Most importantly you need you document if they are continent or incontinent, and your plan of care. If their BM's are normal and you wanna make a quick bowel note, all you need is consistency and amount. Consistency: loose, soft, formed. Amount: la...
Has anyone ever been housed in a simple hotel room, NOT a suite, for any of their assignments less than 13 weeks. If so, how what was the living situation like as far as food, laundry, etc.. Thanks!
This is for the veteran travelers as well as the new travelers. As a traveler, how long does it take until you get used to a new system or routine? I know they say hit the ground running, but in reality everyone has different methods of learning and...
nursern20 replied to NewGrad08CA's topic in New Nurse
I love and appreciate your honesty. A lot of people wish they had a kickback high paying job, but not many nurses have the balls to say it because nurses have the crap beat out of them at work and they believe they have to put up with it because tha...
I recently saw an ad in one of those nursing magazines advertising IV certification in atlantic city, new jersey at the taj mahal. The course is from 8-5 or something like that for one day then i assume they give u a certificate. My question is, i...
Jennifer, thank you thank you thank you for adding this post. I couldnt have said this better myself. You truly understand what i meant by my original post and thank you for your input, i agree with you 120%. I wish I worked with more nurses like ...
nursern20 replied to KristinWW's topic in Pennsylvania
How are the doc and surgeons in HUP's OR? I'm considering applying there but worried about putting up with their arrogance and hostility. Anybody able to give an opinion on this?
lol, well i guess everyone has their own way, but i just visualize the pee going into the cylinder, the same way we do when we empty foleys, and u can hear the sound as it empties into it. u also have to take into consideration the person's flow.
nursern20 replied to nursern20's topic in California
thanks so much for the info guys! if anyone has any more info/advice, keep em coming. I've only been working 6 months so far. Im planing on moving after i get a yrs experience then hopefully grad school the following fall.
Does anyone know of any schools or healthcare systems that will pay 100% or at lease a good chunk of school tuition if you are employed with them? I know the university of pennsylvania health care system does. They pay 100% if u decide to go back ...
nursern20 replied to BlueBear's topic in Orthopaedic
Wow, I had one pt on our medsurg floor who was in with a hip fx but was his trip to the OR kept getting delayed d/t other acute problems like resp. problems. So they kept him on toradol round the clock for like over two weeks. At the same time they...