Eww, that maggots thing is GROSS! I've been in Nursing for about 10 years, most of that time on a pulmonary unit. What can I not handle? Suctioning plugs of mucus from trachs - gives me the dry...
When in doubt, check with DOQI! Here's the link! http://www.kidney.org/professionals/doqi/doqi/vag12.html We went with the non-peripheral stick method after years of using it. You will find that...
I've worked 8's, 10's and 12's. Personally, I like the longer shifts. So does my spouse. My patients like it too. They know who their nurse is...I like being able to follow them through. It...
I agree, underappreciated, overextended, compromised...and underpaid, of course. I was a CNA, then an LPN and for some reason, I didn't see the writing on the wall...in May I will be an RN. I...