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Please go visit your doctor.

I am a 20 y/o BSN-RN, and I have had a couple of patients tell me that they didn't feel comfortable with me being their nurse due to my age. One lady even requested a change of nurses, with a coworker. She had CHF and was taking Digoxin. Well, I walked in to ask my coworker if she had the PCA keys, and I heard her say "Ms. So and So, I've got your digoxin ready for you," and the lady's heart rate was in the upper 40's. I asked my coworker (in her 40's) if she was sure she wanted to give it, and she was positive. So I pulled her to the side and told her that it wouldn't be a good idea. So she asked every nurse on the floor....just to find out I was right. Just because someone is older doesn't necessarily make them a better nurse because they have more "life experience".

I went to the U of M, and it is a two-year program. Union has a 14 month accelerated program, but you have to have at least 24 college credits, and be 24 years old to be considered.

I graduated from the U of M this past December....and I worked every semester. The key is balancing it out. Don't overdo it. The first sesmester will be hard for you to adjust to because you have SO many classes, and you may not be able to work as much because you will be in class almost everyday and will have a test almost every week. Make sure that you put school before work because if you do make bad grades or fail a class, Baptist will no longer employ you. Good luck to you!

Chuck, I have seen women get stabbed by their husbands. The family limits visitation where he can't come to see her. But when discharged, he is the one taking her home.

If the person he's directing his comments to doesn't mind, then it's really not a problem, BUT the problem is that eventually he will direct his comments to someone who DOES mind....then the issue of sexual harrassment would come up.

I wouldn't give your friend credit for the question either. Pedal pulses should be the first thing you check for. Even if the cast does extend to the foot, there should be an opening for you to dopple or feel for the pulses. Tell your friend to quit thinking so deep into a simple question. Knowing the P's of a full neurovascular assessment are important....and pulses should definitely NOT be left out!

Actually, 5cc is enough to flush a central line.

http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/24479/36146/557523.html?d=dmtContent

I think she is saying that she only wants licensed nurses to answer her question....no nursing students.

#3...Make sure the patient is safe first!

Care plan for Urinary retention.... http://www1.us.elsevierhealth.com/Evolve/Ackley/NDH6e/Constructor/index.cfm?plan=51

COPD patients need a high CO2 level...and a low O2 level. The CO2 is their drive to breath.

Irrigation kit is changed everyday....every new bag/bottle of tube feed requires new tubing.

12hr shifts aren't as bad as you are making them sound....I once worked 4 12's in a row. The key is to stay busy. I know that when I was a nurse tech, we really couldn't do much. So all we did was sit at the counter, watch the call light, tell the nurses what the pt wanted, and help the pt if we could. So time went by soooo slow. But now that I am actually doing everything on my own, I don't have enough time in the 12 hrs to get everything done. GOOD LUCK!