I am in the process of doing research to find guidelines for NG tube placement in preemies but I am realizing there is really not much literature out there...How do you determine placement and does your unit use evidence based practice to support the...
I find it so funny that nurses preach self care blah blah but during a eight hour shift I can barely eat, sit down or let alone use the restroom. Why do we put up with this kind of work environment?! I love taking care of patients but this type of e...
Mustlovepoodles....I am fine on time management but I do have a hard time saying no to non-urgent requests. I seriously think patients and families come up with the craziest requests and I have a hard time saying no or explaining to them that their ...
I have been a nurse for a year and some change. I started out in psych and recently switched to med-surg 5 months ago. I go home every shift and worry about every little detail of my shift. Is this normal and will it go away? I just feel like som...
I agree with the above. I was a corpsman and it is hard to gain a commission once enlisted they make you wait till it would be time to reenlist. I would work as an RN and finish online.
I was rarely anxious in psych because the acuity was doable. I work on a ortho/neuro floor and we get a variety of medical patients. Because there is so many things that need to be done during the shift I feel like I am going to overlook something ...
Medicine is not an option right now due to pregnancy. I swear it has gotten worse the farther along I become in my pregnancy. I just want to do everything perfect and I would never want to harm someone. I feel like some nurses who have been doing ...
I am 20 wks pregnant and I currently work Med-surg. Once the baby is here I want to stay at home but don't want my licence to become inactive. Is there anything I can do from home??
Just checked and it states I need 400 hrs in a 4 yr period. I am in NH BTW. Anyone know of any options from home that would be possible with a newborn?
Hi, I have been a nurse for a little over a yr now and I am curious is it okTo give a patient their test results? I work med/surg and I had a pt ask about their repeat chest X-ray to see if their pneumonia was clearing and I read them the overall im...
Can a primary tubing be used as a secondary? I have seen this done before by experienced nurses and don't know if this is correct? I guess if I look at iterate common sense, they are both tubing and are both hooked up above the smart pump it's just u...
Thanks all I was just curious if this was OK, I will continue to pull a secondary out of the med room when I a primary hooked up as a secondary, Thanks for all who understood what I was asking!
Sorry guess I didn't explain it correctly there is a primary line and the one to piggy back is on is a primary line set as well they connect primary to primary basically at the correct place
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Catch22 I work on a med-surg floor and can NOT stand the ETOH withdrawal patients who demand IV dilaudid very 2 hours for their extreme pain. Why would a dr. even write that order?
As a new grad I just want to thank all of the more experienced nurses who have answered my dumb questions, pointed me in the right direction and have just been plain nice to me! I feel lucky to have had such a great experience as a new grad. My prec...
Hi All, I saw a posting on the VA website about a tele-health tech. Does anyone know what this job entails? I am an RN and former corpsman and the listing states they are looking for healthcare workers and former corpsman. Any info would be helpfu...
Geriatric Psych has got to be one of the most frustrating floors to work on sometimes. I love the geriatric population and seeing them get better but in the mean time its a challenge. Can anyone give me tips on how to get pt's to accept medications...