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Cath Lab!!! I Love it and can't imagine working in any other area.... Prior experience, Tele, CV-Stepdown, ICU, ED

BagladyRN, A note on the "banana bag"...I had a student working with me once that asked, how we were to get "this" back into the IV (banana) bag? .... she had just emptied the foley. Scary !

The above suggestions are great. Do you have a briefcase. I typically carry one to interviews. I keep a few copies of my resume' and offer a copy to the interviewer. (If it is a group interview plan to have a few- so that each individual can have a c...

Sounds to me like there is a lot to be leery of! I doubt that there has been FDA approval for the preparations and as such, I wonder what your liability would be in the administration of such preparations? I think it would be too risky to put my lic...

A successful post arrest pt complained that her chest was sore... I had been the person completing compressions and was questioned as to why I had " hurt" her chest A

Hello and Good Luck in your move!! I am from TN and will be moving back next spring as well. (I am a Navy wife and have spent the past 5 or so years away from TN). Although I do not consider Memphis my home, I lived there for 5 years. I would suggest...

Another name for the tubing you describe is a safeset by Abbott.

Nurse Hobbit posted my suggestion: Vicks- I keep it with me!!

Night shift sharpened the reuseable needles

Yes you can. Just remember that scope of practice varies a little state to state and you have to practice within the scope of practice of the state you are working in. A

To Alexsys, It depends upon what state you are in. A

TN was my original state of licensure and I practiced there for 10 years. I found the staff at the board to be quite "limited" and at times it seemed as if they went out of their way to be unhelpful. Time and persistance... I wish I had better advise...

Burn Out -- poor ole fella-- but what a story, that was halarious!!!!

Hi, Several states have statutes protecting the title "nurse". It appears that TX is in the process of enacting this law. I found the following article on the ANA website. http://nursingworld.org/gova/state/2003/titlenurse.pdf

Patient's boyfriend (girlfriend actively having a seizure in the backseat of the car) " I got her orgasmier stuck"

Pt presented to triage and stated " I think a snake crawled up my A**, I was so scared I couldn't make it stop."

Here is a picture of one in use... very very old. I believe that they were used predominately for spinal injury patients- for turning and positioning http://www.public.asu.edu/~gimpy/The_Circle_Electric_Bed_Photo_10.htm

Here are a couple more sites: http://library.med.utah.edu/kw/ecg/image_index/ http://www.unm.edu/~lkravitz/EKG/ekg.html

HI Ceteris Parabus, I would encourage you to look up megaloblastic anemia. This anemia is due to the lack of folate. The result is that RBCs cannot synthesis DNA to mature. They remain large and immature and fragile. The tongue, which is highly vascu...

Sorry, I do not have one for you.... we always utilized hands on demonstration of skills and discussed rational, etc during the "competency". Have you spoken with any of the local training agencies? They could perhaps assist you to develop one. I dou...

That was my starting salary in 92'. I thought I was rich. If offered that now, I would laugh. It would cost me to work; quality childcare and transportation costs would be too high. Saying that, I do love being a nurse--I am glad I do not have to fac...

several years ago i cared for a man who broke into the sharps box in his room and injected a concoction of the drugs remaining in the used syringes and partially used vials, i often wonder he enjoyed that mix (most was probably lasix).... the same ma...

You are very welcome siri. A

TazziRN, I have also seen that happen, Employers accept the date of resignation as the final work date. Lets face it if we have a working nurse causing as much trouble as some do, can you imagine the damage that can be done in two to three weeks of t...

Several years ago I cared for a middle aged patient who was a post lap choley. She requested that I assist her to the restroom. She then requested that I "put your finger in my butt, I KNOW that Dr. XXX sewed it up while he had me in there" When I to...