creativemom BSN, RN

When did it become acceptable that "abuse" in nursing, is acceptable? You can do all of the above without the hard nose and still help precept a great RN. Really, I see it all the time where I work. I agree you shouldn't have to coddle folks, but you...

AMEN to SJustice3 for saying " I will, however, not disrespect the students like I was disrespected. It really is unnecessary and nurses should stop it." and to neverbethesame for saying "I can't think of one other 'profession' where abuse is expec...

I'm in the day program M-Th and work nights T, F, Sa. During the week I forgo some sleep due to having to care for my child. You study in the car at stop lights, while waiting in line, after your child goes to bed and when eating. Life sucks when in ...

Crying is NORMAL! It's okay, I'm sure there is not one person who's been a NEW RN, CNA, etc that hasn't had a "crying spell". I'd rather you cry then to lash out in anger. Who cares! You cried, so what. Life is short. Move onward, there is so much to...

First of all, ALL of us who have prior hospital or LTC experience somewhat feel like CNA's when doing our clinicals or preceptorship. However this is done on purpose because there are RN's who have graduated with ZERO experience and boy does it show!...

However on the other hand if her heart is not in to care for the patient and she's only being an RN to "get experience" she could do more damage than to care for the patient. You gotta LOVE being a nurse in order to do nurse work well. With that said...

i think what is happening is that you're not understanding the "why's" of it all. i'm nursing student, stna, and teach bcls to medical staff at our hospital. in case you're curious... okay, on our med surg floor 92% is considered normal. we don't bl...

Easy solution. Call the publisher or whomever you purchased the code and explain that you need to use it on a different computer. Even most companies of programs will allow you to do the same...

You have to do your own research on the book. Sometimes typing in the title (version #) and "electronic" or "pdf" or "download" or "e-book" tends to find you the electronic version. Other times I've gone directly to the publisher and called their cus...

I'm just shocked here to hear the reasons why RN's just "give in" with drug seekers. I agree on the one hand that with long-term narcotic use that their bodies will develop a "tolerance" therefore their pain may require more medication to satisfy the...

I do it because it's part of basic nursing. I get STNA's or a CT to the room and double team the patient. If the patient can walk and is oriented I make them go to the bathroom some time during the day to wash up and then I follow through on them. Wh...

It's typical procedure. Perhaps if you understood what happened to a dead body you'd realize that you're doing the dead body a disservice. If there is a death during an operation there will be a coroners report due. So having clothing on a body will...

It totally depends on the situation. If it's during the day we leave the doors open as MD's, PA's, RN's etc go in and out to provide care, consultation, etc all through the day. Then you have kitchen coming in for 3 meals. Transport coming in to take...

Like any company, if you work there prior to becoming an RN they will consider you for the position if you apply. But then again if you are a poor worker I've seen SNA's being let go so an outside candidate can be hired. But what I have learned is th...

Depends on the floor. In many buildings it is realistic to see a Nurse Manager and hand them your resume. I freelance on a lot of floors to get OT since my floor won't offer OT and all of the nurse managers make sure to take time out for anyone that ...

Not true. You can work full time and be a CRNA student. However it's not recommended due to lack of sleep = poor performance. On the other hand some places allow you to work 3 qty 12 hr shifts and that is considered full time and so then the rest o...

Not true. Cleveland Clinic is still hiring new grads. However they would prefer to hire "experienced" RN's verses new grads. One being that new grads cost a lot of money to train and many then move onto other floors due to not liking the fast pace of...

Keep looking at nursing programs. You may not be accepted into an accelerated program but perhaps a traditional 3 or 4 year BSN. One thing you can do is to take your pre-reqs and do very very well in those classes then show your transcript and meet w...

Our doctors at a main hospital regularly request vitamin D tests. I am not sure of why. I know in my own health I was found to have very poor vitamin D after my own doc ordered a test. For three months I've had to take 50,000 units of D (1 tab per we...

I don't want folks to be discouraged when they see that "look of death" or the blue face... we had a pt code on our med surg floor earlier today. The pt survived and is under a lot of medication and monitoring (I'm sure you can imagine) Lots of blood...

I would wait to share anything until the first trimester is overwith. First you won't show until then, and secondly you'll know that you've thankfully made it over that first bump (no pun intended). Any thing can happen (and I hope to God it doesn't)...

We don't have someone that watches the monitors either. Each RN is responsible for monitoring their pt's for tele. What I find outrageous is how can you monitor the other 5 when you're in with another pt? Many times the main desk is empty. Those of u...

I work in Ohio for one of the largest hospitals and do the fingersticks all the time. Unlike other PCNA's I write them down so that the RN's have the exact figure. We have no ability to "chart" the numbers in the patients chart. I'm surprised to hear...

Actually I now work there and the pay depends on which department you are in (pay grade) thus for PRN or for any PCNA position, you'll get any where from $9 to $10 an hour. As PRN you don't receive full benefits but you can choose to buy into the pro...

The position is called a PCNA, not PCA. PCNA stands for "Patient Care Nursing Assistant". This means you do not have to have STNA license. CCF will train you and pay for training. You receive the job IF you pass the written test and test out of the l...