Sometimes I choose to wash my hands in the patient's actual room because they feel gross from hand sanitizer buildup; sometimes I quickly dispense the hand foam and rub it in while I'm walking in my...
I think both NY and CA would be such fun places to live. My boyfriend is actually from CA (Palm Springs) and still has family and friends there, and he's been casually talking about wanting to move...
At my old job, there was one room in particular that was odd. A couple of patients who had no history of hallucinations had seen someone standing behind the RN while that RN was assessing them. I...
At the time, you didn’t have a good clinical reason to access the patient’s port. It could be argued that it may have been wise to access it once you knew the patient would be admitted, but even...
CozyCatRN replied to nurseontheway's topic in General Nursing
I felt the same way. My body simply wouldn’t adjust, even after spending a year on nights. Switching to day shift was the only thing that made me feel like I wasn’t a
Just curious, is your program online with the addition of those campus visits (and of course clinical)? Did you feel pretty prepared by the campus visits? I ask because my program will be very similar...
CozyCatRN replied to tp1159's topic in Critical Care
Honestly, management and work-environment have a way bigger impact than anything else on my job satisfaction. If you’re not supported, it’s hard to thrive. ICU would be new and scary, but based...