Ahhhh, Indy.... I'm sorry, but I had to breath a nice sigh of relief for you and your patient load. Unfortunately, I'm pretty sure you're not going to get any better staffing than what you've got...
Wooooo Hooooo!!!! Congrats!!!! Isn't that SUCH a weight off your shoulders??? Man, I can remember my boards like they were yesterday, and felt just the same as you! Welcome to the world of nursing,...
nurse_drumm replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in General Nursing
Regardless of weather or not this situation was "emergent", the point here is that the RN was advocating for the patient, and had the knowledge to know that increasing the 02 to 6L/min on a COPD'er...
nurse_drumm replied to Imissthefall's topic in General Nursing
I graduated when I was 30, but..... believe it or not, we had an 80 year YOUNG woman graduate with us!!! I don't know if she ever started working in the field, but by gosh.... she went to school and...
nurse_drumm replied to nightchild8's topic in General Nursing
Hey, I know this is late in coming, but I've just joined today, and found your post. I graduated in 2003 from VTC's Bennington campus. I'd be happy to answer any questions you might