May the odds be ever in your favor...
...as we head into one of the hardest weeks of the year... The last few days before Winter Break. When Junior High kids turn into 5 year olds... When 3rd graders are dealing with their...
41 yr. old business executive going to Nursing School
I'm a 41 year old single mom (joint custody) who will be an empty nester in 4 years. I'm not sure if I'm going through a midlife crisis but lately my corporate insurance job no longer lights my fire...
Unsafe staffing with 4:1 ICU ratios 8:1 on floor.
I really need advice on how to advocate for change. I work in the SICU of a 350ish bed hospital that does cardiac surgery. We got a new CNO two years ago during a nursing shortage. She gave us a...
VA nurse job with Other Than Honorable Discharge
I got an OTH discharge from the Navy after 4.5 years for possession of steroids and attempting to obstruct justice. 60 days in the brig was also part of the deal. That ended in September 2016. I've...
I can't take much more
Yesterday morning started out with : febrile, obviously ill kindy kid right off the bus. The day went downhill from there. I had a few more fevers, diarrhea, puking, and one of the worst lice...
What's the biggest challenge being a school nurse?
Hi fellow school nurses! I was wondering what's the biggest challenge for you while working in a school environment? I'm currently working in a elementary school as an LVN and I love it. Im...
"Observing" my peers
My supervisor asked me in private about my observations of the dynamics between two of my peers. Each one feels they are given unfairly difficult assignments and the other is not pulling their...
Some Psych Providers are incompetent
The 60 y/o male patient was referred with very little history to Assisted Living. By the time I saw him, he had been there for 2 weeks and was described by staff as adjusting well. Asymptomatic. ...
legal nursing orders in the USA
Hi, I'm not a nurse in the USA, but we are looking at medical orders used in the USA. We saw the following orders: LEGAL STATUS 12 HOUR INTENT TO LEAVE LEGAL STATUS 72 HOUR INTENT TO LEAVE SUB...
Extreme nurse burn out need help please
I need help. I have been burnt out for a long time for various reasons. I have come to my end of burn out and I am severely depressed. There's a lot of background to why I feel like this but this is...
How do you take blood pressures for 90 people?
I have to do that along with blood sugars, flow sheets, feedings, and colostomies in 7 hours. Any advice? I have another nurse to help me but he/she usually does the blood sugars which is like 14...
Would you take the exam or push it back with this prediction test scores?
Hi I am driving myself tears with something so silly. I took my last uworld predictor test - borderling with 37th percentile. then took the free rn nclex mastery simulation nclex - 62% I...
Emergency in nursing home.
I read allnurses article and advise almost every day. I am not a new grad but recently changed from home health to skilled and rehab center. I am scare because of pt ratio;I have minimum 27 pts. I...
Independent Diabetics?
Long post... Looking for some insight about what you all do/don't do for your independent diabetics. I work in a highschool where, in the past, I usually had several years of lunchtime and prn...
RN to BSN process vs BSN
Hi all, (Backstory) I am currently a sophomore at my university. My school has a 2 year nursing program, I have a 3.5 GPA and I am currently passing my classes.. I am use to making A's and these...
Learning Types and Strategies for Success.
Nursing students often realize past study habits are not as effective in nursing school. Understanding your preferred learning style will help identify what class and study strategies will best...
What is a Skilled Nursing facility?
I am looking for a nursing home for a 90 year old relative, who requires complex or skilled medical supervision. So far, all the facilities I've researched are semi- independent living long term...
Taking travel job, hoping for perm offer. Too risky?
I'm moving from the west coast to either Hartford or New Haven, CT. I work in a psych hospital and management begs every travel nurse to come onboard as staff after their contract. I'm considering...
Felony charges
Found out today of level 6 felon charge. Do i need to notify BON. I am in IRPR..since October. These charges are from diversion stemming from sept. I self reported to IPRP and got started in program....
