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I don't understand why non-nursing personnel need to wear scrubs. I do agree that it can get confusing to the patients so why not just limit scrubs to nursing?

So, what has happened since she was reported?

Gompers, first of all, congratulations! I understand your anxiety. You have valid reasons. While I was pregnant, I was a nervous wreck. I had to take several category c drugs and was petrified that I would either miscarry or that my baby would be ...

Sometimes, regardless of what we say or do as nurses will not change the way that management chooses to run their units. I do not think that this is fair nor do I believe that we "let" this treatment continue. As previous posters have stated, doctor...

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Bipolar. I still don't understand it.

Alli, I felt like that in clinicals and that was 12 yrs ago. I think that if I had had CNA experience I would have felt more confident. It does get better. Don't be too hard on yourself while you are at clinical because that could end up getting in...

Sooo...Did you keep him like that? (LOL)

I think my favorite one (right now!) is the ghost story thread.

If the order is for a sterile dsg. change then I use sterile gloves.

Tweety, that is so different than what we have and it is nice that the nurses station is just as good. It is a good point that the doctors do need a quite area, however, I feel that we need a quiet area, too. Frequently, while we are charting, and e...

It sounds like you guys all have halfway decent nursing stations and along with that, respect. I work in a small hospital (140 beds) and it feels as if sometimes that the nursing staff is second rate to the Dr's and the other disciplines as someone ...

See, that is how I would have seen it too. But our nurse manager will not have us back there. The Dr's are too important.

Yeah! Or a coronary!

HEE, HEE, HEE!!! That is so funny! I have always wanted to do that but I keep saving it for the perfect time:D :chuckle :chuckle

I would study the Math book that you used in school. Also, there may be questions regarding some common medications ~ Kcl, lanoxin, lasix, dilantin, some psychotropics. That will give you a baseline.

I have not read the article, but I, too, bottlefed. And yes, I felt guilty for not breastfeeding b/c people would seem to say that it was not the right decision. Hello, it is my decision! I was unable to breastfeed so the nurses at the hospital d...

Chachh everything is a learning process. When you had said that you knew there was something not right, well that there, is instinct. I follow my instinct when it comes to a pt. and I feel that, although the numbers look good, something is not "qui...

Personally, I would not wear open toe shoes. Yes, they are cute, but not on an interview. However, I would be more apt to wear a serious suit dress or outfit so open toe shoes would not be an option. Anyways, good luck!

Also, in the back of some nursing drug handbooks there are abbreviations listed. ACW=? anterior chest wall ? w/a= while awake Id= Infectious disease I don't know if these are right but I have seen these abbreviations used for the above. Sometimes p...

I have been subscribing to "Nursing " since I graduated from nursing school 12 yrs. ago (!). Also, there are some free local nursing magazines that I also recieve - Nursing Spectrum and Advance.

Welcome to MA!! I grew up next to Norwood (in Walpole)! I have stayed in the area. Good luck! Have you checked the MA and CT board sites? They may be able to help you. I also think that there may be a link on this site. :)

This has definitely been a difficult case for you. :icon_hug: Many family members have blamed me for something I had no control over. It feels like no matter how hard I try, some are just not easy to please.

Yes, I have been thinking. I may need a new place of employment despite all of the positives of working there. I am going in to work tonight and I am quite sure that I will end up in the NM office before I go home. (Maybe I shouldn't where my brig...

Thank you for your responses. I think you are right, I am on the edge of burnout but I just don't know what to do about it. My job is close by, I have been there for 3 yrs. (which is a long time for me ~ I was a traveler and was never anywhere long...