Nurs0706

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  1. Food is my Drug of Choice

    This is just a random thought.. I don't smoke, I don't do drugs, I don't take any illegal substances, and I drink maybe about once every two months.. But, when I have a bad day or just need to relax, I always find myself going for food, ESPECIALLY sw...
  2. BURNT OUT!!

    I noticed your post and it reminded me alot of myself. I've been a nurse for three years, and too often come home more than not upset, exhausted, and truly unhappy regarding my day... And I have far more bad days than I do good days. I find nursing ...
  3. Hi Everyone! I recently accepted a new position within Home Health! I'm so excited about this opportunity - It is something I have wanted to try for some time, and now am being given the chance! I really wanna do things right! What do you encourage t...
  4. Surgical Nurses - Need your advice!

    Hi! I work on a surgical service line floor at my hospital and have been there about two years. I really enjoy how diverse the patients are and the multitude of issues they come in with. Our specialities include major abdominal surgery, ENT surgeri...
  5. Magnet/Primary Nursing Vent

    Hello! The hospital I work at has been implementing the new care model Relationship Based Care with Primary Nursing being the center. The hospital is also reaching for Magnet Status. We recently had the surveyors come to the hospital, and our documen...
  6. First Contaminated Needlestick

    Hi Everyone! I just had the unfortunate experience of a contaminated needlestick. The patient is low-risk with a small history, luckily, and fortunately the stick was moderate in puncture-length and without much blood. It happened after I had given a...
  7. Ban together & change nursing?

    I've thought about this myself. Often when I find nurses being so berated nothing is ever really done. I think, in part, it is because nursing as a profession has been berated for so long. I also think that other individuals, not nurses, have power ...
  8. RBC/Primary Nursing.. Oye!

    Hi Everyone! I am a RN on a med-surg (primarily surgical) floor at a large teaching hospital. Our floor is one of four floors designated to be the first "wave" into the relationship-based care (RBC) implementation. We had our kick-off date with our ...