Forest2

Forest2

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  1. Nurse Extern to Experienced Nurses: How Do You Deal with Making Mistakes?

    Forest2 replied to RNurse2019's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I nearly forgot to answer your question. How I deal with mistakes. I own up to them, figure how I am going to prevent them and then just tell myself I am human, I am not invincible and forgive...

  2. Nurse Extern to Experienced Nurses: How Do You Deal with Making Mistakes?

    Forest2 replied to RNurse2019's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Doctors and Nurses do this type of thing. Laugh it off and fix it on the spot. I can't tell you how many times I have seen a nurse not able to get a blood pressure because they had the head of the...

  3. Nurse Extern to Experienced Nurses: How Do You Deal with Making Mistakes?

    Forest2 replied to RNurse2019's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Sounds like my so-called preceptors on my last

  4. Perpetually stressed.

    Forest2 replied to hazyblue's topic in Health, Stress Management

    There sure is a whole lot of crap to put up with when you are a nurse. I have had about every kind of abuse that you can expect and some that were surprises. No one really knows the pain and...

  5. Stress at work

    Forest2 replied to bitbybit123's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Stress at work affects me after work because I am in the throes of trying to destress! I quit jobs because the frantic pace, the demands, the unattainable goals were contributing to a high level of...

  6. Useless Shift Report Information

    Forest2 replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    We keep this on report sheets, a form is started on admit with the usual stuff and we add to the original as we learn about them, of course the shift report stuff is handed over verbally. The charge...

  7. Useless Shift Report Information

    Forest2 replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    I try to customize my report to who I am giving it to. Some nurses want a powerpoint presentation and then ask more dang questions, like I want to give this report and get the heck out of here...

  8. Unhappy and stressed as NP- seeking advice.

    Forest2 replied to hm0225's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hindsight, what-if's, and rethinking can drive a person crazy. So many diseases and ailments have common denominator symptoms. Just do what you feel is right and prudent, make sure these patients...

  9. Strange prescribing practices

    Forest2 replied to djmatte's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Oh...…..?

  10. Strange prescribing practices

    Forest2 replied to djmatte's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I guess this makes patients be more accountable to getting in there for their meds, patients need to pay more attention, but so many expect people to do things for them. Also, I can see how this would...

  11. I am looking for another NP job. How do I ask about the financial health of organizations?

    Forest2 replied to FullGlass's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Well, this certainly is a mess. I would definitely ask about stability and what guarantees they are willing to offer that would ensure some kind of secure livelihood. I know organizations can't...

  12. I am looking for another NP job. How do I ask about the financial health of organizations?

    Forest2 replied to FullGlass's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I had to laugh because I live in the country. There is no free range here but there are escapees. Mostly people hit deer which can total out their vehicles. But horses and cows do get out, it is not...

  13. I am looking for another NP job. How do I ask about the financial health of organizations?

    Forest2 replied to FullGlass's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I know of physicians that received payback on their school loans by working rural areas in need. They are not all that rural, sometimes the towns have 5-6 thousand in population. Several stores and...

  14. Are we intervening too much?

    Forest2 replied to NovaFNP22's topic in Advanced Practice

    Of course we intervene more than what is normal common sense. The reason this is done is because if the patient has a 1% chance of a certain diagnosis and we don't do testing for it and then the...

  15. Nurse as a Patient?

    Forest2 replied to beekindRN's topic in General Nursing

    There are some people that make others look bad so they look better. I find it kind of

  16. Error in judgement?

    Forest2 replied to jane_34's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    If there are no signs, face, arm and speech, and the CT is negative, then she is

  17. Are we intervening too much?

    Forest2 replied to NovaFNP22's topic in Advanced Practice

    Oh, yes, baby scales! Every mother had one it

  18. Using medical terminology as a nurse

    Forest2 replied to RCHCLVN's topic in General Nursing

    This crossed my mind as well. I can see the documentation now, "right lower leg missing and remaining end of leg draining copious amounts of liquid red stuff".

  19. Nurse as a Patient?

    Forest2 replied to beekindRN's topic in General Nursing

    OMG, she is super anxious and to curb that she controls. I wonder if her physician knows what she is like, if so, then he/she should recommend she perform her own IV's in her own home. You better...

  20. Chattanooga Columnist's Controversial Recommendations For Area Nursing Shortage

    Forest2 replied to J.Adderton's topic in Nursing News

    Get rid of all this and add nurses to the floors. I would not be surprised if that

  21. Chattanooga Columnist's Controversial Recommendations For Area Nursing Shortage

    Forest2 replied to J.Adderton's topic in Nursing News

    I have witnessed the deterioration of bedside nursing care over the last 3 decades. My attempt to return to bedside nursing in the past year was a disaster. Over worked, understaffed, lack of...

  22. Does Being a Nurse Remove Your Constitutional Right to Free Speech? The Carolyn Strom Case.

    Forest2 replied to steven007's topic in Nursing News

    I've seen it over and over again, people getting into trouble over what they write on FB. When will people learn to avoid it if at all possible. You open yourself up to judgement by everyone who...

  23. The Weekend of... 7-26 to 7-29-19

    Forest2 replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    I hear ya

  24. What is it like to work in a good hospital?

    Forest2 replied to Green Tea, RN's topic in General Nursing

    I have had a job where I wanted to do all three! So, I know exactly what you

  25. Change in speciality

    Forest2 replied to red2003xlt's topic in General Specialties

    If she said you could call her if you had any questions then that is an invitation to call her and ask. I would not put these questions in a thank you letter. Rehab used to be for hip and knee...