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I started out in the ER and now am in ICU. I like ER better. In ER you will do a lot of walking/running around. ICU you tend to sit a lot unless your patients have tests that you have to take them to. Both units are type "A" personalities so make sur...

OK, What do you like about neuro ICU, and what do you dislike about it?

What motivates you to give you best nursing care and to do your job well?

What is your hospitals policy about taking a picture of a patients injury even though you have their permission? Can you get fired?

Never fill with NSS. Use sterile water. Your bladder is sterile. Scan to see how much fluid is already in the bladder. I normal person feels the urge to urinate at around 300cc. I fill mine to about 200cc or if the patient startes to feel uncomfortab...

Does anyone know if there is a sign-on bonus at Passavant hospital? Or how there shifts are, benifits, how much do they pay for you to continue your education, etc... I wanted to look into this place, but I can't seem to get anyone to call me ba...

i have been a nurse for a year now and am going through a four week evaluation by my unit director for being assertive. i had two incidents were an experienced nurse told me the wrong information. one of the incidences was with a cardiac drip. if i w...

OK, what's the difference between a breastfeeding chair and the gliders with the gliding ottomans? Is there a difference between the way one moves over another?:uhoh21:

I'm a new grad in an ER. I carry a little black book and write tons of things in it. In my department, the nurses are very helpful. My biggest thing right now is getting organized. I'm having a problem with putting the knowledge into clinical practic...

Thanks for all your help!!

Does anyone have a funny poem that I can use to put on my invitations for my graduation party?? I can't believe it's almost over!!! :balloons: :beer: :beer:

Thanks for all the advise. I have been getting negative feedback when I tell nurses that I tooka job in the ED. This is very discouraging... After reading your posts, I have a lot more confidence that I am making the right decision. :balloons:

OK, someone out there has to have a comment..... I just accepted a position in this unit and I wanted to know what comes with the territory. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated

I'm sooo excited too!! That's if I pass this next semester! Our instructors like to try and scare you... We had 8 out of 30 people fail last semester... that's scary! Good luck everyone! 10 weeks of living Hell, then internship than NCLEX her...

My hubby is one year behind me in nursing school. :)

In my program, 9 out of 10 instructors are bi-polar! Up one day and down another.. If you see they are in a bad mood, or you can sense that they need to pick on someone, stay out of there way! Hide from them if you can! Hang in there.... light...

Make sure you know your Erickson, Freud, etc... I found out that it doesn't matter that your careful, the child will view you as a threat. The nurse that I had to follow was nice, but her ways of getting her vitals and head to toe were harsh! She...

Colleen- I'm in the evening lecture class... We are starting OB this week. I hated med-sur! We were at a small hospital were the most I've seen was an IV incursion and an x-ray being done! I hope OB will be a little more educational! We are goin...

Jen, I can relate. I'm also in my second semester. We got a teacher that is from a nursing home. This is her first time teaching. Our first test was a joke. It was very broad and easy. The second test was very detailed and not what she said it woul...

Colleen, as you know I'm in the evening class 2nd semester. We are doing geriatrics... The teacher we have, is a first timer. She's nice and all, but she reads from our text, and gives us handouts. Some of the handouts are not even anything we are ...

Tell them to sit down and shut up so that the rest of the class can learn! :)

I have a master classic II! I like it! But some of my fellow students have the classic, and I think it's better to learn on that cause you can hear a little more clearer than the classic II. But it's preference..... I'm going to keep using my Clas...

This is my beef also! I called this morning, and they told me that the computer is down, to call back.. How convenient!

I feel for ya! Last summer I took Chem, A&P2, and advanced algebra in 6 weeks, while working full time! Good luck and stay focused! You'll get there! Make sure you go in a mini vacation... Also, if you have a few vacation days, use them for ...

Hello everyone! I'm starting my second semester of my nursing program this Monday. I'm trying to brush up on some things before hand... Does anyone have some hints on writing nursing notes when you chart?? My class didn't do too much of them and...