I just want to say very good for you for getting out of a situation that was hurting you emotionally and physically. I can relate to that feeling of dread and fear you talked about when it comes to...
Thanks you guys. I guess I am just scared that the MD will come in the a.m. and ask "why wasn't I called about this?" b/c I have heard it happening before to other nurses for situations that seemed...
I was caring for a pt the other day who had a baseline BP of 120-130/80s. The midnight BP was 94/60. I re-took it at 0100, it was 84/43. I called the surgical resident and he said it's fine, the pt...
I do open my book and study regularly as a nurse. I also have tried sites. The information I get still does not help me understand all the indications for NGs, I was asking on this forum to perhaps...
Hey, I was wondering if anyone could give me a brief overview of NGs and the different types, when they are indicated, and what their purpose usually is for. I know after different surgeries it is...
dilaudid, morphine, toradol, zofran, phenergan is usually IV piggyback, protonix, benadryl, ativan, I too work on med/surg. These are def. the most common ones...especially protonix! I love when I...
I have done the exact same thing..walk out of a patient's room with all the meds and check AGAIN maybe for the fourth or fifth time..just because I want to be XTRA sure...might sound crazy but it's...
I don't know why...but I absolutely hate I/Os!! I guess I am looking for some tips regarding recording I/Os...simple question I know. For the most part, do your nurse aids document the output if they...
It's probably hard for you to exactly pinpoint why you aren't fully able to enjoy your job...maybe it would seem better if the nurses were nicer and not as catty, or maybe if they were nicer and more...
ChiSmile6 replied to Virgo_RN's topic in Emergency
ICU and ER may seem similar but I don't know how they can expect you do just know everything because they really are different. In the ICU at my hospital the nurses only get one patient, when my...
so if you can't chart "WILL MONITOR...." then what do you write? for example, we do PIEP notes (problem, intervention, evaluation, and plan) I see most nurses write "WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR..." as...
I feel like a gnome with the dansko's b/c they look so much like clogs. I heard they are amazing though, however I feel like they will slip right off my feet. I wear Nikes and I actually really like...