unknown99 BSN, RN

We, too, use the beeper system.

We use 10cc NS syringes to prime our tubing if we have a medication that needs to be hung on a patient that does not have running fluids. Works real well.

ESRD patient with Hgb of 7.8;gave 2 units PRBC's. Old lady with bladder the size of a pea. Iddm lady, accucheck 43; getting IV Glucagon. Patient has a Physician son who is spending the night with her in her room. Retired physician with broken hip an...

I agree with SmilingBlueEyes. It would definitly be an asset; it would make a nurse more "marketable". However, it should not be a requirement to obtain or keep licensure.

In the back of the Taber's encyclopedia for nursing, there are numerous phrases in Spanish/ English. I have some knowledge of Spanish (Hubby originally from Mexico), and along with the Taber's, I usually can communicate with our Spanish speaking pati...

I attend Kaplan University online. It is great, has a lower than other tuition rate, is accredited, federal student loans will cover it, and the books are included in the price.

We give it as a Piggy back. As far as I know, it is not compatible with any other meds or fluid except normal Saline.

I attend online classes for my BSN. We use a book that shows a student how to use NANDA, NIC, & NOC. It is SOOOOO easy with this book. The book is called Nursing Diagnoses, Outcomes, & Interventions: NANDA, NOC, & Nic Linkages It is writ...

This is true. However, nurses are only human. Human nature can prevail no matter what career a person chooses.

Would you want people digging into your personal private life??? I doubt the doctor wants it done to her!

We run them together; the lipids are ran below the filter, in the lowest port of the tubing.

We have a combo unit that has 6 rehab and 6 subacute. On 1st and 2nd shift, we have 1-RN, 1-LPN, and 1- aide. On 1st, we also have all the therapies and a unit clerk. On 3rd shift, we have 1-RN and 1-aide.

CNA's, just like any other healthcare worker, can be a dime a dozen. However..... a good CNA, or other healthcare worker, can be worth their weight in gold!! I am an RN, and I value my CNA's as if they are gold. I love them dearly. They make my job s...

Pulmonology--- Copd patients and patients with pneumonia are my least favorite patients

:chuckle :chuckle :chuckle That's Mellencamp.....

You know your a nurse when you are in line at the grocery store and you look at the guys veins in front of you and think to yourself "Man, he would be an easy stick!"

We have a Chiropractor named Dr. Krush.

OMG!!! I cannot believe I could not think of that!!! Thank you!!

Do you have ANY info on what it might be? I have never heard of it.

I hate it when a patient says things like: "That is what you get paid for.", especially when it is for something like they want the edge of their blanket straightened or a glass of water poured or something they can perfectly well do for themselves!!...

Oh how true that is!!!!

I am in a moderate size town half-way between Dayton and Cincinnati. Have been an LPN for 19 years and an RN for 1 year; currently working on my Master's. I work at our local hospital-- has 150 beds approx. I work on the Acute Inpatient Rehab floor. ...

Not hard at all. Just remove the Huber needle, then hold pressure over the site for 5 minutes. Chances are you won't even have to hold pressure, but that is just a safety precaution, in case any of the little capillaries break surrounding the port. M...

When a new med student or 1st year resident gets rude and nasty to me, I simply tell them that I can be their best friend on the floor or their worst enemy, that it is up to them to pick which one. The usually give me no problem after that.

I was wearing Birkenstocks, and I loved them. They were so comfortable and wore well. However, when I broke my leg, and was finally able to go back to work, for some reason, I could not tolerate them anymore. The podiatrist and the orthopedic surgeon...