Kimburly

I work in SC; a hire and FIRE at will state. Unfortunately a mass revolt will not do us any good in a non-unionized environment. So I do my best to fit in the majority of the script when admitting a new patient; meanwhile they are usually looking a...

So thanks to Studor, who I am sure is making buttloads of money off their "great ideas" we are expected to AIDET and hourly round to scripts. Now we were already introducing ourselves to our patients and families and checking on them hourly, but tha...

I have worked peds oncology for the last 6 years and love it. I did not start in it as a new grad but have seen many other nurses start out in peds oncology and do just fine. It is a specialty field so you will have the opportunity to learn alot ab...

How to become a CNA depends on the state you live in. Some states require an actual certification test, others will allow facility training. Check with your local healthcare facilities. I was a home health aide during nursing school (basically a ...

Not used by many at my workplace. We tell each other in report what the patient is there for, so why look at some piece of paper with vague nursing diagnoses that don't really tell you what you need to do anyway?

Giving you narcan makes no sense and seems to have had no medical basis. I was always taught that if you have to give narcan because of apnea you need to monitor your patient LONGER than if it wasn't necessary because the narcan wears off faster tha...

It is very important to only apply approved skin care when a person is receiving radiation treatments, so ask your Grandmother's nurse what to use. Many "normal " treatments contain ingredients that will cause further or worsening burns. They make ...

I work peds hem/onc and would be happy to be a pen pal. My email is [email protected]

I have worked peds hem/onc for almost 4 years now and absolutely love it. I enjoy getting to know the patients and their families as I see them over and over. Chronically ill kids are really special and the relationships you can form with them are ...

I have always liked to go to NPs for my medical care because usually they spend the time to actually see you as a whole and not as a chief complaint. I feel that this is because they were bedside nurses first. So if someone doesn't want to become a...

All in a row, definately all in a row! If you will be trying to have a "daytime life" on your off days it is much easier to do your nights all in a row, then try to switch back to the world of daylight. There are VERY few people I work with at nig...

I used to be the evening supervisor at a 150 bed LTC. We had 3 floors of 50 pts each, but one of the floors was broken into 2 units of 25 each, half of the floor was a behavioral closed unit. The floor with the most dependent pts had 6 aides on ev...

Can anyone give me some pointers on how to negotiate with nurse recruiters for a higher wage? I knew I wasn't going to be a pro at it my first try but I did not expect to basically be hung up on. Long story shorter when he nurse recruiter called t...

My personal fave when JCHACO comes is locking ALL of the cabinets. Who needs IV tubing for there personal pleasure?

My personal fave when JCHACO comes is locking ALL of the cabinets. Who needs IV tubing for there personal pleasure?

yeah! It is so nice to 'hear" about people loving their nursing jobs! I love my job to for many of the same reasons you listed. I wish all nurses could feel the same!!

I guess my skin is just hypersensitive but my hands are frequently screaming red and burning! It is definately from washing so much because there becomes a demarcated redness at my wrists. It is clearly the worst after 3 12's. Does anyone have any...

Whoa, you must work with mentally competent adult patients exclusively! It is pretty near impossible to get consent from a dementia patient, especially in the end stages, but butts would be hung out if that stopped them from getting their cardiac me...

Thanks for the replies! My facility recently switched to non latex gloves and it has continued since then, so I am pretty sure it isn't the latex. But maybe the powder even though the gloves claim to be powderless they leave a residue after removal...

We change peripheral IVs every 72 hours, except you can get 24 hour extensions up to 144 hours if there are no problems at the site. I work pedi onc so most of our kids have central lines, dressings on hickmans and accessed ports are changed Mon, We...

You can also stand there and watch the air bubble until it gets to a connection, disconnect and expell the air, then reconnect.