jojotoo replied to Firemedic7's topic in Emergency
This is good advice. Stop looking and start feeling for veins. And if you can't get some time in Day Surgery for practice, you should already have an "in" at the ERs that you service. WE are always...
jojotoo replied to RunningWithScissors's topic in General Nursing
With an attitude like yours, there's only going to be one place for you in nursing - the ER!! So hurry up and finish school and come on down - we'll be waiting! (That's were the cool kids
Call the LTC and say something to the effect: How you've been out of the workforce for such an extended period of time and how you are excited about their job offer and that you just want a little...
It's not the graduation rate from the school that you need to worry about, it's the pass rate for the LVN boards. We started with 60 students in my ADN program and had 12 graduate at the end of two...
I think I would get some more clarification from my MD. I f Mono is only transmitted via droplets and you aren't planning on kissing or spitting on anyone, I don't think this should be a patient...
This is a very good attitude. The nurses that you will work with will appreciate it. And it's the nursing staff that will be the ones to save your butt (if it ever needs saving.) A little...
If you don't have time to do a scrub, and the odor is having everyone running for the exit - coat their feet with Maalox. Once that dries it's a pretty good odor barrier (especially if you use the...
Shut your mouth. Do as you are told. Keep a low profile. And know if you do these things, it will eventually be over and you will be able to make a pretty good living for yourself. (You can...
The theory behind nurse/ patient ratios is great, but the practical application doesn't always work out as planned. My hospital is staffing the floors as close to the bone as possible. Each shift...