jane82

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1. I feel like I caused a patient's death and I can't get over it

   jane82 replied to jane82's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   I posted this tread to get advice for what happen, how much fault of it was my own, and insight for what I could do differently. The only thing that upset me was the person who said forget about...

2. I feel like I caused a patient's death and I can't get over it

   jane82 replied to jane82's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   Hahah I have no idea what happened there...no I'm not mad about that, major typo there …lol...I always give two weeks notice, even when I had crappy high school temp jobs...even though this...

3. I feel like I caused a patient's death and I can't get over it

   jane82 replied to jane82's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   I know you don't need an order for suction I was answering Gardenfan’s question from a previous post. I learned that in nursing school, I unfortunately didn't think of implementing it until it was...

4. I feel like I caused a patient's death and I can't get over it

   jane82 replied to jane82's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   No, they don't have an EAP. I never got a call back before the code. Which is not unusual, they seemed more annoyed when you go to them with problems. There is one pretty good doctor there, but he...

5. I feel like I caused a patient's death and I can't get over it

   jane82 replied to jane82's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   Thank you sugarcoma I really enjoyed reading this. I hope to get to the point you speak of where you can look at someone and just know when they are about to "crump". I know I should have done more...

6. I feel like I caused a patient's death and I can't get over it

   jane82 replied to jane82's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   Thanks, I think I may look into something like that because I feel scared now every time I work now. I have actually planned on getting my BSN even before going through the ADN program. I did it this...

7. I feel like I caused a patient's death and I can't get over it

   jane82 replied to jane82's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   Want to thank you all for the support, encouragement, and most of all advice. It truly means the world to me right now. I feel the need to clarify a few details though based on your questions and...

8. I feel like I caused a patient's death and I can't get over it

   jane82 replied to jane82's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   I want to thank you all for the support, encouragement, and most of all advice. It truly means the world to me right now. I feel the need to clarify a detail though based on your questions and...

9. I feel like I caused a patient's death and I can't get over it

   jane82 replied to jane82's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   @doppelganger The acuity level on this unit actually very high and many patients get dumped at this facility that are not ready for rehab and we send them back out quite frequently. There is a LTC...

10. I feel like I caused a patient's death and I can't get over it

    jane82 replied to jane82's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    thank you everyone for your input and thoughts... I really do believe if I didn't have such a high patient load I would have thought about her condition more critically. I try my best daily do give...

11. I feel like I caused a patient's death and I can't get over it

    jane82 posted a topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I am a new nurse working in a sub acute rehab facility/LTC. I am typically assigned to care for 28 to 40 patients on midnights. I have been trying to get into a hospital but not having prior...