momo72 replied to wintersetmom's topic in Geriatric
Is it possible to take a mini stay-cation? Working excessive extra shifts will burn anyone out quickly! I used to work 4-5, 12 hour shifts a week in the ER. Then I got a huge reality check handed to me by my body. Take care of yourself first. You can...
momo72 replied to justkeepswimmingtj's topic in Pre-Nursing
Bless your heart, Air Force wife here. We moved a lot but wow, not that much.It's going to be hard for you to even apply to a university type of nursing program. I personally went to a private nursing school. With having my needed "degree" pre-reqs o...
I'm sorry that you had a bad last semester, but it's in the past. As far as test taking tips, I would stick with the same ones that have been around for a long time. Don't stay up late cramming the night before, just makes you tired and stressed! Do ...
Wow, your story sounds exactly the same as mine a few years ago. I was made charge after 3 days ( worked 11p-7a ). I found out very quickly to worry about myself, and my license, the facility doesn't care! I had to use my basic nursing assessment ski...
I have worked LTC before, I understand how crazy medpass's can get and how far behind one can get. But I'm sorry Brandonlpn, your reasoning for having a resident soil them self, I don't understand. If your in the room already and your behind already,...
My hope is that the higher up's of hospitals, that force bedside nurses to focus on customer satisfaction scores,will realize that a bedside nurse with outrageous and unsafe nurse to patient ratios will have better satisfaction scores, better patient...
Best advice I can give you is, while orientation ask specific questions regarding residents you will be passing meds too. Some need crushed or like to have a specific drink with am meds, or even to be woken up last. 11-7 shift, can make you feel like...
momo72 replied to Whts_Ur_Emergency?'s topic in Emergency
My biggest pet peeve is with management and the new rule of having our ER pt's with admit orders, be placed in their rooms upstairs within 30 minutes of getting the bed assignment. We don't have transporters or extra staff to cover our other pt's. Ho...
momo72 replied to RNstdntSVSU's topic in Emergency
If IV Rocepine is pushed too fast (should be super slow ,10 minutes) the patient WILL vomit! Thankfully I learned this after another nurse gave it too fast ! Michele RN
I work in the ER, and I must say the staff consists of both male and female nurses. I have never seen any of my male co-workers discriminated against or had any of them say anything about it. I do notice that the male nurses get along with the male d...
momo72 replied to sharon ledford's topic in Tennessee
Make sure your friend reads the tips on how to break down the NCLEX questions. So helpful, these tips can be found in most NCLEX prep books. Best part is it teaches you how to weed out extra information in the question that is not pertinent to the ac...
What trauma level are you at right now? I know it doesn't matter to much, even level 4's. Get the severe train wreck pts. But it seems like your documentation is over the top!! Is it computer charting? I felt the same way about being overwhelmed with...