Spiker ASN, RN, EMT-P

Yes! I remember that formula! I always had a pad in my pocket to do bedside calculations.... Then I bought a watch that had a calculator below the dial! You just had to use a pen cap to push the tiny buttons! As for pharmacology classes now - I t...

LOL! The most we used after I graduated college in the late 70's was grains: Morphine & ASA were grains, as you say, the "old" docs used it😊😄

Does anyone else remember minims, drams, grains, gtts, etc?? 😄

Right!! After using butterflies to start IV's, angiocaths took a few tries to get used to!

As an OR RN at a Regional Medical Center in NY, I worked 3-11, M-F. We were also on 11-7 call once weekly, & a full 24hr weekend call every 6 weeks. When hubby had an opportunity to move to Albany for his job as a Neuropsychologist, off we went...

As an OR RN, I wear solid clogs (Merrell's are my favorites) that I can quickly & easily wipe down. If you're worried about stains & germs, sneakers are the worst shoes to wear, being permeable. And we leave our work shoes at work, so they ...

This is the state of healthcare, thanks to insurance companies who dictate our care, & big Pharma who charge outrages prices for meds. It's sad when we're operating, & a surgeon has to choose a lesser implant, repair method, fixation method,...

I agree with all of my other well-experienced colleagues. It makes no sense to change where you work, especially if you'd barely be off Orientation. Be smart. Stay where you are, learn whatever else you can there; keep up with various online jour...

I knew during my 6 weeks OR rotation in college (not just 1 day observing, as is common now)that I wanted to be an OR nurse. However, starting out as a new GN at a community hospital, I took the job I could, just to get my foot in the door. It was ...

Definitely Pre-Op or ER. I was an OR RN for most of my 40 years, & started a ton of IV’s there (evening shift - lots of trauma & acute/emergent patients needing extra IV access), as well as throughout the hospital. The Nursing Supervisor of...

Key words: LPN, RN, didn’t “let” her call MD. First of all, I have never worked in a system that allows LPN’s to outrank RN’s! Of course, I’ve never worked anywhere except an acute care hospital, & only the 1st 5 (of 40) years on a surgical flo...

I started working 3-11PM back in 1980, on a Surgical floor, then moved to the OR in 1982. We took night call (11P-7A) once weekly, & 48-hr Sat-Sun call once every 6 weeks. My dear friend & neighbor was called back to surgery so many times, ...

While I'm sure you were tired, had a stressful shift, & just wanted peace & quiet, I simply don't understand how saying a few kind words was beyond you. We're nurses, we should have each others' backs, even just for a few minutes! I wouldn'...

Is there a House Nursing Supervisor on duty for all shifts? That is usually the 1st call any of us would make, for immediate assistance! That's what THEY'RE paid for, to put out fires on duty, not you! It's admirable that you want to help your coll...

I am so sorry this happened to you! Were you treated in the ER for your injuries? That would have gotten the ball rolling as far as reporting, both with a facility incident report, & the police report. Then worker's comp would be the next step....

Hi! When I was in college, (late 70's) we had 6 weeks of OR clinical - scrubbing & circulating! I knew that was what I wanted to do! Unfortunately, getting into the OR as a grad nurse was not done in the hospital I applied at. I did get full-...

Twin boys, were named "Sir" & "Mister". Sadly, as they became teenagers, both ended up periodically on the news as juvenile offenders......

My heart goes out to you & your co-workers. I know your pain: we lost a fellow RN who fell asleep at the wheel driving back to the hospital on a 48-hour OR call weekend. Sadly, that's what it took for the hospital to change our call shifts to 2...

There is nothing far-fetched about this! When I was first out of school I had an elderly patient on my 3-11 shift who kept trying to leave. He had his belongings in a patient belongings bag, & had dressed in the clothes he'd arrived in as a res...

I did just the opposite: after 20 years in Nursing, I went into EMS (Paramedic) as a 2nd full-time job. I worked 3-11 Mon-Fri in the OR at a Medical Center, & then 48-hr Sat-Sun shifts as a paid medic in the city. So yes, I worked a lot; my g...

Snels50, you are so right about that! I encourage our newer colleagues to heed those words! In my almost 39 years as an RN, I've worked in two medical centers, so I have two 401K's. Hubby has one as well. I've been auto-depositing into mine since...

Snels50, you are so right about that! I encourage our newer colleagues to heed those words! In my almost 39 years as an RN, I've worked in two medical centers, so I have two 401K's. Hubby has one as well. I've been auto-depositing into mine since...

@Tjballzack: Are you even an RN? Your post makes me think not.....you certainly don't exhibit any professionalism or intelligence. If you have issues with a physician, this isn't the place nor manner to deal with it. If you can't communicate with ...

Please, God! I hope not a Nurse or Nursing student! Atrocious grammar, spelling, lack of punctuation, & such negative, accusatory proclamations! Threats to sue? Not sure I'd want "Originalex" as a colleague, let alone caring for anyone in my ...

My most recent employer, a huge hospital system, did allow us to have nicknames on our photo ID's, & to use our nicknames in conversation, introducing ourselves to patients, family, etc. We did have to use our legal names to sign charts & do...