busyernurse BSN, RN

Hey BBQvegan -- My husband and I are both RNs and have worked in Monroe/West Monroe for years. I have always thought that Glenwood in West Monroe was the best hospital of choice. I worked there for 8 years and never had any trouble. Even getting ...

To all male nurses and student nurses-- I agree completely w/ all the previous comments by posters regarding male nurses. I have been a nurse for 16 years and my husband of 2 years is also an RN, and we also work together in our hospital. He is on...

Hey - see if this helps. Usually a CBC, to include wbcs, plts, hgb and hct. Also we do a chem panel, including but not limited to sodium, potassium, and creat and BUN, esp. if pt. has impaired renal function. These last two are important if the pt...

Reply to Lacie - I am a nurse, RNC, with 16 years of experience. I am also a recovering addict with 6 years of clean time. It sounds to me you got the shaft! My husband is also an RNC, he is one of my supervisors at the hospital where I work. An...

Message to alwayslearning : you sound just like I did about 5 or 6 years ago when I took a job in the ER in a small hospital about 30 miles from our home. It had 3 ER rooms and usually got clinic stuff, you know, "my knee has been hurting for 6 mon...

Comment to southern rn brat!! Congrats to you on your clean time! From one recovering addict to another, I know how happy you were to get those privledges back. With me, it was receiving those papers that I could see "the light at the end of the...

Amen!!! You took the words out of my mouth!!! I wish all us ER nurses could post this in EVERY ER in the country. Also, it's SO nice to get a think it will frequent flier for pain meds. Don't think that you will get better drugs if you threaten o...

Hey - I wanted to reply to zoeintx. I feel your apprenension!! I have been a nurse for 15 years, and about 9 or 10 years ago I did something incredibly stupid. I was a member of the RNP(the recovering nurse program in Louisiana) I did not lose my...

Hey, I have something for you, bradleau. May not help you at all, but I was kind of in a similar situation w/ in the last few months. I am an RN, with my med-surg RNC certification. My husband is also a nurse, and he supervises at the same large ...

Hey - just wanted to reply to your question: I am an RN from West Monroe, La. During my nsg career as an LPN, then as an RN, I have also utilized a second sheet to assist in my pt status, labs, or other pertinent information. I have a few "OCD traits...