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Hello, My hospital recently switched to the NOVOLOG FLEXPEN. I, personally disllike this method. My coworkers are feeling much of the same way. I would like to hear responses regaurding personal experiences with using this method. Here are my concerns . 1. I never know if the pt is getting the set units as desired. I have on occasional given the shot to find some squirt out somehow even though I beleive I have correctly followed all steps. The pt even has visable blood from the needle puncture. If the pt got some , how do I know how much. I leave at 730 am we typically give insulin at 700am.So unless we repeat accuchecks how do we know? 2. I trust myself to draw up the correct amount of desired insulin, and because the needle is much more visible than that off the flexpen. I know my units have been injected.How reliable is this mechanical device? 3. A coworker received a needle stick giving the pen sq in the belly, she feels it was lack of actual visabilty of the needle and the pen being akward. I have searched the web trying to find as much info on the actual safety of the nurses and pt. Please all advice welcome. Thanks to all that respond in advance

My school used hurst. I really loved it. My only complaint was that our review was in May and I took the nclex in October.However,I passed the nclex the first time, I just studied all the information they gave us the weekend before my test.

Southwest Florida ...I waited until I was licensed first and I started at $19.75 plus $4.50 shift diff ,weekend extra $1.50. After 6 months I signed a contract $40.00/hr +diff and weekend pay.

Can anyone offer any short-cuts or tricks to the MEDITECH program. I have been using it for about a year. However, many people seem to know the "tricks" or whatever they are. I know at my hospital for a long time you were able to use th F5 key and the information would duplicate the last users information. I am not, by any means trying to short-cut my job, just trying to get better aqauinted to the system. Allowing me to devote more time to my patients. Any input would be helpful. Thanks

I forgot to mention I was not asked to take a charge position it was told I was to.I also signed a contract until the end of April.

Thanks for all of your honest answers. I already feel what your saying. Especially when I am expected to take a full pt load on top of the charge duties. We do use a kardex, and beleive me those girls do eat their young. I will go in tonight and erase myself as charge if I have any patients. If I can't pass them to other other nurses. Well it's every lady for themselves. If anyone else has something to say,feel free this may probably end up on the directors desk or bulletin board in the nurses station.Wish me luck!!

Yes, you read it right.Fresh out of school and about a 8 day orientation and I AM IN CHARGE !! I have been set up tp fail. I have only one major problem. Giving report to the following charge nurse. By the end of my shift(nite) I am so tired and start mixing the patients up . IV's diagnosis.ect... I first take report from the charge, I do some chart checks and gather my own info, or if something happens through the shift, and I take updates from the nurses. I was hoping someone could help me figure out how to keep this info organized, not duplicating a bunch of the same stuff and including important info. Thanks....

I work in a hospital oncology unit. I typically have 6-7 pt with 1 cna for the 30 bed floor.