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  1. cosmetic dermatology nurse?

    Does anyone know anything about what it takes to become a Cosmetic Dermatology Nurse (aka Nurse Aesthetician)? They perform skin peels, botox, etc. for Dermatologists or Plastic Surgeons. I have...
  2. Fed Up With Understaffing

    Our hospital has started deliberately understaffing the floors. No secretary. Only one tech for 18 patients. No phlebotomy department. This is not because we don't have enough staff...they...
  3. This morning, after a twelve hour shift, I found out that my relief was just getting out of bed and wouldn't be at work until 9am. I was expected to stay, without complaint, until my relief arrived....
  4. Nasty co-workers??

    A nurse's heart is covered with a thick black shell but when you peel the black away, uhhh....more black. I am only half kidding here. Maybe because we deal with such serious issues we lack the...
  5. Would You do the same thing I did?

    Just the other night at my facility a nurse was sick and wanted to go home. The supervisor could not find a replacement and we each GLADLY took one of her patients on. We ended up with one more...
  6. IV pumps beeping during report,

  7. Adn's Who Don't Care

    I think the nursing profession is the only field in which a promotion means less money. The director of our unit makes only about 60,000/year. The nursing supervisor doesn't make much more than...
  8. Any bedside nurses making over 100K ?

    I am an RN in Florida and made 100,000$ last year. This is with overtime though. Most hospitals give you overtime pay plus incentives to work extra shifts, so it is easy to make 100k as a nurse....
  9. I think I know the answer to this...

    I agree. Whenever I see a forgotten prescription pad lying around I cringe. Like you said, I wouldn't touch it with a ten foot
  10. Problem encountered last June 11-12 board exam..

    What happened to computer testing? I took a computer exam for my boards. You guys have to sit for paper tests now? How long does it take now? Mine took an
  11. Where do you look for correctional nursing openings?

    Sometimes correctional facilities contract out for nurses. I know they started doing that in Florida. Try calling the facility and asking them if they do this and if they do ask for the company's...
  12. Have You Ever Been Told You're Too Slow?

    The only problem with being slow but thorough is the patient population. You can't be slow in a crisis, even if you are being thorough. You have to be quick and thorough. Quick thinking, quick...
  13. Need advice quickly

    Go ADN....more money, more autonomy and you can get a job
  14. Main Problem In The Nursing Field?

    Major problem in the nursing field? How about Nurses! I speak of the grumpy self-righteous,backbiting type who make your job a living hell. It may be the poor staffing, poor funding, and poor...
  15. Need some support

    I cried my first two weeks as a nurse. Thought it was the worst mistake of my life. Nursing is a hard profession. You will be worked like a dog. But, after awhile, you'll get used to the workload...
  16. Don't forget to DRINK and PEE....you could throw a rock in a crowd and hit at least 10 nurses who have had a kidney
  17. always wear a mask and goggles when doing trach care....the stuff that flies out of there during a cough is high powered. "Now here's spit in your
  18. Why do I hate this

    I can cath a lady from across the room but have a HORRIBLE time with men, for some reason. It always gets hung up on something and I practically have to give the guy a hand job (with all the...
  19. Why do I hate this

    You don't have to know the entire chart. Just have the chart in front of you when you talk to the doc. Tell him "give me a sec I have the chart right here" You don't know how many dumb things I've...
  20. Why do I hate this

    Someone will always think you suck...no matter how good you are. That is just the way a lot of nurses are, unfortunately. If a nurse following you has a busy day, she will find a way to blame it on...
  21. Why do I hate this

    I agree 100% You don't know how many hours I wasted as a newbie going back to charts a million times to see if something was missed. Now, once it is checked off on my list, I don't give it another...
  22. Why do I hate this

    ---->I don't nor do I want to live, eat and breath nursing. I like to leave the stress and the job behind when I go home. Uh oh...wait, I'm on this board talking about NURSING! Would that come...
  23. Why do I hate this

    Unfortunate fact about nursing. For every one minute you spend with a patient, you will spend ten minutes, if not more, with the chart (checking boxes, doing chart checks, doing checklists, consents,...
  24. I'm so ashamed...

    And how is taking her out of the fire going to make her more competent in handling emergent situations? She can't go back and change what she did and many of the responses in this thread are trying...
  25. I'm so ashamed...

    Listen, you are new and are still grasping what your role as a nurse entails. It's pretty simple, when you boil it down. Keep your patient safe and report any changes to the Doctor. Of course we do...