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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 aid or scope is nothing if we miss something crucial.

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 other threads in case someone has additional information that might help you.

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) and the dressing changed.

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 drive, an in-person visit may help. Good luck. :)

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 indescribable and very different from "normal" school. It was hard on my partner to not see me for days at a time. It was very hard on my family. My younger sister was diagnosed with cancer my last semester and I did all I could to spend time with her, but it wasn't enough. She did, however, fully support my need to study and focus on passing nursing school and my NCLEX. She hung on for another two years and I was able to help her as well as my parents. I'm glad you're in counseling and suggest you keep it up for your own strength. Please give your husband the benefit of the doubt at this time. I know it's hard but he's probably not avoiding you because he wants to. There's not a lot of choice in his first month, or even during the program. He's finding his groove and does need to have his face in the books a lot.

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 smoothies before work. My television shows include Bizarre Foods and The Originals.

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, nursing is and will always be why you go to work each day. Clinicals are scary, because you don't know the people, don't know how to talk yet with physicians, are scrutinized for everything, etc. There are exams, papers, and a lot of really good people in your class who are going through the exact same thing. Does your campus have a nursing student organization where more advanced students mentor the first semester students? Nursing is not for everyone. I would, however, encourage you to consider continuing a bit and giving yourself a chance. Perhaps you haven't had that wake up moment when a patient reaches into your heart and resets your drive. :)

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 unless it specifically pertains to patient care, but do have BSN, RN, CHPN on my email signature.

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 my work rewarding and reminds me of how much I really adore nursing.

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 building a second. UCSD has two hospitals, and the VA is here, too. We have Rady Children's and a number of long term acute care hospitals. Alvarado Hospital is in the East County, too, and we have Palomar and Pomerado in the northeast of the county. Tri-City is up in Oceanside. There are psychiatric hospital around town, too. Are you a new graduate? What specialty are you looking into?