sameasalways ASN, RN

I had similar experiences as "tothepointeLVN". I am from the pacific northwest and did not grow up or experience any type of racial bias growing up. The few people I met from a different race never behaved differently around me and like-wise the sa...

Haha I wonder if the hospital has yet done the math to figure out how much they are paying RN's to clean IV poles every day throughout the entire facility? Nice.

OMG yes we are not supposed to leave anyone in the bathroom or bedside commode alone if they have a fall score of 6 or above, but one day I had a lady who was alert and oriented but the previous week was confused and on airborne trying to get out of ...

I think the article is excellent, and everything is true. I have always loved Psych nursing and my first hire after graduation was at a state run psych hospital. The state run facilities here are having somewhat of a bad reputation. I am note fr...

Our newest policy is that we are supposed to clean all the IV pumps and poles when our patient is discharged and put it in the clean supply room. Housekeeping and central sterile no longer take part in any part of this (IV poles).

Thanks so much Ashley!

I am going to move to Virginia this summer and have been looking at job openings there. I have been working on a post-op floor for since Sept '09. I took the job because it was the only opening at the hospital, I needed med/surg experience, and I...

I am moving and considering a change in jobs. Currently I graduated 2 years ago and have been working a very busy med/surg floor where we are the primary receiver of post-ops from every type of surgery. We also get the med patients (ED, direct admi...

I have seen a few openings in the past year for Labor/Delivery nurses in my area. I have always loved helping new moms with breastfeeding and women's health in general. I feel I have a good understanding of women's health (generally speaking). I h...

Thinking of moving to Hampton (Yorktown) in August. Currently I work on a ortho/med/surg floor..we get all the post-ops for the entire hospital unless of course they go to ICU. I have been working there since September of 2009 (began in August 2009 w...

So a mother of twins that were premature would be gravida 1, para 2 (G1P2) And would be G:1 T:0 P:1 A:0 L:2 If these are used independently they give the same outcome: (the mother was pregnant once and had 2 children, but the GTPAL gives a broader ...

I am totally not an ob/gyn nurse as evidenced by my post to this board, but it was my understanding that GTPAL and the use of GP are considered different...as in, the doctor would frequently refer to his patients as G2P1 , G3P1 ect..and this stood fo...

Thanks! I am hoping it is normal to feel almost like a new grad with the thought of working in a specialty area.

I received a phone call from the Norfolk Sentara about a few positions I applied for. She was concerned because my local address listed is Yorktown which she said is a considerable commute. I understand her concerns, but we have not found a perman...

Honestly I do not really care where I live,as long as my kids are in a good safe school and safe neighborhood. Unfortunately I am unsure of where that would be in Hampton roads, or which schools to stay away from for them. As for the commute, I do ...

Thanks so much for all your advice..I was told Tabb and Grafton were good schools. I have an interview tomarrow on the phone with Sentara and am really excited about the opportunity. I like the idea that there are lots of opportunities within Senta...

I am in NC but trying to move to Hampton roads area. The cost of living appears to be even more than in Raleigh but the pay is NOT. A nurse from Houston moved here and she has been working for 2 years just like me and she told me she had to take a ...

I just received a call from Sentara recruiter in Norfolk. Since my fiance lives in Yorktown she was concerned about the drive to Sentara Norfolk. The position she was calling me about is one of the positions I was the most HIGHLY interested in. I ...

Thank you! I have not looked in to that facility yet. So far I have only been to the Sentara and Riverside websites. I will probably be living in Yorktown and have heard the tunnels can be horrible. I have seen it a few times as I travel up to VA...

I have only been nursing for 2 years but a few days ago I had something happen that really left me shaky and questioning things. I look forward to any advice. One of the post-op patients (orthopaedic) had an I/D of their elbow. It was the 2nd one don...

At our hospital we don't use Y tubing..I graduated 2 years ago and since this is the only hospital I have worked out I can honestly say I have never used "Y-tubing" to give blood... we use our IV pumps and a PALL filter. The blood is hung as seconda...

First of all, I am one of the nurses who does help a pt on a bedpan if they need it and I happen to be in their room. If I am not running around with acute patients or a patient calling out for pain and the pt's room I am in wants water because they...

Hi, I might be relocating to Langley from North Carolina within the next six months tops, possibly next 3-4 months. I have been working on a Med/Surg floor for the past year and when I move I will have 16-18 months of experience. I have never worke...

Thanks one is in middle school and the other will be a sophomore in high school. As long as you live in York county you can apply to those schools? Are the areas zoned depending on where you live in York county? Thanks! It seems like the pay rate...

Any areas at VCU that are notorious to stay away from? I am moving up there in June as well from NC. I have been at the community hospital I am in right now since September 2009. I know there are "bad" areas at the current hospital I am (for examp...