NurseTami

I too wanted to do OB. many hospitals in my area do ccouplet care. Well, no one was hiring new grads to ob when I graduated in May, even though I was an LPN for 12 years, I only had long term care experience. So I took that full time possition on ...

Ours were: 93-100 A 86-92 B 80-85 C There were a number of people that failed with a 79.99. They were very strict with this and it was made very clear that it is written in stone. It has been that way at that college for decades. On the other ha...

Dresses??? Not in this lifetime- Don't tell anyone but my chubby thighs tend to rub together and it feels quite awful after more than 5 or so hours.

Just a humble opinion...... I have worked with two different groups of immigrants- brought here soley for the purpose of relieving a currrent shortage. The older group is Indian, the younger Filipino. Now, the group I worked with in the Nursing Home...

Thank you Nrs4kids- see, I too believe experience counts for something You said it more eloquently than I - I am an ADN and if a BSN is doing the same job as me, should they be paid more? At the school of nursing I attended, the LPN program was 3-4...

i feel that most places of employment do value education- most are willing to reimburse-aren't they? i am 35 therefore i have life experience that doesn't come from a text. i also practiced nursing as an lpn for 10 years, then recieved my adn. i ...

I didn't add that we get 1.00 more an hour to do Charge, and we rotate the responsibility on night shift. I usually get three a pay. Starting here is 19.60 an hour with increase to the next level of pay for every 5 years experience as an LPN, so I ...

I have always gotten compliments on my IMs from my patients, they say my injections are either less painful or that I have a light hand. Basically I hold my syringe like a dart and say one, two, three! and quickly jab. no science, sorry! Just 10 ye...

Every year we seem to have a shortage, and it always seems like the highest risk population never gets their shot. I have never had the vaccination but as a former Infection Control nurse at a larger ECF, have given many! I NEVER had a reaction bey...

Where I work an RN is an RN and no pay difference UNLESS a BSN is hired to a management position, which is more likey to happen than for the ADN nurse. IMHO, and speaking from experience, management jobs are over rated, and just not worth the trouble...

Last night I had to give .96 ml of solumedrol. I dreew it up intoo a tuberculin/1cc syringe, only to find the needles on our new ones do not disconnect! SO! I got a 3cc syringe, disconnected the needle and squirted the med up into the 3cc syrin...

DO I believe it??? Oh yes, when i worked as a CENA and then as an LPN, I saw it firsthand, many ignorant times. In the Hospital, where I have been since earning the R in front of my N, this hasn't happened that I have seen. If the nurse goes in to...

Q is definately a NO-NO!!!!! A funny aside- the other night when I was working I happened to remark that at least we didn't have a code white going on- that is a secrity code. Sure enough within ten minutes an old guy came up the back stairs screami...

Well, when I worked in the Nursing Home and a patient could or would not swallow whole meds that were enteric coated, i simply called pharmacy to ask, then Dr. to order a suitable substitute.I then took the opportunity to educate the nurse who had be...

The five worst words- Maybe it will go away...... Osteomyelitis is usually tx with IV antibiotics- sometimes on an outpatient basis, depends on the case. Usually requires PICC line- an IV that lasts longer than a peripheral line, it is inserted in th...

LPN : Yes, the horrid blue-pin striped pinafore- it buttoned on the side; over white uniform of our choice. RN: navy crub pants, white polo, navy warm up jacket, with the school patch on the sleeve. Lucky us, previous ADN students wore a blazer type...

Nurseseashell- do they tell all the patients goodbye on Friday-we will see ya Monday??? LOL Just joking- what is your job title? Curious. Tami

I would like to know if anyone out there is experiencing what I am. OR, if anyone can give advice. I have worked at my hospital for 4 months, the first 8 weeks as a New Grad as I waited for my boards and RN license. I used my LPN license in betwee...

I used to be an Infection Control nurse- that is true that some people never seroconvert to an immune status. No one knows why. You should have a titer q 10 years and booster if needed. The series can be repeated once, if no immunity established then...

Oh yeah, I forgot. They forgot to teach me that cleaning up bodily substances, bedpans and bed baths etc. were the aides job. I have never deferred these tasks to an aide if I were there and available. The aides remember this and tend to be very help...

Not to disagree or be disagreeable, I do believe that jpruitt should expect that some nursing experience will be necessary before being given a position as a discharge planner. And where do you suppose these discharge planners help discharge patient...

Yep, 7P-7A for me too!!!! I work three nights a week, hate being away from my wonderful husband at night, but he is self employed and so can spend the days I have off with me. The kids are all in school, so i drop off the size small at school eleme...

I work MNs (7p-7a) on a med surg floor. Ratio for my shift is 1:8-11 generally, sometimes we have an LPN to do meds and med sheets, sometimes we do not and the ratio has no bearing on whether we do or not and vice versa. Day shift runs with 5-7 Afte...

Aww man, I thought you were looking for the terms we use to describe our managers!!! Here' s mine anyway>>> The wicked ***** of 6 West !!!!!!! The other girls call her Attila the Hun

Wear gloves as the enviroment around the PT, esp the three feet perimeter surrounding, is likely to be heavily surface contaminated.