charissa

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1. new grad needs help with documentation tips

   charissa replied to peaceful2100's topic in General Nursing

   One thing i hate about starting as a new employee at a hospital, even as an RN with experience, is that everyone does things differently and preceptors you work with can be great examples or horrid...

2. "The View" insults nursing

   charissa replied to SandySummers's topic in General Nursing

   Or if you peak in some med student boards to become a fake

3. Anorexic woman on Maury P. show.

   charissa replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

   But if you were her mother would that change anything? Some step parents are great, others . . at least in my experience lieave quite a bit to be

4. Contemplating job change but, dang it, I'm scared! HELP!

   charissa replied to Momto3RN's topic in General Nursing

   I moved from a small hospital to a big one and from general floor to Burn ICU all in one jump, and I have not regretted it yet. It was scary, I was afraid other nurses might think I wasnt good enough...

5. Nurse is a nurse is a nurse

   charissa replied to Dayray's topic in General Nursing

   There is that huge lets get people into nursing public service campain, how about a this is what nursing is campain?! TV Spots, flier, real education! We worked our butts off in school, and are the...

6. How long does report take?

   charissa replied to RNnites's topic in General Nursing

   Some are skilled at giving report, and others tend to add alot of extra junk. I can tell if it is going to take forever depending on who was there that i have to listen to. We also use a kardex,...

7. Can I read my own chart?

   charissa replied to shavsha's topic in General Nursing

   At our facility i was repremanded initially when a coworkers husband was hospitalized on our floor and she read his chart without him first giving permission. My LPN coworker noticed, stopped her and...

8. Do you wear gloves

   charissa replied to mellow's topic in General Nursing

   My daughter is only 18 months, but she knows what eewww yucks are. Unfortunetly it doesnt seem like most nurses are. I am always careful. What if I didnt wear gloves and took something home to my...