Roda dendron

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1. Psych Nursing Question PO vs IM

   Roda dendron posted a topic in Psychiatric

   This is more of a legal question regarding when to give an IM vs a PO, with consideration of taking the least restrictive route of course. Say for instance, working on a psych floor a patient suddenly...

2. Is this even Legal?

   Roda dendron replied to Roda dendron's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks everyone for your

3. Is this even Legal?

   Roda dendron replied to Roda dendron's topic in General Nursing

   Ive asked if anyone can float and My reply was "theres no one else who can float from another floor, we are going to call XYZ but they are short staffed too." And that was my ANM who told me

4. Is this even Legal?

   Roda dendron posted a topic in General Nursing

   We normally have 3 nurses working per shift but i have a coming up shift where Im the only one on the schedule to work this particular day. I was told that they have tired to get other nurses to come...

5. Haunted Hospitals/Units

   Roda dendron replied to AFJ32780's topic in General Nursing

   My very first nursing job was at an Assisted living facility. While doing med pass on the 2nd floor of the facility I would always see a Dark figure out of the corner of my eye coming down the hall, I...

6. Haunted Hospitals/Units

   Roda dendron replied to AFJ32780's topic in General Nursing

   The ghosts are nurses from the past who cant rest due to short staffing issues

7. Unsafe on the Psych Ward.

   Roda dendron posted a topic in Patient Safety Issues

   I work on a 16 bed unit. When I first started a year ago we had safe nurse pt ratios. Here recently we are lucky if we have 2 nurses and 1 tech on most days. In the past year i have seen many nurses...

8. How can I tell if my unit is going to close down?

   Roda dendron replied to Roda dendron's topic in General Nursing

   They have actually spent a lot of money on renovating our unit as well here

9. How can I tell if my unit is going to close down?

   Roda dendron posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hello everyone I work on a 16 pt unit. Over the past year I have seen many nurses leave and no new nurses hired. We are working with the bare minimum and it has been hard and stressful these past few...

10. Need help defining ethical dilemmas

    Roda dendron replied to Roda dendron's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    More like punishment

11. Need help defining ethical dilemmas

    Roda dendron replied to Roda dendron's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    No, APA paper almost done with it but im stuck on this one particular

12. Need help defining ethical dilemmas

    Roda dendron posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    What are some examples of ethical dilemmas that pediatric nurses encounter when caring for a patient with cancer and how does this affect the care we provide as nurses? Please help i need

13. Critical Thinking

    Roda dendron replied to Kooky Korky's topic in General Nursing

    How rude. Who's to say this is not just a general

14. Why do you think nurses leave the profession?

    Roda dendron replied to Nacki's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    What do you mean by device industry? can you explain? thank

15. What are your thoughts?

    Roda dendron replied to Roda dendron's topic in General Nursing

    I wrote a report that was "supposedly" sent Up the chain. However, I doubt it ever was. The facility has a high turnover rate. (now I know why). I have come to believe its a Management problem. Being...