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OK call me crazy but if you are a nurse and watching this go down, well certainly you can be proactive in getting this situation under control. I would have addressed the primary nurse and if that didn't work I would have asked for the charge nurse....

Ahhh the ER nurses vs. Floor nurses. Ya know the thing that gets me about the ER. Antecubital IV starts. You start them there, they come to the floor and if they need IV fluids, people sleep with their arms bent and the darn things beep all night a...

Hi Just wanted add to this post. I have worked at LRMC for 3.5 years and I have been a nurse for almost 6 years. I make $27.41 base rate. My night differential is approximately $4.50. SO YES I do make over $30 an hour at LRMC. They no longer are...

Sorry so late to post, but just saw this post. I work at LRMC, so here is what I have to add. I started working at LRMC about 3.5 years ago when I had just 2 years experience and I started at about $22 an hour. I work 7p to 7a so there is a night ...

You did great! There is no way to predict and his O2sats were significant. People go when they are ready. Like the other posts said, think of the alternative.........if he had gone and you hadn't called you would have felt terrible. Always better...

We do walking rounds on the cardiac floor that I work on. I like it. Of course when we started it there was resistance to the change, there always will be when change happens. Doing walking rounds is good for a number of reasons. If my patient ha...

I agree ignorant and sexist in the workplace. Women have been feeling it for years. At least you are paid at least comparitively or more. :)

I alternate 52 hours (four 12 hour shifts) and 62 hours (five 12 hour shifts), every other week. Thats three overtime shifts per pay period. It's not bad at all. Im tired and look forward to my days off, but I find that working just three days a w...

Dont give. What a lame excuse for the doctor to give you. I just want them to be quiet. Whatever!!!!!!!!

There definately needs to be some communication here. Keep a journal of examples and go talk to the charge nurse. Ask for a meeting to discuss these issues. Try to explain that you are trying to do the best for all 18 of your patients and are open...

OK does anyone know any other reason than bp that we do not give beta blockers and ace inhibitors together. At our hospital the pharmacy times them two hours apart. An old cardiac nurse asked me "why the betas and aces two hours apart, why not the ...

i have worked at many hospitals as a traveler in the er, and i have to say, this seems to be a universal problem. the following are my pet peeves about transferring pt's from the er to the floor/icu: 1. it is very irritating to be told a nurse from ...

This thread made me think of this girl I went to nursing school with. She was so anxious that she would shake. At clinicals she was scared to go into the patients rooms. She cried a couple of times in post clinical conference about how she was so ...

Dont quit. Change is stressful, learning new things is stressful....but it will get better as you go. It seems natural to want to go back to a place of comfort. If after your orientation is nearing an end, you still feel uncomfortable, talk to you...

If they didnt give you a description, I would wear casual. To be on the safe side, no jeans and tshirt. Good luck in school.

We get phoned report from the ED. I swear sometimes I'm getting report from the tech. Half the time it is a nurse who did not take care of the patient. They pick up the chart start flipping through pages and reading. I only want the important inf...

The hospital I work in utilizes LPNs, but they are changing the role of the LPN. LPNs on the floor that I work on are now being pushed away from the bedside as far as "collecting data" or taking a patient load as do the RN's. The reason for this is...

Im not sure as compared to the rest of the country. It was comparable to where I came from which was Maine. In addition I like the weather. So with all of this Im hearing about California, how good it is......why such a shortage if its so great? ...

I know people think it's a punishment to work nights. So funny. Let me count the reasons I work nights. I dont have to deal with PT/OT, family members after 9pm, hunting the chart down .......because 6 people need it at the same time, three meals ...

Ahhh yes, nursing school can make you a germaphobe. We say it like its a bad thing. After nursing school, I became accutely aware of door handles, grocery cart handles ewww. I prefered not to touch them when going in or leaving a building. I woul...

Here $1.50/hr no patients, unless there was a problem with staffing.

I have been called and I have no problem saying no. I have a life and I work to enjoy my life. I have also been the one making those calls and when people tell me no, I always cheerfully say ok, have a great day off and I mean it. You could always...

Move to central Florida, you can have your pick of where you want to go as a new grad. Its scary!!

Call me crazy slap me silly holy crap.........can't believe that you had that kind of day!! First of all if that is at all close to how things are on a regular basis, give your notice and leave that facility. Personally if it was me, I probably wou...

Take the class and remember this. If you practice strips every time you work eventually it will get easier. Until you are proficient....remember this, if it isnt sinus rythm and youre not sure get a second opinion.