Racey328

Why do families torture their ones? I know there is a fear of letting go and not doing "all that you can", but geez do they really want to live this way? I had a resident that had a CVA, but was alert and the family put her on hospice, NPO, nothing. I had a hard time with doing that to her, however if it were me I would want the same. Give me all the Roxanol ya can legally and let me live in lala land till I am gone.

I always hated cardiac, however I did 3 semesters on a cardiac tele unit and found my calling. The fact of the matter is there is not really a job market right now so here I sit working in LTC. It is terrible. The whole corp. is more interested in getting the medicare payments than the actual patients themselves, but it's a job and experience as a new nurse so I am just taking it all in.

It really does depend on the shift. I work 3rd shift with roughly 50 residents, which is okay as long as you have someone else there to help out if needed when things go wrong. First or second shift 30 is about the max I would go. You would have to be quick on your toes for that job.

Med. surg for sure, but cardiac has give you alot of experience to because EVERYONE has a cardiac history and sometimes are on cardiac floors for other things.

First things first. You can NOT do it all. Trust me, I am in my last semester of nursing school. I thought it was bad in the beginning and now it's even worse. I thank my wonderful husband everyday, but I am just recently married and I did my first 13 months of nursing school as a single mom of 2 boys & I worked. My house was always a mess, get used to that one. Even now with help my kitchen floor has not been mopped in about 4 months (thankfully its dark). Just when you think its too much remember that it is worth it. Coming home after 13 hrs at the hospital on my 11th day of work or clinical in a row I just think about the patients I helped that day.:loveya: You can clean when you are done with school. As for the food choices I say I will worry about it later, but the only thing you can do sometimes is something quick. Get a planner for sure. I carry mine everywhere and it lets me know where and what I need to be doing each day. I would be lost without it. Good luck to you and I hope it all works out.

Yup we do this, but they can get the basic channels for free. If they want to upgrade its $6 or more if they want movies. I think it is crazy, but everyone is just trying to make a buck.

That is SICK! What would make a person think to do something like that? Gross seriously my stomach just turned.

First of all CONGRATS! Oncology- Chemo precautions, how to manage side effects of chemo & radiation, different types of chemo & radiation and the precautions you need to teach your patients, what to do in case of a spill, pallitive care, DRUGS, DRUGS, & more DRUGS. HIV/ AIDS- DRUGS, what to do in case of a needle stick, HIV/AIDS related complications and how to treat them, pallitive care, & patient support. Hematology- DRUGS, different types of disorders/diseases and how to treat, review your establishments requirements for hanging PRBCs,platelets, etc., diet for patients with certain disorders/diseases, & what to teach. :redbeathe:redbeathe:redbeathe Good luck!:wink2:

Could anyone tell me why we should use a 10mL syring on PICC lines?