LaShell

I'm one of these "crazy" moms (now an ER nurse) who brought in their kid for seizures for two long months before getting a diagnosis... I heard it all from several lousy docs "oh, it's been 5 years since you've had a baby, don't you remember they je...

I agree with Dave, not a big deal. I wonder if there are just as many folks on police and teacher websites upset with their stereotyped images. All professions have good and bad stereotypes associated with them. There's always been the 'sexy nurse...

I work in a transitional care unit that caters to wealthy people. Seems to me there are as many obnoxious rich people as there are poor people. We do get some snobs who manage to wiggle into any conversation how much money they have. I'm always t...

It seems at my job (with 25 pts, 2 nurses, 2 aides, 1 tma) it is rare that we have a "good" day. Usually 1 or 2 of the patients are pretty sick and on the verge of going back to hospital, or we have a couple of admits or discharges. However, if we...

Max is 25 patients (usually have about 22). Day and evening shifts, 2 nurses, usually 1 RN and 1 LPN, 2 aides and 1 TMA Night shifts is 1 RN and 1 aide

My most unfavorite part of my job is having to wake people up to turn, give meds, etc. I went into the room of a sweet 80-something man on my sub-acute unit. When I gently nudged him awake, he jumped! and said he was dreaming. I asked him what he w...

Yup, I'm a new ( In an 8 hr day, after subtracting a a couple of hours for meals (at my facility they cut food service to save money so the nurses dish up food for everyone, which includes going down to the basement to look for supplies, then do the ...

I was a CNA in a med/surg ICU while going to school. DEFINITELY!! work as a CNA, it is such valuable experience. It will help you through school--you can ask nurses questions, see procedures, equipment, get comfortable around patients, plus maybe f...

Thank you both for your thoughtful replies. This is what my gut is telling me, that I need to stay put somewhere and gain experience. Sometimes I feel like even though I have 8 months experience, I haven't been properly trained while working at two...

I need some advice on how long to stay at a job that isn't all that great... FYi, I am a LPN as of last June, so not that long... I am currently taking pre-req's for RN and waiting to get in the program. It will be probably two years before I'm do...

I took care of a man going through etoh withdrawals, restrained in bed, and had just "poopered" in the bed. When I started cleaning him up, he said "gee, you smell good..." I felt like saying "you don't!!". At least he had good self-esteem! I gue...

Hi, I work subacute too and do admissions. We have the typical packet and forms we fill out when people are admitted. I do a full head-to-toe and skin assessment when they come in and I document my findings. We always have a RN on duty in case som...