You did the right thing. In this type of situation, ask yourself what potential harm may come if you do NOT take action (not placing the alert band and sign, resulting in BP taken in that arm that...
paroxetina replied to compassionresearcher's topic in General Nursing
I don't think there's a one-size-fits-all answer. Some nurses want to be anonymous, and that's okay. Some nurses want to disclose, and that's okay too. Above all, communicate your needs and wants....
paroxetina replied to FutureDNP2021's topic in General Nursing
Most nurses will have significantly better health insurance through their employers than you would get through Target. Additionally, you would be unlikely to advance to earning much more than minimum...
paroxetina replied to FutureDNP2021's topic in General Nursing
Taking the profession as a whole, I personally feel we are quite well compensated. There will always be problematic geographical regions or health care systems, whether the minimum wage goes up or...
My biggest pet peeve is when you have an "unconscious" (sleeping) patient, not on a ventilator, but the most prominent sound is the sound of a vent. Watch for it, and you'll never be able to un-see...
This, x1000! I know that when I was a student, if I asked a professor/clinical instructor/preceptor/whatever what the rationale for his/her answer to my question was, and this person told me: "because...
paroxetina replied to Aryea, LVN's topic in Geriatric, LTC
Thank you! I am so sick and tired of all this "omg I'm going to lose my license!" bs. I promise you that doctors do not obsess about this the way nurses do. If you are doing your job to the best of...
paroxetina replied to Monkey Nurse's topic in General Nursing
Actually, I read recently (though I can't remember where, so I don't have a citation) that most deaths from pre-eclampsia/eclampsia occur after delivery because that's the time when she's not being...
paroxetina replied to 2bNurseDR.T's topic in General Nursing
Ok, so it hasn't been charted on, but what was/were the patients diagnosis/diagnoses? Depending on the patient's condition (say, longstanding CHF), it could easily have been expected that an S3 gallop...
I believe prosec refers to the little black (usually) boxes that you hold your ID up to in order to unlock the door. Correct me if I'm wrong. As you've already realized, the little purple pill is...