I transferred into RIC from Umass where I took prereq's. Almost all were accepted and I still graduated in 4 yrs. RIC is an AMAZING nursing school. I highly recommend
I'm not sure if the other pt's were on corticosteroids, but I wouldn't be surprised since they're mostly all respiratory patients! I'm glad that other people have noticed this.. I guess I'll just slow...
Hey everyone! Just curious, maybe this is completely coincidental, but.. In the past few months, I've taken care of about 4 patients after receiving IV Avelox. 3 of them received the IV dose in the...
In the chart it said "flush ct with 10 cc sterile ns. don't remove fluid too quickly" (poorly written md order). and yes, the pleuravac was to suction -20 cm.... I have since been to work and no...
Hi all. Okay so I worked last night and had a pt with 2 posterior chest tubes pigtailed to the pleurevac with the small catheters that have the stopcock mechanism. I was told in report that we "flush...
It's so funny that I'm reading this post- I just finished my 3rd 12 in a row, which always is really 13+ hours, and recently our hospital has been understaffing us (cutting costs? I have no idea...)...
I would just like to add, like the others, that most of the time death is imminent in the LTC facility. the pt has been put on hospice care, families have been talked to about changing pt's status to...
I work on a cardiac unit where BP's are all over the place. And it's true, especially in the geriatric population it can be very difficult to hear diastolic. We never have an issue when alerting the...
KaitRN replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing
In the hospital I work for in Massachusetts, CNA's are able to insert foleys and straight catheterize, but I believe they need to be trained first. I think it just depends on the facility. I worked as...
I worked in LTC for a year and did a few night shifts there. Now working at a hospital and am doing exclusively nights. I really enjoy nights. It can be crazy at times and there's not as many people...
I am a newer nurse as well so don't take my advice to heart, but I think you have the right idea to possibly get OR certified. This would enable you to expand your credentials in the OR nursing...
Sounds exactly like my unit! I'm still very new, just off orientation and I find that this is quite a hassle and most nurses on my floor will agree. The nurses are always held responsible, the MD's...
Hello all! So I just finished my orientation on a busy cardiac critical care floor yesterday at 7:30 am I got a great review from my supervisor and the director of nursing so I am very excited, just...
I took the Kaplan course and thought it was well worth the money! The questions teach you HOW to THINK.. It's all about reading into the question and finding the best answer, which is the same...