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I became a second career nurse in my late 30s after being in science research. I was able to quit my old job to work on pre-req's exclusively (I had to take five 3-ish-credit courses) - prereqs took...

How are demented and/or delirious people strangling others comparable to patients with long toenails, possible buns in the oven, or mild fevers? Should the LTC staff just let this resident rampage...

In response to talk of burning bridges, I'd say that there wasn't really a bridge to begin with, based on the OP, and thus no reason to worry about burning said bridge. How can you get good...

When I corrected some nutritional deficiencies I was having, my energy increased and brain fogginess decreased. Might be worth looking into some physical as well as mental health causes.

The original post makes me wonder about more than hand hygiene - if someone has to make two visits to 68 residents in 8 hrs, that's an average of 3.5minutes per visit - what does one reasonably...

("it" being foam/alcohol) I'd be interested in a link to studies to support this idea that alcohol is statistically easier on the hands. When I went to my employee health center for red, dry...

Unfortunately I don't know the answer to your question, but in thinking about my own negative experiences with the bureaucracies of UofP, I would encourage you to get something in writing, directly...

Seems like pt care and safety would improve if the resources put into committees were instead put into an extra nurse each shift. Most of the RNs I know and work with would love to be able to be able...

Bacteria grow easily on plastics (e.g., there are studies of bacteria in offices, and the plastic keyboards are loaded with microbes). There are however microbe-resistant plastics, and there's a...

Did anyone mention the privacy curtains yet? Not sure how often those get cleaned, and I frequently see those being handled after patient contact, before hand washing.

As an introverted nurse who's career counselor told her not to go into such a public career as nursing, I can relate to many of the comments here. One thing I tell myself when sometimes wishing I...

Makes as much sense as the current situation: some health insurance bureaucrat making my health care decisions.

This diagram seems like a good draft, but I'm supsicious of anything that uses wikipedia as a reference. Also, I dislike the use of a christian symbol for hospice nurse, since we're nurses for all...

We have 6 patients days and nights, but I think it should be 4-5 max on days and 5-6max on nights. For us, there are things day shift has to deal with that night shift does not typically deal with:...

I had a patient get in my face and yell at me about the fact that his room did not have an in-room shower (the shower for his room was down the hall about 20ft). He stated that staff in the ED...

"Face to face, over the phone, or SBARR... our reports will always be seen as inadequate, our care will always be seen as not enough by the floor nurses. " I disagree. On our medicine floor,...

When I signed on for my current genl med unit in NC, I was told the day shift ratio is generally 5:1 and occasionally goes to 6:1. However, I've discovered that 6:1 is the more common ratio during...