Coming up with some made up nursing Dx for a paper. Impaired physical mobility r/t left side below knee amputation, secondary to diabetes mellitus type 2, AEB gait changes, pt states "I don't like to walk around my room because it hurts." Also this ...
A decent stethoscope, paper, ink, pens, pencils, highlighters, pen light, a few decent binders, a ton of tylenol (yes for the headache), and a partridge in a pear tree...
I think a lot of the seasoned nurses that are staying put are, as pttrfrg said, there for the retirement plans. Also once you have hopped around a bit and gotten a flavor of what it is that you like, and you're good at it, why change just to go some...
bcopeland80 replied to dizzyray822's topic in General Nursing
My guess is that we do, in fact, catch more things outside the hospital than inside. I have been doing clinical rounds for about a year now, and I have been sick all of twice (both times I caught it from my kids too).