SillyInScrubs

What is in your emergency med box? We don't have those where I work. What I bring usually just depends on my patient and what's most likely to happen based on their condition. If they're too unstable to travel, but for whatever reason the team insis...

Confession: At work, I sometimes spend a good portion of my shift making phone calls to doctors, respiratory therapists, pharmacists, lab technicians, patients' family members, etc. Occasionally, some of these people might yell at me or even hang up ...

People treating me like I'm incompetent because I look young, and constantly commenting on it. "You look like you're 12... how old are you? Really?? Are you sure you're not a student?" You look like you're rude. And people always assuming I'm "just s...

Oh no no! The rapid response team would only be called if you assess your patient and suspect that they may be becoming more critical or just have a "bad feeling" and need quick intervention to prevent a code situation or ICU admission. Family member...

I'm a new grad working in tele, and I am not ACLS certified nor am I required to be. I talked to my manager about my interest in becoming certified and she actually recommended that I wait a couple years until I have more experience so that it will ...

I'm in CT and starting at 28.50 on orientation and 29.50 off. Another hospital I interviewed at in CT started at 31.43. But as others have mentioned, cost of living is a factor here.

I graduated in May with my BSN and am currently licensed and ready to work. I immediately applied at Dream Hospital upon graduation. I have had several very positive clinical experiences at this hospital, and many of my friends work there and rave a...

UPDATE! I applied to two other hospitals, both with excellent reputations and both about 50 minutes away from me. I spoke with a classmate I graduated with about one of them to ask her what she thought about working there, because she had worked the...

Please excuse my ignorance here, but I'm new and was just wondering about whether or not doing these things is outside of the scope of practice for a registered nurse? Could you somehow get into trouble for ordering tests, EKGs, and labs and giving ...

I have the same problem! Just wondering, are your feet doing better after seeing the doctor? :)

I was told that the reason for keeping the air bubble was because when you push out the air, some of the medication gets on the tip of the needle and gets into contact with all tissues on the way in. So if you're giving an IM the med makes contact w...

When I was forming my resume, my nursing instructor (who is an extremely intelligent woman and who I trust very much) advised me to remove my unrelated work history and add more of my nursing projects, organizations, conferences, and activities that ...

It sounds like a gift to me that you can be a sensitive person and still be seen as a leader to people around you! I am also a sensitive person, but it shows so much that I wonder if makes me seem "too soft". You sound like you have a good personal...

Thank you so much to everyone for your responses! I woke up this morning and before my feet even hit the floor I immediately grabbed my laptop and got to work on updating and fine tuning my resume and researching other opportunities. I think I had a...

You are right, I should have worded that differently and said "be careful if someone has asthma". Thanks!

This is how I remember it too. Just wanted to point out something I think is important and a lot of people don't seem to realize: look at what it says for lungs. Now remember, the opposite happens when you take a beta blocker. Beta blockers cause bro...

Send an email saying you would like to discuss this with her, then discuss it with her in person. This way you are talking to her about it both now and later. It's courteous and professional, and you won't have to think about it ever again. :)

Great advice thank you! How specifically did you go about requesting the screening interview? I'm afraid I'll sound rude and demanding if I approach it the wrong way.

Hi! I'm a May 2010 graduate doing the job search thing, waiting to hear back about positions and wanting to continue to improve my knowledge and resume in the meantime. I have a few questions, and I would be very appreciative to anyone who would like...

I'm back! I've been studying and found some more little tidbits to add on here: 1. During a staffing crisis, functional nursing is the best modality for the nurse manager to use 2. After a water-based myelogram position the patient in semi-fowler's ...

1. Adverse effect of PTU is AGRANULOCYTOSIS. Patient should immediately report SORE THROAT or FEVER 2. Russel's skin traction flexes the hip and knee for LE fractures (Russel's has an E and an L in it!). Buck's skin traction is for hip fractures (I t...

This is not a thread about advice for dealing with ADD in general, although yes, that is my main issue. Rather, I was wondering if anyone who has already taken the NCLEX has any specific tips on dealing with the "75th question crash" that I always g...

Just posted this to answer a question about the new test plan, but it seems relevant here: I recently purchased a really great book that is updated for the new 2010 test plan. It's called Davis's Q&A for the NCLEX-RN Examination by Kathleen Ohman...

I recently purchased a really great book that is updated for the new 2010 test plan. It's called Davis's Q&A for the NCLEX-RN Examination by Kathleen Ohman. It comes with 1350 alternate-format questions and a CD with over 5000 questions, over 3...