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I'm applying for a job in our PACU, and part of the application process is a pharmacology test. I've worked as a nurse for about 10 years on the medical floor of this hospital, so I have experience,...

Our insurance has a $1000 per year cap on orthodontia. Each time the kids have gotten braces, I've paid for the rest out of our medical savings account. And since we paid in full before application...

125 is the slowest I run it. Assess heart and lung sounds q1hr, more frequently if pt is a bad CHFer. Our protocol states to complete it within 4 hours of removing it from the lab. By the time you...

Life is hard on a marriage. Nursing is no worse than ANY other profession (or the stress of unemployment). If nursing breaks your marriage, it's not the profession/hours/pay/weekends that are to...

The OP is writing from a surviving friend/family perspective; not from a suicide attempt survivor's perspective. Since nursing includes caring for the patient and their family, it's a valid, if...

We don't consider anyone for a position for which they are not yet qualified. If you applied at our hospital without a license, we wouldn't bother even looking at your application. Get your...

I've never in my life seen a nurse in a cap. I had to wear one for mandatory school pics, but I didn't go to graduation, so I didn't buy one. I have one I got for Halloween that I wear...

I don't know about noting, but transcribing does not require any sort of license. What do you think all those unit secretaries did prior to electronic physician entry? What sort of facility do...

I'm not in your state, but in my state, IV certification is exclusive to the LPN. It allows the LPN to start IVs, give most meds in PIVs, and assess sites. You wouldn't be allowed to take a class...

Here's my suggestion: pick ONE topic on which to write all your papers. That way you aren't researching something new every time you have an assignment. For example, I chose health care access of...

Welcome | Jeffrey S. Guy, MD, MSc, MMHC This guy does podcasts, and he has one dated 2/25/10 titled "That Peripheral IV Can Kill" regarding sepsis from PIV. All his podcasts are great, at the...

You understand that working as a cna and as a nurse are not the same thing, right? I'm not in Missouri, but in Kansas you simply take a cna course. Most community colleges offer it. My own...

The hospital has security footage of the guy backing the nurse out of the room, yelling at her with his finger in her face. THAT'S why he got the boot. Not because he was a gay partner, but because...

The hospital says there is more to this story. This hospital offers domestic partner benefits and states that it was an issue of removing a belligerent visitor, not an issue of not allowing a gay...

We have computers in the room, so for talkers or people who take forever to take meds, while they're taking meds/telling me about their 400 doctors visits this year, I do their assessment, chart it,...

There are no male ob nurses where I work. There is one male OB in a practice with 4 female OBs. There is one or two male family practice physicians who still have privileges for delivery, and there...

Quite some time ago, when we had our annual performance reviews, part of the review included some peer reviews, in which the coworkers filled out an evaluation and had the opportunity to write...

Hello again, I have another, related topic to my previous post, regarding peer reviews. I have been tasked with researching and developing some sort of peer review program. Quite some time ago,...

My director wants me to work up a shadowing program, where basically she or I shadow each employee for a minimum of four hours and give them feedback on their professional performance. Areas of...

It sounds like the interviewer gave you some serious ammo, and you completely missed it. She was saying that they don't like to hire new grads because they use their job as a stepping stone. She...

It literally took me no time to adjust. I've worked nights for over 15 years, and just switched to days two months ago. I've had no problem adjusting, and on my days off I'm usually awake by 7:30...

The class voted, you lost. Your options are to wear the cap or not participate. Simple. It's not something to get worked up over. I personally agree with you about the caps, but it's not a...

I feel like a slow code is a myth similar to "pillow love". I have not actually ever smothered a patient with a pillow, and I have never given less than 100% in a code. I may utter the phrases...

I have the best income and job security amongst my peers. No, I don't make 6 digits. I do have a few friends who do or have made the true "big money". Two are now out of work (insurance industry),...

See, now, I think there are more of us women who appreciate this sort of personality than you realize. I'm blunt, I'm low drama, and I don't particularly care what people think about me. I mean,...