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Fentanyl is used the most. We are teaching hospital, and they don't like propofol, plus there is a nation wide shortage. Precedex is rarely used.

I want to have a vent 1:1! :) Wow that is awesome!

I want to come work, where there are aides! :)

Cooling blanket. I had a septic patient that got up to 104. I was nervous but with tylenol suppository and cooling blanket, it took all shift for the temp to climb back down. I thought we wanted to bring fever down, so we don't fry the patient's brai...

They aren't discharged until they are out the door! :) That's my personal opinion. They can have their paperwork, but I still treat them as my patient. They get all the same treatment.

Time to put in some applications for somewhere else. Do you really want to continue to work for this company? Best not to risk your license for their stupidity!

Always assess, pt's can change at any time. You would rather know that you charted an accurate view of the patient's condition whether it be positive or negative. And of course if you ever have to go to court, your documentation will paint a pciture ...

Working in Risk Mgmt, I think you need to have your policy revisted. This is not ok in any US hospital in America. If it is, this is a crime! I would contact your administration or risk department for guidance. I think there is some ignorance on some...

If something happens to you, you will not be covered under workman's comp. May want to check in with local labor board about working conditions. Attempt to find greener pastures if possible.

Be happy doing what ever you want. Just be sure to research your local healthcare market. Where I live in Vegas, most hospitals don't have LPNs. Not sure about outside of hospitals, also the job market is tough for new grad RN's. Some out of school f...

It is always better to give than receive.

giggling in my office, nice way to start the day.

i work in risk management, and cringed the whole time, reading your post. unfortunately i'm sad to hear that you gave in and signed the consent. imagine a patient in the same position doing that, and along the way, communication was broken, and anoth...

I work Risk. :) Our policy is to have the detective come to risk. We get a copy of their business card, and give them the information they need. They are in a way covered to get information depending on the situation. It's almost the same when the st...

I need that kind of DON!

I earn about 7 hours a pay period. I have worked for this company for 1.5 years. I think I have about 114 saved at this point. I find that I do have balance, but wish I could have more time off!

I am not sure what happened in the OP's case. But I just want to say that I went to nursing school to acutally help people. I believe that 100% of my co workers also want to help their patients. But with staffing issues the way that they are. I will ...

simvastatin. crestor . propanolol. tricor. lovenox. procardia. vasotec. stool softeners after CABG, as not to strain the heart, like MOM, colace, ducolax. dobutamine IV (adrenergic agonist) increases CO. dopamine IV (increase CO, treat low b/p).nitro...

Op that was very well put. I do try to do bathing before they sleep if I have enough time. My total care patients that usually sleep all the time I try to get them up at 5am and perform care before I leave for the day so that day shift has a little m...

K 10meq over 1 hour IV/Mg 2gm rider over 2 hours/Las Vegas RN

Finacially for me it made sense to go the ADN route. I started in Aug 07 and Graduated in May 09. Found a job, started working and will finish my BSN Summer 2011. It cost me about $5000 total for ADN. My BSN will cost about $5000. It made sense for m...

Butterfly needles usually take longer to draw from when getting labs. But great on people with small veins.

As a new grad last year I started at 27.00 per night + night diff and weekend diff. Tough market to crack as there are 6 schools putting out new nurses twice a year. Hospitals are wanting at least 1 year of experience for 99% of the positions. Patien...

Yes there is a shortage of nurses, but at this point in the market.....hospitals want nurses with at least one year experience. I am in Las Vegas and it took me 4 months to find a job, and that was because my friend knew someone in management. In Las...

When I started in 09 for Valley health system at 28.00/hr.