mednurse

I've been taking grad classes at UIC and I looooove it there, good luck.

Are there any home birth nurses out there that carry malpractice insurance, and if so why?

As a L&D nurse, I am very supportive of home birth. Many patients think we are doing them such a service by tying them to a bed and pumping them full of pitocin so they will deliver on the day shift. Honestly, the most serious complications I ...

You always must watch the heart rate during the test dose. I once had a patient where the heart rate shot up to the 150's from the 80's during the test dose. The epidural was pulled and replaced, this is very important to confirm proper placement.

I have suffered with migranes for 15 years. I have tried every script med there is and nothing has worked as well as Excedrin Migraine. I swear just try it, I always keep it in my bag at work!! Just make sure you eat some crackers with it so it do...

I wanted to know if there are nurses out there that have been blamed for precipitous labor by the MD for not "following the pt closely". I had an MD leave a pt that was a multip when she was 7, and tried to blame me for not checking her! She was a ...

First of all, congrats on continuing your education! When you apply to grad school (esp. the more competive ones) it depends on WHERE your degree comes from, not just your grades. This is in all academic areas. If I have a BSN from a great large t...

My perkins loan gets cancelled for each year I work full time for up to five years. I worked at a suburaban community hospital and they did not care that it was not an underserved population, my supervisor just had to sign that I worked there full t...

My Dad had thoracic aortic aneurysm surgery as an emergency case at age 50. He recovered a few days in the ICU, and then got orders to transfer to the tele floor. I was with him, and he told the ICU nurse that he was in chest pain. She gave him su...

Honestly, I really wanted to know what other nurses thought of the situation. My Dad died at a hospital that shares medical staff and nurses with ours, so I do not want to bring up this topic with my coworkers. If I need legal advice, I will conta...

Thank you for your responses. The same nurse he reported chest pain to, was the one that was assigned to him when he died. He was never transferred to the tele floor. Thank you for your condolances.

I'm here in Chicago, I've also heard great things about Rush. ALSO, if you work 20 hours a week you get the bonus of free tuition there-it's a great school.

I have had a few patients write down everything I do.

No work in Chicago???? What hospitals do you go to?

Two of my favorite words EXCEDRIN MIGRAINE. I have suffered migranes for eleven years, suffered from vomitting, vision loss, etc. I have tried all different types of script and non-scrit meds, and I have to tell you, this stuff really works. Just ...

Several na's that I work with are student nurses, and they are telling me that the biggest nursing classes ever (for their school) are graduating this year and next. Is this happening where you are? I'm in IL.

I worked with a social worker that was trying to bully me. She really did upset me and I was always so nervous to go to work. One day I reported her to mangement, she lied and denied everything AND the bullying got worse. It seems that bullies get...

We have that pyxis also. It can be a real pain because you can stand at the machine for a while for it to pick up your fingerprint. Actually you will have a numeric code that will back up your fingerprint, and after so many failed attempts, you wil...

Does anyone else smell skunks on the night shift during the summer in their hospitals? What do you do to diminish the odor? It seems that skunks spray right near our vent system and it ends up in various places in the hospital!

Yes, my hospital was doing layoffs too. I know some clerks with high pay were laidoff. I know my hospital is in a budget crisis also. We are currently running at low census, but a lot of nurses have left, so no one is being downstaffed.

I became a float nurse right after I graduated nursing school two years ago. I worked full time for one year, and now part time this year. I had to call many hospitals before I found one that would take me as a float nurse after graduation. For me,...

In my state there is a web site for "The Department of Professional Regulation" - this is the dept that licences professionals here. You can go online and view monthly disciplinary reports. Your state might have this info online too. I agree that ...

In my state there is a web site for "The Department of Professional Regulation" - this is the dept that licences professionals here. You can go online and view monthly disciplinary reports. Your state might have this info online too. I agree that ...

We use cell phones in the hospital I work in. I like them for the most part. Some units have a policy of giving the pt your cell phone number. Then it gets crazy. You will get five calls in a row that the pt "really needs ice" (for their cups),...

MMMMMMM...like a cool summer rain.