I hate leaving my patients. SO I understand what you are saying. I dont even leave for a half hour when I am at work. Typical night shift. Can you speak to the charge nurse before your shift to give you patients that are less demanding? Alot of times when one of charge nurses have to go to meetings in the middle of the shift we will forgot a unit ...

The pain in the ass one who tells the doctors what they will and wont order for me. Much like I do for my patients while they are in my care. JK. I recently broke my leg and had to have 911 called. When the EMT got there I told them what hospital what MD. That they should prep the OR ( it was a weekend) for a ORIF. I also told them what drugs I ...

It's sad that we dont mentor each other. At times I think the culter that is provided from above in administration fosters this with many hospitals having a blame culter. It was long ago that if you made a medication error you where written up or coule be fired. Goodness help you if a doctor was in a bad mood and decided he didnt like you. This is ...