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I also have been looking into Sacred Heart University. I am from the Midwest and really do not know much about the school. Is it a reputable school, those that are attending how is the program going? What do you like or dislike?

I have a question about my patient assignment last night. I have been a RN for 9mths, doing float nursing the entire time. Last night I floated to a Rehab unit where it was myself and a LPN. We had a patient on a ventilator. In our hospital Ventilato...

I work in a small 5 bed ICU with fairly low acuity staffed with 2 nurses. Our hospitals newest staffing policy is that to avoid any overtime they send Med/Surg nurses back to the unit so they don't have to pay overtime. Unfortunately these nurses hav...

So I am a new ICU nurse about 3 mths now in a small 5 bed ICU. I was a float med/surg nurse in a larger hospital for about 1 1/2 yrs prior to moving to the ICU. Last night I feel like I just questioned my judgement alot. We had a pt. that was on a do...

Just wondering about orientations to ICU. We orientate for 2 mths and that is working with our preceptor in the unit. I thought my orientation went very well. I feel like I don't know enough and some form of critical care course would help out alot. ...

I had a patient the other night that I was discussing the case with the doctor trying to figure out what was going on with the patient and trying to treat him. We kept him stable throughout the night and as I was giving report the day nurse asked a q...

Obviously I know the basic of what DNR is, but I was wondering when a person that is a DNR should they be placed on telemetry?? Alot of people at my hospital seem to think that because they are DNR we should not have them on telemetry. Also if the pa...

Thank you so much for your responses. I believe the same thing. Just because they are DNR does not mean do not treat. I couldn't believe I had three different nurses tell me, after my pt was transfered to the unit for Cardizem drip that we shouldn't ...

I graduated nursing school approximately 1 yr. ago. I started out working 80hrs per pay period and did that for 8 mths. I was extremely stressed and always tired, I work nights and felt that I never had any free time. I now work 64 hrs. per pay perio...

I work at a hospital that is always short staff, suprise, suprise since most hospitals are. Anyways I work resource and am scheduled 64 hrs/2wks. I also have joined agency which is an extra scheduled shift every 2 wks for extra money. Yet staffing ca...

If I could do it all over I would never take a float position again as a new grad. Way too much information overload. Extremely stressful. I had approximately 3 mths. total orientation to the hospital and the 6 areas I float too. Sad part is the only...

I've never heard of this but its kind of a joke with me and my fiance. We have a cat named Kitty, a catfish named Kittyfish, and two other fish named Mikey fish and Christy fish after ourselves. The fish we did more as a joke too. Now all of our frie...

Hi, I was just wondering what typical staffing for other hospitals. We do team nursing at our hospital. I just feel that our staffing is inadequate. I am a float nurse so this is typically what we run on the floors. LPN's can do assessments and give ...

Hi, I applied for a job at a local women's health clinic approximately two weeks ago. I'm not assuming they would have called me yet, but I was wondering about how long should I wait until I do hear a response. I would like to be able to call and tal...

I'm really starting to have doubts if I made the wrong career choice. I have been a nurse for about 8 mths. now. I work a combintation of 7p-7a and 11-7. I work resource at a 300 bed hospital, so I cover a ortho/neuro floor, gen. surgical, med/oncolo...

Hi, I'm a new RN. I graduated approximately 8 mths. ago and have been working at a big hospital as a float nurse for the past 6mths. I am very very stressed out with my job and have alot of anxiety. There is another position at a different hospital i...

I was just wondering if this is a really a good idea. I am float RN that has been working at a hospital for 8mths. I graduated May 2005. I've always wanted to work in labor/delivery, postpartum. Unfortunately jobs in those areas are hard to come by w...

I'm a fairly new resource RN, I graduated in May 2005. I was working on a Medical/Oncology Floor last night 11-7 that was pretty busy. I had this patient who had knee surgery and left AMA a week ago, because he is a very noncompliant diabetic and the...

At our hospital we do team nursing and basically the only thing the person that is designated charge does is to assign which rooms get the admissions. Our House Supervisor did talk to this guy about his sleeping med he was so upset about becasue she ...

I agree it does get frustrating from time to time. Some pt's do need to realize we are a hospital not a hotel, but the way I see it, getting people what they need to be comfortable is a part of the job, whether it is pain pills or coffee. If I am rea...

I'm an RN-BSN. I went to a 4-yr University and it took me exactly 4 yrs, with a pretty heavy load. I now an a float RN at my hospital. I was only a CNA for a few months during school and I would highly recommend it, even if it is just for a little wh...

Hi, I'm a new RN. I graduated approximately 8 mths. ago and have been working at a large hospital as a float nurse for the past 6mths. I am very very stressed out with my job and have alot of anxiety. The stress has been affecting my relationship wit...

Thanks for the advice. Those were good things to think about. The reason I didn't go immediately into that specialty is that there was not a position available in that field in any of the three hospitals in my area. Leaving the area was not an option...