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We have two teams in main OR and one team in Trauma (we're a Level 1 trauma center). One of our main OR teams acts as trauma backup should multiple level 1's come in. We also have first and second call for general surgery should all teams be tied up,...

My daughter, a 25 yr type I diabetic who is in CHF, recently had her Pacemaker/ICD moved to a new location. She has since developed an infection in the site and now has a PICC. She has been discharged to home after 4 days in the hospital and will be ...

Another pet peeve of mine... I've stocked my room and grabbed all of the supplies I need for my entire line-up... then one of my cases finishes late, delaying all the TF's. To "help me out," the charge decides to open my next case in another room. ...

I signed a two year contract which stipulated a $4000 payback clause should I leave prior to contract end. However, the contract was at the hospital level, not the departmental level, meaning I am comitted to working for the hospital for two years, ...

How about the charge nurse who forgets to assign lunch relief for you and your tech?? This happens all too often ....

I realize this answer comes to you 1 year after you posted it, but I was hired after completing the perioperative practicum (it took over 6 months to get hired, tho). The job consists of a 40 hour work week rather than 3 twelve hour shifts (I miss t...

I had to chuckle at your comment.... thanks :) I'm a "new grad" (graduated last May and worked as a gyn-onc floor nurse for 8 months) who was just recently hired in the OR. I'm 48 years old. Am I too old? Of course not! Am I as physically fit as...

Hi, I'm a nursing student in my last year of school who was just hired as a "nurse apprentice" (NAP) on the oncology unit of one of our local hospitals. I'll be able to perform all skills that I've been taught in school under the supervision of an R...

I recently floated to the ER and witnessed such poor ethics in two nurses and paramedics I was astounded! The EMT team brought in an extremely morbidly obese woman in respiratory distress who was “caked” in feces. Their heads were wrapped in towels b...

I re-read this post months later and wanted to say thank you to everyone who responded! I am starting my first RN position tomorrow (I was previously a NAP) and I want to remember what being a professional is all about. While I may develop my own w...

If you could choose any medical institution in the world to work, where would you choose and why? (Your dream job... not necessarily realistic) My answer: I would love to work at a cutting-edge research facility, perhaps NIH or CDC, when a cure for ...

And if I couldn't work at NIH or CDC, my next wish would be to work as a travel nurse in Europe. That's something I may one day be able to accomplish!

I also notice nurses label many, many patients as drug seekers when I don't agree with their assessment. Why do so many nurses feel that if a person asks for pain meds, they are a drug seeker?

In answer to some of the questions... yes, my daughter would rather I take care of her than home health. And yes, home health will still be out to draw labs twice weekly. And finally, my daughter's husband will help her hang the last dose each day ...

The patient, a 23 yr old type-1 diabetic for more than 20 yrs, received an inadvertently high dose of insulin when the night shift nurse "primed" the insulin pump while the catheter was in place (he later said he was not familiar with a pump... no ki...

Sunrise is an HCA facility and is the largest hospital in the state of Nevada. Sunrise has Nevada's only children's hospital and only Gamma Knife. It is a certified stroke center, has a nationally recognized neurosciences institute, and was recentl...

Your "unsanitary" remark automatically assumes these people have just left work. Perhaps they are on the way to work! I, personally, head straight home and change immediately. After taking care of people with C-Diff, MRSA, and many other nosocomial...

I had A&P II and Microbiology in the same semester; got A's in both classes. Time consuming but not impossible to do. Good luck!

Thank goodness the majority of respondents feel as I do! I've met other nurses who have become somewhat calloused to their patient's situations, and I do NOT want to become part of that statistic. I have to wonder what caused this patient's circumst...

My daughter, now 25, has been diabetic since 22 months of age. She also seizes when her glucose levels drop below 30 or so. Thankfully, she has only seized four times. I highly advise you to obtain a prescription for Glucagon. Glucagon is a hormone ...

I am a 47 year old grandmother who, three years ago, made the decision to end a lucrative career in computer programming. At the time I re-entered college, I was making an annual salary of $72,450. My decision was obviously not a monetary decision (m...

Three years ago I made the decision to leave computer programming (iSeries/AS400) with 15 years experience and become a registered nurse, something I'd always wanted to do. I am in the last year of study and am working as a NAP (nurse apprentice) on ...

Sunrise Hospital is the largest hospital in the state of Nevada. It is an HCA facility and is home to the state's only dedicated children's hospital. Sunrise has a level II trauma center, but is a level I center in all respects but the academics (n...

Disregard.

I'm currently a NAP (nurse apprentice) on an oncology unit but I haven't decided yet where I'd like to specialize. My plan is to establish a good basic foundation in med/surg nursing (minimum of 1 yr) and then move on to advanced life support and c...