Posted by Phillipa on August 6, 2006, at 21:13:41 [reposted on August 8, 2006, at 10:07:09 | original URL]
In reply to Reality check, posted by kylenn on August 6, 2006, at 20:18:39
No reason to reply. You're so right I'm not stupid or dumb. I just recognize when I might not pick up on a mistake a doc made in writing orders for a patient. As RN's carry Malpractice insurance also because the Hospital may not defend them. And RN's know meds better than docs sometimes it's our job. I can't count how many times docs are called back on the phone cause their order is not or may not be correct. We are responsible for knowing what doses are recommended. And I wish docs would learn to write so they don't have to be called and awakened in the middle of the night. But safety first. And I was Nationally Certified in Psych Nursing which I lost when I became ill so ill that my pdoc said no you may not work. And this breaks my heart as I love nursing and helping others. And sometimes a patient does want to hear about that nurses miscarriage. Sometimes it helps to know the person truly understands as she has just gone through the same thing. And Nurses where I have worked have done all the med teaching to the patients and on Psych did all the patient Groups. I know a Resident who posts on this board that said he couldn't do his job without Nurses. And we have about 8 patients each. And when one dies we put on a happy face because our other patients must be cared for. Everything gets stuffed inside. No crying allowed. And this leads to the same burn out that many docs have. And in turn leads to Depression or other illnesses. So forgive me for not working if I know and only I can positively know that I am incapable of working at this time. Hopefully I will be able to return to work. If not I'll end up volunteering. I'm just sorry that I'm not one of the people who meds work for. I'm still trying and won't give up. I'm 60 years old now. I don't have that much time. So I am doing everything in my power to become well again. A lot of my neighbors in their 50's are already retired. I have no idea your age and it doesn't matter. What matters to me is that there are too many errors made in Hospitals, Doc's offices, Pharmacies. Needless mistakes. One of the reasons Malpractice is so high. Maybe one day the system will not work their Interns so hard. At least RN's must have 8 hours before they can work after sometimes doing double shifts which are l6 hours long. And Doc's do have on call Doc's they share it. That's long enough. Phillipa
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