TwilightRNurse

I've thought about doing some Private Duty shifts to pick up some extra money. I've never done private duty but I have worked extensively on med/surg and on peds. Is there a national private duty agency that you would reccomend?

There was a patient who came into the clinic and when they found out they were going to need an IV they said "no I don't want this test, I'm a needle phobic and I'm leaving, please call my doctor and tell them I refused". So that's what I did. I also...

She is already an RN, what would be the purpose of going to nursing school?

If I am in a hospital or doctors office that don't know me as a nurse then I don't say anything about being a nurse. It irritates me when patients or patients families say "I'm a nurse". Now sure why, but it does.

Ask the house doctor if this is okay and if you feel like it report the problems with her to the house doctor. In assisted living situations anyone can hand the patient their medications to take. They cannot however go in the med room, get them out, ...

The nurse should listen, offer no personal advice.

I don't want to come across as being disrespectful but if you're not familiar with this subject you should not be attempting to answer it. There are many respected NP programs online such as Vanderbilt University that have no prereq's other than a C ...

I am in Chamberlain's online RN-BSN program and I think it's great. I have been accepted to graduate school to get my Adult Nurse Practitioner license. There is no GRE or BSN clinicals required just a GPA of 3.2 or higher.

I've been verbally abused several times by patients, family members, a co-worker and a doctor. I've had a telephone thrown at me, but missed. I've never been pushed or spit upon. That would definitely cause me quite a bit of concern, to the point I m...

I did call the ethics line over someone not doing their job and had very good results. They took it seriously. The person I reported was my manager. It is totally anonymous. I called from a pay phone. They asked for an e-mail address to contact me to...

Hmmm......1 post......is it possible Best-Nurse that you work for uniform discount? Just a thought

I buy iron-on patches and iron them on the inside of my pants right where my thighs rub together and I get about 5 times the wear out of them. I like the pants from Wal-Mart the best.

You can get into Chamberlain College of Nursing as long as you have a 3.0, no pre-req's, a little pricey but only 3 semesters. Going for 2 years will cost you the same amount in the long run.

Make sure your last name is not on your name badge, or cover it with tape or a cute smiley sticker. If they don't know your last name, they can't look you up.

Critical thinking is more important to a nurse than being critical of your co-workers and certainly making fun of them was totally inappropriate.

You are awesome!

As long as doctors continue to refer to their MA's as their nurse this will continue. Doctors are more than willing to pay $10 an hour vs $30 for an RN to work in their office. I totally get that but then call them what they are, an MA. The sad part...

107.6 post op infection and we literally packed the patient in ice. Nothing else worked. The ice did work. He did die a few days later.

How did she get caught? Do you know why she was snooping into your records?

It depends on what part of the country you live in. Some areas are ripe for the picking, they are desperate for nurses and don't care if you have an ASN or BSN. Other areas are picky and may decide to hold out for a BSN. If you can afford to finish u...

I think there's plenty of room in nursing for ASN's and BSN's. We all know that ASN's can perform just as well as a BSN. Getting your BSN IMHO is about getting to graduate school or moving into management. If I were an ASN with no aspirations to move...

I am interested in going the psych route for NP. My question is what does a psych NP do? I have no desire to be a FNP or ACNP. I going back and forth between cardiac NP and psych NP. I have one year left in my program.

I would likely have told the doctor I would not give the med until a ultrasound tech or doctor confirmed the demise for the patient. As the patient I would have refused the med until I was given proof of the demise. I am a strong patient advocate and...

The best way to take it price wise would be your employer if you work for a hospital, you won't have to pay anything and get paid your time to attend the class. Otherwise you can check a local community college, The American Heart Association and t...

I am shocked that the number of who would and who wouldn't own a motorcycle is about equal. Having worked in an ER and seeing the difference between the injuries in a car accident and a motorcyle accident I would definately have to say NO I would not...