She should lose her license, yes. But any criminal charges should involuntary manslaughter. It not like she set out to kill someone, and this will forever haunt her as it
Nursing school gives you a taste of what several kinds of nursing jobs are available. They cannot go into any real depth. New grads need a couple of years in Med-Surg to solidify their knowledge of...
Are you in San Antonio, Texas? We also.had an arrogant paleontologist that fought constantly with nurses! One stood up to him and she became his favorite
To many to count or list here. One of the latest, a patient with an obviously infected belly wound. Smelled terrible (to her everlasting embarrassment) oozing frank pus. Doctor would not culture,...
sarose611 replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing
Work out on the floor, when they are no longer critical, have visitors all day, and think they are "well." Having worked both ICU and various med-surg floors, I promise its a very different...
Having worked in multiple acute care areas,as well as mental health, home health, and insurance, I have some concerns. You should have some solid skills from nursing school, and I hope you made your...
Well while I certainly agree that there is discrimination, this article.seems to reinforce, rather than reduce it. I am NOT 20 years old. Why should I act like I am? If I have some trouble with...
This is all true. Back in the day (more than 30 years!) We had no DNR. EVERYONE was forced to try and stay alive! We transported bodies to the morgue in some specialized gurneys that hid the body,...
Bedside nursing is fine, but generally it is too physical for aging nurses. Our bodies get destroyed by years of lifting, pulling, walking very fast(no running!) No breaks, starvation, abuse to...
We were taught to only use gloves when necessary, as it inferred alienation with the patient. Same with isolation: only as much as absolutely needed. But we WERE supposed to wear gloves for...
Things varied a lot in the 80s depending on where you were in the country, as well as where you worked. Private hospitals generally still had whites caps, nursing shoe's, white hosiery. Teaching...
I would hope no one would go out and getting blind drunk. After all, we know the long term consequences! When I worked nights, we had a couple of bars t hat opened at 7am for us to have happy hour....
My BSN program did clinical and theoretical work. We also did a research proposal, using APA formatting, as preparation if we ever were involved in research. If you work in home health you WILL have...
sarose611 replied to almost_nurse's topic in General Nursing
After you graduatevand pass the NCLEX, more places will consider you. Try a long term care facility, where the pace is slower than an acute care hospital. Do not apply to.home health. Those nurses...