u replied to Cruella de ville's topic in General Nursing
My mom passed away unexpectedly 4 years ago. I was sitting in the ICU waiting room for a week-I actually went back to work while she was hospitalized, thinking she was on the upswing only to be called...
I think maybe there is a larger issue here, if the entire administrative team has turned over. It sounds maybe like inappropriate behaviors have been an issue in the past (ie the late days) and...
freckles23, you did the right thing. Your feelings of guilt and and violation are normal, because you care about how you perform your duties. In my opinion, they lost the opportunity to have a...
I worked as an office nurse with two pediatricians and loved it! It was very rewarding to form those bonds with the parents and children as they came in regularly for check ups and then also sick...
babynurse4u replied to MiAmorPickles's topic in General Nursing
In the world of Medicaid and Medicare, there is legislation that requires that if a nurse (or other healthcare worker) has ANY knowledge of fraudulent or unethical activities they MUST report. This is...
What mistake was made???????????????? The nurse did not follow physician's orders! The deterioration of the wound has nothing to do with whether a mistake was made. It has everything to do with...
I think many people are missing something important here: the licensure of the home care agency. I worked home care for many years and while it is always POSSIBLE that a patient is self injurious or...