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Nursedolphin, It has only been 11 days that you have been on the job, correct? I guess I am having a hard time understanding how you can have your mind so made up after such a short period of time, save there being some egregious issues. My advice t...

You know what gets me, even more than the ubiquitous "help me" thread, is the thread titled "advise please" It's advice people, you are looking for advice. So, I will advise you that even spell check will not catch all the nuances of the english lang...

$28, Southern California, very tough market for new grads

I read posts like this, and my heart truly goes out to all who have to endure such unsafe working conditions. All I can say is protect yourself and your patients, and thank God for state mandated staffing ratios here in California!

Sounds delicious even better if the sunflower seeds are salted, I absolutely love sweet & salty combos!

Is it just me, or is anyone else wondering what a chocolate covered sunflower seed tastes like??

All of these responses remind me of a joke I once heard. It's been a while, but let me see if I can tell it correctly. ~~A student nurse goes into the hospital one morning for her first day of clinicals. She was quite nervous, and kept telling hers...

I had one lol a few weeks back that had been severely constipated. She had come into the ER and had had a bowel movement, and she just kept telling everybody "oh my gosh, it's a lobster, it's a lobster!!! Come look at it" I can't get that sweet li...

a & b are incorrectly stated because they use a medical dx in the nursing dx, and that is a big no-no. c & d seem to be correctly stated to me. hope this helps

I know that a lot of elderly pts with UTIs will often present with neurological s/s like altered mental status and such. Maybe this is where this question is going? Curious to see what others think

I think you are spot on with your answer and rationale, I was taught the same as you, that unlicensed personel and gestures are not an appropriate way to obtain consent/explain procedures. I would disregard what your book says, and stick with what yo...

A little background first, I am a new grad, still on orientation and the other day I had a MD write an order that just didn't seem right. I asked some of my colleagues, and they all seemed to be ok with it, but I wanted to get some more input. So I w...

they didn't do any lfts. just yesterday, i was wondering the same thing. hindsight is always 20/20

I will definitely use this case as a learning experience, and next time have the conviction to suggest the hematology consult (or whatever the pt truly needs). Thank you all for your input, being on the floor as a practicing RN, in these types of sit...

The platelets were 101 on the day that the INR was 7.7 I was watching this pt very closely for s/s of bleeding, I didn't see anything. Mouth, nose, skin all looked good. Also stool for OB was negative x3. I don't think they did a head CT, there was...

I beg to differ with this rationale, this type of thinking can get nurses in a lot of trouble. Even if there is an order, it doesn't mean we should just blindly follow it. I believe the standard that we are held to is what another reasonable, pruden...

I got one of those too. I'm not sure if they will use this information to actually help new grads who are struggling to find a job, but I'm definitely going to fill it out!

Lookforward, I find it so ironic that you chose that name, and yet in many of your posts you seem to be second guessing yourself. Don't give this another thought, you did the right thing for you at this time in your life! Stop beating yourself up ab...

Personally, I don't percuss every pt, I was taught in school that this was more of an advanced assessment technique, that bedside nurses generally don't do. I do, however, palpate during every assessment. Below are some websites with audio lung/heart...

There was always one amazing woman in my life growing up; Mrs. O was my best friend's mother. Mr. and Mrs. O had an incredible marriage, and a loving home life. They were the type of parents that I longed to have; they were supportive, involved, and ...

Thank you for being there for Ella and her mother. And thank you for having the strength to share Ella with us. Bless you

Franemtnurse, so true we sometimes never know whose lives we touch. Thank you for your kind words, and for inspiring a new nurse!

Keep searching until you find one who does. Best of luck to you

I think you should be asking in person, jmho When I was looking for letters of rec, I chose certain professors that I knew I had impressed throughout the course and I simply went up to them and said something like: " I'm sure you know I will be look...

Graduated Dec 09, passed boards Feb 10 countless online apps sent, in the online sea of annonimity first interview landed in Feb 10, didn't get the job (not my ideal position anyway) second interview landed May 10 (my ideal job) & got it, I will ...