TheOldestNurseOnUnit

Well at age 60, I AM a crusty ol' bat who has a multitude of pens on her at all times! I have a red one for when I am in charge when I get report; I have many black ones with various levels of ink (never fails-at least 1 runs out of ink during a shi...

Hello everyone, I have been an RN for 23 years...I was an LPN before that; before that Medical Assistant, EMT, nurses' aide and candy striper! I've been working in hospitals/clinics/physician offices since I was 15 (hence the candy striper). I'm 60 ...

When my hospital got them (we use Versus), I suggested that it might be cheaper and quicker to just chip us in the neck.....but then we'd set off all kinds of alarms at airports, music venues, etc. I'm so used to it now....just one more thing to cli...

Lately my favorite nursing task is punching out at the end of the shift........BURNT OUT.

Night shift; 7 very heavy, very needy and certifiably nutso patients; RNs who don't think anything about leaving their work unfinished (and then "forget" to tell me this in report); bed alarms; pump alarms; continuous pulse ox alarms; not having the ...

How funny you should post this...I was looking on my facility's website and there was a brand-new job posting for a Infomatics Nurse which I have done (in a smaller capacity) in the past so I applied for it!

I was on "staycation" last week...worked on the house; doctor/dental appointments. Haven't physically been on a vacation since 2004. Maybe I need a beach somewhere....oops...didn't mean to duplicate a response! Sorry about that!

I was off last week...a "staycation" which means I worked on the house.....I really might need to get away sometime soon.......like on a beach under an umbrella being served strawberry margaritas.....

H/L is heplock; PAC is most likely peripheral access catheter (think a PICC line); AC is antecubital; LFA is left forearm. In our place we use PVADs (peripheral venous access device) and a medport is an SVAP (subclavian vein access port). I had the ...

I'm 55 going on 56 & I start back for my BSN next Tuesday! Never thought I would go back to school again but here I go! If you want it, go for it! Good Luck!

Our med/surg/oncology floor used to be no more than 6:1 at night.....now we're 8:1 most nights with the option of going as high as 10:1 which scares the life outta me......oops...I forgot....suburban Chicago hospital....

Are you flex/registry/per-diem--whatever they call it at your facility? At my facility it goes like this: anyone with overtime 1st--if you've got $$ by your name, you're the 1st cancelled; THEN flex (which is what we call our per-diem folk); then ...

I have 2 stethoscopes.....1 is a cheaper version similar to a Littmann that I keep at home (along with a BP cuff) in case I need it for my folks who are older. Also, I have volunteered at various healthcare fairs and the like and this way I don't hav...

I agree with Deborah2012. I think all new grads should work at least 1 year med/surg or tele where you get both medical/telemetry & sometimes post-op surg experience and THEN go into a specialty area. Makes you much more marketable. I worked as ...

On our oncology floor where most comfort care and inpatient hospice patients are placed, we have a standard turn q2h rule. That of course is if 1) the patient allows it & frequently during the night, if our hospice patient is alert & oriented...

MAJOR HIPPA violation, as well as a HUGE breach of ethics. Needs to be reported (which I understand is happening--great). This "manager" (how she got that position I'll never understand) needs to be disciplined; most likely relieved of her duties wit...

Living in Illinois and dealing with our not-so-great government agencies---I agree w/luvazsun......wait until you have everything necessary; make copies of EVERYTHING you have before you send it it and send it CERTIFIED MAIL! That way; if it gets lo...

You must work at MY hospital.....very well done!!!

...when you're sitting at a family dinner telling everyone about a patient's diarrheal/emesis attack, stuffing your face and you can't figure out why everyone else is turning green!!

OK...I'll admit it...I'm completely stumped....what am I missing here?? African?? I need to know what it's supposed to be!!!

I am just DYING (no pun intended) laughing!

:heartbeatThis reminds me of a story that my mother told me years ago about when my dad had his laminectomy in 1962. When mom went to see him in his room following surgery she found him crying. Worried, she asked him what was wrong; was he in pain,...

BSN......no two ways about it. I'm an ADN and where I live/work (Chicago suburbs) many of our local hospitals and most of the university hospitals have gone/are going to a hiring phase where if you don't have your BSN, you don't get hired. So here ...

A couple of us felt the need to change the lyrics to some Christmas Song Favorites---hope you enjoy! (To the tune of Oh Christmas Tree) Oh CBI, Oh CBI, how rapidly you're running! Oh CBI, Oh CBI, how rapidly you're running! The foley still is cherry ...