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I'll remove trash from a full can but I absolutely would not sort trash because the bag is too heavy. Nor will I strip linens from a checkout room. For the most part our housekeeping department is useless. We have few good ones. I am not going to let...

On my unit only the nurses had stockings and candy :)

I agree that in some situations respect has decreased. We need to demand that respect back. Diplomacy always is important though. Usually patients and family members can be appeased. When the patient can't, document. Noncompliance is not YOUR problem...

Opioids and meth.

I know how you feel. I'm in a new job and there are differences and I don't have the relationships built up either. I don't have advice, just commiserating. We did it before, we'll do it again.

Students always have ideas about where they want to work or what they think they will like. These can change as TheNurseStudentMom states. What's more important is that your qualities and goals are in line with your chosen field. Personally, I love m...

I also want to get med-surg certified. Any tips on CEUs?

Sjalv, I hope it works out for you. If you're at my place of employment, I wish you even more luck. We can't get experienced nurses and pretty much only hire new grads. I am really starting to wish I'd signed a contract as a new grad though. I could ...

My facility has been luring new grads with these bonuses. They are regretting their situation immediately.

Its the same at my hospital. Move on. I am.

You're on the right track as far as your physical assessment goes. Are there educational needs? Assessment needs to include other factors besides just physical needs.

There are many things you can do with your license, depending on your degree. Most of them that don't involve "floor nursing" require experience. You get that by working in the trenches (hospital floor, LTC, etc.).

You will be checked off on skills as you have the opportunity to practice them. Practice at home with the basics like sterile field. Run through the steps with your preceptor before attempting the skill and before going in the room. Most important of...

My understanding is that if you've received the vaccine you will always be "positive" so another avenue to clear you for exposure needs to be explored, i.e., CXR. Some countries choose to vaccinate, others choose testing and tx. It seems like multipl...

Call security to deal with abusive patients and learn to stick up for yourself when someone is being rude just for the sake of being rude. Be thankful when a jerk fires you. Try to remember that you can't be in 8 rooms at once and everyone has to wai...

What's worse is that the acuity is not factored in.

They just tell us "this isn't going away." I spoke up in a meeting once and was swiftly dressed down in front of everyone. I was told that my point was invalid and had nothing to do with the issue. The issue being how do we increase staff and patient...

It's been a really horrible year at my job. Promises that things will get better have gone unfulfilled. I only thought it was bad a couple years ago. It's gone all the way downhill! I've been on the fence about leaving but I've made up my mind. I alr...

Exactly what nynursey said. There are benefits to staying here but it's not worth the stress and tears. I'm moving on.

I would have removed it and promptly started another one. And documented all of it as I would not want to be responsible for any negative consequences. Of course, I wouldn't have left a patient in need of IV pain meds with no access for 6 hours. I'm ...

Overall our CNAs do a great job. We have 1 in particular though that has horrible time management skills. We all dread when she is assigned to our patients. She has been with us for maybe a year and I think we were all hoping she would get better wit...

Our health dept only does TB tests for exposures. I don't remember how I was referred but a local hospital's employee health nurse did mine for $10 each. I got my MMRs at the health dept along with my HBV series for just the cost of HBV vaccs. I also...

Thanks for the suggestions! OT has been discussed but I guess they haven't found a solution. Some will just leave and not chart. Maybe the other shift balks at having to do all the stuff left over, putting them further behind. She does spend too much...

I graduated from OCCC in 2012. Great program. Good luck to you all!

Loving the detailed help from the veteran nurses! It's hard to think as a student these days. With a little experience you start to just form these ideas without really knowing how or why. You just know. I wish I could explain my thought process so w...