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If you want to stay in the hospital, you might like the cath lab, GI lab, radiology, etc. Then you're focused on one patient at a time, crank out the case, next!

Not all the time, but it happens. We've been down to Weds or Thurs before the next 4 week schedule starts on Sunday, and still had not seen it yet. How do you plan anything? There have been folks who...

Quietly leave the hospital, carefully drive out of the parking structure, roll up all the windows ... then proceed to bang the steering wheel and let the expletives fly!! :banghead: :facepalm:...

"Apps" for what?

Welcome to nursing.

No, you DON'T call in sick, because then you're just sticking it to your co-workers who are overworked just like you.

I want to word this carefully, but please accept the fact that, for some of us, after 10, 15, 20 years of that sort of thing, day after day, names are quickly forgotten and they all become one big...

Why are you upset? It's not your call, that's not your job. If you can do better, consider med school.

Depending exactly on what it was and the circumstances, if they need it emergently, then give it. Get the order after. Of course, if you've got time, most certainly call FIRST! "Mr. Jones was...

I searched and found this LONG list of videos , but the thread is closed. So, I'll post it here. I present, The Pancreas by Heywood Banks: ...

The world in general doesn't think anyone works after 11pm. You gotta do it yourself and do it RIGHT, so when day's comes in they see all the left overs they say "Hey! Where's OURS????"...

Mucomyst? Even if you don't intubate, sounds like they need a bronch (or two). :wideyed:

Then there are the 'super sick': 3 or 4 stacks of pumps (yes, stacks), vent., CVVH, IABP, ECMO, heating blanket, perhaps with an open chest (yes, open) with a retractor in there because the lungs are...

One month? That ain't squat ;) ... give yourself some time. I did 12 years in a CVICU with LVADS, BiVADS, heart/lung transplants, blah blah blah. Just take it step by step and you'll be fine. I went...

I come from an ICU background and even 99% the long termers, perhaps a month or more out, who were on tube feeding had IV fluids running. Perhaps not at 100cc/hr, but it might vary from day to day,...

I'm not an "app" person and certainly wouldn't trust one in practice. Your institution must have some sort of resource for common drip rate ranges, otherwise call the pharmacist. Having someone back...

As long as you're there, take away from it what you can that may help you down the road (education, experiences, certifications). Then move on. Maybe set a goal like: "I'll hang on until I can ....."...

That may be true in pediatrics, but does not necessarily hold true universally.

+1 agreed

It's still the decision of the individua. If someone in their 90's want's me to start CPR if their heart stops, then okay, I got no problem with that. You only get one shot at life, once you're dead,...

I've seen trached patients smile and laugh.

Well, codes aren't horrible for the patients, they don't feel a thing. If they want everything done, then it should be. It all depends on the individual circumstance and why they code in the first...

Nah, I doubt it. It happens. At least he was cool about it. Might have popped a stitch or two when coughing. Nice tip from him about having a hard time closing. Useful info like that usually stays in...

How about: pay attention to what you're doing? 15 years and never once stuck myself with a needle. Sure, accidents happen ... I have hit my thumb with a hammer, but only once and never again!

Hang in there, once you get a set routine down and it becomes second nature, then you won't have to consciously think about what to do next and you can focus on other things. You'll get it! ;)