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It is a good idea to place my Rn license on inactive status due to illness? I live in California. I've already read the California BRN's information on it, but want to know what you guys think. I've recently experienced a lot of medical problems, le...

ALL4NURSINGRN I agree with you completely. I think a lot of time we were taught a whole bunch of stuff that was not really what we faced in the real world. One good example is we were always taught too much on "nursing interventions," but that neve...

Depends on the pt. Some patients need to hear it out straight. Some patients are more anxious, nervous and would probably prefer another way. By the way, was the pt on O2 mask or NC? I had the same problem with a pt on a mask, and we switched to NC...

I pre-prime all my flushes. When I prime my lines, I cannot stand any bubbles. I will stand there and flick it until there is none. I really hate it when I step out the door and the IV pump is beeping already! Watching people eat chips in the nurse...

I agree! And I totally agree with Coopter1 and all that he said. I don’t want to be certified for something I've only see on my floor about twice in the last 4 years. There are no mock codes, no further training….but still we are required to KNOW t...

ConfusedRN123, I was in your shoes, two years ago. Just take a deep breath. Starting a foley and taking out stitches and staples are the least of your worries. I used to be sooo stressed over those procedures, but after I watch someone do...

I don't have any references for this..but just practice. This is all just from my experience. Kinking tubing when flushing seems like a good idea at first, if you're short of time and do not want to take time to unattach and reattach infusing line w...

I've seen the "K-riders" ordered all the time for unstable pts..either with high INR or very low K+. Well, we don't like to give it anyways because of the risks, and it just is very painful for the pt, and not good for the vein that the IV is infusi...

I remember hanging this. Was my first time, and it was a pain in the butt. Tubing comes from the pharmacy. Special tubing for albumin...it's not the primary or secondary...but a different one. The reason is that the albumin is so thick...that the...

What bugs me the most right now is new and experienced nurses and CNAs wiping pts from back to front! And most of these times, there is poop! Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! What can be harder than wiping pts from front to back?. Easiest way to avoid ...

thank you everyone who replied to the, "what do you love about nicu" thread. you've helped me to figure out my passion in nursing and what i have been yearning to do for years! i've been contemplating lately about going to work in the newborn well n...

Help! It seems like emergency nursing is my ideal job right now…… This sucks I always criticize myself…I have decrease confidence…because sometimes I really don’t know what I’m doing. I get scared when people don’t know what the heck they are doing, ...

thank you everyone for all of your help. i've been doing med/surg now for 2 years. it's doable, but not my passion. i get stressed sometimes because of the lack of time on medsurg that does not allow me to know all the things that i'd like to know...

Who knows anything about Mercy in Redding, Rideout-Fremont, Woodland, or any other hospitals in northern cali...do you think it's a good place for new grads to grow? I'm especially interested in medsurg......Is it hecktic in their medsurg? How abou...

Don't quote if you're just here to put me down, in order to exalt yourself.....

Sorry, you got the wrong idea....I'm definitely not a "princess." I find that I'm those nurses who slave over their patients and I do it because I love them and care for them. And it does make me feel good to do things for them. Med/surg just isn'...

maybe you can start by desensitizing... for example looking at pictures of vomit everyday and trying to get used to it....testing on smelling vomit..and so forth....

i think icu is too boring…too much intense focused….it’s just not me……i don’t know…i enjoyed tele though….i love tele but the tele floor at the hospital that i was once at was a mistake waiting to happen….everyday i’d walk into to take reports and fi...

I'm very senitive to soaps....and detergents and fragrances..you name it...so my dermatologist told me to use Cetaphil cleansing bar and lotion....the lotion is not as thick....it moisturizes your skin and does not make you feel like it was vasaline ...

Someone just shoot me...

Mines was from a patient in tele...she was Indian and spoke no English....I gave her a bath, washed her hair, combed it and braid it...I could not understand a word she was saying but i could tell. And she kissed my hand. She was just so sweet. I f...

Nancy, I'm sure you're a great nurse....go out there and show them who you really are. Be assertive......If you really won't go there again and is deciding to quit.....I suggest telemetry which is a step down from ICu or CvICu... it's a great place....

Okay you guys..just so you guys know a little about the situation so that you can help me......I've been in MEd/surg for three semesters of my clinical rotations....I know how life is there, trust me....that semester I took on five patients with tota...

I'm looking for a job in Med/Surg right now...but I know I'm gonna hate it.....it's too hecktic for me.. i'm thinking about acute rehab...does anyone know what skills nurses provide there?...and would that be enough skills/diversity to build my nursi...

Lorianne...are you doing better now?...