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Well, I graduated 1974. That would be a book, to catch all the differences. Let's try just a few. 1. Nurses BEHIND the doctor. NO questions. Doctor said: "20 mg of Morphine" - answer "Yes, Sir" 2....

212 mg/dL BS is relatively OK, I don't know patient's big picture. Obviously doesn't look for a DKA. But K+ 2.7 IS very LOW. Patient is significantly HYPOKALEMIC. On my ICU even with patients on...

Several years ago on a Cardiac ICU we had a secretary from another unit (med/surg? I believe). She wrote pt's diagnosis: "Cabbage" - read it loud, yes CABG. Now, we have TOTALLY COMPUTERIZED system,...

I'm not a fan of TV, most of the shows is while I had a second doing something in pt's room (waiting for next set of vitals, waiting to my piggyback to be finished and d/c, doing bath my vented pt...

Technically in CLINICAL settings you put the RN first: Jane Doe, RN, BSN In ACADEMIC settings is opposite: RN at the end: Jane Doe, PhD, MSN, CCRN, RN

Many times, when I sign anything, I pull off my pen just before I put an "RN" behind my signature. Once actually happens and it was a check to ... the Board for my license renewal. You're a nurse if...

I absolutely agree with it. Did the same thing and I am NOT regretting. In fact, rarely you'll find kids ALWAYS unhappy, this thing mostly stays wih parents of chronic kids, esp, with development...

So far I found one kiddo (!) - 15 yo, ETOH on board on 4 pt's restrains. In addition our Hospital Police Officers were involved in this case. Otherwise, if we have a pt. e.g. on extubation trial,...

Just stereotype. Typical ICU RN (have you seen my nick?), though I seriously think about changing into education.:caduceus: