RN1989

1) how do i know there is a demand of lnc in my area? i live in sc there really is not a "demand" for this job - not like you are thinking of. there are more attorneys that are hiring nurses to work in their lawfirms inhouse than there used to be. ...

She was probably embarrassed at getting caught and was trying down play it. Personally, if you are sick enough to be in the hospital - other people don't need to be in your bed.

I agree with Neuro - and I've gotten my head bit off a thousand times for saying it - many of nursing's problems have to do with it being a female dominated profession. Women are easily persuaded, coaxed, and intimidated into doing what everyone else...

You are on a roll now!

100% cotton - breathes well and keeps cool. Make my own scrub tops to get bigger pockets with less chance of "poke thru" with pens/scissors, covers my butt and doesn't ride up much when I bend over. Sleeves are set in instead of all one piece - bett...

It is each nurse's responsibility to keep track of their own CEs. Generally you must keep your certificates for an average of 4 yrs and present them anytime you are chosen for a random audit. Some states such as FL have a CE tracking company that al...

There are definitely more new (er) grads working out there than experienced nurses - percentage wise compared to years past. I have noticed a trend over the years among nurses. It seems that each year's graduates are ready to quit sooner. The nurses...

Each of those answers depends on lots of things. Medications may be in the room, in a crash cart (emergency cart), in the medication room, in the hospital pharmacy. Bags of IVs might be in a supply room, in the medication room, or in the pharmacy. ...

Many hospitals offer this as an option. Think carefully before you do this. In addition to not getting benefits like insurance, you also don't get benefits of vacation/sick time. Most places have PTO (paid time off). You accrue the time off acco...

Most family members are not present when pts are struggling against their restraints to try to extubate themselves, pull out a swan/fole/art line. So the family members do not understand how quickly someone's hand and wrist can become swollen with al...

Unfortunately there are a large number of smaller hospitals, private hospitals, and surgeon-owned hospitals/surgicenters where the docs are ALWAYS right and can get away with murder.

A SANE is a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner. It has some things to do with forensics but is not the same as a "Forensic Nurse". No, you can't just be a forensic nurse after you take the SANE exam. And the SANE exam requires clinical work as well. It...

You have done the right thing. You played their game all the way. That is what you have to do. You don't always win, but you went the distance and can prove that you attempted to resolve the situation. Personally, I would write out what my positio...

Apparently you didn't have much ortho in your rotation. There's nothing like spending the day squishing in your shoes because the OR was flooded with irrigation solution when the surgeon took WAY too long to do an arthroscopic procedure. And don't ...

I think that the problem lies in our expectations. Everyone expects a leader to be a GOOD leader when in fact, most leaders are human. Humans engage in this behavior at every level, we all just assume that it shouldn't happen when you are a leader....

The TX BON gathers some of this data with each license renewal. Don't know when the last time they updated it but it is on their website from sometime in the last 5-10 yrs. Shows by county how many RN licenses, who is working fulltime in nursing, ...

You need to go to the BON site to get the full rules that the Board uses. TX has been working on a nurse practice act for LVNS due to wide variations in what is allowed and LVNs being used as RNs when it is inappropriate and employers are just looki...

Texas does not have any laws regarding what ratio is legal or illegal. The ratio you are describing is a typical, middle of the road ratio for TX. There are places that have ratios of 1:5 on med/surg units, and others that are 1:8-10. There is no g...

RN JD is an attorney that is also a nurse. They would be much more likely to be able to work with you since they know the law and how nursing works. The American Association of Nurse Attorneys has a website - it has a funky address to put on here b...

The nursing board will not be able to help in this matter. They are for public protection, not to assist nurses. Hate to say this because I am sure you are not wealthy but....an attorney is probably the route to go. I would look for an RN JD and se...

That would depend on what your goals were. Personally, I'd look to the MBA route. An MBA translates into other work areas better than an MSN. Especially useful when you tire of the healthcare system and want to transition into something different.

Doubtful that waste management regs would allow this. Doesn't matter that the germs are killed in recycling. They are more worried about who is handling it. To start a company up you have to jump through lots of hoops and be designated as a waste ...

The stress is going to be completely different from the stress you have now as a staff nurse. The people that are your friends now, will become your adversaries once you are the boss. Take a look at your motives behind the thought of applying. I...

Until you are in management - you have no idea what the manager does. To you it looks like she is sitting on her butt but coming from personal experience - just because you are sitting somewhere does not mean you actually are not doing work. There ...

Dallas County chapter of AACN http://classic.aacn.org/chapters/dcc.nsf/other/homepage The North TX AMSN chapter just had a meeting and will have another one in early November if you can wait that long. If too far to go to Dallas area, check for local...