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when I was orienting for my first nursing job, I asked my preceptor what she thought of malpractice insurance because she had been a nurse for almost 40 years. She
Physicians “protect” each other. Nurses are brutal, but MDs will let an unsafe physician keep practicing because it’s “one of their own”.
My patient said there was a “sparkling” silver string coming from the ceiling. She said it was connected to her chest. I’ll never forget it. She looked happy. Peaceful. It
I was given 3 patients in the CCU, one was an attempted suicide, which needed a sitter 1 on 1. Of course, no sitter was available. I was unable to
I had a resident who was actively dying and she was moving her hand back and forth like she was swatting a fly away. I asked her what she was
A patient made me cry this week and the administrator called me into her office and told me to stop crying and have a thicker skin.
Patient asks, “What happens after I die?” As your hospice nurse, you would be bathed from head to toe, you would be lotioned, you would have a fresh gown put
I work in residential nursing homes and you are subjected at times to physically abusive residents. Nothing is ever done to stop their behavior UNTIL that behavior is experienced by
I once had a patient in for pancreatitis, and his wife stayed for the whole stay. I don’t think she ever left the room or even knew there was a
When I was a grad many years ago, an elderly partially blind man took exception to me asking g questions and threw me into a set of windows… we had
Me: working in a pediatric urgent care for 7 years… Parent: hey we’re back. So I started my child on the antibiotics like 3 hours ago, and I’m here because
I’m a NICU nurse & admitted a newborn from home, there were LIVE fleas INSIDE its diaper. I jumped 5 feet & we bagged ALL their blankets as they were
When I was in school for my CNA, my instructor told me how they were not required to wear gloves. There was no regulation stating gloves had to be worn
My very first IV start as a paramedic intern during clinicals was on a retired fire medic. The second I walked in the room he was like oh you’re new
