There is a serious lack of teamwork at my facility which becomes painfully evident every time we have "one of those nights". This was one of those nights for sure. It still doesn't excuse anything as far as I'm concerned though. What would happen to ...
My state board of Nurses Examiners states that it exists to protect the public against nurses who are, for whatebver reasons, unsafe. My point then is this, the CNA comes into contact with the public as much as and, in some cases, more than the RN or...
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only an RN can do the initial admission assessment-technicaly. An LVN/LPN can do one however but an RN must verify it's clinical veracity. Regarding everything else, I would asvise you to use your computer to download a copy of you nurse practice act...
50Cal writes: I have been nursing for about seven months now. The speed came at about 4.5 months when I learned the necessary "order of operations" that would allow me to maximize my efficiency. I think one aspect of developing and maintaining spee...
MainLV writes: 1.) Not necessarily, not that I have noticed at least; however, I haven't been looking for it either. Actually, I think American media has more to do with perpetuating the various American stereotypes than anything else. 2.) Yup, all...
I work on a 32 bed med-surg/tele floor on the night shift (in Texas). We typically have 3-5 nurses including 1 LVN (who can do a hell of a lot); and a CNA. The CNA is "convenienely" designated as a PCT (pt care tech) however. On a good night, we have...
In my experience, I have yet to find a pain that can't be controlled with adequate, but safe amounts of Dilaudid. I'm not a big fan of morphine. It appears to simply take the persons mind off of the pain whereas Dilaudid really seems to block up pain...
As America transitions from a manufacturing economy staffed by an indigenous workforce to a multi-nationally run global economy staffed increasingly by foreign sources, it becomes necessary to adapt to the changing workplace environment. Historically...
All I said was that compassion and conservatism are mutually exclusive. I stand by that. You did a fine job of standing up for your beliefs but you have not suggested anything that indicates I am wrong. While that's quite possible, I'd have to kno...
There's no need to limit the logical progression of a dialectic because it might make a few people uncomfortable either. What's more, there's no reason for nurses not to discuss US politics and how it relates to their circumstances. The bottom line i...
As far as I'm concerned, the people already banded together to support the rights of corporations to walk all over their employees when they voted George Bush back for another four years of short sighted self serving Republican leadership. That walki...
HellllloNurse, it sounds like it's time for you to move. It's like I always say, if you want to catch fish, you have to go fishing where there are fish. The beauty of nursing is that it allows you to do just that. The U.S. job market has come to this...
That doesn't apply to humans anymore, not in advanced countries at least. I'm sure it still works that way in Africa and other impoverished high population regions where selection is still natural though. Whenever I hear that term, "survival of the...