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I often repeat that one line from The Who's My Generation: "Hope I die before I get old". Geriatric care in this country is abysmal. If working conditions in assisted living facilities and skilled...

My thoughts are conflicted on this issue. On one hand, undocumented immigrants cost the hospital millions of dollars in unreimbursed care. In this case, the subjects of this article actually had...

And when you're done, make sure there's a diaper under your patient, because little girls will squirt out pee all over you when you pull out the catheter.

She should mind her own ******* business and take care of her own patients. Just because you're new doesn't mean you should get treated disrespectfully by experienced nurses. That was not being...

Holy crap, and I thought I've had bad nights. I hope things are okay with you, and in your ER. And I've never had to give epi in the case of anaphylaxis, so it's good to learn the correct way of...

AAaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!

I am a new nurse with about 6 months of experience at this point. I make enough money to pay all of my bills, barely, and I could use some extra income. Being that I'm new, how soon is too soon to...

I explained to my charge nurse what I did, and all I had to do was fill out a paper waste form for that patient. All's well that ends well.

I gave 1 mg of Ativan, and kept the other half in case I needed to give it before my detoxing patient went to the floor. I didnt waste it in the Pyxis. Needless to say, I'm not keeping half used...

Tonight, I did the laundry, and found an Ativan vial in my scrub pocket. Unfortunately, the label came off when my scrubs got washed. How do I go about handling this awful situation? Usually I'm...

I work a full-time job mostly 12 hour shifts, but some eight hour shifts I wish I had more eight hour shifts. I've discovered that 12 hour shifts are just way too freaking long. I work mostly 3 PM...

Good to know I'm not the only one who operates that way.

I had a very irritating patient who was a bear towards me and other staff. She insisted very strongly that she was a very hard stick and didn't have good experiences with IV starts. I managed to...

More than that, be aware of your surroundings, and if you get any bad vibes from any patients, do the bare minimum and get out.

Wow, this is a surprising new rule. I haven't heard from my hospital yet regarding my transcripts. I perform iStat BMPs and troponins and I draw labs off of peripheral and central lines all the...

There can be a flip side to that. Yes, all things in the ER are considered STAT, but some things are more STAT than others. You'll learn to prioritize what things must be addressed sooner, and what...

Am I happy in the state I'm in? When the 6 feet of snow in front of my house melts and I don't have to bundle up in layers of clothes just for a trip to the store, then I'll be happier. JK. But...

"Don't look at me. I'm not the one who came up with this stupid "all nurses must wear white" policy"

I give it as part of a migraine cocktail all the time. I also give it to patients that have care plans for frequent drug seeking, and it relieves pain pretty well.

This happened to me yesterday. I had a patient who was bought in by a friend because he was acting confused, and he just relapsed after being released from a treatment center. He was going to be...

Yes, adult males are the biggest whiners I've ever had for patients. I once had an adult male patient who had multiple tattoos who needed nitrous oxide for a simple lac repair. And he was just let...

This guy needs nitrous, badly.

I live in what I like to call civilized Siberia. Where I live just got hammered with 1-2 feet of snow with high winds creating snow drifts up to 4 feet in some areas. A snow emergency was called in...

As far as fluids for chest pain patients, it depends on the doctor. Some are content with just an IV lock, others order fluids at high rates. It depends on the cause of the chest pain. For...

If I had to answer this question honestly: -I have a distrust of higher ups, starting with you (you referring to a manager, if I were interviewing with a manager). My default position I take with...