I usually waste when I pull from the pyxis but here's one reason some nurses may not (and this story is not the first time or pt this has happened with): Pt was getting 0.5mg Dilaudid, which was...
I think you could get away with taking the oxy because you're taking it prn for the reason it was prescribed and it is not expired. I think you're outta luck with the Ativan if it's
I never could stay up all night if I wasn't working so the day before my night shift I go to bed around midnight and get up at 5a, then I go to bed around noon and get up for my shift at 5p...so it's...
Education seems to be what usually saves me but I know you've already tried that. Even if I know they can't have anything more, I still usually page the dr and ask. That way, they think I'm doing...
I would bet the other hospital has "expectations" as well. No one wants to pay to train a new grad for them to leave soon after. My hospital didn't make new grads sign a contract but they still expect...
Absolutely depends on where you go. A lot of my coworkers got jobs bar tending weddings and other events. It depends on your schedule as well. Bars may be more flexible (and some are only open...
No, it will already be half full from the previous bag. Unless the previous bag ran dry, in which case you'd have to reprime because there would probably be air in the