ClaireMacl

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  1. use of oral syinges to administer oral meds

    ClaireMacl replied to vague1's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I've never heard of this! I've been through the drug admin course a few times and its never come up. Clearly, if there is no consent then it should not be given in any manner, however, there are...

  2. Can I bring books to the floor to help with my learning

    ClaireMacl replied to raralpn's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    When I first qualified, I kept a notebook in my pocket and noted down anything and everything I didn't understand, then went home and scoured through Mosby's etc. Taking books to work is a good idea,...

  3. "Granny-Dumping" in Psyche Unit

    ClaireMacl replied to Town & Country's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    We get the family based "granny dumping" particularly around holidays, sooo many at Christmas. I remember one year, an old man was found sitting outside the hospital in a wheelchair in freezing...

  4. i hate my nursing job

    ClaireMacl replied to Mylife's topic in Nursing Career

    Hi there, I hated nursing for the first four months after qualifying and found it difficult for the next few months also. My first ward, I had no support, no teaching, nothing. I'd never worked a...

  5. Pregnancy and xrays in the OR

    ClaireMacl replied to xxapolsky05xx's topic in Operating Room

    Ditto what everyone else wrote... firstly, you are in your third trimester, therefore the safest period, the lead apron gives complete protection for the baby. I completely understand (and commend)...

  6. drug refresher courses????

    ClaireMacl replied to celticqueen's topic in International Nursing

    Hi, We don't crush drugs in the ED, but when I worked on a respiratory ward, it was a regular practice, I've never been told it is illegal... but then we don't have an oral drugs course. I'd never...

  7. Drug seekers "Drug of Choice"

    ClaireMacl replied to SWFlorida's topic in Emergency

    Patma, I'm sorry for your experiences in the ED. To be honest, I think it is purely a lack of education. My mum, for instance, lives on Dihydrocodine just to be able to walk, if she were to attend the...

  8. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    ClaireMacl replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    If a new ED nurse gives you a pot and asks for a specimen, don't return with the pot filled with a gelly looking white substance :rotfl: If you think you had your drink spiked, waiting 4 days to...

  9. Drug seekers "Drug of Choice"

    ClaireMacl replied to SWFlorida's topic in Emergency

    I think I'm glad we don't have Demerol or Dilaudid in the Uk... infact, I've no idea what our alternatives are

  10. Drug seekers "Drug of Choice"

    ClaireMacl replied to SWFlorida's topic in Emergency

    We usually get regulars asking for Diazepam or Morphine, because co-dyramol doesn't touch them or they are "allergic". 9 times out of 10 they are spotted and reminded where the exit

  11. ER violence

    ClaireMacl replied to night fox's topic in Emergency

    I had a knife pulled on me the other night. I wasn't in danger really, he wanted to kill himself because he wanted an immediate "Cat Scan", we call them CT scans in the UK, so I can only imagine he'd...

  12. How much money should I save?

    ClaireMacl replied to lsunurse's topic in International Nursing

    Hiya, Wow, you really are thinking of a lot of money! All you have to factor in is that you won't get paid for a month (arrear pay) and you'll have to pay one months rent in advance and one month...

  13. (almost) new grad has question about device used at potential hospital..

    ClaireMacl replied to funinsun's topic in Nursing Career

    in my ED in the uk, we've recently been allocated passes, but seeing as none of the agency (which we rely on heavily) have them and we have to let them through doors, I don't see the monitoring aspect...

  14. Frustrated after 5 weeks of nursing...

    ClaireMacl replied to SaderNurse05's topic in First Year After Licensure

    My first job was rotation, I worked first on a GI Surgery ward. I didn't get an orientation, my first day, I was walked around and made to despense drugs I'd never heard of and explain them, I felt...

  15. Forgetfulness regarding IV Bag changes

    ClaireMacl replied to AussieKylie's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Iv solutions vary from stat - anything from 20 minutes to an hour depending on the size of cannula, others are 1 hour, four hours, 6, 8, 12 and 24... just check the drug chart. I found when I first...

  16. Lost my first patient.

    ClaireMacl replied to nurseinmo's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry this happened to you When I worked on the wards, if someone looked that sick, we'd not send them to the ED, but get the on-call up. I understand things are different with you. Your...

  17. I have to choose!

    ClaireMacl replied to Billiegirl's topic in Pediatric

    I'd stay in the Ed, like everyone else has said. The trauma training will be invaluable! Does your ED have a paediatric department? I work in paeds regularly as an Adult trained RN, I find the...

  18. drunks

    ClaireMacl replied to Dave11's topic in Emergency

    My London ED is one of the worst for drunks, we get far too many frequent flyers who see the waiting room as somewhere warm and dry for them in the colder months, we've since caught onto that and get...

  19. Med error

    ClaireMacl replied to nursejennie76's topic in Emergency

    Yup, see

  20. Med error

    ClaireMacl replied to nursejennie76's topic in Emergency

    That patient wasn't supposed to get any at all!!! We have many sickle cell patients in our hospital and because Diamorphine hasn't been available since December, they recieve Morphine instead, which...

  21. Med error

    ClaireMacl replied to nursejennie76's topic in Emergency

    Amazingly not, which really surprised me. I wonder what that patient had been using analgesia wise at home and not telling us, personally 10mg would send me off the

  22. Med error

    ClaireMacl replied to nursejennie76's topic in Emergency

    Everyone makes mistakes, of course some are greater than others. When I first qualified, I gave actrapid instead of insulin to a patient, despite this being checked by a senior RN. This week one of...