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I work on a 23 bed Medical-Oncology floor, our ratios are 6-7 to 1. Most generally the max we have is 6. I agree with the fact that it is "just a number" You could have 4 patients that feel like you have 10. Generally 6 is doable depending on acu...

I agree with cannoli........down the road if you want to do management or have career advancement pick the BSN and then you wont have to do it later. I also agree that some BSNs stink and some ADs are exceptional. Good luck.

Well put NICU_Nurse!

I just recently learned of the ABHR suppositories. I work inpt hospice and had never heard of these but my Grandmother recently passed away from liver cancer and she was in hospice at home for about a week before she passed and these suppositories h...

I work on a Medical/Oncology floor that is sprinkled with hospice patients. I love hospice patients and oncology pts. There is something about these people who are facing their own mortality and how they deal with it on a daily basis. I also love ...

To NurseGr39.......it is worth getting the shift diff back and then some. If it were me I would ask for my shift diff back and then a couple of bucks on the hour on top of it.

It is not boring to me. I like being able to handle the miriad of problems that are med-surg. Isnt that what you do in the ER? Handle multiple problems at once? Doesnt it give you a sense of satisfaction? I do the same thing just on a larger sca...

Really you need more info. What is the definition of neutropenia. At our facility it is when the absolute granulocyte count is less than 500. To figure that you need a differential on the CBC. With the information you have supplied I see no reaso...

Like Meownsmile we also give it all the time along with the others listed in the post. I never knew it was cardiotoxic. We give it to chemotherapy patients for nausea.

Community Hospitals.......South, East, North, Anderson.....go to e.community.com and check it out. Been there 15 yrs. I like it very much....

check your pm

VicChick , You nailed it!!! Recommend it highly, you've got the right attitude and understanding. Do it (med-surg) before you branch out...Good luck. 15yr med-surg nurse.

I have been Med-Surg certified for almost 10 years now. My current certificate expires in Nov 2004. I, like a few have mentioned, have studies relatively little prior to the test, if any at all. Like said above, you know more than you think. You ...

If you have the oppourtunity to take an extern job, by all means, DO IT!! You will gain good experiences in the "real world". We all know that school and clinicals arent the "real world". I did it my senior year in nursing school and felt more pr...

Lynniepooh, welcome to the floor! You will do well, like riding a bike, you never forget once you practice alittle. Ask for adequate orientation as the others have stated and you will do fine. Good luck.

The word is mandatory, not mandantory.

I find it refreshing to work with men as my equal because I dont have to deal with catty, back stabbing etc. Yes there are times when a female would prefer a female nurse for certain proceedures or tasks but professional nurses, male or female, dont...

Pro med surg here, worked it for the last 15yrs, love it, crap and all. Work it long enough...and you can handle just about anything a pt/doc/manager/secretary/family can dish out.

We got the unit secretary once. Unit secretary is very much a neat nick. Had a pt with orders for UA. We took specimen cup, filled it with lemonade and a few cracker crumbs to resemble sediment. Let the lemonade drip down the outside of the cup a...

Congrats, you made a good choice, I agree with RN-PA she said it well. I have worked Med-Surg 15 years. You can go anywhere and deal with anything with a good med-surg base. You learn alot as Disabled nurse says. Keep your med-surg text and nursi...

Pods are like team nursing, 1 RN and 1 LPN work together to care for a group of pts, 7-10 usually, RN does assessments and paperwork and doctor calls, LPN passes meds and does treatments. At least this is how it is where I work. Hope this helps

There a lots of times in our nursing careers when we question ourselves regarding why we do what we do. For whatever reason, we question, we had a bad day at work, the manager is on my case again, my coworkers are ignorant to the meaning of teamwork...

we get 50% for anything overtime

nightshifter here too, I agree, day shift walks on water and the managers promote it. we've got more experienced nurses on nights with more tenure but days and eves can do no wrong.

KUDOS.......to everyone, and yes Jo-anne you do make a difference