Blackheartednurse

Personally I find hearing crackles extremely hard, but trust me once someone is wheezing you will hear it (music sound). For some reason I have a hard time distinguishing crackles (maybe lack of experience?)

Home Health care, I'm not sure I want to work in a hospital (maybe for insurance only and benefits)

Hmmm NICU you will give you great technical skills on the other hand home health will give you great assessment and teaching skills, it is a very independent job, slightly different charting. You will have time to learn about different disease proces...

I woudnt do NICU or ICU as a new grad (although I'm sure that some new grads feel they can handle it). The thought of caring for critically ill infants right after school would be too scary!! I started my first position on telemetry floor (with open ...

I'm attending Kaplan University. I'm finishing up my second term.Academically wise it is a good school but I have to take at least 18 classess for my RN to BSN.I think this term they added more electives to their BSN program! One of the good thing ab...

Six classess? I have to take 18 more classess for my BSN (I'm an RN going for my BSN)

I work in a home health setting and I'm fairly new grad and often find myself in need of backup drug book or other references. My favorite reference book is Manual of Nursing by Lippicott, a huge awsome book. I heard you can download it on your I pod...

As a home health nurse of 8 months I definitely have time for converstation with my patients-but prepare to take a pay cut.

Well actually I think it woudnt be smart to quit, I would work maybe PRN or find something less stressful (clinic,doctor office,home health, outpatient). Girl you gained so much amazing experience, you will be an asset anywhere and I repeat anywhere....

On the optimistic note I had an interview today for Rehabilitation restoration Nursing home. The interview went pretty good and the HR said they will consider me (even though technically I'm still new grad,I guess my home health experience doesnt cou...

I there right with you,I have been a nurse for almost two years now and I started working in a home health arena just 8 months ago,I double check myself and question myself on regular basis,I have seen a huge progress in me,my knowledge and confidenc...

Wow what a stalker I wonder how he got your adress????

Lord this is scary for real!! Oh my God,I would like totally freak out.On my last day of psych unit there was this newly admitted patient who just kept starring at me and starring through the glass-I knew he had the hots for me cause he was smiling a...

That's all men,not just doctors.Most men are after your looks.

This question has been bothering me for a while, I noticed that is assumed that the patients who takes HCTZ or lasik suffers from CHF? Did you run into assumptions like that? Should there be any othe symptoms beside taking diuretics like swelling of...

I'm surprised that I havent seen much of digoxin.In nursing school digoxin was discussed to ad nauseum, yet in a home health or hospital settings I havent seen much of it.I visit couple of patient with the diagnosis of CHF and non are on digoxin (cau...

I'm having a blast reading the responses,they are so funny.Like my friend likes to say "sex sells" look at all those music videos

Some people need to relax for real. Just because men tell you you are gorgeous and would like to get to know doesnt automatically means they are going turn out be some psycho stalkers. What is wrong with complimenting women I dont get it? As long as ...

Yes, I work home health.I recall reading that coreg is often used for CHF patients, when the patient take ASA i usually think of a stroke or CAD,previous MI, poor circulation.

Actually thank God I'm not responsible for that, my boss, DON fills out that part of the form.

:lol2::lol2:

But what about if patient is SOB on exertion (could also be age related ) and has an edema, but no chest pains.I mean does edema plus lasix, or any diuretics equals chf. I have heard many such assumptions from co-workers, instructors,bossess and fina...

:redpinkhe Yet they are far less risky than being hit on by a crazed man from psych unit!:)

I usually dont get hit on by patient's families but sometimes I get hit on by by medical students or MDs.I was hit on on facebook once (but this was not work-related) and I guess I took it it as compliment, girl dont stress take it as compliment that...

Doctors, they do not communicate with nurses efficiently./