Grande_latte04

I think the first thing you would want to anticipate is the o2 stat with either an increase in NC 02 or non-rebreather. I would want a blood sugar as they are diabetic and labs with culture stat. With the low blood pressure and high heart rate I may ...

So I have been a nurse for a whole 8 months. I know this makes me a newbie to the field. Before I was a nurse, I was a researcher and professor. I got my PhD in biology and taught at various universities for 5 years before I ultimately decided I was ...

I mean I am not hurting for money at the moment. I have been working a ton of overtime in anticipation of not having a job for a few weeks while we move. My spouse (who is not a nurse) makes decent money. Where I am at currently: my current position ...

Unfortunately, no. We live in a very expensive area of the country currently, and we sold our home (closing in July). Temporary renting would be too expensive.

Im not a male nurse, but here in the Northeast male nurses are common (maybe 25% male to 75% female). We have one male nurse at my facility and he's a great guy to work with, patients love him, and I've never heard patients say they do not want him c...

I will out myself as a nurse. I can't help myself. I am also a really good patient. I try to be polite and grateful for the services provided to me. I always thank my nurses and doctors and LNAs... that is until I go under anesthesia. But knowing thi...

I work in a long term care facility. Before COVID we had over 150 patients spread across 3 units. It was a fun place to work. I worked on the rehab unit, and we were busy. We had constant admissions and discharges. Things were fast paced and I enjoye...

I think you definitely have a boundary issue here, but I would take first steps to have a conversation with the person. If a frank conversation does not set some healthy boundaries, then I would escalate.

This is interesting. I never really thought about this super critically. I looked it up and lithium inhibits the function of voltage gated sodium channels in adrenal chromaffin cells. If those channels can not become activated Na+ can not be released...

I work in LTC. I have fortunately never been written up. But coworker of mine have said people at my facility have been written up / fired for stating a patient smelled like seaworld

When I was reading this, I could only think... if some child had done this to my parent, I would have lost my nursing license because I would have killed them. This person has no business being a nurse (note: I also say this as someone who is a healt...

Hahahah well thanks for the encouragement... I'm definitely moving, so your comment, while I am thankful for your opinion, is not helpful.

Hi! thank you for your reply. This forum is really great (I'm new here). I have a BSN (I actually have a PhD in neuroscience as well- my previous career I was a college professor and researcher). I hope things will return to somewhat normal by the ti...

I would have reported it. But me, personally, I try my best to always err on side of caution.

CPS may open an investigation. These can be scary things for parents. I worked in pediatric mental health for over a year. Anytime we called CPS they could open up an investigation. Depending upon the state you live in, many states will open up inves...

I think reporting it was the right thing to do on your end. You are a mandatory reporter. What DCSF chooses to do with that information is beyond your scope of responsibility. In my opinion, parents should not be punished for their child accidentally...

So I am a brand new nurse. I got my license in December 2019 and began my first nursing job as an RN in a long term care facility in January 2020. I like my job, it was interesting in some respects and I felt fulfilled. I am moving across the country...