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Thank you for the reply. I'll look it over. I expect to stand by my practice of diluting just prior to administering in order to avoid "losing" the Med in the tubing and especially the connectors, but I am open to learning something new if-IF-they ...

Not SAFE? That's weird. What was their rationale for that statement?

It truly varies from place to place. On Med Surg, the shifts can have DIFFERENT factors that can make the shift hectic. It also depends on whether you like to have lots of people around you or if you'd rather do your own thing. Having lots of peop...

As someone who has worked for over fourty years in nursing and is also a teacher (gradeschool, MS, HS, adults,) I cannot say that there is any sort of simple answer to your question. So, here's the simplest good response I can come up with: Get th...

. Okay, so you have not seen this. That is somewhat useful information. I actually HAVE seen it numerous times, but it's good to know that it is not as common as I feared.

The two hospitals I have worked for most recently use IV pumps (I don't remember what brand) that do NOT have pressure sensors that trigger an alarm to indicate that the infusion is infiltrating. I have seen infiltrations the likes of which I hadn't...

You've misunderstood my question. What I am saying is that the newer pumps are allowing HUGE infiltrations that the older pumps did not allow. I am wondering why TPTB are allowing this situation.

I'm obviously not explaining my concern well. What I am finding is that the newer pumps I've come across the past several years DO NOT ALARM when there is increased pressure due to an extravasation. They just keep quietly pumping away. I hadn't se...

No, of course the pump can't know what is causing the increased resistance, and I don't think I implied that. What I am getting at is that there are pumps that detect increased resistance and that they alarm and stop when they meet the trigger. I h...

What Rebekulous said, above. ^

While some places do hire new grads for ICU, that doesn't mean it's a good idea. Spend a couple years on medsurg gaining knowledge and skills, and the find an internship in ICU, if you want to.

Also, I always advocate for new grads to start on Med-Surg for at LEAST a couple of years. Nothing beats that experience. Nothing. And you will take those skills you honed and that knowledge you gained with you.

Cardiac Tele is for pts who are admitted with more purely cardiac problems, and Medical Tele is pts with medical problems who also need cardiac monitoring.

Beware of ICU-it's all about drama.

Upon re-reading the OP, I find it impossible The any nurse could have been working for 12 years pouring meds and not know how to measure a liquid with a syringe. I call BS.

This whole thread smacks of fishing. \: or trolling. Or something.

(Edited to correct a somewhat funny typo/Autoincorrect.)

Food for thought, huh?

I have, over the years, asked for and received support from colleagues when I have had difficulty managing my feelings about certain unsavory patients. There is everything right about that. I have a few times switched assignments with another nurse...

Well, if you feel like doing it, then you'd probably do best with the ANCC "board." Progressive Care is (theoretically at least) different from Med Surg, and unless you have recent/current work in Progressive Care, AACN might not let you take the co...

Personally, I've never seen any value at all in certification. It's expensive, and there's no way to recoup the cost. We should all, certainly, keep learning, but certification seems to benefit ONLY the certifying organizations. They make a TON of...

There definitely are differences between the ADN, the ASn, and the AASn.

But do those programs actually teach basic nursing? I know for a fact that some "higher level entry programs" for teachers do NOT prepare people to be teachers, even though they claim to. That can certainly be true in nursing as well. Just because...

Don't try to take shortcuts with human lives. Get the training you need to do the work you want to do.

. Actually, it IS our job to supersize techs. It's the law.