RN always BSN, RN

The other day a patient baked me a homemade berry pie and brought it up to the floor with a really nice note saying some of the sweetest things! It made me feel so special!

Can anyone tell me where is the best place to get inexpensive scrubs. I have ordered from Jasco Co online before and they are pretty cheap but now everybody on my floor is also ordering from them and we all look alike now! Any ideas?

Hi, I work at Providence here in Anchorage. I was born and raised in anchorage. I have never worked at Regional but I had both my kids there! It's a great hospital (smaller than Prov) and its magna status. They are on computerized charting there. Its...

I would like everyones opinion on this. Do you think they will ever find a cure for cancer or other serious diseases. I think they will and are always working on it, but one of my patients brought up a really good point that they make so much money o...

You sound like an awesome nurse! very gentle and sympathetic. It is so sad the stuff we see. I work in an oncology unit also and see stuff that rips my heart out. She was lucky to have you for a nurse, thanks for sharing

I can't believe it. Just 2 minutes ago I started a thread on this same subject. Then I was scrolling through and I saw this one. I am also thinking about getting one done but I am so chicken. My friend just had one done last year and she swears by it...

I mean like a staph infection, pneumonia, hep c, AIDS, or any viruses, or anything. Just wondering, as I am always nervous about this but I know that it is a risk we take everyday and we just have to be careful.

I guess it doesn't bother me when people ask me to do stuff as long as they are nice about it. What I have a hard time dealing with is the people that are downright rude! I had a patient that kept TELLING me what to do, not even asking, just telling!...

being a nurse is about caring and compassion that comes from deep in your heart.

I hope she doesn't treat her patients that way! Sad! Sorry you had to deal with this.

I once discovered a patient on a pca dilaudid pump had been getting 3X the dose ordered for 3 days! Amazing she was still alive. She had bad side effects from the drugs (twitching, jerking) Poor lady, once we got it straight we had to watch for w/d s...

I always feel like it is an honor to be with someone during that transition of their life. If I have a patient (DNR) that is near death, I find I am always drawn to that room no matter how busy I am. I just don't ever want a person to die alone so I ...

We get $4 an hour and if we get called it may get floated anywhere they need us!

havent heard of any overdoses. I have seen patients trying to get an overdose. One patient cut the tubing and was trying to pour MS into a cup then drinking it. Another patient broke the glass on the pump and stole the syringe and left AMA! Oh the pe...

I graduated over a year ago and I would have to say that I thought micro was the hardest. Although the nursing classes were tough, it was just that with nursing classes there is a tremendous amount of preparation and paperwork (clinicals, careplans, ...

LaVorne, You never told me about all these experiences! I am so thankful that you and your handsome husband are recovering. That is so scary what you went thru. BTW my friend, I miss you! D

This is a funny thread! I live in Alaska and we don't have skunks. I had never even smelled one before until I went to NY when I was a teenager. BTW, we also have no snakes, cockroches or poisonous spiders (except a few brown recluce only in the wo...

Priceless!!!!

With a BSN you can do public health nursing or school nursing or go on to get a masters. With a ADN you cannot do public health or school nursing. The pay rate is usually the same, depending on where you are. Depending on what your long term plans ar...

hmm, I dont know. I would need more info on the rationals behind the new acuity system.

Had me going too! Good one!

although I agree with starting out by saying "oh I'm so sorry to wake you" or "I'm so sorry to bother you" or whatever, we learned in school to never start out by saying that. The rational is that we are doing our jobs and it is THEIR job too so we s...

One of the hospitals I did a clinical rotation in had a lift team that consisted of 2 big men. They would go all over the hospital when paged and lift patients for the nurses and other staff for various reasons (transport, falls, etc.) I wish the ho...

does anyone have an update on this?

jaystrupp, I am so very sorry to hear what you are going thru. Do you have family there for support? or a church or close friends. You will really need to lean on them. I wish I could say something to you to ease your pain but please just know that w...