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Posts Tagged ‘Nurse Relationships’
Reality Unscripted
by Jana Goetz, RN, BSN, Managing Editor of RealityRN
So much of whether you like your job connects back to your relationships with colleagues at work.
A new nurse recently wrote, "I tend to spend a lot of time addressing patients’ emotional needs prior to their operations (calming them, answering questions, or just being with them during the transition). I find other nurses resent me for not spending more time prepping in the operating [...]
Nurse Relationships
When you know the doc is wrong.
By Brittany Heck
Related: Assertiveness, Authority, Communication, Confidence, Conflict, Doctor-Nurse Relationships, Doctors, Emotions, Fear, Management, New Nurse, Nurse Relationships, Patient Advocate, Patients, Professionalism
It was the ninth hour of a 12-hour night on Labor & Delivery when my fourth patient presented with complaints of vaginal bleeding. Exhausted, I told myself this had to be another worst-case scenario—probably placenta previa or abruption.
I initially performed a comprehensive review of symptoms and thorough patient history, which I presented to the resident. He was a cocky first-year resident, just starting his first [...]
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