cpillow

Hi there! Whatever you decide, try to get in there at Breckenridge Hospital where you will see PLENTY of trauma and a great mix of CCU/ICU/SICU patients! If you sit yourself in one of the community hospitals you won't get the experience you need, I...

So, interesting little tidbit. I bought a body bugg monitor several months ago. This cute little device measures your calorie expenditure based on skin temperature and movement. It's accuracy is supposed to be pretty good. On a lazy day off when ...

Tee hee! PAPER PAPER PAPER and the nineteen unnecessary levels of management is where our hospital wastes it's money! Every morning that I am greeted by four or five different levels of management, I have to shake my head!!! HA! Hey, maybe if I'm...

THIS is the kind of post that I love to see! So many people get into nursing for the money, and end up very sorry for their choice. I am so happy to find people that go into nursing because it's their passion! Don't be afraid, go for it! Get the R...

Recieving 2's is not unusual when you are so new to nursing. All that means is that you have room to grow. I wouldn't take this too personally. Just carry on and learn as much as you can. Complaining is not recieved well from nurse externs, so gr...

Oh my, you should definitely wait! It would definitely prejudice me, whether you were convicted or not, to hear that you had been accused of a felony. Sorry.

Oh, no!!!!

Mountain out of a molehill.

Okay, I have my freaky story. Several years ago, I worked as a manager in a nursing home. We had resident paired up as room mates in rooms. There was this one little old lady who was absolutely EVIL. She offered poop balls to surveyers as chocolat...

Take this interview with a grain of salt. I would say that probably they found a RN with more experience. Don't sweat it, just apply for a psyche position in another facility! One further thing, I recall letters of reference being particularly hel...

Chicuilina, I am normally a very supportive, "you can do it" kind of nurse. I've been hanging out in this profession for 10 years now, and I can say that what you are describing definitely is typical nursing care on a med surg floor. Frankly, it's ...

So, it sounds like you are definitely being fired. There is no reason to let that happen, just resign and find another job. It's fairly easy to find new nursing jobs in 90% of the country. That's really unfortunate. It sounds like you just rubbed...

In nursing A&P are at the core of everything. I would be very uncomfortable as a nurse if I didn't have this basic understanding of how the body worked. Personally, I would retake the Physiology class without hesitation!

My friend, you are not supposed to feel comfortable as a critical care nurse. There should always be a level of discomfort, always a slight lingering fear that something could go wrong, and always something that you don't know. Yes, you won't feel ...

Agree with all of the advice above. I started out in nursing in LTC, because I simply wasn't ready for acute care. Moved into acute care at my own pace, did a little home health on the side. 10 years later, I am a happy and very well rounded criti...

I had a twenty year old patient a year ago that went to or for a routine something or other and unexpectedly developed severe lactic acidosis. Took away the propofol and *poof* miraculous recovery from the acidosis.

:crying2: :crying2: :crying2: :crying2: Truly unbelievable..... Bad doctor behavior.....

Yuck! Our institution uses it. Good information, but takes waaaaaay to long to finish.

1. ICU 2. C. Nights 3. 2:1 4. B. on days only 5. no ratio assigned 6. not in the ICU 7. 1 - never 8. 1 9. California State law prohibits assigning more than two critical patients to an ICU nurse Interesting survey - betchya most of the answers won't...

My experience for 6 years in TX - Usually 4-6 patients, nights will sometimes go up to 8. There are no nurse to patient ratios or and usually no "LVN coverage". LVN's are pretty much considered independent practitioners with very little restriction...

Took Latin for 3 years in junior high. It was one of those "smartest decisions I've ever made" choices! It really helped me get a firm grasp on the roots of the English language. And, it made deciphering medical terminology much easier. Go for it...

My experience is that when you are new to a procedure, you are too nervous to idly chit chat over a patient.... It's when you become experienced that talking over a patient becomes an issue. I'm not a big fan of the "get over it" style of nursing t...

I thought the same thing six years ago when the computer stopped at 75. I was sure that I failed. I passed. I'd be more worried if you had more than 75 questions. One more thing here.... I didn't have a single math question. Go out and have you...

Rhonda, the information that I've reviewed says that Decadron should not be administered SC at all as the solution is too caustic for SC administration and can cause tissue atrophy and necrosis.... The needle she used was for SC administration, and ...

I wouldn't worry too much about this scene. Sounds like you're under alot of stress, and don't forget that the instructors are under stress too. Accreditation depends on the pass rates on the NCLEX. They definitely need you to pass. I found that ...