I also wanted to start travel nursing right out of school. On top of that I also became frustrated I could not find a job near me until about 3 months after graduating (instead of applying for jobs I took time off to focus on NCLEX and lost casual jo...
wildrosesRN replied to NurseTman's topic in Med-Surg
I occasionally listen to nursing podcasts while I am doing household tasks. I really enjoy NRSNG podcasts. They have a podcast posted on May 9, 2019 titled, "Just 5 Minutes for an Accurate Head to Toe Nursing Assessment". I found this podcast very ea...
wildrosesRN replied to ezckimo's topic in Med-Surg
Reverse trendelenburg is your friend when it comes to boosting patients. Sometimes the patient is completely able to boost themselves when working with gravity. Protecting your back and shoulders is key, plus it saves you time from finding another nu...
wildrosesRN replied to NurseinBoots's topic in Med-Surg
First of all congratulations on all your hard work! I love my nurse fanny pack. In my pack I keep various pens (depending on your facility they may have preferred colours), pencils, yellow highlighters, scissors and a couple rolls of tape. Nothing is...
wildrosesRN replied to jastudent's topic in Med-Surg
The unit I did my peds rotation on had one scale for 8 newborns/peds under 3 years old. They kept a clean stash of the various diapers on a shelf underneath the scale so we could weigh the dirty one first, sanitize the scale, then weigh the clean cor...