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Why is it acceptable for nurses to work sick? In my facility, we don't want you here if you are sick. Yeah, we are short, etc. So what does that have to do with working when sick? Why are hospitals staffed so lean? I think your management team has be...

Not a hospice RN, but I can help with some questions. 1. What are the nursing jobs like in general in NM? In demand? No demand? Luke warm? Don't bother looking? Lots of need with the Presbyterian system. (the 800lb gorilla insurance and healthcare sy...

Forgive my double post if you have seen it elsewhere, but I have not got any responses, though admittedly, the place I posted this was OT for my question.... I am set to grad this year. I will be moving back to Coral Springs to work (not a first choi...

"Pitting edema on ankle (WHY does she have low sodium and K if she has edema? wouldn't here sodium and K be elevated bc of fluid retention?)" getting lasix, is CHF, so bilat edema. She is peeing out her electrolytes. Is the afib a new DX?

Listen up! Usually, as in my case anyway, new nurses are followed around by little angels, protecting them from making huge errors. Keep looking stuff up, eventually you will be comfortable, and know what to expect. You can only be an experienced kno...

If I may add my advice, if you think aesthetic nursing is not what you got into nursing to do, take it from me, correctional nursing may not be your cup of tea, either. And as I stated in my last post, even then, you can and will move on. Best of luc...

You did the right thing. I also took a non traditional route for my first nursing job. When I could, I moved on. You will too.

At first I thought this too. But the truth is, it isn't probably the guards that pointed you out. It is the full time "residents". Remember everyone, it is their home, they just let us work there.

Is there any other way? I couldn't imagine pulling it as they walk up. It is all about moving the line, and watching the pills go down. Going out to do confinement with a cart would be the slowest dumbest most dangerous thing I could think of. Get in...

My goodness, someone was considering themselves broken for not holding it for 8 hours? I have no problem asking to use a toilet. I am shocked to hear certain agencies frown upon it.

I always wrote it as whiners. As in, a person who complains a lot. I think whingers is the British spelling v. of a whiner. I agree with the rant here. I don't blame people for leaving due to the high price of gasoline though. Nothing to "whine" ab...

The mantra for a long time has been "exercise more", etc. Problem is when people are heavy, they end up hurting themselves. People get into shape fairly quickly(not in the clinical setting, BTW) almost exclusively through diet. Basically, our diets a...

"...hospital nursing, but I realize that this is the gateway " A gateway that has been pretty well blocked for the past 2-3 years. If whatever you try doesn't work out work out, try something else. Nobody starts off being super nurse. Those are not ...

I wish you the best of luck OP. Sounds to me like you are going to have to sell your soul here. In this day and age, I guess you need to take it. Your "spider sense" appears to be tingling already on this, right? Just make sure you have an exit strat...

Pretty straight forward I think. Either in contemplation mode, or taking prerequisites. ___________________________________________________________________ OP, I feel ya. One thing overlooked today is that primary care Docs and some specialties are ...

I don't see how a year in LTC could hurt. Plenty of new grads flowing in to corrections where I live. Hospitals will not hire, so how to make a buck? I would scour here and other places on the internet to get a feel for the job of correctional nursin...

Not to killjoy this hilarious thread, but most of my I/M requests are just to inform the medical department that we owe them their $4 copay, or that they have a medical problem (that needs to be addressed by sick call). The spelling is usually horri...

Wow. I think it would be hard to misunderstand something like that. "Can I work?" would certainly be near the top of my list of things to work out. So, they placed you in your clinicals, then took you from FT to PT status?

I subscribe to several spanish learning podcasts. Very productive commutes. One is a general spanish, and another is a medical terminology specific one. The med one is a bit dry. Not sure if I can give the resource/link, but if you own an apple prod...

I post this on occasion to a couple other forums I frequent. I am no "fitness guru" by a long shot. I have always been either in shape, or at the most, 40lb away from it. (5'10, large bone structure, etc) I am just a NS, 35 y.o male. I am no dietiti...

This is a great point as well. A suspected 3 day rupture followed by a 2 hr wait? OP, he was ambulatory and vss. You did fine. I am sure that regardless of the open ended order, you would have held off and recalled at some point. To the flack you go...

Sounds to me like you are killing yourself. Agreed with above. Go out and find another job. Easier said than done, of course, but seriously, you are doing whatever you can and beyond, and when you leave, they will probably just hire two more people t...

As someone else mentioned, welcome to management. Never, ever again will I work on salary. Salary is a great way to get "worked for your pay", not vice versa.

This sounds very familiar. I don't know if you are from or in Florida by your name, but if you are here now, "Welcome to Florida". This is how business is run here. Tell you one thing to get your foot in the door, then pull the rug out. If you are no...

What I find sad about this thread is the "badge of honor" that many of us wear in burning ourselves out. Using the road bumps on the side to wake ourselves up, no breaks, falling asleep with our clothes on when we get home, etc. Our ethical standard ...