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One of the best professional investments I have ever made is a $10 pack of fine paper note cards. You have no idea how far a sincere thank you note will go, especially in this day and age. If...

Ever had a patient who had such a crazy medical history, insanely criticallabs, scary vital signs etc. that made you go, "How are you evenalive and talking to me?!" Last night we had several such...

This too.

You can have bangs as long as it does not distract you from your work i.e. it is too long, obscures your view and/or you have to play with it too much. I have long bangs myself. They are currently...

This is a fantastic question! I have always wondered what is the official/most correct way to deal with wastes. Another issue in my mind is the bubble in prefilled syringes. I have always been...

Hello there, I worked FT as a LVN during my RN program. My workdays were typically Friday through Sunday. Lectures and clinical rotations were during the rest of the weekdays. My advice is to...

Thank you so much for your vivid and passionate words. A thing I consider very curious: Some nurses I have met have a breezy attitude towards patients undergoing dialysis within the hospital....

One random thing: One *coughcoughme!* may mean very well but diluting Mucomyst PO into a whole glass of cranberry juice just means the patient will have to chug more liquid fart. It is better...

In my few years of nursing, here are the various perspectives I have had on care plans. 1. KILL IT WITH FIRE. DIE DIE DIE. 2. In the hands of an anal battleaxe-type of professor, it is indeed...

Hello Allnurses folks, A patient of mine died soon after I ended my shift. I have this strong feeling of guilt and I keep asking myself if I missed something. Was there something crucial that I...

My thoughts: If a filter needle was necessary, it would remove blobs of medication---medication that you intended on mixing into your diluent and administer to the patient. This does not make...

Hello, I do not claim to have firm knowledge about the original topic of this thread so I will not opine about it. The above comment, though, caught my eye. Isn't judging job applicants on the...

Considering the rudeness and pitiful self-destructive behaviors I have witnessed from patients, a little hand to gland combat ain't a thang. :lol2:

The AHA maintains its own list of approved classes here: American Heart Association You can also call the list of classes that you have and ask them if they provide AHA certificates. ...

A nurse I worked with told a kid who has been paralyzed for over a decade that God will heal him and he will walk again. This is after the kid told me that he was depressed over not being able to...

Oh yeah. No one is saying bedside nursing is easy. However, people (including myself) are sensing a mindset that will be a hindrance to the OP wherever he or she goes. How far can one go with a...

Hello, I started a thread on the same issue hehe. I am new to acute care and also find full skin assessments a challenge, especially with larger bedbound patients. For such patients, I have given...

Hello, I have had the newly minted employee jitters many times over as a LVN and now RN. Your fear and uncertainty are normal. :) Here is a few things I have done to help me get through them... ...

That is not even a matter of respect, in my opinion. It is a matter of basic courtesy. You do not yell at people you work with.... even if you do not respect them. I grapple with the acceptance...

I already have a pitch for Fomite adult products, ahem. Hey baby. After a long, hard day at work, you deserve a little loving. I want what you have, baby, trasmit My love fire you have...

Hello everyone, I tell myself that whatever suffering I am going through as a caretaker pales in comparison to the patient's. If I am disgusted by a smell, that is nothing compared to the wound,...

I used to work weekends exclusively. I would sometimes complain about my situation until I got a few weekends off. I went about my usual off-day activities and was amazed at how crowded everything is...

No, I can honestly say I have not gotten any snide remarks about my work hours. Mostly I get curiosity. Once in a while, a person reacts in envy because I am able to work 3-4 days/week. And, yes, I...

Hello, I did my preceptorship in a CCU (which, I believe, is the same idea as a capstone). Loved it! That's how I fell in love with critical care. Three things I found it important to study up...

Not a dumb question! In my experience, each hospital will define the exact title and patient population of each unit. I have seen lots of overlap between the term CCU and CVICU. CCU may mean coronary...