LeahSunshine

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1. I was intimidated at work-how do I work with this person

   LeahSunshine posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hello, I recently had a small kind of altercation with another nurse I work with. She's more of a pet iem worker than a regular but I see her pretty often. We had worked together a few months and things seemed fine, but apparently they weren't. Somet...

2. Whose responsibility is the incident report in this case?

   LeahSunshine replied to LeahSunshine's topic in General Nursing

   Yes and I left that facility. I'm still in LTC and it still gets crazy sometimes but not nearly as bad/unorganized as this place.

3. Whose responsibility is the incident report in this case?

   LeahSunshine replied to LeahSunshine's topic in General Nursing

   We are supposed to have a secretary but she's leaving so we've all been expected to answer phones. Since I was signed off on the cart, I haven't been paired with anyone but I am technically still orienting to the facility and will be for another seve...

4. Whose responsibility is the incident report in this case?

   LeahSunshine replied to LeahSunshine's topic in General Nursing

   That's a good idea, if I can at least get that done during the day then I can go down the list of all the other tasks as soon as I hand off the med cart and I won't be stuck at the computer right in the middle of the nurses station. Thank you for the...

5. Whose responsibility is the incident report in this case?

   LeahSunshine replied to LeahSunshine's topic in General Nursing

   That's the problem! Until I hand off the cart I can't even begin my charting at all! There's way too much to do. Meds are the primary focus and those never even get done on time, then there are orders and miscellaneous requests throughout the day. I ...

6. Whose responsibility is the incident report in this case?

   LeahSunshine replied to LeahSunshine's topic in General Nursing

   Yes I am. It's the rehab floor in a Ltc facility. I don't think I can handle it. I might be leaving but I'm afraid most facilities will be the same.

7. Whose responsibility is the incident report in this case?

   LeahSunshine posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hello, As a new nurse, I am a little slow at getting things done. I also work on a really busy floor with constant interruptions, so my med passes are always late. I have 18 patients right now and sometimes up to 22. I am really sick of getting held ...

8. Holding BP Meds and contacting MD

   LeahSunshine posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hello, I'm a new grad at my first nursing job. I'm technically still on orientation but am allowed to pass meds. I have a patient that goes to dialysis and tends to have low BP. I got in morning report that the on-call was contacted for low BP and an...