ChicagolandRN

Hi all! I'm an oncology nurse who's interested in becoming HT certified. Many of our pastoral care members do it and it works MAGIC for cancer pain. Anyway. My hospital does offer classes, but they're about once in a blue moon, so it would take a...

I think WNL is more of an ideal range. It obviously depends on a patient's baseline. For example, I had two patients today with BP's of 80/50. One got a STAT bolus of fluid and got transferred to another unit, and I didn't even call the doc for th...

Dave, I know you're very passionate about pain mgmt. What resources would you suggest for me? I'm an onc RN and I plan to eventually go into hospice. I like to be knowledgable enough to offer my 2 cents about what my pts are getting. Thanks!

I saw a few people mention the death rattle in another thread and that got me thinking...are scopalamine patches used a lot in hospice? I know we use them a lot in "wet" near death patients on my onc unit.

The answer is YES!! :wink2:

Welcome to the board, Michelle! :) This is an important thing to keep in mind when giving injections, doing painful dressing changes etc, but sometimes we focus so much on helping that we forget about the importance of empathy, especially when deal...

The boy who gave me my first "real" kiss used to tell me this joke ALL THE TIME! Wow...thanks for the memories. Wonder where he is now!

Mine says that I live near Chicago Of course, even if I move, I'll always be a Chi-Town gal! "My kind of town...Chicago!"

I used to have a hard time with this as well, until one day in my med-surg clinical when I saw a nurse really go to bat for a pt. This pt had been in pain for days, but this nurse had the pain under control within two hours. Obviously, this isn't al...

Oh man...my ineptitude has ended a patient's life! I'll stick to oncology, thank you very much!!

I took Kaplan last May. I think they offered a lot of good pointers, plus the review book was very concise and easy to use. I think, more than anything, that taking Kaplan gave me confidence...although I did start crying at the testing center when ...

Whatever you do, make sure to include Madeline Leininger in your paper!

That makes sense...I appreciate your help! :)

Hi everyone. I live in IL, and we don't use nurse levels (or whatever you call them). What differentiates a nurse level I from a level II etc...? Thanks a bunch. Have a great day!!

My orientation was eight weeks long. Three on 1st shift and five on 2nd shift, which is the shift I work now. I started by following my preceptor and "helping" for about three days. Then I took about two pt's and "helped with the rest. By the thi...

I ive in Il too and didn't have to take an entrance exam. Is this new?

I love my career, my hospital, MOST of my co-workers, and my patients. Of course, like everyone else, I get frustrated at times. I like to go to this BB at those times. I personally would encourage anyone who understands what nursing is and still ...

As long as the BON uses the Nurse Practice Act and not the Dictionary to provide licensure, I think it's a good idea to wait until the piece of paper is in your hand before calling yourself a nurse. By the way...my dream job is one where I consiste...

I've just been browsing the BB, and I've noticed how supportive, comforting, and energetic Jnette always is. Not that she's the only one, but she always makes me smile. Just wanted to say thanks, Jnette! :kiss Who's with me?!

WOW! I'm sooo not an ER nurse...I thought the post was going to be about a new dating show!! :imbar :chuckle

I would just call the doc and ask what he/she wants me to do. From my experience it depends on a lot of things, like what kind of IVF is the pt getting? How long will the be NPO? Any TPN? ETC...

HMM...compelling ideas, but I'm not too sure it would work. Judging from all the overtime I and my fellow nurses do, and from almost every report I've seen, there is ALREADY a limited supply of nurses. Pay has gotten slightly better, but I don't th...

Wow...how did I post twice? Sorry!

I'm confused...Did you say that Low Ferrigno is a DC? Also, you went to chiropractic school so you wouldn't have to pay a chiropractor's bill...am I understanding this correctly?

I'm confused...Did you say that Low Ferrigno is a DC? Also, you went to chiropractic school so you wouldn't have to pay a chiropractor's bill...am I understanding this correctly?