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I'm looking for scrubs that are made of stretchy material that are also available in petite sizes in pants. I found NuDimension which seem like the kind of material that I'm looking for but I can't see that they're available in petite pants. Does a...

Some things I've read in ER notes: The patient was recently diagnosed with "ear and double bowel syndrome." (Irritable bowel syndrome) The wound was urinated with normal saline. These always crack me up. Made me feel a little better when I found ou...

I know this is a question from school...but I love the idea of keeping a thread like this going with other possible scenarios. I love reading answers like this from experienced nurses because, as a new grad, I'm at the point where I'm able to tell w...

I was watching House a couple days ago and the doctor excused himself because he needed to go hang a new IV bag for a patient...it made me giggle :)

I graduated 3 months ago, and I was just wondering what sources you use to keep current on nursing issues. I'm mostly thinking new research, procedures, etc. rather than the political side of things. Now that I'm out of school and not doing the con...

Hi everyone, I'm a new nurse and I'm in the process of trying to fine tune my organizational sheets to save time throughout my shift. One thing that I'd like to make more efficient for myself is calling the physician for admission orders on a newly ...

I just want to thank everyone who participates in making this site wonderful. I started coming here when taking my nursing prerequisites years ago and then started following the threads religiously when getting ready to start nursing clinicals as a ...

I'm not a morning person at all either. I just love nighttime so night shift works a lot better for me that way as well as just more convenient for me since I have school-aged kids. However, I worked the day shift for about 6 months and was fine. ...

It depends on the facility where you work. At my hospital we use computerized charting and the expectation is that each shift will complete care plans. This includes a problem list and whether the pt has met this goal and it is no longer applicable, ...

1. When did you graduate? Will in Dec 2010 2. Do you have a BSN or ADN? ADN 3. Are you still looking for work? No 4. If not, how long did it take you to find a job? Applied to the unit that I did an externship on and currently work as an aide and was...

I'm about to graduate in 2 months and I know there are things that are different in the real world than "textbook." I see nurses on the floor do so many things differently than what I'm taught and lately I've been struggling with figuring out which t...

I thought the same thing, but once I realized that absolutely NO nurses on the floor that I was on use them I wanted to check. It's one thing for a few nurses here and there to take shortcuts but it really made me wonder when no one was doing it.

i'm in my last semester of nursing school and i'm still a bit unsure about iv piggybacks even though i've asked questions from all the nurses i possibly can. it seems that i get different answers from everyone and i can't seem to locate a clear cut a...

I can't tell you enough how much I appreciate all the responses and explanations. It makes me feel better to know which way is correct and why.

Thank you all so much for your help. RNMeg-Yes, my hospital does have Micromedex. I use it for information on the drugs themselves, but I've never realized there was an IV compatibility tab. I will definitely be looking for that! P_RN-I agree abo...

The best advice I can give you for all nursing math is to look at whatever answer you get and ask yourself, "Does this make sense?" Usually it's obvious if it does or not and you can tell right away whether you're close or whether you need to change ...

Where did you hear the term "vesicular dementia?" As far as I'm aware it doesn't exist. Could it be a misspelling of vascular?

Have you applied for an externship? That's an excellent way to get experience as well as your foot in the door at the facility that you'd like to work...not to mention that it looks very good on a resume :)

I'm a nursing student graduating with my RN in December. I worked as a nurse extern during the summer and now that that has ended I applied as an CNA on the same floor. I'll be starting my new position tomorrow and am really nervous about this. Hones...

I'm still a student, but I just completed an externship on a med-surg floor and am doing my leadership on a different med-surg floor. I requested both of them because I know how overwhelming and super busy they can be and I feel like I would much ra...

At the hospital where I work everyone is color coded based on their jobs. While it's not the most fun to have no say in what color you where, I definitely think it simplifies things for all staff since you can tell at a glance what anyone's role is....

When I applied for a nurse extern position a few months ago I received a message that said almost exactly the same thing. I was devastated. Then I got a call a few weeks later calling me in for an interview. When I asked about the message, they to...

I agree about the TV. I didn't watch much to begin with but there were a few shows that I just "couldn't miss" and those hours really added up over the course of a week. I stopped watching them and instead caught up on DVD during breaks from school...

I've searched JCAHO's website and unless I'm completely missing something I haven't been able to find information about restraints. I'm specifically looking for what documentation is required to meet JCAHO's standards for restraints. Thanks for any ...