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we bath on nights...most of the time it makes sense because its a surgical ICU and they need a post op bath..I do feel bad for our chronic patients though because no one on days ever thinks to give them a wet face cloth in the morning or let them bru...

A doctor once explained to me that lido can cause problems on its on by increasing swelling at the site and obscuring the lac and causing worse scarring...for breast biopsy they don't use it because the lump will flatten out and disappear. I know our...

It some tests to detect heart defects we actually forcefully inject air bubbles into the patient to see if they cross the chambers...you would have to run the entire length of the IV tubing full of air into the patient before you saw any symptoms an...

I am a CVICU nurse and thank god I work nights because I remember when I had my orientation transferring patients to the floor. Every time I couldn't find a nurse, we had NO help getting the patient from our bed to the new bed...when the nurse finall...

well if you can prove they lied start calling people...call her and let her know they lied and you will back her up...call the mangement and tell them you know it's lies and you are fighting for your friend...get loud and get ugly...but and it's a re...

In the beginning I too wanted everyone to love me...I got over it.... I made a real choice to expend all my mental angst energies on the people who do already love me...patients and their families?....not a chance. If I have a family member problem I...

There is a ridiculous overemphasis on "cool skills" in student nursing...I know giving an efficient bath to 5 people in 40 minutes is boring,repetitive and well really boring but..guess what? that is what a nursing career is all about...I work CVICU...

wow....I remember those first days and I still thank God I had a great boss who was more than happy to teach. Nursing clinicals do very little to prepare a new nurse..they are too short , too controlled way too organized...too much time is spent in m...

Once many many moons ago..I had a nitro gtt...my patients BP was way too high so i set the pump to bolus for a set amount of time...or so I thought......instead I had reset the main pump and the timer backwards......big bolus over very short time...I...

Find the book that has all staff home phone numbers in it and right beside your name write DO NOT CALL for extra shifts.

I know exactly what you mean. I had a recent back surgery, not elective but I felt the same way. I felt like as a nurse I didn't get the same attention from the other nurses that a civilian would get...I was so concerned about being a really good pat...

I want to thank those that offered concern and I want to say I am not calling people names or asking them to defend themselves because a patient drove them crazy for 12 hours. I believe as a nurse it can make a nurse crazy when our patients complain ...

well...I am a nurse and I am going to try to help you understand. I hurt my back...and yes I felt every wince from everyone...oh yeh...back pain...righhht... so I went to work because that is the response I got....do some exercise...take a tylenol......

I had a funny one...I ws new to CV and it was the done thing to get ALL patients up in a chair by 6am...so I did all the prep work...a couple of test dangles and then the big move....all lines remain in when we walk them to the chair...so he is a pre...

I had a whopper...my three year old got the top of her foot stuck under the door when I opened it....complete awful crazy screaming panic......open the door more or close it? pull the foot out or what? aaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh She was screami...

I don't believe in slow codes...if anyone suggests it it means no code to me and that means someone needs to get a DNR or here in canada we have the right to deny treatment that has no purpose except to prolong death...we have absolutely no obligatio...

About restraints.....you need to not look at them as something we are ONLY doing to protect ourselves...restraint use can be used to protect the patient...when they get into a state they cannot calm themselves...they can harm themselves badly..they c...

When I went to nursing school I had two 2 decent clinical instructors...the rest were crap...they were either inept, decrepit or angry vicious burn outs. I had an instructor who was a diabetic but she really liked choclate and pepsi...she really love...

The fact that someone is popular on their unit can have nothing to do with their nursing ability...we have a few that are very kind..constant note senders and party planners but they would never be on my list to look after any of my loved ones. I res...

Call the agency and ask them what happens next. In the majority of cases nothing happens...in fact it is really rare that this will go any further. If the patient is okay and is not going to report you it is really unlikely the agency will but why s...

Preceptors are chosen by managers. They usually take a class and volunteer and need to get their manager to agree and approve them. They also need to be approved by your program. Go back to your program and tell them she is inappropriate and you are...

First I would go back and contact the Hr department of your past employers and ask for a sit down meeting with your previous managers. I would tell them what you have been told re negative comments. Hr knows this is illegal and actionable...you can ...

Ofcourse you can date. But...and this is a big but..can you keep it together when it hits the crapper? can you see this person and say hi and be polite and friendly after you break up? Can you resist the urge to call him on shift and continue the fig...

I actually have worked so far..heh..er and CVICU and now as I am a broke down nurse on the IV team. The AC is a truly crap spot for an IV. It is only good for a patient that is alert and cooperative. It is HELL when they are combative traumas and the...

Any ICU nurse that discusses your work with any co worker in a negative way needs to have her butt whipped......you need to suck it up and approach the cow and walk her into a private room and tell if she ever pulls that crap again you will report he...