NursKris82

Hello all! I am a RN with 3 years experience and am relocating to the Orlando area within the next couple of months. I am looking for a FT night shift position, preferable in critical care. I see the pay is low, especially compared to that of MI...

Thank you so much for your response! I thought of a couple others... -Are the nurses in a union? -What are the ratios? Thanks in advance for the info!

I work in a 300 bed hospital and usually pacu and er does not hold pts during shift change, but we wish they would. It makes report very difficult to get thru when you have to take report from pacu too and then you have a brand new post op rolling u...

1. Nights- 5 pts typically, max at 6. Days- 4 for days, max at 5. 2. Night shift 3. Michigan 4. 6 pts about 50% of the time for me. I don't know how you could actually give safe care to many more than this, espeically if they are acute care pts. : ...

Teds hose and compression socks vs not. I was recently at an evidence base counsel and an expert in the area said that studies show they don't make a difference, but yet it's part of most surgical protocols. I was kinda shocked! That might be an in...

At my hospital we are almost completely computerized, including med administration and orders!! It's great! I absolutely love it!! I don't know how I would ever go back to doing it in paper!!

In my opinion, initially, compassion, safety and intelligence is key to being a good new nurse. You need to care about your pts, have a solid foundation in your chosen specialty and practice cautiously. After you get to know these basics, the abili...

Hello there!

I know this is probably a venting post and that's cool, but as a fairly new nurse myself I want to remind everybody that often times a new nurse cannot see the big picture yet. When I first started a year ago, all I could do was tasks and the questio...

High acuity med- surg tele: RN 5:1 typically, max 6 for nights and 4:1, max 5 for days. CNAs typically have 8-10 pts and max out at 14.

I wouldn't say that! I work in LTC and 28 or more patients on a bunch of meds plus medicare charting plus treatments. Your patients are more stable but there is a lot more of them. I also work in Med surg, but like it. On our floor tho we max out...

Yes! I never thought I'd work med-surg but got hired there after I graduated and I love it! No plans to leave anytime soon.

I work at a nursing home a couple times a pay period. They usually work only 8 hour shifts, need the help and the work is different, so it's not the same as you always do. It's not easy, but I enjoy it.

OMG! I was advancing an NG one day and it started to coil up in the mouth! I was sure I had done something awful and I took it out QUICK and went to tell the charge nurse. I was like "I have a serious problem, the pt's ok now, but something real st...

This is actually an old school way of charting. If you go to any seminars on charting they teach that you CAN use I. They also suggest you use the names of any other healthcare professional you speak with by first and last name and title, which is ...

Our facility doesn't do last names either, but it's supposed to be for our protection. That way if a patient has an issue with you, like in the ER or something, they ccan't go look you up in the phone and drop by. I think it's a good idea. We don'...

4 weeks is NOT enough for a new grad. I just got hired as a new grad on a medical- surgical floor, primarily surgical and ortho. My orientation is a total of 12 weeks including class time. Short staffing is their problem and not yours and it will ...

28 residents, 2 tubes, AM medpass= 3.5 hours!! So much for the hour window.

In MI it's also hard. We have 2 hospitals in my area. One is on a hiring freeze and one is barely hiring. At the second, lots of units have been done away with and nurses are having to move and retrain to different depts. As a new grad, the close...

Get it! Get it! Get it! Every nurse I know that knows anything about nursing law says you have to have it. Everyone I know, including me, goes thru NSO.

this is what i was going to suggest. if you love the incredible easy series, this book will be very helpful to you.

From what I know, the DNP will replace the MSN. So, you will get your BSN and then your DNP. I just graudated with my ADN and am going to U of M Flint for my BSN. This is the last year they are doing MSN, there DNP program will begin next year to ...

I would just be quiet and listen. I heard from a nursing instructor once that sometimes nurses will tell you elementary stuff to see if you're teachable or not. If you know it, let it go in one ear and out the other. However, maybe you should list...

Thank you!! That is SO helpful!! I appreciate the feedback- that totally sounds like something I can do. I am really so grateful for your response and your help. That seals the deal of my choice for sure. Thanks, again!!