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Today is March 17, 2021. Editor's Picks... 🥺 Nurse Pleads Guilty, You Hiding Med Error?, Scared, Back To Nursing After Absence, and How to Come Back From Mistake?

Nurse Pleads Guilty to Altering Fentanyl Vials

🥺 Yale Nurse Replaces Fentanyl Vials with Saline

by J.Adderton, BSN, MSN

A Yale infertility clinic failed to protect patients from pain when a nurse tampered with 75% of fentanyl vials intended for procedures over a 5 month period.  Read on to learn more about this story and how the pandemic adds to the risk of substance abuse among healthcare workers.
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Night Shift Shouldn't Be This Hard To Adjust To

Day orientation... Yay! Night orientation...not so much

by Merrie82, RN

My night preceptor thinks I'm not ready to be off orientation. My day preceptor thinks I'm doing great. And they are both right. I'm not doing well at night, and I don't know why? What is my problem? Any thoughts appreciated 
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SCARED: How do I go back to nursing after 5 years of not working?

How do I go back to nursing after 5 years?

by PrettyNerd, CNA, LPN, LVN

I need to start working soon. I'm only getting older and feel like I'm just throwing my life away staying home. How do I get over my fears of not knowing what I'm doing? 
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How many strikes before you quit?

How many chances do you give a job before you quit?

by DesiDani

I mentioned my three strikes countdown. I give a job three chances and after the third I am usually gone. What is your limit?
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How to come back from a mistake?

How to come back from a mistake?

by DH1234

I know I’m going to get chewed out by the morning primary team and management but I don’t know how to cope with it bc I think this has to be biggest mistake I made so far.
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How many of you have made a med error?

Staying Honest...?

by LibraNurse27, BSN, RN 

When people make mistakes, do you think it is everyone's first instinct to cover it up? Or are some people just SUPER honest? 
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