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Well done Anonymous865.

i asume you are being sarcastic. Otherwise you have a really F'ed up code of ethics and I hope you do not work in healthcare in any capacity.

Just a quick reply to CeilingCat: First, congratulations on your graduation:yeah:. As you enter the exciting, frustrating, rewarding(I could list many adjectives)world of registered nursing you will have many questions. Hopefully, you will have quest...

OHHH, there are two words right here besides the obvious one...sputum, which seems to gross out most nurses. I have alway hated the word purulent. It just makes me want to gag!!! Also, the word fecal. Just sounds gross even if you don't know what...

I don't want to discourage anyone from posting on this site but your answer really does not make much sense. To compare smokers/non-smokers to slaves/white people is strange. Also to compare the smell of smoke to the smell on someone after using pu...

Have to agree with the other responders. Try to get all that judgemental attitude out of your system BEFORE you become a nurse. Otherwise, how are you going to provide compassionate care to the 450 lb patient or the patient with stage 4 lung cancer...

I have worked in ER's for many years and we do clean up the patient as much as we can. We then place a clean gown on the patient and a fresh sheet on them before closing the body bag. It may take a few extra minutes but the dead deserve this respec...

WOW!!! Pretty judgemental of you after only 2 years as an RN. Tread lightly as Karma tends to get back at us.

Well, I can't speak for the person who originally responded to you but I was also put off by your original question. When you use a public professional forum then really you are addressing everyone on here. i think just about every nurse has h...

A number of really good points here. My experience with study groups was positive. We had a VERY carefully chosen group of 5 students and we studied well together. We learned pretty early on not to mess with our mix. If another person wanted to study...

@2out1togo: good for you!!! do not let anything hold you back now. choose your path and follow it. if sadly, your spouse chooses not to support your dreams then you need to decide what you want to keep in your life-your husband or your future. o...

@cheyfire: i think you answered this question quite well, taking into consideration both the ethical and legal ramifications. as nurses, it is our nature to want to reach out and to help and comfort others. however, we are held to a higher standar...

Nursing school at 45? Heck yes!!! I started nursing school at 30(with a 7,3 and 1 year old). Best thing I ever did. Strong sense of accomplishment. Did extremely well in my classes because this was what I had chosen to do. I had been concerned that I...

Lots of good advice here. If assaulted, by all means call the police and press charges. Assault also includes spitting. One word of caution. While it is VERY important to document the heck out of these situations, do NOT copy the actual charts an...

What do you mean it isn't up to you? We are not mindless robots here simply to "follow doctors orders". As nurses, it is our responsibility to work as a team member with our docs and to communicate with them. I spend much longer with the patients ...

Not sure what part of Ohio you live in but this ER nurse in Cincy is a hell of alot more than a monkey and I believe my Docs would agree. Get a little more experience, spend some time working in a large ER and then come on back and put down others in...

Good for you!!!I have been ER and level 1 trauma for a long time now and still have shifts like this. But we keep coming back and doing the very best we can because we are smart, tanacious, tough, compassionate, quick thinking. In short we are the ...

I love this. ACLS got rid of the precordial thump but damn, it really works.

Congratulations to you. You absolutely did the right thing. You advocated for your patient. Don't ever say "I am just a student". You are a part of the care team. The argument that nothing bad happened, well the nurse just got lucky. I have ch...

I have worked in the ER for last 11 years. Every person that walks in has the potential to be very sick. Someone comes in w/ a toothache and has undiagnosed htn of 225/170 or the nausea x 2 days, undiagnosed diabetes with a blood sugar 1100 mg/dl(ye...

:redbeatheWelcome to the exciting world of nursing!!! I have been an ER nurse for over 10 years. The thing with ER nursing is you either love it or hate it. No middle ground here. I would not recomend it to a new grad. Get some tele experience under ...

:redbeatheA big thank you from this ER nurse. Nice to be recognized but we don't see ourselves as heroes. We just do what we have to do.