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And, may I add, although I am an RN I imagine it will be the same principle-Yes, nurses are expected to have the same basic knowledge base across the board, but curriculum will differ because in the...

Oh, I agree wholeheartedly! I was watching this show "Doomsday Preppers" not too long ago and this woman was preparing for a pandemic flu. She had isolation gowns, N95 masks, lots of germ-x,...

Yeah, cross contamination-what goes into a patient's room stays in a patient's room.

My grandfather was over for Thanksgiving and was lamenting the loss of his healthcare benefits his company has been phasing out over the years. He retired with full pension and benefits in 1983. He...

My online BSN included 180 clinical hours, face to face lectures, and group projects, including a presentation. I had to visit the campus once per semester, and twice during one semester. A lot of...

Me too-it was time for me to go, I'd been there 4 years and 5 months, to the day. My first nursing job. Got a lot going on, my family needs me more, so I quit. Yesterday was my last day. I'm the sole...

So, devil's advocate here, As many have mentioned, Americans have a right to life, liberty, pursuit of happiness also right to bear arms, speak freely, gather peacefully, etc. So, lets say we...

I like the part about taking the wheelchair from the elderly lady. Was the lady actually IN the wheelchair at the time? Or was this in clinicals and it was not actually in use and you borrowed it? If...

certified in what? I work med-surg/tele, and there are actually very few of us who have ACLS. It's kind of on a limited voluntary basis. I didn't get it myself until I had been on the floor for over...

I agree with everyone else. 1) You are not expected to know everything. If someone tries to make you feel otherwise, they are forgetting where they came from. Ask for help. Learn how to delegate....

I always copy their med list (with a photocopier) and give it back. I enter the meds into the computer manually (double checking that they are correct). I happen to know that my hospital has a...

Again, it is not your job to decide if the patient's complaints of pain are real or fake. Your job is to administer analgesia within established parameters set by protocol and standards of practice...

I had a misdemeanor and another arrest on my record that I had to explain away to the Missouri State Board. My letter consisted of "I was young and stupid" with some elaboration. I have an...

It's illegal (Civil Rights Act) to directly ask you your religious preference in a job interview, just as it would be illegal to ask you your sexual orientation or discriminate based on race, sex,...

I live/work less than 100 miles from Ft. Leonard Wood. My hospital does have a "professional appearance" policy-which meant that I had to remove my piercings when I became a nurse, no visible...

Called the doc about a patient who wasn't looking too good- Me: Her mental status has declined since yesterday, her pressures are low, her temp is low, her WBCs are dropping (2.4), her edema is...

I too like psych patients. The really sick ones-addiction, DTs, schizos, alzheimers, etc. It fascinates me. I would love to work on a psych floor equipped to deal with these guys. However, there...

This site tends to be just like those thorn-in-our-side patient satisfaction surveys in that people tend to complain more than praise. I am certainly no exception-I complain a lot. However... As...

30-40-something year old female with vague abdominal pain. If I have a choice, I will choose the 85 year old dementia patient with the broken hip over that one-or the detoxer. Changing wound...

Sitting in the nurse's station one day talking to an ortho doc, and the "Lullaby" comes on the overhead to announce a new birth. The doc stops talking, looks up and says "hey! It's the medicaid theme...

I so said it... Me: "Well, the Dr. may not order an anesthesia consult for a PICC line. Those are usually used for people who need long-term antibiotics or other various other forms of longer-term...

My nurse manager actually asked the task nurse to wheel a patient outside to smoke yesterday. The poor patient was unable to go out side under their own power to have their cigarette. So sad. The...

When I started 4 years ago (rural Missouri, med-surg/ADN) new grad starting pay was $17.50. It is now $18.50. With my whopping raises (all raises have now been suspended for 12 months) my base is...

First, in my state, LPNs are not allowed to hang blood, do IV pushes, or do an admission physical assessment on a patient. Here, an LPN in the ED is unheard of. Also, where I am, ADN RNs are the...

Also included in unnecessary care would be the rate of unnecessary admissions-the 25 year old with the flu and no co-morbidities on medicaid could probably take their tamiflu and home and get plenty...