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i've been in med-surg now for several months (started as a new grad). i liked it at first, and then started to dislike it, started to like it again, now i'm hating it. it's getting to the point where i dread having to go into work. the majority o...

I'm still a new grad stuck in Med-Surg, but I'm looking for a change. Is dialysis hard to get into? What's it like? I'm dead tired and exhausted after 12 hours of med-surg, is it the same for dialysis? Also, is the salary about the same? I'm in Socal...

For example, this one nurse told me she signs RN next to everything she signs now - eve check- which is so retarded and no warranted for in my book. your thoughts? if it becomes the case of showing your licneses' off, then can you imagine howit bec...

In my nursing program, I would have been kicked out. We had a 0 tolerance med error rule. Since we were the newbies coming in on board, we had to make CERTAIN we giving the right medications and dosages and at the correct times. Bottom line: it was ...

What a rotten charge nurse! You should PM me your unit's number, and the shift she will be working. I will call her (anonymously) and let her know what a mean, unpleasant bully she is.

Well, whatever you do, don't become a CNA then. Because then vomit will become your job!!! If you are an RN you can make the CNA do it for you, so it shouldn't be a problem once you start practicing. Good luck to you!! I have had/still have that sam...

Someone asked me about my children. I'm in my early 20s and don't have any children. However, to answer your question, I will be there with them ALMOST all of the time up until the time they reach 1st grade. I will be there everyday after school, ...

that nurse is a liar. still water runs deep! they are all kinds of different nurses out there and they are all nurses.

A THREE year old understands that mommy has to study? Are you kidding me? A three year old does not understand why mommy is spending time studying instead of time with him. I understand that people go into nursing to "better themselves." But in my o...

Well, if they need to vomit, I give them a basin. What else would I do? I just rarely do these types of things because there is no time for bedside care anymore. it's all about paperwork.

Thanks Jules, I am glad someone understands my point of view - agree with it or not. I never said daycare leaders are heartless people. I just believe that if YOU birth the child, then it behooves the child that YOU are the one raising him. kids ne...

as an RN, i RARELY do any of the dirty work. there's no time. i give medication and do paperwork. that's pretty much it. the CNAs at my hospital do all of the dirty work - except in the ICU, where the RNs do total care. Even my manager says that the...

I personally do not go. For me, work needs to stay at work. But do what feels right to you. My grandfather was in the ICU for 6 months and when he died, several of his nurses showed up at his funeral. The nurses became so close to our family that we...

Forgot to mention that at my hospital, shift cancellation is not mandatory. Meaning that they call you and ASK if you want to not come into work. You have the option to take it and stay home, or come to work and have like 1-2 patients. You should hav...

why in the hell would you take a mall job for a minimal amount of money vs. a nursing job that pays a lot more? THIS makes absolutely NO sense to me AT ALL.

Hoag hospital in Newport Beach, CA has beautiful nurses. i did a walk through tour and was really impressed with all of the beautiful, sun-kissed women walking around. I interviewed there and was hired. For the record and not to sound stuck-up, I am ...

nursing sucks period. i can't wait to leave bedside care to go into administration. sorry, i see not easy streets

you can't be a good parent if you're in school, studying, and working. sure, it's doable, but you won't be there for your child. you will instead have him or her shipped off to daycare or have someone else raising your child. in that case, you should...

every patient is different. just as a patient has the right to refuse, so does the nurse. some alert and oriented female patient's don't want a man touching their vagina. in the same way, some male nurses aren't comfortable touching vaginas or breast...

just teach them how to read the MAR, your unit's policies and procedures.... how to program the IV machines... it's all basic stuff

fortunately for all nurses out there, the nursing shortage will NEVER end. hooray for us! if you look around on hospital websites, you're most likely to see that they are hiring RNs, and very little other support staff! hooray hooray hooray!!

i've seen people cheat even with "everything to the front of the room". it's pointless, but i guess it makes the instructors feel better

a testosterone canoe in an estrogen ocean? lol

i'd be ****** off that she threw such a random question in there! i'm just kidding, people. i see the point

everything except saline flushes are kept in the pyxis machine (including IV fluids). This is a total pain in the butt. Do you know how bothersome it is when you have to call and wait for a bag of normal saline when there isn't any left? Or even more...