AbakRN

AbakRN has 6 years experience.

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1. Anyone Who Says They Don't is Lying: Medication Error

   AbakRN replied to BonnieSc's topic in Medications

   I never made a med error for the first six years as a nurse.... Then I decided to take a job in a new facility and made two right off the bat.... Both had to do with misprogramming the infusion pump.... I was pretty devastated.... Do errors happen t...

2. You should know better

   AbakRN replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

   Coffee coffee coffee coffee coffee coffee coffee coffee coffee coffee no sleep coffee coffee coffee coffee coffee coffee coffee coffee coffee coffee coffee ice cream.... A whole tub at a time.... I don't buy it because I will literally eat the whole...

3. Nurses Fight Back! Why Some Hospitals are Despicable

   AbakRN replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

   Hospital administration is mostly comprised of business majors who are trained to generate profit and have no practical healthcare knowledge,... It's about numbers for them.... During orientation the ceo of our hospital said "I could never do what u ...

4. Your worst nightmare (Part deux)

   AbakRN replied to canigraduate's topic in General Nursing

   I have this re occurring dream that I can't get out of my house to go to work.... Like my kids take a long time to get dressed or my car isn't in the driveway... One time I dreamed a delivery man kept knocking on my door and I had to keep answering i...

5. Doctors Don't Always Listen: Bridging the Communication Gap

   AbakRN replied to Julie Reyes's topic in General Nursing

   if there is an impending code the and all the nurses on the unit know it than it's impractical for the physician to leave the bedside.... That particular doc needed to call the cardiologist himself and notify him of the severity of the situation.... ...

6. Did Grey's Anatomy Get It Right With The Superhero Pose?

   AbakRN replied to Michael M. Heuninckx's topic in General Nursing

   Have u ever met a surgeon? They think they are invincible.... U have to be pretty confident to do what they do... Even bad surgeons think they're gods gift to surgery.... Especially cardio thoracic guys

7. Any cath lab RNs required to take the RCIS?

   AbakRN replied to inthelab's topic in Cardiac

   I just want to say that in the cath lab it is best if we all work as a team .... I hate how sometimes nurses and rcis and rad techs argue over who's job it is to do one thing or another . Like the scrub tech doesn't think he or she should do the "nur...

8. 7 Social Media Posts That Will Destroy Your Nursing Career Before It Begins!

   AbakRN replied to Michael M. Heuninckx's topic in New Nurse

   Another good idea.... Don't post anything about work or your patients..... Obviously it's a privacy violation.... And don't contact them on social media... It's not a good idea.... I have always felt it was best to avoid social media all together... ...

9. What's to complain about?

   AbakRN replied to guest449786's topic in General Nursing

   This is very well said... Hospital administration feels we are replaceable.... Experience and education means nothing.... I'm a good nurse and I do good work for them so why don't I get market raises and compensation for higher education and certifi...