Becca608

Time consuming, but this seems to be to model that everyone is switching to. What I do is give them the down and dirty at the nurses station and the sweet fluffy, 'This is so and so who had x surgery yesterday' in the room.

I eat my 'big meal' when I first get up before going on shift and take a couple of lean cuisines to get me through the shift. My meal before I go to bed is very light. I used to race through my shift and forget to eat so that when I got home, I was...

Unfortunately, it all comes down to money. Experienced nurses are moving to less stressful jobs and the newer nurses are getting thrown out on the general wards. My first 2 years on a med-surg floor were horrible. I went' home and cried almost eve...

be calm, my friend. i think that the original idea was tongue in cheek. sometimes we need a little humor to keep from crying.

Please say you called and got a substitute that you could! Also, alot of the pharmaceutical companies have assistance programs. If its a medication you need for the long-term, consider looking into that. Good luck!

Ultimately, none of us are perfect and no shift is ever the same. It is a 24 hour job and the client is the priority. I agree that the client suffers when we spend the first hour doing 'cleanup', but that is the nature of the beast with the understaf...

This may sound like a cliche, but: FOLLOW YOUR HEART!!! Good luck with whatever you decide!

Hello all! I've got a question regarding pain management. Let me start by saying what I believe: 1. Pain is what the patient says it is. 2 My position is that patient's should medicated as ordered by MD and as requested by the patient. I am not an a...

Thanks Tewdles, Neurontin is already use. Part of the issue is that no one is consistently medicating this guy across shifts. Some nurses are exclusively giving him IV pain meds and he isn't getting the PO as he should. I talked to the oncoming nu...

My doc was great when I was in nursing school and didn't have health insurance. He would actually apologize if he didn't have samples. It was nice when I went in a couple months ago and was able to refuse the samples of a very expensive medication h...

True story over several conversations with a patient: Mr. B., you are aware that you are on an 1800 calorie diet? --yes Mr. B., please don't have your family bring any more food from home. You are on an 1800 calorie diet and will get 3 meals and 1 s...

Her books made me realize that I could be scared, afraid and totally human AND still be a NURSE! Read Echo Heron--she is heartfelt and practical! What I am less than impressed with are the ads promoting lesbianism while I try to post this. I am thi...

By the time our first year was done, we were all clones of eachother as well. Short nails, bobbed haircuts or up in ponytails, identical nurse totes that had been give to us by various hospitals, backpacks. You could spot a nursing student a mile o...

50 ml/hr and 12.5 gtts/min which rounds up to 13 gtts/min since you can't administer 1/2 a drop.

Amen! This is why I am here. Right now I'm a new grad working on a med-surg floor. My goal is to learn priortization and time management. I still do not know what I want to be when I grow up (I'm 40), but I do know that I want to be a nurse!

There isn't anything wrong with you. Your concerns tell me that you will be a better nurse than I will be...even as my preceptors and nurse managers tell me how impressed they are with me. Never doubt yourself My Friend!

Writing someone up for something so silly is usually the writing on the wall. She might want to start jobhunting--this is the nit-picky stuff that happens in ALL FIELDS when someone wants you gone.

I would like to point out that it may not be the coworker with a drug 'problem'. She may be trying to obtain them for a 'loved' one or a dealer. Regardless, she needs to be reported. Truthfully, I have empathy for the addicts that are in pain. I h...

I stopped by to make a an appt about regular chest pains. The receptionist refused to make an appt and told me I had to go to the ER. I went to the ER where I was left sitting for hours. When the ER nurse updated vital signs (after I had been there...

"He needed money." I am glad this is working out for you, but the whole concept of 'he needed money' is wrong. You are his wife and and money needs should go through his partner (you), not his mom. Make him take you for a massage and have him rub yo...

I am not ashamed to say that I own 2 Ped-Eggs (available at WalGreen's for $9.99 each). One is for my feet and my hands, the other is for the rest of my body. Got dry skin? Get a Ped-Egg. It is totally gently where you need it to be and rough on...

Report her now. Report the veiled threats. She is not safe to work with patients. If anyone ever asked for drugs, I would tell them that they have lost thier mind and go looking for my charge nurse. Period.

I would do 1 full assessment during the shift, but make one more focused. For example, when you start your shift and have meds to do as well, then I would use the info on the Kardex and from report to quickly prioritize the order of assessments. Sin...

Agreed. One thousand and one percent. :nurse:However, there is a time to advise and a time to comfort. There is a time for some hard 'sister talk' and a time for unconditional support. :rolleyes:This is a time to offer comfort and for unconditional...

AngelFire, Just do what you need to do to get through this experience. Again, I would reach out to supportive family and friends. I don't have kids, so if a friend called me needing some support then I would gladly 'call out' to do what I can to he...