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Medicine has always been geared to fit the S/S of men. This is nothing new. Thanks to the women getting more involved and educated this is changing.

I think per diem nurses could offer the same continuity of care if given the chance. I personally have never worked as a per diem nurse but, the ones that I know seem to be constantly pulled from floor to floor and from unit to unit. I have talked to...

Team work is greatly enhanced by getting to know your coworkers. In these busy times, it seems better to offer assistance than to complain about not getting any. I have the luxury of working with a great bunch of people. We take care of our patients ...

We have a code blue team at my current facillity. I feel this is a valuable resource but, I also feel every unit/floor should have people who are ACLS certified in order to efficiently initiate advanced life support before the team arrives.

I agree the degree doesn't make the nurse. Different degrees are meant for different health care goals. Working a floor, managing patient care, managing a team of health care providers and the philosophy of heath care managment. Old topic.... If the...

Interested in information for research..... Does manangement have the same expectations for male and female nurses?

Would she consider allowing the nurses to use a needle counter( a magnetic plastic box that you put the needles in) and then allow you to dispose of them in the sharps once you returned.... I feel she has a valid concern but, probably could consider ...

Everyone is correct. I feel the same way. I can also add it is most frustrating to work for a facillity that doesn't follow there own policies. Having to listen to doctors complain about the nurses on the floor. I work in a procedural based area. The...

The 20/20 view to me was accurate to a point but, I don't think it had the impact it was intended to have. It showed some cases that could be viewed as isolated and not common.

At this time, who knows. It seems we are shorter staffed which causes some to leave the profession. I have also noticed more new grads starting out in the units ( which I am undecided if this is appropriate or not). I myself am curious as to where i...

An LPN is trained to work a floor, An ADN is trained to manage a patient's care ( most ADN programs provide more clinical experience than BSN programs), A BSN is trained to manage a group of nurses and A MSN is trained more in philosophy. So, I gath...

Curious about nurses who work in procedural based areas. What type of sedation does your area use and what are your guidelines on returning a patient back to the floor or the unit????

Computers have been used in our hospital for around 10 years and have proven in some way benifical and in some ways limiting. I know we are currently installing a new system that will allow all our areas within our department to communicate and look ...

Yes, I understand 1:3 is challenging at times. I have worked it myself for many years in a large hospital with many vents etc. I am just saying I feel nurses who work on the general floors have it worse. I find it is easier to focus on the needs o...

This need for this type of policy would make me warry. Why does she want two????? CPR is to be done the same in all situations unless you have an order to differentiate that such, as do not intubate. I don't think you can change much. I would cal...

Sorry you are feeling so frustrated? Unless I am reading your letter incorrectly, a ratio of 1:2 or 1:3 doesn't seem all that bad. I am curious if your charge nurse takes a patient load. If not then she should. It would be more helpful for the unit....

keep trying. difficult veins are just difficult. I would suggest with the veins that "blow" easily to just forget the tournaquet or else apply it with very little tension.

This case is new and TV has a way of exploiting situations. The abandonment charge has not been proven. This is a wealthy, well known family in the community. I would wait before making assumptions about the case.

The facillity in which I am employed, requires the assessment be completed within the first four hours of your shift. I would recommend taking a survey and researching other facillities and then proposing a more reasonable policy. Maybe this is an o...

The floor nurses and the unit nurses in our facillity have the same pay scale. No extra for extras. However, these nurses work under the director of nurses. The nurses who work under different departments such as cath labs, radiology etc are under di...

There are many common abreviations and there are some that can be individual to an institution. If you have a friend at a hospital ask her to run off a copy from her policy and procedure manual. It should have all the common ones and probably more.

I am somewhat confused. We use temporary pacemakers frequently. Usually ours are sutured to the site and covered with a sterile dressing. I would think you would be able to tell if it migrated with the continuous ekg monitoring. A gross amount of m...

I agree don't share razors. Have the residents get there own.

IF you are someone who cares about the health and well being of people and have the ability to constantly learn and challenge yourself, if you can think of inovative ways to improve and prioritize the needs within the system, if you have the ability ...

Remember a wide complex tachycardia is always considered VT unless proven otherwise. An EP study is the only definitive way to dx the rhythm, sometimes 12 lead EKGs are inconclusive. I agree with the other person. Treat the patient not the monitor.