Thank you! Some of these comments have been so rude and unthoughtful ! It may be the setting she’s practicing in or the shift . I don’t believe she should walk away so freely just yet.
And stop beating yourself up!! trust me nursing will do that for you, from family members to tyrant staff members to Doctors to some of your fellow nurses. Better thicken your skin or you won’t make it. And all that hard work you just flushed it down...
That’s also descriptive of a system failure . I follow nurses on med passes as part of my job. Remember your patient rights, Slow Down and one patient at a time. Your med pass may take 3-4 hours but that is the correct way. And unless someone is codi...
Msrosebud76 replied to Erika Patterson's topic in General Nursing
18 years for me In July and I am 43. Although , I started out as a LPN then obtained my RN . And two years ago my BSN and I was accepted into a MSN this month. Will this education ever end? Guess not because I am a nurse! ?⚕️
Msrosebud76 replied to Smilie0809RN's topic in Relations
Sounds like you did not think she had any dementia/ delirium. At times patients can be so convincing that they are normal without any cognitive issues and then BAM you are caught up in the middle of their struggle. Just document and try to redirect t...