i agree about the care plan overkill in nsg school. if we were required to do lab draws up on the floor, i'd have loved phelbotomy ed.. but we don't even do our own finger sticks anymore!...
wow!! i can't imagine what i'd be doing to my poor patients on the floor if i didn't have clinicals!! true, you still learn much more once you're in hospital orientation.. etc.. but still. text...
i, personally, like my lightweight littman. i don't have problems hearing with it. now, i don't work on a cardiac floor where i need to be able to listen to specific murmur disorders or whatnot, but...
i'm guessing by "nurse dose" you mean.. giving the pt more than is ordered for him/her. why? i mean.. why would i do that? i enjoy keeping my job. if i feel the patient would be more comfortable...
i would totally recommend night shift to gn's. it's easier to focus on time managment, routine, patient care without all the doctors, order changes, and tons of other people up on the floors during...
which department is the easiest? which patients are the easiest? is that even a vailid question in the realm of nursing? i feel nursing is always challenging, which is why i enjoy it. if i wanted...
it doesn't matter which nursing school you attend. you never feel like you're fully prepared to meet the real world of nursing. there are 2 things i was not prepared for. 1.) the smell of gi...