gospursgo07 replied to gospursgo07's topic in General Nursing
Thanks so much everyone! I think just hearing some reassuring words helped me realize what I pretty much already knew. I appreciate yalls input greatly. Again, thanks for all of the well wishes....
Hello everyone, I am looking for some advice, so if you would be so kind... Let me give you a little background. I have been a RN for 4 yrs, 2 yrs in the unit where I am now. I have been taking over...
gospursgo07 replied to gospursgo07's topic in General Nursing
Thanks for all of your replies! So for the pre-op aldrete score..what score do you give for the BP? I thought the paramaters were +/- 20% pre-medication BP, etc? How do you give a score for the 1st...
Hello all! I work in endoscopy. A question came up during a staff meeting about the Aldrete score. As I understand it, the Aldrete score is used to asses the pt after sedation or a procedure. This...
Hello all, I have a question for you pedi nurses, or anyone who can offer some insight... My 5 year old niece is in the hospital and is getting IV antibiotics and fluids. She was admitted Friday...
Im an not sure if there has already been a post about this so if so, I apologize. Just about every one of my family and friends with small children have called me (suprise, suprise) in the last day...
I was looking to try home health as a change from Med-Surg (been there 1 1/2 years and the stress of 7-8 pts is killing me). A friend of mine works for an angency here in town and wants me to come see...
gospursgo07 replied to gospursgo07's topic in General Nursing
yeah, i have also had a couple of MDs write orders such as "pt does not have hospital privelages". They do find a way to "sneak out" though. We one time had a pt who had a morphine PCA pump....would...
Quick question... I see PICC lines on a regular, daily basis. I work in a county hospital and deal with a lot of pt's with drug abuse issues as well, some even homeless. I have seen a couple pt's...
gospursgo07 replied to BiologyNerd's topic in General Nursing
Try volunteering at a hospital. I went to a private high school and we had to have so many "service hours" per year to graduate. At the time, my mom suggested I work as a "candy-striper" or hospital...
Sounds like we work at the same hospital!!! I was ready to quit last week....I do 12's and it was my week of 3 in a row. I had a group of 7 pt's; 2 with Heparin gtt's, 2 with chest tubes, one with...
hello all!!! I have been working on a med-surg floor now for a little over a year, and I love my job. I love interacting with my patients, their families, and my fellow nurses. Everyone is so nice on...