lady_jezebel

I will be working as a Clinical Research Nurse Coordinator for a medical group in a few weeks. I would like to prepare for my job. Does anyone know of valuable professional or informational web sources that are applicable to this role? I would partic...

I also had the BS in biology first, and then returned to school for nursing. I'm glad that I chose the accelerated BSN route, for it has led to a really wonderful job in research nursing. The physicians who interviewed me were very interested in cred...

Wow, nerrollus -- great answer.

I really don't think it's your business. If she wants to talk about it, just tell her flat out that you think it's inappropriate & don't want to hear her jabber; but otherwise, who really cares? You're there to take care of patients & do your...

oooh, I wanna hear the story! I read http://www.nderf.org all the time, and am just fascinated.

It says more about the "experienced" nurse than the "graduate". I think most experienced nurses can relate to it, and how we began our careers with so many ideals -- most of which have fallen by the wayside now that we have experienced the reality of...

You're bored & wondering if you should make a change? My answer: YES! Life is short. Listen to your heart, not your fears. Nurses have lots of options. It's hard to get started in the process of making a change, but it's exciting, too! Your heart...

I used to think "no", but now that I've decided to leave the hospital environment & apply for a research nursing job with a physician group, I've found that it definitely matters. Nurses may not care where others have attended school, but MDs def...

Please let us know if that doc eventually apologizes to you personally, as she should.

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I think that intuitively you already know all this, but I'm going to write it anyway: Your daughter is probably a very normal kid, since "difficult" behavior is just part of growing up. All kids go through stages, and months from now she'll probably ...

We use propofol gtts for INTUBATED pts in my med/surg ICU. It's a godsend, since pt's can be sedated or awoken within minutes. Our protocol allows us to use it for 8 hrs & then switch to a versed gtt, unless otherwise ordered by the MD. As for co...

We've had great success with daycare. Our son started part-time care at 5 months. I would work 3 12-hr shifts per week, and be with him full-time on my days off. When I worked nights, I would use daycare in order to get some sleep. We found a loving,...

job protection for anesthesiologists? liability insurance costs for hospital?

He underwent a very serious surgery rife with potential complications & his health was obviously not the best to start with. I agree with the previous poster, he could have had a stroke. This is not an anesthesia issue. The family needs to meet t...

According to our diabetes clinical nurses specialist, new research shows that a precipitous drop in blood sugar can cause irreversible brain damage. It's not simply a matter of pushing D50 & then expecting full recovery. Anyway, in this situation...

I would take the bonus & stay another year, and then reconsider at that time. Get used to shortages, they're everywhere. In your case, there are a lot of reasons for staying.

I have worked in med-surg for 2 yrs & almost 8 mos in an ICU, both in the same hospital. I've decided to leave the ICU for exactly the type of situation you describe. The core group of nurses is unbelievably petty and controlling, and hence I don...

This little guy (& large soul) is obviously in your life for a purpose. How powerful it is to KNOW that.

This is the most bizarre nursing story I've ever heard. How disturbing. You did the right thing in leaving.

huh? **** I think the unit's culture sounds entirely unprofessional & that you should leave asap.

Not me. I realized last night that my patients & I are stuck in some kind of wierd type of hell together. The patient's dilemma is much worse of course, but it's no picnic pulling crap out of someone's butt for an hour via dig stims... *** Sorry ...

I had a gynecologist once tell me that he can smell uterine cancer from across the room, and that it aids him in the initial diagnosis. She may have something really serious going on. I would talk to your manager or employee health at your hospital -...

They are generally just like any other nurse. However, I have noticed that many ICU nurses where I work are more ANAL about trivial details than the floor nurses -- in other words, less flexible about the small stuff. It's as if some of them truly mi...

Say it's a "tight market", that you would have to move to a metropolitan area to find competitive employment as an MA, and that you've decided to pursue additional education. A great percentage of nursing students have had prior education or careers....