Rise Against

Yeah has been extremely slow off and on for the past month or two. Just this last week we have been completely full. Seems like it is picking up but has been very irregular. Very hard to judge. Normally our hospital is at capacity by now

I wanted to hear some of the nursing care that experienced nurses can provide for the care of a CABG patient. Not everything can be learned in books and some information is passed on from nurse to nurse. Can you give maybe horror stories of CABG's g...

no withdrawal from antiarrythmics, K and Mg were within range, no lasiks, renal dose dopamine being using for decreased urine output. bad case of sub q emphysema. No PVC's. No sleep apnea of hypoxia. o2 at >95% on 4 l

Is sudden Vtach and then to pulseless vfib randomly in the night of day common? No pvc's during the day, electrolytes within range. Bilat chest tubes d/t bilat pneumo's. s/p cabg several weeks. vitals within normal limits all shift. Probably from som...

I ran to him within seconds of the vtach. shocked so many times. not a good outcome

pressures were great

New law that they take it out automatically. You should be forced to clock out for 30 min. At first they were taking it out automatically every shift. Now they are making us clock out. If we don't clock out then it is the worst thing you could have e...

When you say us you mean african americans. Well guess what! you are a person just like the rest of us. You guys wonder why people look at you different. But the truth is you do the exact same thing! Yes of course there is racism everywhere but I am ...

Don't focus on color so much. This is a forum for all nurses. Why segregate yourself? All people see is color in human beings and for what reason!

not what you see on tv!!!!

What are some of the benefits and downfalls of joining a nursing union? Another note: I still think we should get paid alot more for what we do. If they can afford to pay a prn nurse time and a half for that shift then they can afford to pay me that...

Everyone goes through that hump of being scared. Just make sure its something you really want to do. No sense in putting in all the time and effort to learn unless you plan on staying. But they say in ICU about two years of experience to feel safe an...

Health insurance really only covers you when you actually get sick. Shouldnt health care be placed to a more preventitive type of service where you are screened with lab tests, physicals and taught by health educators. Trying to catch a disease befor...

I have only been working three months and it feels like I have been working in a psych ward. All these old people in the ICU are crazy. I have almost been punched twice so far. Restraints are helpful in these situations. Does anyone have any funny s...

I currently finished school and am now working. It was extremely easy to find a job. But now it seems like the schools are pumping out more nurses than they have jobs for. I know they say that with the baby boomers getting old that there will be alo...

I beleive we as nurses are alot more able to contract something whether is be tb, aids, flu, hep, h1n1, mrsa, herpes (airborne). But you cant let that stop you because you are supposed to be trained in contact, airborne and droplet precautions. But j...