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Our unit is also locked. We are the only ICU in the hospital that has 22 hour visiting. I do believe in family centered care, but we have had many issues with our visiting policy. As we do bedside report, it sometimes becomes an issue that the visito...

I'm having trouble believing that as well. I work in micu and our hospital policy does not allow narcotics/sedatives to be run without a pump under ANY circumstances! And palliative care definitely does not = murder. Whoever was involved in this supp...

This was something that I really had to get over when I was a new grad. Now that I'm in icu I feel like the docs are a bit more receptive and respecting of the nurses, they value our input for the most part. On the floor was a completely different ...

Boy, that staffing office is getting pretty creative!

Omg these dreams make me crazy! I can't tell you how many times I've woken up in a cold sweat thinking I've been at work all night and haven't passed meds or assessed one patient! Needless to say, I was in my bed and not at work. I also used to have ...

I would think D5LR would be a combination of 5% Dextrose and Lactated Ringer's solution..

I was OBSESSED with 3x5 cards in nursing school! I have been out of school 3 years and still have been unable to part with the four shoeboxes of note cards divided by class then further divided by semester/ subject lol. I'll get over it eventually bu...

I work on a med surg tele unit in pa. Most nights (I work 7p-7a), I can expect to get at least 2 admissions, Sometimes 3. Our max is 6:1, generally high acuity. usually the first one from the ED arrives as I am in report, which is a nice unsafe and s...

i think the night vs. day shift debate has gone on long enough :) Nobody is perfect, nurses should all work together and not be at odds with each other. I am a night shifter, and I have worked days. I wouldn't say that either shift is easier per se, ...

I absolutely HATE this at my workplace! I have been here for 9 months, I came from another hospital where it was not done, and my 2nd prn job it doesn't happen either. Once I started night shift here, I was shocked to find out that just about everyon...

I have been on night shift for over 2 yrs now and I am in the same boat! Exhausted all the time, and all I wanna do is sleep on my days off..this has led to me picking up massive amounts of overtime since I don't enjoy my days off anyway..I've starte...

Hello everyone: I have been a Telemetry/Med-Surg RN for a little over two years. Recently, I received a glowing yearly evaluation and was offered the opportunity to bid on an open SICU position (7p-7a). The hospital where I work is large, urban Level...

Thanks everyone for the encouragement and advice! I put my bid in for the job, and am looking forward to moving to another level in my career...Can't wait :)

Ok..I am a first year ADN student. Tomorrow will be my 5th week of clinical. Here's my problem..the paper we are to turn in each week (the dreaded ADPIE) is giving me grief:angryfire. We were not really oriented with many of the things on them, and I...

i crochet baby blankets...keeps my hands busy so I don't strangle anyone who dares to stress me out lol.. I also play with my border collie, yoga and kickboxing, and a few adult beverages don't hurt either!

wow sign me up!

I always feel bad admitting this, since it seems like such a superficial thing lol but i REALLLYY miss my fake nails sometimes...i don't feel girly, and my own nails are so thin and brittle that they flake and break and make me sad However, I would...

I was just hired last month. I applied online and went to a huge interview event. I only have 14 months exp as an RN, but I do know that they hired a few new grads for the floor I am on. I was told by my nurse manager that after their strike, many pe...

Core Curriculum for Oncology Nursing, along with the companion study guide was very helpful for me as a new grad on an oncology unit. It is meant to be preparation for the Oncology Certification exam, but offers a great review whether you are taking ...

Ugh I'm about to go through this as well. I have been laid off, only for 2 months but the job I was at was my first out of nursing school so I only worked 14 months as an RN. I'm really nervous because my new job is on a large step-down at a major ci...

I was recently at a job interview for a new hospital..they gave me their policy manual to look over while i waited, and it indeed was based around "customer service". Even though I see it all the time, it still seems funny to me. We are supposed to ...

I had been a nurse for about 8 months or so and our nursing supervisor called up to the floor to tell me that her mother would be coming up from the ER shortly and wanted to make sure that I would be the one taking care of her :) that made me feel gr...

I just had an interview on Tuesday, during which I had a peer interview with two of the RNs on the floor. It was very laid back, they did most of the talking, giving me more details on how it is to work on that floor, how the nurses function as a tea...

The only advice I could really offer is to try and hold out a bit longer. Have you spoken to other students in your class? They may be struggling just as you are, it's always hard to tell. Sometimes people choose to suffer alone rather than admit the...

I just sold a bunch of mine on Ebay...it was very difficult to part with them, but I needed room on my bookshelves!