I have a sneaky suspicion, rather I should say I have a witnessed account of the total lack if preceptorship offered to a new nurse educator hired for a well-known well established nursing program. I digress, its not the program itself that is of fo...
It has been expressed to me by several female nurses, female rns like having a male nurse in the mix for numerous reasons ranging from assists with obese or belligerent patients, placement of leathers, to therapeutically confront sexually inappropria...
Thanks jackstem and audball, I am surprised by how professionals like us are tossed aside, or rather we allow those around us- other professionals to discount us a if we are dismissible. I have experienced the alternative program, I have the disease...
ayneday replied to recovering nurse's topic in North Carolina
How ironic, apparently the NCBON is busy in their new and ostentatious housing. I entered the program here recently, I have been in recovery for about 3 1/2 years. I have petitioned previously in the alternative program but was subsequently removed...
Hi The uNC new nurse residency program is really a good step up to possibly transition into critical care. CTICU, Surgical/trauma/transplant ICU, neuroICU, Neonatal icu, pediatric icu, and medicine ICU and ED are the units that provide acute care ex...
Well, if you are looking for generally good people and pleasant surroundings I think the Triangle area is the best. I must warn you that Wake County the county of NC state, Research Triangle Park and IBM is growing extremely fast and schools cannot ...
I often find and are complemented on my ability to refrain from the drama of the day. I dont enroll in conversation with the chatty nurses who want to find out whats going wrong or scandalous in some one elses life. I have been told that I could ha...
acuity has a lot to do with what I consider too much for a pt load. I think that for safety sake only the sickest of your patients x the total number of pts =greatest possible load allowable. I think the most ever in a med surg setting should be no...
yeah its true, I am male nurse who works in a trauma/Surgery/ neurosurgery ICU level one trauma ctr and I have witnessed a correlation. I do not believe in luck nor happenstance but our traumas are more devastating. If our affiliated university has...
I prefer working consecutive shifts because it frees up my week for other activities. My wife who is a cardiac surgery stepdown rn does not like working consecutive shifts. She works a wonderful facility and the pay is decent but she says its too ...