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  1. Please Help, I'm new & made a huge med error, I'm devastated.

    MasonDixieChic posted a topic in Patient Medications

    I need some advice. I made a big med error today and I don't know what to do. I can't put into words the way I feel right now. So afraid, ashamed, embarrassed, discouraged. Here is what happened. I'm...

  2. "Eat their young"

    MasonDixieChic replied to rolvue's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I've recently hit my 1 year mark as a new grad nurse on a step down ICU/tele floor and, while part of me wants to sympathize and tell you how much I can't stand when this one particular nurse gets...

  3. Hello from the Other Siiide..what I learned about pt discharge when the patient is my dad

    MasonDixieChic posted a topic in General Nursing

    Don't mind my Adele reference in the title. I'm an RN who works on a cardiac unit of a hospital. We do a fair amount of discharges. Many of the patients are elderly, but a lot are not. I've known the...

  4. Hello from the Other Siiide..what I learned about pt discharge when the patient is my dad

    MasonDixieChic replied to MasonDixieChic's topic in General Nursing

    I absolutely agree we shouldn't and couldn't know every side effect of every drug. My dad happened to get the side effect that happens to 1% of people. I know in my hospital, we try and give...

  5. Hello from the Other Siiide..what I learned about pt discharge when the patient is my dad

    MasonDixieChic replied to MasonDixieChic's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that its a bigger issue and there would need to be more of a system wide or hospital wide change, but I will approach discharges with more perspective now. Unfortunately I don't have the time...

  6. Please Help, I'm new & made a huge med error, I'm devastated.

    MasonDixieChic replied to MasonDixieChic's topic in Patient Medications

    UPDATE: I can't thank everyone who took the time to read about my situation and post such thoughtful responses enough. I was shocked at the amount of and quality of the responses. Saturday was one of...