RNx8yrs

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1. New Nurse Mistakes

   RNx8yrs replied to Mabesma's topic in Safety

   Hey there! I have always loved new nurses and also students. RN since 06. All I wanted was to be set free to take care of my patients. You will develop your rhythm quickly and it won't be long before everyone else sees that you have a plan. My last j...

2. New Nurse Mistakes

   RNx8yrs replied to Mabesma's topic in Safety

   No doubt, nurses eating their young. Perfect example.

3. New Nurse Mistakes

   RNx8yrs replied to Mabesma's topic in Safety

   I don't understand about the partial package, but I can tell you that the other stuff is people being mean. The question is: how do you know if nobody told you? In this computer age you had probably a 50/50 of getting a crabby response if you had cal...

4. Major nursing liability

   RNx8yrs replied to Cjhays's topic in Safety

   All of our narcotics etc are in the pyxis. We have a small drawer for each patient, usually puffers and insulin. Wait for it! They gave us each OUR OWN KEY! So much less stress. One key fits all. Another idea prior to the golden rule of keys was to p...

5. Studer Group "Bedside Shift Report SM"

   RNx8yrs replied to DVorahRN's topic in Safety

   Don't write that in an email and hit reply all. Trust me (and my corrective action) it does not go over well. Shoot. I can't even figure out how to reply to BSNbeDONE.

6. Honest opinion when is it enough

   RNx8yrs replied to my4helpers's topic in General Students

   I agree that you likely have test anxiety. I learned to never change my answers and as in actual nursing, TRUST YOUR GUT! As I assisted a fantastic hospitalist trying to insert a central line (4th MD to try) he said "this probably isn't the best tim...