NurseCalamity

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  1. What do you think is toughest shift

    As a CNA: 7-3.... lots of lifting and two meals to serve. As an LPN: 7-3 lots of labs, doctor calls, orders to put through... etc and it's the shift state comes in on! Haha.
  2. Today, I am thankful for......

    Thankful to be a nurse! It is truly a privilege. Also, for the new job offered I accepted!
  3. I got reported to HR

    The way you went about it can sound offensive to someone with a different culture background, that's all.
  4. LTC Nurses please respond

    1. 128 bed, but not filled to capacity 2. 1:25, 2 nurses per a floor which can hold 40 something residents. 3. 1:12. They're so busy I feel so bad. 4. Nope, can't provide quality care or even spend 5 minutes with a resident. 5. Nope, we still do the...
  5. Becoming a nurse with a criminal record

    Anything on your record when you are under 18 does not make it onto your adult record unless you were charged as an adult. I don't think you have anything to worry about.
  6. Head to Toe Assessment

    You start... head to toe lol. Then I chart in that fashion. Start with cognition. Your assessment should start as soon as you walk in the room. Hi, so and so I'm ____ I'll be your student nurse for today. Can I have your name? Go on to find out if th...
  7. First Nursing Job....

    Okay.... so, I've been at my first nursing job for about 2 months..... and I know they say you should stay for a year, but I cannot stay here for a year. I've been very depressed from this job. I feel sorry for the patients (they don't get the best c...
  8. Looking for Online Chemistry with Lab for Prereqs

    There is an online chemistry course on Nursingabc.com. Whatever school you are attending you have to make sure they will take this credit. A nursing instructor from the school I attend for pre-nursing told me about it and my school takes it. The cour...
  9. Things you'll never forget from your nursing instructors?

    That's great advice. I'm a new nurse and we have psych patients at my current job. The one guy really frightens me, as he told me one day "I'll f*** you up." I always make sure I don't go anywhere near him whenever he seems agitated and he's rarely i...
  10. I was just thinking back to nursing school and I honestly had a hilarious instructor. She wasn't all tough, like beat you to the ground, she integrated humor into a lot of discussions which made her lectures very interesting. She considered herself "...
  11. Calculation

    Would you perhaps use the calculation Volume (in mLs)×gtt (drop factor) __________________________________ Time (in minutes)
  12. Wound Vac!

    Everyone is telling me different things and I just want to know the clear cut way it is done by the book. I've seen it done both ways. I thought the op over the wouND would defeat the purpose of the filtering of that wound... I don't know I'm just co...
  13. "My Tech" or "My Aide"

    I always address my aides by their name.
  14. That one nurse...

    Yeah, this doesn't fly where I work. Whenever you are a professional, you should be able to accommodate yourself to work with anyone, like them or not. I just try to like everyone so I don't have this kind of problem where I don't want someone to be ...
  15. Wound Vac!

    So basically you can use the opsite under the foam if you choose to?