discontentment

I feel for you and I far too much understand. I have only been a nurse for 3 years and am already so burntout that I dont know what to do with myself most days..... I love the patients, I love taking care of them, but.... policy and procedure get in ...

I don't ask my patients "do you want to take a bath?" I usually say something like, "are you ready to get cleaned up?" With the one patient (the trauma) I offered to just wash her front, her groin, her armpits..... some form of bathing, she still sa...

Could someone please help me with this delimna. First and foremost, I want to start this off by saying.... I dont mind to bathe a patient. I quit one job and took another with a lower patient ratio in order to be able to bathe patients and provide...

I have seen a BNP of 12000 on a patient weighing 135 pounds..... BNP stands for brain natriuretic peptide. here is a link so simple explanation (you could use it for the patient education) http://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/brain-natriuretic-pept...

I appreciate all the replies! You guys are great! I work on a stepdown ICU unit, no vents, small unit, high acuity and high patient turnover. Night shift is responsible for over half the baths, this is a primary care unit in a hospital setting, w...