CalArmy

They have a lot of the "For Dummy" books that help you navigate things like acids and bases and chemistry etc. it really helped me when I was learning about electrolytes.

I think it's good you are talking about it. It really sounds like nursing is for you but this unit isn't. Usually people want a good year under your belt before looking. If you like the hospital you are in maybe start putting out feelers.

I think you need to spend less time trying to get people in trouble and more time becoming a good team player.

I'm not surprised the manager didn't respond. I think your reaction is the problem not the question.

I had a classmate who failed two courses and she was able to petition to get back in. Does your school offer that?

This just sounds off. We put in whatever size we think is best. Our order just says put in foley. We always bring two sizes to the bedside just in case.

Let's sing it together: "Isn't it ironic....don't ya think?"

I love taking to them because you can talk shop without editing out medical jargon. However, when they come into my sandbox and stop the tube feed because they thought patient was getting too much then I draw the line.

I go the route of talking about how it is not like on TV. I don't necessarily talk about ribs breaking but go into the fact that at 80-90 most people will not survive a code. That it is very traumatic for the family and you most likely will end up with the same end result. It's sad because their loved one in their 90s doesn't want to live with aggressive measures but their family will not let go.

Sometimes I think scrubs work better then boobs lol.

I keep reading this thinking should I add another comment or not. Most patients you will sit for are going to need constant supervision . You may have a suicide or anorexic patient. If you are lucky enough to get one that sleeps then that is great. However, most of them pull out IV's or constantly try to climb out of bed. I'm sorry you were traumatized but I'm not sure why you feel you should not have been with this patient? I would go back to your agency and get a full description of what your job entails before someone gets hurt on your watch.

First off he lied!! That in itself would make me mad. I would definately write him up for one breaking policy and two lying. I hate to be an ogre but what if he had thrown a lit butt in dry leaves or something next to the building. Yes I know worst case scenario ever but still he needs to maintain patient safety.

You absolutely need to be honest about the bed alarm. However, you can put you thought it had been reset and wasn't. Bed alarms and scales are sensitive and can have errors. You were diligent about the patient's safety but something was lost during that time. Unfortunately you could sit with a patient 23 hours and 45 minutes a day and they will fall in those 15 minutes. Falls happen despite multiple safety measures being in place.

We also do bags with ten in each. Of course you always have at least one person that opens up two bags lol.

I'm sorry but people's conditions change in the hospital. As a sitter regardless of how many days you have been doing it the job title clearly says what you are to this patient. A sitter is there to keep the patient safe. Most if not all patients have IV's so while you were reading or doing homework they pulled it out. I would focus more on fulfilling the job requirements and less on reporting people.