ORNurseAngie replied to spopeye's topic in Career Support
There are lots of avenues to explore in pharmacy not just retail in the cvs or walgreens. There are pharmacists that work clinically in the hospital and dose meds like coumadin, tobramycin, vancomycin etc. They can also do research as well. In some h...
ORNurseAngie replied to ElizabethRN10's topic in Cardiac
I too just took a job in telemetry step down unit after pretty much six years of medsurg, give or take the couple years I spent as an OR nurse. I am a little nervous as this is a larger hospital than I currently work at but optimistic that I will do ...
I have a question regarding medication pass times. At the hospital I currently work if a medication is due at 1000 we have an hour before and an hour after to complete the med pass. Is this the norm? I am constantly being interrupted and have to stop...
I love working in the OR (even if I currently am not doing it right now). It is totally different type of nursing. A periop training program will definatly help you out quite a bit and don't expect to feel totally comfortable on your own for at least...
? why not follow a heroic float nurse who can legitimately work in ob one day and er the next? or a travel nurse who can legitimately work in reno one season and nyc the next? haha instead of the real housewives of orange county and the other lo...
ORNurseAngie replied to NickiLaughs's topic in General Nursing
I just previewed my post after I sent it, can you say holy run on sentences. Wow what happened to that BSN degree, certainly doesn't show in my writing skills! LOL
ORNurseAngie replied to NickiLaughs's topic in General Nursing
I am presently pregnant right now working on a busy med surg floor on midnights. I am the charge nurse and I take a full 6 patient load, I am just getting back into med surg after two years of working the OR. I am fifteen weeks pregnant but I feel ok...
ORNurseAngie replied to HeatwaveRN's topic in General Nursing
Difficult to deal with for sure. I often times wonder why in the world do these people come to the hospital then. Document, document notify physician and consult social work and psych are all great ideas. I never never argue with patients anymore abo...