Can anyone give me any sites or info on whether or not you can give vanco in a peripheral iv. A co worker and I were discussing it but I can not find any evidence based info. thanks
I get that every where I work. I am a travel nurse and I also work per diem when on assignements. I have reallly learned to go with the flow. If I am doing something the patient reports to me no...
newrn05 replied to OnePostAndDone's topic in General Nursing
Hi I wanted to address your post. I graduated 5 years ago with a BSN. Prior to starting that program I had most of my GE requirements completed. At the time, I had a child at the age of 9 with...
I have to take a pass of fail ekg test. I ahve been told it is very hard. I have to id the strip and incite every intervention for every strip. I have sites for strip reading but I am looking for...
I can totally understand. I have been a nurse for 5 years. I work med/surg, tele, stepdown. I have seen a lot of the same issues and drama's. Had one the other night. I kept saying to my self why...
Hello everyone. I travel with my S/O and we have a mini van. We also have a small dog. We have to take out housewares with us and clothing. Any tips on kitchen gadgets and other things to help...
newrn05 replied to travel nurse2009's topic in Travel
Get an account on Delphiforums.com They have a travel nurse forum and one for recruiters to talk to and post to travel nurses. I have seen a lot of postings for OR. Good
Hello Everyone. I am having diffculity making a decision. I could possibly go home to MI and not have a contract right away and work per diem places. my agency gets Mi contracts all the time but...
Hello all. I am being submitted for a position in AZ. I was reading some old posts from JAN of this year. It talked about no work and being cancelled a lot. Any AZ people out there. how are...
Hello everyone. I have posted in the past about my "tone" of voice being taken wrong. It is continuing to happen with certain types of patients. The manager and I think that part of the issue is...
Help!! I keep getting called into the office because of "tone of voice". God I hate that phrase. I can say something totally innocent and a patient will say my tone was rude or something. I don't...
I will be working with a nurse extern starting next week for the whole summer. Advice please. I love to teach hands on but I have never had someone all to
I have to agree. I hate the customer service aspect we are now having to do. I am sorry I am a nurse to take care of you and your health problems not KISS YOUR ASS. I think we need to make it a...
I have worked many different places and I think one important factor can affect the success of a med/surg floor. TEAMWORK The place I am at now has fairly good ratios but our acuity is fairly high....
I am an agency who works for one of the largest hospital systems in my state. I have a two day a wwek contract with them. it is almost up however i am torn on what to do. the last few weeks the...
I have found that the facilities where I work you have to pull teeth to get a PICC even after trying to rationalize with them that the patient will require a harsh med over a long period of
I have been a nurse for almost four years. The unit I currently work on is a busy med/surg/tele floor. I have been called into the office 4 times now for my "attitude" I have been the first person...
I have been a med/surg/tele nurse for over three years. I have worked on cardiac floors as well. I am very interested in ICU. I like the idea of being at the bedside more. Knowing that everything...
Oh please don't get me wrong....I know that ICU is a very busy place. I do not think for a minute that there is less work and time to pamper. What I mean by everything being done is I know that the...
I absolutly hate drug seekers. I recently had a patient who refused to go home after having an ovary removed via a lap surgery. OMG that don't hurt that much. She was received dilaudid, phenergan...