hello! I'm an agency nurse trying to decide whether to stay on my previous ortho unit or switch to a tele unit for my next contract. I have 1.5 years of experience as a medsurg/tele RN.
one of my...
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I have, but it's done so often that I don't address it with every single patient/provider. At times when I have brought it up (or told providers that a pt refused heparin but that they're ambulatory,...
Does anyone else feel like doctors overprescribe heparin? I understand for pts who are bedbound or post surgical, but for ambulatory patients who get up and go to the bathroom, who are there for...
I'm an RN with almost 1 year of experience, leaving my current hospital and looking for a new job. I applied for jobs at Hospital A (where I REALLY want to work), and Hospital B (my second choice)....
I'm a new grad and am wondering how you all assess the subjective symptoms in CIWA - do you take the patient's answers at face value? I work on a med-surg floor and during orientation, one of my...
I just want to double check about this - when I was on orientation, my preceptor told me not to administer IV toradol at the same time as another IV narcotic (I think dilaudid or morphine) because it...
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thank you so much, everyone. this thread was sooo validating! We just hired a bunch of agency/travel nurses and now the patient ratio is more reasonable (like around 4 patients) and it's been way more...
I'm a new grad in my first RN job, I had a two month orientation and now I've been on my own for two months. I still always stay at least 30-45 mins late almost every day to finish charting, and once...
I'm a new grad and just got a job offer for a night shift position, and I was interested to know how long the waitlist is for day shift (in case night shift really doesn't work for my body - I've...
So, I just got a job offer! Job #1 Pros: -I liked the manager -it's a medsurg unit where they also manage vents (I want to build a foundation to go into critical care eventually) -He said the charge...
Hi, I'm a fresh new graduate living in Chicago, still waiting for my ATT for my NCLEX, so probably won't be licensed til sometime in July. Seeking some career/job advice. I was working as a VALOR...