Delirious replied to blondielocks's topic in General Nursing
BTW Candice, once you've written your paper, do you think you could post it for us all to read? I think you've chosen a wonderful topic. I'd love to opportunity to read it.
I haven't been on this website in several months. I just thought I'd follow up and let everyone know that I lasted 5 very long months at the VA Hospital. I felt like the stress of the high patient...
Delirious replied to blondielocks's topic in General Nursing
"I think this recent trend towards "customer service" instead of patient care is toxic to the nursing environment." I agree with you 100% Fungez. I think hospital administration should spend less...
I am there, for now. Not a day goes by that I don't consider going back to the private sector. I miss my co-workers and old way of doing things so, so much. The economy is such that I don't want to...
I also remember my first weeks as a new nurse having to go back in the rooms to check on specifics as I was charting on my patients. I created for myself a detailed spreadsheet which I would be glad...
I know your post is old but just saw it. Did you find anything out about this facility? I have an interview coming up there--currently working for a local hospital--and I could use some first hand...
Delirious replied to HopefulLInurse's topic in General Nursing
Mountain State University, Beckley WV. If I'm not mistaken they offer the non-traditional program in New Martinsburg, WV and somewhere in Florida also--but don't quote me on
Where were your fellow nurses when all of this was going on? The thing that I love the most about my Med/Surg floor is the other nurses I work with. We all look out for one another and one another's...
Delirious replied to HopefulLInurse's topic in General Nursing
I also already had a bachelor's degree (in business). I actually chose a nontraditional cohort program which was called a BA/BS to BSN program. It took me 19 months to earn my BSN from start to...
Delirious replied to HopefulLInurse's topic in General Nursing
As a BSN I have been nothing but impressed with the LPNs with whom I work. Their skill levels are often much better than those of many of the RNs where I work. In hindsight I wish I had gone the LPN...
I am in med/surg, not hospice, but I do have an interest in hospice down the road. I'd like to add that I occasionally have alert and oriented med/surg patients with respirations in the 30's who deny...
Delirious replied to Delirious's topic in Emergency
Thanks to all of you for your input. The universal precautions comment makes perfect sense. But when I floated to ER I didn't see anyone wearing anything more than gloves. We had a young man who was...
Ever since I floated to the ER as a nurse extern I've wanted to work there. But here is my concern...ER is the first line of defense for everyone coming into the hospital. You are exposed to...
I hear what you're saying Jo Dirt. I wonder if it's because we get walked all over by our patient's at work knowing that we are not allowed to say anything back to them. So....when we are out of that...