Nursey103 ADN, RN

I too will be a new nurse very soon & I plan on just taking things one day at a time. It's impossible to know everything at once so take as much as you can in & learn from your mistakes. Good luck!!!

Experience has nothing to do with schools using teddy bears as their way of marketing. Join your school's nursing association & do something to help change the image you think they're sending. It's your OPINION about flowers, etc. on scrubs maki...

I'm trying to type this w/ respect but if you're as rude in person as you are in your postings, I truly wonder what you'll be like when you encounter those difficult patients & families throughout your career as a nurse.

many...really? fortunately, i haven't met the people you've described.

Let's see... #1: I think there is whining in every profession, not just nursing. #2: I think we've been labeled a "caring profession" because we treat the patient as a whole (RT for respiratory, rad techs focus on getting their tests done, etc.) N...

It's a tough call.......probably a good idea to get the NCLEX out of the way early instead of having to wait 6 months. I believe there is a higher probability of passing if you take it within 3 months of graduating (since the knowledge is still fres...

I'm in Cali & when I applied to take the NCLEX, they sent a letter back saying I was missing paperwork (graduation paperwork, etc.). I don't think you can take the NCLEX until you've officially graduated from nursing school. We take our final e...

I just rounded with a NP who told me the same thing & said it was actually fairly common among the elderly.

My school (community college) started one last year, I believe. They can use alumni to mentor & support new grads, provide scholarships, share job opportunities, etc. They're even giving us the first year for free which is cool. They also hav...

I never said we were getting married - reread the post....I say my BF (boyfriend....not fiance) :)

huh??

I use Nursing Diagnosis Handbook: An Evidence-Based Guide to Planning Care by Ackley & Ladwig (8th Ed.). It has rationales for every intervention.

I've worked urology & I think most older men have some degree of an enlarged prostate.....put that with morphine & you have urinary retention.

Curious.....why would the baby's IV being disconnected bother you but with older people it doesn't?

In my area there's a Dr. Peter Wang

HA!! My BF is the same way.....annoying!!!

Like I said, I did tell the RN & she told the charge nurse. I don't know what happened to the CNA but I do know they were having problems with her similar to this in the past. I do hope they fixed it b/c the last thing anyone needs (especially ...

EXACTLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I saw a CNA disconnect an IV line to put a gown on a patient (3 mo. old peds pt) & then reconnect it w/o using aseptic technique. I told the RN & she told me they have problems with her all the time - she likes to work outside her scope of p...

how do you know it wasn't wrong? you weren't there. just because she didn't do something right then & there (tell instructor, etc.) doesn't make her obnoxious or whatever else you want to call her. i've come home from clinical & reflected on...

wow.........harsh. she didn't feel right about the situation & came here for advice - she didn't immediately go off & report it to the hospital. i think she did the right thing. we don't know what that nurse was doing while texting.....texti...

Interesting.....I wanna try one!!

I think I'm having a hard time balancing my personal & school life. I'm trying really hard in school (ADN program) to do well & get my RN license. I've gotten A's in all my classes & doing well in clinical w/ patients/care plans. I put ...

Yes - 300 mg/300 mL = 10 mg/mL Pt is receiving 10 mg (1 mL) every ten minutes.