SportyNurse

At our facility, money is definitely not a factor. They are desperate for nurses to hire, and will staff as many as they can. As we have staff available they will put a float nurse on to help out the other nurses. The problem we have though is tha...

I paid the whole $120 for my Danko's and I loved them... however, after my friend and I bought our first pair of Croc's I can't hardly wear them anymore. The croc's are so light and comfortable, even my four year old has a pair. I work many double'...

Your best bet would most likely be the CNA class. During clinicals we had to do total patient care, and you have enough to learn and worry about as it is. So having that little bit of extra background will help. EMT would be my second choice, but ...

There are only two reasons that we will leave in a foley in our facility: 1. Structural abnormality that prevents bladder emptying (e.g. enlarged prostate, or urinary retention problems) 2. Excoriation or wound in the area that would be worsened by u...

My friends Aunt had to have a C-Section without anesthesia. Long story short, they were life-flighting her with a doctor on board, things went south really fast, and they had to get the baby out. (Both mom and baby in bad shape) They did give her ...

Not really a huge ethical dilemma there... I treat every pt equally no matter what. I've had experiences at county with a lot of inmates from the state prison here which happens to house mainly sex offenders. My personal philosophy is that I don't ...

I am so upset and outraged at some of these responses on here... oh just watch them, don't get the board involved, what they do on their own free time is their own business... I don't think so. If anything was to ever happen to one of their patients ...

I am an LVN, and I recently left my position at the hospital to work in a LTC. Everyone looks at me like I'm stupid when I say that. I have worked for two years in my hospital, and it is a truly amazing place. However, my role is as a "resource nu...

Standard protocols really do help. Our docs will write out "not to exceed blah blah blah" at the end of the order. There is also a new protocol that doesn't allow orders to say "vicodin 1-2 tabs q4-6h prn mod to severe pain". They have to be separ...

If I understand it right, the "morning after" pills, basically automatically induce your period, and happens to be extremely painful (intense cramping) from the unnatural uterine contractions. I'm sure it would definitely be an experience that a you...

This got me thinking about another post about wearing your scrubs into stores. It's gotten me some really weird questions. A lady at Target wanted to know if it was still possible to get pregnant a day after her period, but the all time winner was ...

If I just don't feel good, but I could still handle going to the mall, I go in to work. The times I don't go is when I'm obviously sick and hacking and sneezing all over. I choose to stay home when I've got something that isn't going to be easily k...

You never hold Lantus. Typically when nurses are "doing the right thing and you won't change my mind", and they hold that 40-80 units of Lantus, guess what... usually the next day, no one can figure out why their BGs are so high and nothing can get i...

The hospital that I work is really big on keeping up to date with technology. We have a robot pyxis, intelliscan for pharmacy orders, all computer charting. Our nurses notes, vitals, labs, anything and everything is accessible by the MDs in their o...

At Toy's R Us in the section where they have all the science kits, there is a childs stethoscope. It's only about $13. It is a real stethoscope, but very light, and my three year old has been playing with it for over a year now, and loves it. (He ...

In my area LVN positions come and go in waves. Our county hospital recently went through a major financial crisis and the first thing they did was cut all LVN positions. However at the hospital I work at they staff one LVN per floor, per shift and ...

I've only had to use this a couple of times, but you get a good smiley face, make sure the pt is safe, or someone else is in there and say, "oh, I forgot to get something" and then run out into the hall. Then you can either run to the bathroom and h...

I took the phlebotomy course and did very well in it, I nailed all of my blood draws with no problems. So I figured I wouldn't have a problem starting an IV... For me the phlebotomy did nothing, turns out I'm great at drawing blood, but not very gre...

Well, they thought it was a mixup, and had to clarify with the mother... Her first daughter was named Regina (rah-gee-na) Well when she wrote out the name for her new baby girl... yup... Vagina. So the birth certificate lady said, "Oh, how do you pro...

quote] I have no problem coaching women, or any other patient through whatever procedure they choose. However... I am all about patient choice, and I refuse to "push" anything on anyone. With my first son I was induced because my AFI was extremely lo...

I pay about $150/month for my family, myself is at no-cost. Everything I have done inside the hospital or at one of the facilities they own (radiology, urgent care) is covered 100%, and everything else is $20/copay, $10/meds.

Our hospital is getting new badges next month. We've always had our last names on them, and a lot of nurses have requested that they be taken off. We don't have a final answer yet, but I have a feeling they might stay. Where there is a will, there ...

To be honest I could care less. Since I don't rub my scrubs into patient's wounds and have them cough up phlegm, blood, and vomit onto them, I feel pretty confident that whatever is left on them at the end of the day is not going to go through the l...