november17 ASN, RN

The term "actively dying" has always struck me as amusing, because in the end, we're all going to die. So in a sense, no matter how healthy, we're all actively dying. Of course, when we say it at work, we mean that the patient is probably going to di...

I was thinking of it in terms of the sheets HR and nursing management uses to score individual applicants these days. Peer interviewing is a buzzword fad. It's just part of the algorithm for hiring and doesn't really carry much weight.

There's a book called the Survival Guide to Working With Humans. It'd be a good little self development project if you're truly interested. Sent from my XT1585 using Tapatalk

That's better. My advice; Act professional. Grow a thick skin. Stop worrying what she thinks. This career is no joke. I really truly mean that constructively. Ever hear the phrase "nurses eat their young"? Her saying that stuff during the interview ...

A) I'm failing to see how her conduct is unprofessional, honestly. B) It sucks you didn't get the job. It sounds like you are blaming her because she was a part of the peer interview part. I doubt her opinion really carried enough weight in the sele...

Personally, I'd start looking for another job ASAP. Sent from my XT1585 using Tapatalk

I think you should act like a professional. Sent from my XT1585 using Tapatalk

Does anyone currently use a standardized DVT risk assessment tool where they work? If so, which one do you use, what do you think of it, and do you think it is effective? Thanks.

I was 5'9" 240 when I graduated nursing school. One year I decided to start taking my weight seriously. I started paying some attention to what I was eating and worked some light exercise into my week. I managed to lose 65 lbs in about a year (from 2...

Hello, I've been an RN for 7 years and for the past several years I've been precepting senior nursing students during their leadership semester. I really enjoy having the opportunity to pass on my knowledge and give back to the profession that has gi...

I got my first job on a Friday, the same day I took my last nursing school exam, and started orientation on Monday. Fortunately the area I graduated in had a need for RNs at the time. Me and three of my classmates all hired into the same unit - the s...

Once in a while I do a youtube search for nursing school clinical groups that are doing roleplaying as patient/nurse. The naiveness never fails to amuse me. I don't mean that in a mean spirited way, its just fun to hear the innocent textbook conversa...

I don't know about it being the best but I wouldn't trade mine for anything else.

I was an aide for several years before and during nursing school. Being a CNA is practicing the art of basic nursing care. That is taught in nursing school, sure, but it isn't practiced very much during clinical. People that work as a CNA on the oth...

If you mean numerically dominating, then yes. I've really had no experiences with it being gender biased at all as far as instruction or practice - unless the coin operated tampon dispenser in the breakroom counts. I never felt left out during conver...

And make sure your people are writing variances for every single little thing that happens due to being short-staffed. It will encourage management to address the problem faster since they'll start to be held accountable for the breakdowns.

time management

When I was in school we spent about 20 minutes on that in lecture and moved on. If your instructor is making you palpate your classmate's genitals then I'd say there's something wrong with them and they probably need professional help.

this should read 10gtt/ml or whatever.

It probably doesn't make much sense now but in practice it will help you think on your feet. sounds like youre doing the right thing. In practice the care plan continually evolves.

coffee maker and free donut dispenser in the breakroom please

err forget it

I remember on one of the insulin dosage calculation questions; she had photocopied one of the vials while preparing the test months before and the vial pictured on the test was like 3 months expired. I did the math but I couldn't resist pointing it o...

I think that was word for word one of the questions I got on the NCLEX.

I was joking, since the question had already been answered. At last year's skills checkoff we had a new non-clinically experienced educator that had written a bunch of math questions like that. Yes, they make us prove we can still do the math once a ...