cook1043

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1. no one will return the favor and HELP OUT

   cook1043 replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

   I agree with VirgoRn, helping without any strings attached. Actually, I prefer that others do not start my IVs or give my meds etc. sometimes that in itself puts me behind, but if several hours into...

2. Do your charge nurses have a patient load?

   cook1043 replied to praying_mantis's topic in General Nursing

   I worked on a critical care unit for ten years, we always had a full patient load if we were in charge. Maybe not the sickest patient, but a full

3. What if you know a doctor made a mistake?

   cook1043 replied to June1234's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   It sounds as if the baby was very sick, as you said that the bleed could be questionably caused by the medication, leading me to believe that the baby could have had a bleed despite administering the...

4. Job Interview-Need Some Advice

   cook1043 replied to RNLola035's topic in General Nursing

   If your nurse manager wants to give you a good recommendation and feels that you would do better with better training, why did she not extend your probation

5. Incident Reports

   cook1043 replied to Yayamaya's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   No, you should not document that an incident report was completed, and a copy does not go into the patient's chart, and the patient does not sign the incident

6. I'm still torn ADN or BSN in Los Angeles

   cook1043 replied to jagsterr's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

   go adn, then BSN part-time. I did. I worked at the hospital which offered the BSN program, so that was free for me. The nurse manager was all for it and I was able to schedule around my courses....

7. 6 mos. now, ready to give it up!

   cook1043 replied to WindyhillBSN's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Every nursing position has its ups and downs. It will get easier, but if you do not love telemetry, you should transfer, I would wait a year

8. What is a good job to start out with while in Nursing School???

   cook1043 replied to Misslady113's topic in General Nursing

   Besides for CNA a great start up job is unit clerk, it certainly introduces you to the health care

9. Need help with homework assignment

   cook1043 replied to dlphillips's topic in General Nursing

   I am sure they used stethescopes 50 years

10. Question for Experienced Nurses

    cook1043 replied to Scooter5's topic in General Nursing

    So much easier to get a job at the hospital you trained at. If either is a hospital you would like to work at, then I would choose that

11. I hate nursing

    cook1043 replied to prettylittlenurse2b's topic in General Students

    You will be happy you completed your program and became a nurse. It opens so many doors for