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Does anyone know if medical marijuana in California is an option for a practicing RN? It has been recommended to me from a doctor as an alternative to other medication, but I do not want to risk my license. If I understand the law correctly, if I get...

Hi, I have 1.5 years experience as a telemetry nurse. I am trying to decide on my next step. A lot of the nurses on my unit are getting their PCCN certification. I was told you have to have your license for 2 years to take the PCCN exam so that date ...

Hi, I am 30 weeks pregnant and was planning on leaving my job 4 weeks prior to my due date. I am a registered nurse and work on a very busy floor at the hospital (telemetry). As of this last week I feel like my body has hit a wall. I have never ph...

What is your view or experience with taking care of a patient on comfort care when you know the family and doctors are trying to assist the patient in dying? I took care of a patient who was on a morphine drip. He was a young trauma patient and the...

Hello all,Here's a little background to help you help me:I graduated in June 2009 as a RN. I've been working on a telemetry floor at a near by hospital since graduation. I have a 2.5 year old daughter. After she was born I switched from full time to ...

Also, any advice on best place to take CE credits if unemployed? Would it make sense, if I decided 12hour shifts aren't for me, to stay home for say 6 months and then look for a job outside the hospital? Any specific areas other than home health that...

Per diem may be something to look into. I'm assuming it varies by hospital, but are you scheduled specific days or are you on call? Also, do you usually work any floor qualified or only one specific floor? Do you have to attend staff meetings (unit s...

I stand by my belief that there is nothing wrong with responsible use. What I'm questioning is the risk of likely ones license. Does anybody know where the Bon stands regarding legal use?

I've narrowed down my choice of online RN-BSN programs to either Grand Canyon University or American Sentinel. They are both CCNE accredited. GCU would require me to take 12 5-week classes (60 weeks=36 credits). They charge $450/credit. There is ...

Maybe I misunderstand accreditation? My understanding is CCNE or NLAC is good. NLAC accredits associates-masters programs and CCNE only BSN and above. ? Anyone care to comment on this?

Hey Everyone, I've been doing hours and hours of research on RN-BSN online programs. I've narrowed it down to Grand Canyon University, Chamberlain University, University of Texas Arlington or American Sentinel. I am still compiling info on these co...

I injured my back doing nothing in particular. I have made it very clear btw that i am not blaming my work fornyhis injury. I run and have a young child. It was a progressive tightening and stiffness in my lower back that turned into sharp stabbing/s...

I called my charge nurse this morning and told her. She said there is a social worker on the case already and she will pass on the info to her if they need to contact me. Thanks for all the replies.

I went home today from work wondering if I should report what my patient said to me. She was crying and told me her mother was going to get her husband arrested. I asked, "why do you think she'd have him arrested?" and she sobbed, "because he hits ...

So, after a month of hard core studying and taking the Kaplan course and completing %75 of the Qbank questions and scoring an average of 60/65 I finally took the real deal! That test was NOT easy!!! The first few questions I know I got right and th...

Hey Everyone! I just had a very frustrating experience last night while giving report to one of the night shift nurses. He was very rude to me and has been this way before. Apparently he doesn't like the way I give report and gets annoyed if I leav...

Yesterday The Joint Commission came to the hospital and I was one of the lucky ones they choose to follow and ask questions to for like 45 minutes! I had to give a "tour" around our unit and explain how things are done and where things are. They al...

So, long story short, I'm unhappy with my job. I got this job right after school after getting my ADN 2 years ago. I work on the busiest floor of the hospital and it is very difficult to keep up and finish on time. Often we end up staying overtime pa...

I work on the telemetry floor. After every shift someone (if not multiple people) stay late after clocking out to finish paperwork. There is simply too much to do in one shift that on most days we can't cram in all the nursing care and paperwork that...

So, my best friend just so happens to be a lawyer and I spoke with her today about a class action lawsuit. On my floor they also have a book were supposed to sign for each pay period stating that we took our 2 15 minute and 30 minute meal breaks and ...

What is a time stamp? We do paper charting and rarely do we chart as we go. We write what time something happened, not what time we are actually making the entry. Whoever stays over usually finishes up paperwork in the back. So, what should I do?

i don't remember what medication it was, but it's how the doc wrote the order so i just copied it to the paper MAR. I wonder if we'll get dinged for that. It's so annoying too because i never see orders written that way, it was a doc i don't usuall...

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Wow....so many responses! Thanks! I will try using a form going system by system to get report and then use the pre-printed sheet with all my patients listed as my todo list and note taking during the day. At the end of report I will update my report...

I work on a telemetry floor (step down unit). It's one of the busiest floors in the hospital. We have 3 patients if we're assigned to trach/vent and 4 if regular tele patients. During the day shift it can be a struggle just keeping up with new ord...