Shellsie

i think if we are gonna all keep placentas until they fall off we could but it and the baby matching outfits...dress it up in a bonnet and everything...make it a part of the family like siamese twins.... then when it falls off you can put it in the b...

nurses are the eyes and ears of the doctors i guess we didnt go into nursing to get the credit or glory...its kinda like that silent pat on the back from yourself when you see that patient get the treatment they need because of something you caught i...

our cna's do vitals, i&o, empty drains, foleys etc, give baths, feed pts, record meal intake, post mortem care, they can d/c tons of things...some have given enemas.....i think a cna that makes the most of their job does more...when i was a cna ...

lpns can take phone orders here.... they cant initiate blood, initiate care plans, give iv pushes, or do admission assessments

heres how it goes in our little hospital 1. md writes order 2. unit secretary enters orders in computer that need entered and writes the med orders on the MAR. she places the chart on the rack 3. the nurse checks the orders...makes sure the labs are ...

our name badges say First name RN whole name department /title we have a reward system where if you get so many good "comment cards" from patients you get little "golden paws" on your na...

isnt it funny how nurses can eat lunch and discuss specimens and vomit and colors of things.....have you ever accidently started talking about something with your non-nurse friends and been given that look...that "ohmygoshnotwhileimeating" look?

i think that the way things are right now, nurses in general make more money in a nursing home, then md office, then hospital. i always say im in the wrong line of work if i wanna make money....my brother-in-law makes 65,000 a year working at lowes(h...

i personally wear a good pair of walking/training sneakers....skechers, nike are my favorite and they are so comfotable and dont make my feet hurt...i have found that nursing shoes have too much modifcation to make them comfortable ( like the arch su...

The poor poor me attitude sometimes cant be helped when you understaffed and underpaid and you have patients going bad and 6 admissions and 5 discharges and you are drowning with no support....I think nurses are underappreciated in general....people ...

Do you have an existing form? The best way to convert to computerized forms is to work off of current forms. If you dont have a current form we have one that works pretty well at our facility (paper form)...contact me and ill get it to you somehow

i work at a small hospital (45 tele/ms beds, 8 imc beds, 9 surgical, 6 icu beds) and on regular med/surg there are still alot of LPNs so they do team nursing sometimes. when its team nursing generally there are 8-10 patients with an RN, med nurse, an...

yes shands has a large level III.....they have some kids with very rare disorders and diseases....i think you could be very happy there. i think the pay is very competitive, you should give it a try :)

wow.....i suddenly feel underpaid......maybe its the small rural hospital i work at. i make $18.59/hr ( not including shift diff and weekend diff) i have 3 1/2 years experience

I live near Gainesville, Fl and I must say that if you are looking for NICU Shands @UF has 3 NICU's-leveled for acuity. They fly in babies from all over to this hospital. You might want to check into it

I live in a small town so I hear alot of "back woods" remedies. * fig juice kills ring worm * put spider web in a cut and the bleeding will stop * shingles cured with the blood of a little black bantum rooster * get skunk stink out with tomato paste...