What are nurses afraid of?

Medication errors are one of the greatest fears of all nurses, regardless of their experience. Making a medication error can put your patient at risk of injury, illness or even death. Nurse Journal reports that administration errors account for nearly a third of all medication errors.

Why is it illegal to say quiet in a hospital?

Ascertainment bias occurs when your thinking is shaped by your expectations (you see what you expect to see). After someone says “quiet”, any new patients, even if less than average, might be interpreted as a surge because that is what you were expecting.

Why do hospitals scare me?

1. A key reason for hospital anxiety and surgery fear is that people feel out of control. It is not natural to hand our healing over to someone else, even though it’s part of our culture to do so. Deep down, we get afraid of giving up this innate power to heal ourselves.

How do nurses deal with death?

How do nurses cope with death? By talking with one another. Regardless of the source, one thing is very clear, nurses know the benefit of talking about patient deaths with one another for comfort, debriefing, support and the ability to continue caring for other patients.

What is the Q word for police?

​ The “Q” Word (Q=Quiet) is a word known in the Emergency Services as a punishable offensive word. Whenever the word is muttered, the night (or day) becomes flooded with emergency calls. ​ “Man it sure is quiet tonight…”

What is code purple?

Code Purple is when a child greater than 12 months of age is suspected or confirmed as missing.

What is code GREY mean in a hospital?

be moved. Code Gray: Combative or violent patient. Amber Alert: Infant or child missing or abducted.

What shouldn’t you say to a patient?

Patients have their own concerns and do not want to hear your life story. You also do not want to get into your personal political or religious beliefs, because if they clash with a patient’s, that patient may become uncomfortable or even resist your care.

What are the most common misconceptions about nursing?

Most nurses have heard it all, including insults, swear words and embarrassing remarks by patients. However, nursing is also a proud profession. There are so many misconceptions about what nursing is and what nurses do, that the comments from the general public can be infuriating and patronising.

How do you deal with patients who are annoying?

So you must always maintain self-control and never, ever lose it when interacting with even the most obnoxious patients. Be understanding when your patients get a bit short-tempered. Be patient with them, even when you feel like your patience is at its end. Never forget that it is your job to make people feel better.

Are nurses just the go-between with doctors?

Of course, doctors are, too, but the relationship is more collegial than boss to worker. It makes nurses angry when patients and the public assume they are just the go-between with doctors. Some doctors still maintain this point of view, and it can be very degrading to the nurse to feel as if they are only there to do what they are told.