If you're actively in a nursing program, you can apply for patient care technician or nursing aide positions as a 'student nurse'. No experience or certificates
Like any other area of nursing, there are the good nurses and the bad nurses. Hopefully, you find yourself within a great group who support and can lean on each other. Don't beat yourself up about not...
You've forgotten to list your objectives. As a graduate nurse, it is doubtful you are established in patient education. I would advise omitting this wording. Provide the name of the electronic...
Don't know about the northeast, however from what i've experienced salaries are competitive, CEU's and classes were provided constantly, computer charting system is horrible, at one facility they...
As with many other things, it depends a lot on the school you're attending, and the city you live in. But, that aside, I had no experience in health care when deciding to become a nurse. For this...
There will be a lot of dealing with other disciplines. I would recommend being open to asking for help and info (loose any ego you may have) & be open to forming healthy relationships with RT,...
NOADLS, aren't you the same nurse who stated in a previous post that you would never change a patient's brief? It would be very wise to keep your identity hidden,
Those are, pardon my french, but very crappy and vague goals. Goals need to be measurable and time specific. "Pain will be managed for duration of care" What is the current pain level, how will you...
One other thing you can do is go over to the medical center and look at the pumps and poles. Speak to the nurses working with them and see what they tell
As I stated in my previous post, this is not a clinical area of concern that I've ever come across. I know of no research on it either. You may have to run google searches. Another possibility is to...
Speak to you DON about your concerns and she what he/she advises. There should be a written protocol regarding this type of situation. See if you can get your hands on a copy and have it at home....
I've never worked in LTC so i'm not aware of acceptable repotting practices in these types of facilities. Working in acute care, so many changes take place during the shift, your nursing 'brain',...