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Why I ask??? Today I went to ACLS for re-certification....prior to the test the instructor said, "The ACLS instructor course usually cost $450 but now they're offering the course for $200. The course is independent from the hospital." And first I t...

For 4 families. Something nice house/cabins....by water or something fun for all the kids to do. Thanks in advance!!

R.N.'s.??

I was treated very nicely as a CNA --that was 15 years ago. Now as a RN I've come along rude patients, Dr.'s, nurses, families, CNA's but there hasn't been enough rude people in my career that would make me quit nursing at this point. I had one mana...

I work at Troy, Beaumont. At the end of July they gave us our yearly raise plus RN's received a house wide raise b/c Beaumont was not at a pay level as local hospitals. Weekend shift differential is $2.00. Afternoon Shift differential is $2.00. ...

When we do an admission we have a list of questions we ask a patient...if they don't have any contradictions...there's about 6 possible contraditions and if the patient has no contradications we go ahead and give the vaccine. We don't need a doctors ...

I'm concerned about ETOH and safety. I work in the critical care unit. I get patients that have sitters on the floor. When they come to CCU for alcohol withdrawl b/c it cannot be controlled without ativan gtt or they're too out of control we'll on ...

We have no posey's in the hospital any longer. We do have wrist restraints for our vent patients. Does anyone's ICU been without posey's and sitters with severe ETOH patients? From what I understand we're aiming for a restraint free hospital. T...

I've been a nurse 10 years. Still I'm an introvert in large crowds. I'm more of a listener at that point than a conversationalist. If there's one or two people around I'm very vocal but any more I turn into a quiet, meek mouse. I did well in nursi...

Today I had a 46 y/o with probable pneumonia. The patients wife asked if it was Viral or Pneumonia. If you don't have a sputum sample--how can you tell if its pneumonia or Virus? He came in with temp 100. Productive clear cough with blood streaken...

We have mandatory meetings. My employer is very accomadating. My top priority to attend any class that will help the patient. I love learning. That includes unit meetings. I actually go out of my way to learn. Even though we have an accomadating ...

Hi!! I'm an ICU/telemtry RN. My grandma died with the aide of an hospice nurse. I totally adored the care she gave my grandma and assisted my parents through grandma's death. I deal with death often at work but it's different when it's direct fa...

How do you feel about the nursing shortage being relieved by "fast track" nursing programs? A program that only takes 12 months. Read this article: ---------------------- College grads take fast-track to nursing Shortage of registered nurses in Mich...

I think even though people pass NCLEX it's not a true sign how GOOD of a nurse they'll be. And I do not believe my degree is better then anyone elses. But I do believe I needed more hands on after graduating nursing school. Whether it be by the ho...

I agree with you--hands on is the best way to learn. In hind site I don't feel my BSN nursing prepared me enough for nursing. I graduated nursing 10 year's ago--I truly believed I needed more hands on clinicals. Or following a educated, knowledgebl...

I'm with you on that one!!! Last time I worked my alert and oriented patient insisted his urinal stay on his side table. Yikes when I first walked into his room I saw his breakfast next to it was his urinal. I explained why I wanted to move his uri...

to work for???

My girlfriend has been dx. with Lupus. They believe it's hepatic lupus. All her symptoms started with difficulty moving her hands. Her spleen is enlarged. She'll be getting a liver bx soon to verify it's hepatic. Any information will be great. Pr...

Sometimes people need to be told not to have more children. Sometimes I wonder if it's always being done. If health providers are telling people full risk of having children. I'd want to be told if I'm high risk. And what I'm in high risk for. I...

What's the long term prognosis? The Internet doesn't give you any numbers. Thanks for that reply Kolt19!!! That helped a lot!!!

Yesterday at work my telemtry patient and her family were talking about this "story" They said, "what is this world coming to with frivolous lawsuits" I found it interesting reading this post from nurses and what they thought.

I'm 10 years out of nursing school. I found clinicals as a learning experience. I find the crabbier the nurses corralates with the conditions. I found a hospital that moral is very good. (sure a couple nurses complain of the conditions--though m...

Wow interesting!!! Sounds like not too many like the ICU. That's where I"m at now--though I sometimes float to other telemtry floors.

I had numbness down one side of my body. It totally freaked me out. I was at the gym doing an elliptical machine when it happened. Than I came home and noticed I was not walking straight lines at times. I had a 6-7 years of SOB--being diagnosed a...

My son brought home a magazine fund raiser. It has "Nursing Made Incrediably Easy" Has anyone read that magazine? How is it? I'd like to learn something--hoping it's not too easy.