chillywil

Thanks to all who commented, the nurse in question reported me for neglect because I refused to give the patient an IM while they were sleeping. I was terminated yesterday. This is a true story. Mental health in Michigan.

Pt has PTSD and nightmares, nurse gave the shot because Pt was crying out in their sleep. The nurse in question reported me for neglect because I refused to give a sleeping patient an IM. True story, I was terminated yesterday.

Please settle an argument. I work at a psychiatric hospital. My coworker believes that it is okay to give a patient having a nightmare that causes her to cry out loud in her sleep an IM injection while she is asleep. I disagree. What do you think? This is in Michigan.

I have over 20 patients on rehab floor, at least half are 2 assist with two aides on the unit, seems like nobody cares except me,can't possibly keep up, feel brain damaged by the end of my shift

I'm a relatively new nurse in the same with rehab. How many patients do you have I'm up over 20 right now?

I take it that you're in a BSN program because it sounds like you aren't getting much clinical time. I think purple_roses is right, once you showed up without a pen and with hair down you were "on the radar." It is a student's responsibility to find out what is expected to be turned in and when. I'm not trying to beat you up, I've gotten off on the wrong foot with a clinical instructor before and it's tough to recover but, you can do it. It sounds like you're doing the right things now. Next time make sure you know your meds and if there's something funky get in the room and figure it out before hand. Ask a fellow student if you're unsure. You have learned an important lesson about first impressions. Good luck!