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  1. Help me choose a shift please! Time sensitive..

    brownbook replied to starmickey03's topic in General Nursing

    I'm having a little difficulty figuring out your hours. I can't believe any hospital is doing rotating shifts if that's one of the options. That's been proven to be the worst. I worked 64 hours a...

  2. New Grads with no patient care experience in the O.R

    brownbook replied to Joanni61's topic in Operating Room

    I think just in generic terms a nurse with some experience with generic unexpected problems whether med/surg or OR, etc., may do better at simply not panicking and problem

  3. New Grads with no patient care experience in the O.R

    brownbook replied to Joanni61's topic in Operating Room

    It would be hard to disagree that when issues with unexpected problems arise in an OR you'd want a nurse who has some experience. Of course that is true in any area of the hospital. A serious issue...

  4. New Grads with no patient care experience in the O.R

    brownbook replied to Joanni61's topic in Operating Room

    All, a total of 2, surgery centers I've worked in pre-op nurses start the IV. The few times I've gotten IV sedation a nurse started my IV. I've heard rumors of facilities where anesthesia starts the...

  5. Prediabetes Now Common Among Teens and Young Adults

    brownbook replied to J.Adderton's topic in Nursing News

    Megarline, I really appreciate your question. It is good to question studies and statistics. This is how research and knowledge advances. I am not very good with computers, how to insert other...

  6. New Grads with no patient care experience in the O.R

    brownbook replied to Joanni61's topic in Operating Room

    I'm not an OR nurse. I worked many years pre-op and PACU, I occasionally did moderate sedation in the OR, and I guess you could call it circulating in GI. I did start out in med/surg and generally...

  7. Gloves at all times?

    brownbook replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    Are health care workers wearing gloves for routine patient care, such as med passes, blood pressure, etc. tying to protect patients from getting the health care worker's cooties? Or to protect the...

  8. How does part time work>

    brownbook replied to guest1137785's topic in General Nursing

    We can give you good logical assumptions but every hospital is different. I assume at your hospital you are guaranteed to work 72 hours a pay period. If you are cancelled, called off, etc., due to low...

  9. Prediabetes Now Common Among Teens and Young Adults

    brownbook replied to J.Adderton's topic in Nursing News

    Yes, there's too much processed food consumption and not enough plain old walking to school and being physically active at recess. It's been known since 2015 from studies of mice that soybean oil...

  10. CNA's always on their cell phones

    brownbook replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    This is wrong, but really hard to fix. Are there some CNA's or other staff that witness this? If so you could approach whomever is your supervisor as a group. Simply state the facts of what you...

  11. I regret going into nursing-what should i do?

    brownbook replied to iconicqueen's topic in General Nursing

    You have already achieved more, just getting your BSN at 22, than I was capable of at that age. I didn't go into nursing till almost 30 and even then I had to go to therapy during nursing school I...

  12. so lost

    brownbook replied to Idkwhattoput's topic in General Nursing

    The first several months as a new grad on any unit are high stress. You were extremely unhappy in any of the units as a CNA. You leave yourself with very few options. The best I can think of is...

  13. TikTok Nurses Drama

    brownbook replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

    I couldn't agree more. I feel guilty about visiting All nurses to much. I should make more productive use of my time. I don't feel so bad when reading about crazier time wasting sites people

  14. Want to eventually become a Plastic Surgery RN

    brownbook replied to lmill0321's topic in Nursing Career

    Please keep your eyes, mind, heart, open to all areas of nursing as you go through nursing school and clinicals. I had several biases as a nursing student that I sooner or later realized I actually...

  15. Witchcraft Resurgence

    brownbook replied to HelpfulNatureHopeful's topic in General Nursing

    The ONLY good vampire story was the original book by Bram Stoker. All the others are pale

  16. Witchcraft Resurgence

    brownbook replied to HelpfulNatureHopeful's topic in General Nursing

    I can't understand half of what everyone is talking about. I can't even tell the good witches from the bad

  17. PACU call/ holiday requirements question

    brownbook replied to dma13's topic in PACU

    I worked PACU for a smaller acute care hospital. I seldom took call because I worked with CRAZY nurses who loved the big bucks being on call added to their pay check. They would be annoyed with me...

  18. Witchcraft Resurgence

    brownbook replied to HelpfulNatureHopeful's topic in General Nursing

    WOW, where do you live? I was unable to get Tamiflu several months ago my doctor said my overall health was good and my symptoms were mild....AND there was a shortage of Tamiflu. I'd love to know...

  19. Witchcraft Resurgence

    brownbook replied to HelpfulNatureHopeful's topic in General Nursing

    When, or if, ITEOTWAWKI, happens I'll be happy to chew or rub garlic, or whatever you're supposed to do with it, and chew on willow bark. Until then I'll get my vaccinations and

  20. Witchcraft Resurgence

    brownbook replied to HelpfulNatureHopeful's topic in General Nursing

    Good question. First worlders take for granted good health, a long life and great medical care. When something goes wrong with our, or a loved ones, health we are shocked.....if doctors can't cure or...

  21. Witchcraft Resurgence

    brownbook replied to HelpfulNatureHopeful's topic in General Nursing

    Anti-vaccers, essential oils, weight loss powders. All of these you can find for yourself. Just put them in a Google

  22. Single Dad Can't Handle Blood and Bodily Fluids Wants to be a Nurse

    brownbook replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    I don't pretend to know all the pros and cons of ultrasound tech versus X-Ray tech versus MRI tech versus RN. However there is still the possibility that these tech positions will involve patients...

  23. Subcutabeous IV for End-of-Life

    brownbook replied to Pluckerofstars's topic in General Nursing

    When I was in nursing school in 1981 my elderly med/surg teacher mentioned SQ infusions being used in long term care units when she worked in hospitals. I don't know that this is still being done...

  24. "Athletic" fit but professional scrubs?

    brownbook replied to SR8811's topic in General Nursing

    You need to ask the ER supervisor of they require a special

  25. Holding HS Meds

    brownbook replied to Newgurl17's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I was the same as you. Maybe I was worse! I thought I was supped to know everything after graduating from nursing school,....every medication, it's side effects, dose, etc.......how to operate a...