Diaper RN

Hi Donnuh, I was originally from San Jose too but I moved to Central Coast (California) to look for work. Then I found a RN position in a local hospital in San Luis Obispo. My advice is that you should applied in Central Coast, CA (Templeton, San Lu...

Hi there, I'm currently a RN and I'm teaching CNA as my part time job. No, you don't need to be a CNA/RN/LVN to teach but it'd be beneficial to have some CNA experiences so you can relate to the students about their role as a nurse assistant.

Hello there, I just wanted to tell you that when I had my first nursing job at a prestigious hospital, the similar thing happened to me. I almost made a med error. I had a meeting with the managers and so forth. People there were not very supportive...

First of all, you need to forget about your past bad experiences. Many people have had bad experience in their previous jobs but the only way you can move forward is to learn the mistakes from the past and move on. A lot of times, things don't go as ...

Hi MelbaToast007, I'm impressed by your research experiences. Just wanna let you know that with your background and degree, you can go for the 'accelerated bachelor route'. It's for those who have a bachelor degree in non-nursing degree. When I was ...

Well I'm working in the step down ICU floor. Recently, my patient had colon resection and the physician ordered the wet-to-dry dressing to cover the suture. The wet-to-dry dressing seems to be a common practice in my unit.

I can totally hear you. Have you tried and applied to the state prison? I know couple of them are still hiring RNs. You can drive straight to the state prison and fill out the application. They'll call you for an interview within a month. Good luck a...

It's so sad to hear that. I'll pray for her tonight. Please give us an update about the case. Thanks.

For years, I've been wearing any watches from Swatch. They're water proof, durable and I received many compliments about my watch too ?

Well when I was a CNA, these things seem to be a 'big deal'. But when I'm finally working on the floor as a RN, I realized that there're more critical issues that we need to deal with such as life and death. If I were you, I wouldn't worry about it ...

Well I think the biggest challenge in nursing is the amount of stress that we have. Apart from the long working hours, we have to be 100% alert all the time and make sure we do everything accurately. However, I still love nursing and I wouldn't trade...

Please don't let anyone to put you down. I've seen many LPN/LVN are great nurses and I see them as 'real nurses' ! Please believe in yourself and I'm sure you can be a wonderful nurse :)

I've made similar errors in the past. The lesson that I learned is, ALWAYS check the original order and don't just listen to the nurse who gives you the report. When in doubt, always ask questions.

Oh my, I'm so sorry that it happened to you. It seems to me that the nurses were so unprofessional ! Do they know anything about HIPPA??? You should definitely talk to your manager about it.

Oh my gosh, I can't believe that you just said that. What a heartless thing to say to a patient ! I hope I won't be your patient one day. Just to give you a heads up, being a nurse is not easy and you have to prepare to change the diaper, clean up p...

1) If a hospital reduces the wages for the nurses (just like what you said, getting paid $8-10 per hr) , who's gonna apply and work in that hospital? Even if a nurse decided to work in that hospital, the nurse will quit as soon as she finds a better ...

Even if you can't register for the class, just go there and wait. When I was studying for my pre-req, I signed up for my anatomy class but there're 200+ people are on the waiting list and I'm the no. 200 person on the list. On the first day of class...

I disagree. On my first day of nursing school, my professor told us that " nursing is a career, not a job". The definition of 'career' means that it's a profession and it requires special training. Everytime when I have doubt about my work, I'll remi...

Maybe you can be creative and go to the hospital/nursing homes and observe the patients with mood disorder. It'll be interesting to write about your experience.

I can't view the link, would you send us the link again please? Thanks.

I'm sorry, but most of the products that you buy in the US, are from China.

when i was a new grad in a prestigious hospital, i had a terrible preceptor. everytime when i asked him a question, he'll say: "i don't know, you tell me !" it was indeed very intimidating. when i answered the question incorrectly, he reported to the...

I can totally relate to that because I used to work as a CNA in the nursing home. Here're my thoughts of being a CNA in the LTC: When I was a CNA, I didn't like the way how the nurses 'ordered' me to do things such as "Go and answer the call light...

Apart from reading EKG, the patients in telemetry can be quite unstable. I took care of a patient few weeks ago, he was alert, oriented. Few weeks ago, he deterioated and died on the next night. My advice is, always do a thorough assessment and vital...

I'm not very good at reading strips but after taking PALS and ACLS, it helps me a lot ! I'd recommend to take PALS too.