Lightning Bug RN

I just wish there was some way to fix it in my neck of the woods. We don't have what you in CA have, and night shift seems to really be pushed to the max every night. I wish I could understand the rational to keep us so bear bones at night. The ...

Could not have said it better myself!

It is horrible how the hospital uses this method to staff floors. It is an injustice how floors with "walky talky" pts have more staff then floors where everyone on the floor needs complete assistance at all times. If anyone has a solution to this ...

How did you do in the nclex review class? Did you take the end of the course test they normally give, how did you make out with it? The result of the test normally gives you a probability of you passing the nclex itself. I took the kaplan review, ...

I waited until my youngest was in school full time before I went back to school for m ASN. I do not regret waiting until this time. If you need the money for your families well being to go to school now for your degree, than as many people here hav...

I was just wondering, how many 12 hour shifts do you guys do in a row? Is there a number of nights in a row that you would feel you would be too tired to take care of your pt's? Any input would be appreciated. Thanks

Wow, Tell me where you guys work so I can sign up! On my floor starting at 2300 we start the night running and we don't stop until we walk out the door, usually at 0800! None of us has time for a break, with call lights ablaze at all times, people ...

I work 7p to 7a and I have tell you that almost every night without fail we get a phone call at 10:50 from bed control and then two seconds later the nurse from the ER is on the phone demanding to give report that very second. You ask her to hold on...

I am pretty good at placing IVs most of the time. The one problem that I seem to be having at times is I place the IV in, get a great blood return, then when I retract the needle and attempt to thread the catheter into the vein, it blows. Any advic...

I am currentyl working on a med surg pre and post floor, and I am thinking about going to ICU. Has anyone else done this? How hard is it to make the transition ? Would it be better to go to telemetry first? My floor does have telemetry monitors ...

I only mentioned to save things like sociology or psych with nursing because of two reasons: 1. Many schools, such as the one I attended, require you to carry full time credits 2. If you do decide to go with a school that does not require this, it...

I too did things backwards, having children first, then I went to nursing school. I waited until my children were in school full time before I started. I started out slow doing summer classes at the local community college to build a good GPA before ...

As a nurse who works the "rotten shift" 7p to 7a, I have to tell you that if you work night shift, you most certainly will be very busy. There is a large misconception that during the night, the pts sleep, I have to tell you that for the most part ...

I love my dansko clogs, they keep my feet comfortable all night through my 12 hr shift. Lightning Bug RN

I just wanted to ask everyone, what do you guys do to leave work at work? I have been a nurse for over 2 years now, but especially when I have a bad night, when I wake up from my nap, I just keep going over the night, what I might have forgotten to d...

I used the green saunders book with cd to study for the nclex. I was working as a gn at that time, and I took a week off from work to prepare for the test. I went through the book chapter by chapter taking the test after each and if I did not get som...

I would be careful anchoring the vein above the site, you might wind up sticking yourself if you do this. I anchor, but only below the vein and if the pt is able to follow directions, I ask them to hold their hand in a fist position if it is going in...

Hello. I just wanted to get opinions and/or advice on how to handle working with a fellow nurse without butting heads all the time. This nurse and I get along very well as long as everything is going her way, but if an admission has to be assigned, t...

I am the first born, both my mother and father are alcoholics.

As far as this nurse walking in and seeing first admit next to her name, the only time this happens is when the other nurses that will be staying until 7AM have gotten an admission with the last few hours. As far as being all caught up since we have...

I personally have never had an order to give blood while a pt was on a herpain drip. If I did receive an order to do so, I would contact the nurse coordinator/nurse manager for our policy and procedures. If you are not sure if something that is being...

Thank you for the welcome,and I appreciate all your advice. I just wanted to explain a few things about what is happening. As for the floating, we do have a book which keeps a record of who floated last, the problem is that this nurse feels that if...

Hello, This is my first time posting. I just wanted to ask you guys your opinion about being staff shared during a 12 hour shift. If a nurse is staff shared to a different floor for the first 4 hours, and then staffing calls for a staff share on th...