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Never refrigerated...in fact it specifically says "Do NOT refrigerate"

I would not have covered it. Yes there are some medications that you should have an MD permission to hold but your nursing judgment and critical thinking should come into play here. Several of you have stated that you will ask an MD before holding ...

I graduated May 2010. I like to think that I'm a strong nurse as I have been working on a 38 bed MedSurg unit with a very high acuity, taking a 6 patient load every night, and also serving a charge nurse in the last few months. I am ACLS certified,...

It is! Had the preemptive interview with HR today and it went great. It's the area I want, it's considerably more money...only problem is that while it's only about a 20 minute drive it's in another state. Now my concern is finding out how it work...

I have PF with extremely high arches...so far the only shoe I have been able to wear consistently with very little pain (except for the inevitable after 3 hard nights) is Sketchers Shape Ups. They keep my heels off the floor and allow your foot to r...

When I first started working nights at my hospital I got kind of the yucky schedule because I was new. I would consistently be scheduled one on one off one on one off one on...it was a nightmare. I was unable to stay awake so I just kept myself on ...

So....I got a call back today FINALLY...I have a meeting with an HR rep Monday morning...fingers crossed. It's so aggravating because I have emailed directors in my facility where I'm trying to transfer directly and to no avail. I mean I didn't even...

Thanks so much for that AWESOME report you gave me about how you just checked on them and everything is great and the patient was telling you how awesome you are. Crazy how somehow 5 minutes after report when walking rounds I found the patient drown...

I have tried applying within my facility but the problem is that there aren't many positions open (as this seem to be a problem everywhere these days). Right now I'm looking to go into critical care. It's always what I have wanted to do and I was l...

Definitely The Ramones-I Wanna Be Sedated

We give IV paracetamol a good bit in my facility. It's hung just like albumin and you must be sure it's vented tubing. It's basically a fast drip. We use it mostly for unresolved fever or fever related to blood transfusion reactions.

We had a patient come to our floor one night with orders for a continuous bladder irrigaition (which is usually sent to the urology floor, however they were full). Our ANM had no experience with setting this up, as most of us did not either, so ther...

I work night shift so I typically don't work with many students unless they are shadowing or about to graduate and are in a preceptorship role. However, I have pet peeves all the same. When you arrive in the morning, PLEASE do not crowd into the n...

Drawing blood from an exsisting IV site is not done for several reasons...the two main reasons being that this poses a huge risk for infection and also when you draw back from the IV site you are more than likely going to lose the site causing the pa...

I've been an RN for just a little over a year and I have been on night shift. I worked as a PCA during school on rotating shifts and got to experience days and nights. I've noticed that in every hospital it seems to be the same...Day shift sometime...

Of course we all have doctors who will complain about being called for anything, even a 3 am Tylenol order. HOWEVER, that's unprofessional and inappropriate. Doctors know that part of their job description is being woken up in the middle of the nig...

It seems to be seasonal. Our floor right now is teeming with spider bites and snake bites. Of course, living in Georgia, I assume this is going to be the norm but I can tell you that we rarely see this in the fall and winter months.

I would DEFINITELY send that letter...she should be reprimanded for that behavior.

I just graduated in May and I started applying for nursing jobs in March prior to graduation. I had a job lined up before I even passed NCLEX. I was actually hired for a day shift position but requested to switch to nights (I'm a night owl ). My n...

In some states LPNs can give IV meds but as far as I know they are not to give IV PUSH medications especially something like Dilaudid.

The only 3 people in my class that didn't pass the first try didn't study enough for the test...I'm just sayin...

So I graduate in May and I was curious when is the time to start applying for jobs? I don't want to wait too long, but I'm not sure if it's too early. Can anyone help me figure this out?? Thanks!

In reality I would take the blood sugar immediately, note in the chart that it wasn't done until after the patient started to eat, then administer insulin based on their order/sliding scale. However, we as students know that there is a RIGHT answer (...

I'm not sure you can get an accurate reading from the chamber. You need to empy the urine into a graduator or some other container to be able to accurately measure.

I work in Augusta GA...close to SC...I make $11.72 an hour during the day and $13.72 if I work nights...so worth it