Search Results

Nursing is my 2nd profession.. and i believe it IS a profession.. it has it's high points and low points.. yes, there is great danger of burnout.. i acknowledge that and have a plan to combat it.. no...

OOOOOOOOOOOklahoma here

Hojo... i don't know of any programs in your area .. sorry.. as for your question <<Also would you recommend working on a med/surg unit first and then moving on to critical care or just moving...

One of the best internships in the country is at Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas Texas... it's tough but worth it.. i've known several nurses who have gone through it and each is now an advanced...

Ok.. here's a rough draft of my letter to the editor.. i've changed it a kagillion times.. first it was too emotional.. then it made me too vulnerable to my institution and i got scared.. then it was...

I recently attended a seminar where the following lawsuit was discussed in regards to hospitals using unsafe staffing.. In California, a hospital was sued because a mother's unborn child was...

Welp... my part in this is to fight it on many fronts.. cuz this is a battle.. mmmm i'm thinking of Mel Gibson's war cry in Braveheart... gut wrenching.. torn from my throat.. AAAAAHhhhhhh first.....

We tape our ETT and use a bite block... we tried the holders and had a horrible time doing complete mouth care.. oral secretions were almost impossible to get out.. as well as the slippage that...

Joellen... Our Hearts are 1:1 only during the recovery time which varies from 3-5 hours (baring any complications).. then that nurse will pick up a second lower acuity (yeah right) patient.. ...

Linda... I have been in very similar situations... as I'm sure most of us have.. what's worked for me is to ask the person to lunch (no big deal.. just in the cafeteria.. in a quiet corner) and be up...

I'm in Oklahoma City... there is no written policy stating that IABP patients are 1:1... in most cases they are 1:1 but it's not because they are on the balloon pump as much as it is because they are...

What is the Ramsey scale?? and where could i find a copy/example of it?

Chris... this rumor went around our unit last year... the cause of the misunderstanding is that SOME not all "specialty" certifications changed their policy.. i can't remember the name of the...

Pearl... I think you have a PEARL of an idea there!! We've been batting that thought around at work as well... The patient gets billed depending on the level of nursing care required... ie Critical...

Hawk... i don't know you.. or all of the circumstances surrounding your situation now.. so having said that.. why not take a little break from school and figure out why you allowed the pressures of...

mmmmm sounds like you've had some bad experiences.... the LPNs that I've worked with have been incredible.. and as far as I know, we haven't had issues of us "not getting along"... however, i do know...

Congratulations Hayden!!! wooo wooooooo... doing the happy dance for ya!! welcome.. welcome to the incredibly frustrating.. exacerbating.. and yet most rewarding field of nursing!!! from...

<sigh> I have to say that I was a bit disappointed myself at the <ahem> lack of response.. but attributed it to my lack of creativity in titling the subject.. LOL.. i am definitely taking steps...

Seedee.. in what part of the country are you located?? what's he purpose in going to acuity based staffing?? sounds like y'all are already staffed well... is the intention to take it to 3:1 at...

Carol... gosh.. good question.. here's my scoop.. after graduating with a degree in management i worked my way up in the business world from a customer service rep. to supervisor.. manager.. worked...

Below are some exerpts from a discussion between myself and Canrckid that was on the ADN vs BSN string.. but.. as you can see.. we got off topic.. so.. we're starting here.. to find a way to make a...

Tara... OUCH... sometimes i just have to hang my head and wonder how and why we let this happen?? I know it's not a foreign concept in business that the more responsibility you have.. the more...

In the last several months our staffing has changed in two ways. First, the charge nurses are now taking a full patient load. Secondly, we are consistently taking three patients. (I work in a...

I think that working for and receiving your certification shows a commitment to quality of care and the continuous improvement of skills. In our ICU unit we are not compensated in any direct way for...

Ohhhhhh CdnRn big hugs to you sister.. we ALL felt that way.. and the truth is NO ONE knows for sure whether they failed or passed until they get the results.. my test shut off at 75 questions and I...