cook1043

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1. no one will return the favor and HELP OUT

   cook1043 replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

   I agree with VirgoRn, helping without any strings attached. Actually, I prefer that others do not start my IVs or give my meds etc. sometimes that in itself puts me behind, but if several hours into my shift I feel that I am drowning and my patient...

2. Do your charge nurses have a patient load?

   cook1043 replied to praying_mantis's topic in General Nursing

   I worked on a critical care unit for ten years, we always had a full patient load if we were in charge. Maybe not the sickest patient, but a full load.

3. What if you know a doctor made a mistake?

   cook1043 replied to June1234's topic in Safety

   It sounds as if the baby was very sick, as you said that the bleed could be questionably caused by the medication, leading me to believe that the baby could have had a bleed despite administering the medication. Most hospital risk management teams i...

4. Job Interview-Need Some Advice

   cook1043 replied to RNLola035's topic in General Nursing

   If your nurse manager wants to give you a good recommendation and feels that you would do better with better training, why did she not extend your probation period?

5. Incident Reports

   cook1043 replied to Yayamaya's topic in Safety

   No, you should not document that an incident report was completed, and a copy does not go into the patient's chart, and the patient does not sign the incident report.

6. I'm still torn ADN or BSN in Los Angeles

   cook1043 replied to jagsterr's topic in ADN/BSN

   go adn, then BSN part-time. I did. I worked at the hospital which offered the BSN program, so that was free for me. The nurse manager was all for it and I was able to schedule around my courses. Don't get me wrong, it was not easy, but it was wel...

7. 6 mos. now, ready to give it up!

   cook1043 replied to WindyhillBSN's topic in New Nurse

   Every nursing position has its ups and downs. It will get easier, but if you do not love telemetry, you should transfer, I would wait a year though.

8. What is a good job to start out with while in Nursing School???

   cook1043 replied to Misslady113's topic in General Nursing

   Besides for CNA a great start up job is unit clerk, it certainly introduces you to the health care field.

9. Need help with homework assignment

   cook1043 replied to dlphillips's topic in General Nursing

   I am sure they used stethescopes 50 years ago.

10. Question for Experienced Nurses

    cook1043 replied to Scooter5's topic in General Nursing

    So much easier to get a job at the hospital you trained at. If either is a hospital you would like to work at, then I would choose that one.

11. I hate nursing

    cook1043 replied to prettylittlenurse2b's topic in General Students

    You will be happy you completed your program and became a nurse. It opens so many doors for you.