Monthly Archives: February 2006

I have learned that sometimes in nursing, you have to trick your patients to help them. I know this sounds awful, but it is for their own good. Here is something I saw a few weeks ago, and I must … Continue reading →

The nurse I was working with today let her patient lay in poop for forty-five minutes because she did not want to clean it. She explained to the man, who is paralyzed, that she would not clean him up because … Continue reading →

The best things your new clinical instructor can say to you:1. I understand where you guys are coming from right now. I didn’t graduate that long ago, so I remember how scary this really is.2. I won’t let you hurt … Continue reading →

This lesson is courtesy of Natalie:When dealing with an infant with Rotavirus, even if your only job is holding the baby down so another nurse can change his diaper, WEAR GLOVES!!!

During the first few weeks of nursing school, the instructors told us several humorous stories about mistakes previous students had made while in clinicals. Listening to these embarrassing stories, I knew deep down that in a year, they would be … Continue reading →

The tuberculosis skin test, called the PPD, is done by placing the tip of a tiny needle just under the person’s skin and forming a little blister with the fluid. Like most other skills, my classmates and I did not … Continue reading →