cwilliams032

Med surg was my first job. I worked for 2 years, and really enjoyed it. I thought I would better enjoy the ICU, and have been working ICU the last 4 years in various roles. I find that i get really bad anxiety about work, the nurses are so competiti...

I started a new, hourly, 9-5 job in insurance, and am still orienting. The nurses I work with socialise wayyyy too much, leaving lots of work to be done after hours. I get being friendly with your coworkers, but I'm talking multiple 30 min pointless ...

I wasn't trying to bad mouth anyone. They're all sweet girls. In fairness, their problem is that they're too nice to each other, and it causes time management issues. I just won't ever be the type comfortable with working off the clock. I actually ha...

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Is it necessary to run vassopressers separately from other gtts? If everything is compatible, would you still hold meds in order to get another line even though most of the gtts can go into a manifold together?

while the things you listed will vary slightly by facility, as a traveler, one would have a general idea of the process and can fill out the appropriate forms. The OP has never actually given blood. That is quite different from procedural differences...

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Not knowing how to give blood is kind of a big deal. I can understand the charge nurses frustration in having to teach a traveler such a basic skill

I had a really confused pt today with high blood sugars. He wasn't violent, but was incredibly aggressive, and I was worried he would become combative. To what point do you force these pts to take meds (iv, subq)? I had a resident insist that there's...

I've been on allnurses for years now. I have shared many stories in hopes of getting everyone's advice and opinions. HOWEVER, I shared a story a while back, and someone sent me a message asking if I was _______. I assume they read my public activity,...

I've realized that I have to retake a course. Did both grades (W and passing grade) apply towards your GPA when you were applying? Or only the passing grade?

I agree now. I never shared pt information or anything like that. Usually issues with coworkers or questions about best case scenarios.