nursebewell

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1. Daily??? Newer nurses need "stand up" help!

   nursebewell replied to onconurseRT's topic in General Nursing

   You are doing what you are supposed to do and going past the call of duty,this nurse you are speaking of is just lazy, DO NOT take her crap. There is only so much you can do when a pt comes up that late in your shift. Tell her you did what you coul...

2. Womens interest in male nurses

   nursebewell replied to johny1's topic in Men

   I am a female nurse but I am also very good friends with a male nurse. Traditionally, male nurses in the past had a tendency to be gay, it was more of a female occupation, but that has since changed, but not everyone knows or understands this. Beca...

3. pt report to ICU?

   nursebewell replied to scrmblr's topic in Emergency

   I tend to give the same report whether it is to ICU or to the floor: pts major complaint name, age , dx, admitting md past medical hx, past surgical hx what was done in ER: labs with pertinent results, iv site, meds (including pain meds with pts resp...

4. Psych Nurse ="not a REAL nurse"?

   nursebewell replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

   Of course psych nurses are real nurses, they just don't deal with all of the ivs and other technical things. Although this is true I think that psych nurses still should be able to recognize medical issues with patients. Assessment is big in all as...

5. Daily??? Newer nurses need "stand up" help!

   nursebewell replied to onconurseRT's topic in General Nursing

   I think that the first thing you should do is contact your Nurse Manager. Dooking it out with the nurses on both shifts would not be beneficial. You need to know if there is a specific policy related to this. You ( and your friends) are new nurses an...

6. Most easy job in Nursing?

   nursebewell replied to moliuchick's topic in General Nursing

   I agree with the physician's office idea. I've worked on the floor, in the ER, agency, and an Urgent Care facility. The urgenct care center was part of a private group of md's offices. I worked full time days, no weekends, no holidays, it was an u...