Coriander BSN, RN

We require patients to be tele monitored for IV haldol.

Specialized chemo gown and double long sleeved nitrile gloves along with a mask with face shield. Every time. I work inpatient medical oncology.

Lovely. I think the word hospice can have different meanings for some, and doesn't always need to be said. Thank you for this.

We must use the pumps for safety reasons on the floors at my hospital, even for normal saline. The ER is the only dept that doesn't use them for boluses.

This rate is normal for our unit, too. We have a lot of central lines and vanco.

I'm 40 and love 12 hour shifts.

Welcome to CV, chad.maili. :)

I didn't see that. Thanks so much.

I can help. Message me privately, please. :)

I have an electronic scope and love it. I used to have a hearing aid but lost it during a code. I now realize my hearing has worsened so I really need to replace it. It's important to truly hear our patients and colleagues. The price of a hearing ai...

I graduated nursing school at 37. I'll graduate with my MSN at 41. It's not too late. :)

I agree with calling the gentleman back first thing in the morning. The BRN is undergoing extreme staffing issues as well as a possible sunset, so the office is under a lot of stress. I understand your frustration. Keep trying, and follow up on the o...

Dressings are every 6 days and prn. Lines and caps are changed every Monday and Thursday. RNs own their lines although the vascular nurse will sometimes do a change. Patients who present with an outside line will have a picture taken (of the site) a...

The BRN is overseen by the DCA and has no choice in most matters. They're in their Sunset Hearing right now and hopefully there will be changes made without us losing the entire institution.

Chula, for their residency program, does panel interviews with three to six people from various units. Memorial and Grossmont do the same.

The California BRN is undergoing a hearing this Monday for a pending sunset. I imagine everyone in that office is running around collecting data and stressing out. Still, communication with the nurse constituency is important. If it's not an awful dr...

It's very hard being in nursing school, and very hard being with someone in nursing/med school. My first semester of school I couldn't think. We had exams immediately and if you didn't pass, you were out of the program. The amount of reading is indes...

Brie with fresh pineapple on thin slices of baguette... Stick that under the broiler for a few minutes. Try it. :) Reese's anything. Doesn't matter. Lox and cream cheese bagels. On the healthier side, I love using the Nutribullet for breakfast smoot...

After skin assessments that result in "oh, look what I found" as well as having micro call me two days later with positive results, I wear gloves for each assessment as well as perform hand hygiene.

Universe runs out of Dilaudid. ...side note, we actually did have a brief shortage last week. It was not a happy afternoon.

The first semester of nursing school is brutal, but it's meant to be. Our "care plans" are electronic, embedded in the patient charts, and require a few brief sentences for each nursing diagnosis. While charting does take a frustrating amount of time...

Working in oncology, we do have many hospice/palliative patients. I wear my CHPN on my badge and it does help soothe the patients and families when they know I am certified in hospice and palliative care. I don't usually sign with it in charting unle...

I love my work, my coworkers, and the majority of my patients. I dislike the tedious charting, teletracking, and the ethical challenges we come up against. The days I am able to sit and really talk with my patients and their families are what makes m...

Let me put together some info and contacts for you. I work tomorrow so it might take me a couple of days. :)

Welcome to San Diego! We have many hospitals here. I work for Sharp Healthcare and love it. We have several hospitals throughout the county and many clinics. Scripps has five (?) hospitals as well as clinics. Kaiser has a hospital and I believe is bu...