I did not mention it but of course I mentioned it to my clinical instructor and the charge nurse (I considered it obvious) I was just wondering as a student, were my interventions appropriate, but...
Yeah, a consult was already asked for this patient because his dysphagia was really serious. And the possibility of an aspiration pneumonia was brought up by the day shift. He was on antibiotics at...
Hello everyone, I was in clinicals this week and had an elderly patient with BPOC who came back from a hip surgery. The thing is that the patient came back from his surgery terribly dysphagic. The...
Actually It helps to see that people think I am overreacting, but this doubt I am going to get fired constantly haunts me and it probably Will until I have my next appointement with
Well I sincerely hope it is just a signature And I immediately thought negative because I was fired at the end of my probationary period from one of my previous non-nursing jobs and I don't think I...
Hello everyone, I decided to post here to get a little bit more answers since I am freaking out. I was hired by a hospital in May to work in LTC and I loved it! Got nothing but good comments, and I...
I'm a nursing student currently working in LTC as a CNA this summer. The policy is that we should not carry or use or cellphones at work. I personnally feel uncomfortable if I don't have those 3...
Hey everyone! Recently I made a vent post about my clinicals mentioning that I was very good at theory and clumsy when it was time to perform skills. I had 90% on the last exam when the average was 67...
Wow! I didn't expect to get so many responses! Reading those really nice comments and good advices made me feel a lot better, so thank you all! I think I am blessed to have this particular clinical...
Thanks for the kinds words it's really encouraging :) Today was a little better : I made some more little stupid mistakes concerning things I know, but I made a right call and it made me feel a bit...
*this is a vent post* Today was the 6th clinical day of my med-surg II rotation (2nd year of a 3rd year program) and I'm starting to think that maybe i'm not good enough to be a nurse?? I really love...