1776patriot

I hate to see cigarette butts everywhere. Sometimes I wish a cop was around to ticket someone for littering when smokers think the world is their ashtray. You wanna smoke? Fine, do it where it isn't going to bother people and clean up after yourself...

I am against the gov't providing healthcare simply for the simple fact that the US Gov't isn't well known for handling it's money well. When I read the constitution I can't find the amendment that gives us the right to free healthcare. I'm not say...

Um who has time for this? I can barely get done what I actually need to do besides worrying about this sort of thing.

I used to work on the GI/GU floor. I had this patient that had a colostomy in one quad of his abdomen and a large scar where he used to have another colostomy in another area of his abdomen. Come to find out later that he had the first appliance be...

I agree to a point about doing things the right way but some of the things the state surveyors require are getting down right stupid. You're better off not working that day or two when they visit. My advice: If they must watch a med pass cherry pi...

I work in LTC resource for a large retirement community where there are about 20+ slots to fill between 4 buildings with Nursing and Assisted living. One night I was at an unfamiliar place that I had not worked in quite some time. It had patients wi...

I knew a company that actually posted a job and interviewed several candidates. Though the whole process was bogus because they already knew someone they wanted for the position that already worked at the company. HR made the manager 'post and inter...

My advice: Don't tell a soul that you are a stripper. Wear a mask if you can. If word gets out at work it will be too much drama. People will judge you.

I have a basic rule. 5 bucks for whomever asks for that sort of thing. It's not going to break you. I don't however usually purchase anything from fund raisers unless I really want it. ie chocolate bars... :wink2:

I think every RN manager should be required to work on the floor one shift a month. Then they could find out if what they ask the regular nurses to do on a daily basis is actually reasonable or not.

When I was in college back in 1999 (working toward non-nursing degree) I worked in a group home where staff passed out meds with very little training. I mean I was trained in the routes but I never really knew what each pill did that I gave out. Th...

Request to job shadow for a day. Even that can't tell you everything. They may put you with the nurse with the best situation. If you walk around and the place reeks of urine I would avoid it. You don't want to put yourself in a situation where ...

Are you the breadwinner ? Are you married? How old are you? Does the program you are looking at have separate section for LPN and RN or is it one long program where you can leave early and become an LPN or continue on for a few more semesters and ...

The quickest route is chest pain..

The hospital I work ( GR, Michigan) at has RN wages ranging from $21-$30 per hour not including shift premiums and incentive pay. I talked with a couple of RNs with 4-7 years experience and they said they only make a buck or so more than the startin...

Don't get your honey where you make your money.

Is it possible for the female patient to leave her bra on during the EKG and still get a good reading?

What is gigu? Butts and guts!

Ask if you can shadow a nurse for a shift. Try before you buy.

I work in LTC and I'm not sure I'm crazy about pace. Having a resident on Pace doesn't make my job any easier. In fact it seems to make it harder. The pace residents are often the ones that should have been moved from AL to NSG but because they ar...

My favorite is when the school comes up with the contact hour scheme. The class is 8 credit hours but 11 contact hours and they charge you by the contact hour. :angryfire

When I worked on a GI/GU med floor we had 2 RN's with Graves, 1 with Ciliac disease, 2 with DM, 1 with Chrones. (and a couple that were mentally ill but thats another story ) The Graves RN never seemed to having any medical issues that prevent them ...

When I started at my new LTC facility: during orientation the infection control nurse did a presentation and said if you are sick then stay home she leaves and HR comes in presents and says you are only allowed 3 sick days per year and you may nee...

I think its spelled noob......

I have found the opposite to be true. If the alcohol isn't allowed to dry then it makes a lower reading. When I worked as an NT one of the nurses I worked under was in a hurry and got her own patient's BS and did wait for the alcohol to dry. Her re...