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1. Making mistakes at work

   leaflet replied to ChocoholicRN's topic in General Nursing

   I can totally relate! However I also believe that hospital staffing policies and acuity issues also contribute to the problem. Days when I am pulled in too many directions I make more mistakes. I am just trying to keep float and I know that I am n...

2. Vent/Trach nurses: If a trach becomes dislodged, what do you do?

   leaflet replied to Dunno?'s topic in General Nursing

   Ok silly question in re: to this discussion. Say the trach comes out, you grab the obturator, are you reinsrting the one that just came out or a new sterile one? Then if that size doesn't work you grab the smaller size and attempt to reinsert that ...

3. I think I really screwed up choosing nursing

   leaflet replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing

   is there another area of nursing you could do that you would like better? out of the hospital, and maybe out of bedside nursing? Just a thought

4. WHO MAKES MORE: NPs or RNs

   leaflet replied to gkbroaro's topic in General Nursing

   HA! starting pay where I live for RN is 40,000! Where do you live?

5. How many of you work 3 days /12 hrs shifts?

   leaflet replied to AspiringNurse7's topic in General Nursing

   I may be one of the few, but I would prefer a different schedule. I love my days off, but usually I end up having all my days off by myself with my husband and I on opposite schedules. I also don't prefer that my schedule is always changing. We ha...

6. meds--are we supposed to know EVERYTHING??

   leaflet replied to MIA-RN1's topic in General Nursing

   I've always learned NTE 4 g of acetominaphen in 24 hours, no matter what med it is mixed with

7. FNP roles

   leaflet posted a topic in NP

   I am interested in hearing from some FNP's and the various roles and settings in which they work. I am considering getting and FNP, but am more interested in a specialty clinic (i.e. cardiology) or possibly a role in acute care. I am not certain wh...

8. Fitness progarms

   leaflet replied to Guest717236's topic in Stress 101

   I think that is a great idea! I would love it. I probably would like to use it on my days off though, after work I am usually a bit toasted, but I would be interested to see if working out after work would actually be better for me than a hot bath ...

9. How do I interview a nurse manager?

   leaflet replied to leaflet's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you for feedback. I have actually been offered a full time position on the day shift and "tentatively" accepted it, pending a meeting with the new nurse manager in July. I will work on a back up job in case I decide that this ICU is not the p...

10. How do I interview a nurse manager?

    leaflet posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am looking for some advice related to interviewing unit managers. I am getting ready to graduate in August and have been offerred a position that I have really been wanting, but this unit has had some management challenges over the past few months...

11. Unrealistic goal to get job as new grad in ICU?

    leaflet replied to AKav8trix's topic in Career Support

    Only you can make the decision, but it sounds like you have had a lot of experience and that you know what you want to do. I am in the middle of ICU clinicals and I ask every nurse if they started there, what they like about ICU and such. I actually...

12. I am a cursed idiot

    leaflet replied to epiphany's topic in General Nursing

    I just agree that you cannot find your meaning in nursing and if you are doing it for satisfaction in yourself you will probably come up short. We are human and will fail. I went into nursing because I love medicine and I love to help people, but n...

13. Anyone Else Out There Marked Absent For Missing A Meeting?

    leaflet replied to GLORIAmunchkin72's topic in General Nursing

    Last year our hospital scheduled a MANDATORY meeting for all employees. Our nurse manager split us up and assigned us to go to specific meeting times and I was told 1 week or less in advance that I had to be there on my day off. So, luckily it didn...

14. FNP and ACNP?

    leaflet replied to CardioTrans's topic in Post Graduate

    I can't tell you for certain, but I do know that University of Colorado at Pueblo has a NP program that combines FNP and ACNP, so I would guess it must be somewhat useful. You might find some information on their website. Also question for you. Wh...

15. FNP and ACNP??? Need help...

    leaflet posted a topic in NP

    I am looking for some information about the ways to go about specializing as a nurse practitioner. I really want to do the Acute Care NP program, but I work for a hospital that is involved with a school and IF I go to that school I can basically go ...