Wow--CCU for IVP on these meds...and to think I felt like my unit was a "less acuity" floor--we are called Advanced Progressive Care, but since we document like med/surg (ie q shift assessment is our...
Just went thru 2 nights with a pt in for potential impending DTs, altho absolutely no agitation, long story short we were giving IVP labetolol and enelapril along with his morphine, librium, and...
First, thank goodness our cutoff is one hour before end of shift. All the RN leaving has to do is vitals and a once-over safety check for siderails, iv patent etc. Hope to God the ER doesn't send...
I've worked patient care in two different hospitals, and my son was a transporter for two years at one of those facilities. It's gotten ridiculous how hospitals try to portray themselves as gorgeous...
50isthenew30 replied to momma&nurse2B's topic in General Nursing
I worked 30 hours a week in a non-patient care area (path/lab revenue cycle), plus 8 hrs a week as an NA/tech at another hospital (single mom of college kids with a mortgage to support too). Pulled a...
50isthenew30 replied to Jamie2887's topic in General Nursing
Egads!!!!!!!!!!! I just got my license, after working full-time during nursing school, yet I now realize how little I know, I'm almost embarassed to wear the same badge as people who really know...
Hey Y'all, I just graduated from HFCC in May, just got my RN, now the real work is beginning! Anyway, Anna Brown is not just the office secretary, she is the QUEEN, and if you're wise you'll treat...