Hi all, I'm a cath lab nurse in a moderately busy hospital in California and my husband and I are looking to move out of state--like many others--to someplace we can afford to buy a home and start a...
I would echo the above comments--don't torture yourself over this because it can become an obstacle to your practice. However, even though an abnormal lab should get addressed by the nurse on whose...
Loving-and-Learning replied to 2bNurseDR.T's topic in General Nursing
I don't know if things have changed or if it just depends on the school. I don't know if students are even allowed to go the clinical site without their instructor, so they are at the mercy of the...
Hi everyone, I'm a relatively new nurse; I've been working for almost a year. My most recent performance review concludes that I am sorely deficient in the critical thinking area. This is obviously...
I've been looking for work for a while now so I'm not totally fresh on my material. A review should get me where I need to be, but that's where the problem lies. I'm thrilled to have gotten this...
Loving-and-Learning replied to RN rocks's topic in Nursing Career
I second that. It's not a guarantee that you won't get a job, but unless you have connections, the odds are heavily against you as a new grad (especially without a BSN) in California--southern...
Hi there! I'm looking at relocating and looking for nursing positions in my new locale. There are needs for bilingual nurses, but I don't know how to..get qualified to fill those needs. I took some...
Loving-and-Learning replied to Loving-and-Learning's topic in General Nursing
These are all great suggestions! Thank you all! As for an example I was given, here's one: I had a patient who started to have some oxygenation issues. I kept trying to get an accurate O2 read on the...