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  1. I need your ethical conflicts to help me write my paper please =)

    Iheartadvice replied to purple_zen's topic in General Nursing

    I remember what its like! Here's a good one... You'll have to decide which type of ethical situation it is though... I work weekends, and I've noticed that so much stuff stays on hold over those...

  2. What is the maximum number of patients per nurse?

    Iheartadvice replied to Info(RN)matics's topic in Medical-Surgical

    21 beds, 5 RNs, 1 floating charge and we're supposed to have 3 but end up with usually just 2 techs... 1 on nights. Ratios with nurses stays pretty much the same between night and day shift. I also...

  3. Med-Surg and the Old Folks

    Iheartadvice posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    By far my favorite population is the pleasantly confused, 80 - 90 yo... I know crazy. Especially because I work on a med-surg tele unit. The old ladies are always the sweetest... I can usually...

  4. Med-Surg and the Old Folks

    Iheartadvice replied to Iheartadvice's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Noone ever suggested that we didn't know what you were going through... We're all in this together for the best interest of our

  5. Med-Surg and the Old Folks

    Iheartadvice replied to Iheartadvice's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Wow, that definitely puts things in perspective... I'm so sorry that happened to you. And it is very helpful here. I'll remember that story when I get into a position like that again. I called my...

  6. Med-Surg and the Old Folks

    Iheartadvice replied to Iheartadvice's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I think that in hospitals, these nurses that are our managers are so detached from what we do now... Our educators are the same. I've read a lot of posts on all nurses about it.. thank goodness for...

  7. Med-Surg and the Old Folks

    Iheartadvice replied to Iheartadvice's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I have known a change is in order for a while now... I'm a sh*t or get off the bucket sort of girl... but this has held me working under stressful circumstances... the last two months of changes has...

  8. Bed Alarms

    Iheartadvice replied to LeloFallz's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I work at a med surg/tele unit. We use portable "tabs" monitors and bed alarms on anyone that's confused or doesn't follow instructions (75%+ of our patient census right now) and the bed alarms are...

  9. ACLS for soon to be GN? Advice please.

    Iheartadvice replied to sh1901's topic in General Nursing

    I took ACLS about six months after I graduated... I wish I would've done it sooner... The things that I took from that class are not the drugs, etc but more that I knew what I could do as a new nurse...

  10. Did you go to Trident Technical College?

    Iheartadvice replied to MagicalThinking's topic in General Nursing

    Good luck, make allies as soon as your start with students as focused as you are... they'll get you through the tough times when you're neck deep in clinical worksheets and tests! Just remember, it...

  11. How do you work with the "SUPERNURSE"!!!

    Iheartadvice replied to akrn70's topic in General Nursing

    Ok, quick follow up about my super nurse, "large and in charge"... She was admitted to the hospital with TIA symptoms! Should be out tomorrow and she's ok, but man, I feel bad. Looks like she's been...

  12. Pearsonvue Trick Is this TRUE? Does it work every time?

    Iheartadvice replied to brichielpn08's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Haha, be careful, all the class I graduated with started getting crazy this time last year when the results were coming in, and hearing of smart people failing/ or so in so passing, it was so much...

  13. Advice For The New Nurse Entering Med-Surg

    Iheartadvice replied to RNPATL's topic in Medical-Surgical

    This is long... but its so nice to be here with other nurses of all experience levels getting value from this site like me... I've been on the tele step down med/surg floor as an RN for almost a year...

  14. Pearsonvue Trick Is this TRUE? Does it work every time?

    Iheartadvice replied to brichielpn08's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I remember your anxiety and dread of telling everyone I had failed! I had already prepared my speech... but of course I passed, I worked my tail off for two years in school! I think I did buy the...

  15. Did you go to Trident Technical College?

    Iheartadvice replied to MagicalThinking's topic in General Nursing

    TTC's nursing program was tougher than my BA - double major. I cried when I studied for a week and got a B... accept it that they are have no GPA or acceptance requirements besides those pre-reqs and...

  16. How do you work with the "SUPERNURSE"!!!

    Iheartadvice replied to akrn70's topic in General Nursing

    Ahh... I feel so much better now that I've written that out! :oornt: Thanks again for this threat.

  17. How do you work with the "SUPERNURSE"!!!

    Iheartadvice replied to akrn70's topic in General Nursing

    My super nurse is digging that grave, and I'm feeling like a passive aggressive who wants to get rid of animosity... but its getting worse each week with my SN, large in charge as I've affectionately...

  18. RN to BSN Online Programs. Let's hear some recommendations

    Iheartadvice replied to pdaddy's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Wow! Good post! Any recommendations on when to start back to school after getting ADN? Wait a while or go back within a year or two of experience? Any particular type of RN work that's good while...

  19. Night Shift? When do you exercise?

    Iheartadvice replied to Rabid Response's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I'm a night shift nurse as well, and there's a whole thread on here about stats of poor health with our shift! I just try to get out and walk at the beach or at a park, absorb some Vit-D too and try...

  20. Code blue nurse's/ rapid response team

    Iheartadvice replied to p123's topic in Critical Care

    Ha, good one... I've had all three of these problems plus more with JP drains... big thing is the fluid is causing pain... Had to trouble shoot and learned the hard way after my first time with a...

  21. Incident Reports and Staff

    Iheartadvice replied to drknyko's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I'm really surprised you got reprimanded. The LPN should be held accountable for not reporting that... it appears to me that they conveniently forgot... which has actually happened to me too, but I...

  22. How do you work with the "SUPERNURSE"!!!

    Iheartadvice replied to akrn70's topic in General Nursing

    Wow! AWESOME! Allnurses is wonderful, this is the first time I've been really able to vent about my SN!! It felt good!! And instead of fighting back, a treaty is impossible? I really just want to...

  23. How do you work with the "SUPERNURSE"!!!

    Iheartadvice replied to akrn70's topic in General Nursing

    Our nursing supervisor doesn't really do much besides take care of staffing for the next shift... I think he's sleeping in his office until 2a. My 3rd night off orientation, my large and in charge...

  24. New nurse OVERWHELMED

    Iheartadvice replied to leapof faith's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Haha, I was just starting to get a little comfortable at six months, but I don't know about your floors, our patients have just gotten really really SICK. And we just lost staffing budget... So I'm...

  25. How do you work with the "SUPERNURSE"!!!

    Iheartadvice replied to akrn70's topic in General Nursing

    Our floor is definitely "sink or swim"... It makes me really sad. I'm eager to become a team at work. There's a huge age/cultural/lifestyle divide with my group from Monday nights. We've had a...