Hello fellow Nurses, I am a nurse here in Southeast Georgia. As I'm sure most of you know, this area was hit pretty hard by Hurricane Matthew. As a result, emergency response teams were activated. "A" team is responsible for remaining at the hospital...
I agree, I feel like my hospital is being very cheap. I am very blessed that my family made it out safely and there is no damage to my apartment, but there are many of my fellow coworkers that were not so lucky. This is all the more reason I feel we ...
gb8852 replied to mindofmidwifery's topic in Uniform/Gear
Getting the watch wet would be the least of my worries. I would be afraid of getting poop, blood, sputum, urine, soap, hand sanitizer, etc anywhere near my $300+ watch. Sometimes after entering and exiting isolation rooms I feel like autoclaving is n...
Of the many JP drains I have taken care of, I have never had to flush them nor have I seen ones with stopcocks. We only strip them with an alcohol wipe to keep the line patent. The only drains I've had to flush are accordian drains. Maybe you have th...
Ever thought about moving to Savannah...every hospital I've worked in is notoriously understaffed. If you don't mind moving come on down to beautiful Savannah, GA.
Why are you so easily deterred from this profession simply by what other anonymous posters have commented? I would encourage you to give it a year, but from the tone of the original post and your responses to what others have suggested, it is clear y...
I just studied each section and would do some practice questions to make sure that I applied what I just studied appropriately. Thankfully I passed on the first try with just 75 questions. The Hurst review was great for me because it condensed four ...
I don't know if this is the answer either, unless the applicant is a new grad. If a nurse has several years of experience on their resume (has proven to be a safe and competent nurse) and has to divulge that they passed the NCLEX only after several t...
gb8852 replied to katehensley's topic in Technicians
i dont know why but for some reason this seems to be the norm at 2 of the hospitals in my area. some managers seem to be oblivious to the fact that night shift can be just as hectic as day shift and the floor would benefit from 2 techs at night. the ...
OMG I thought i was the only one who prorastinated. It's good to know that I'm not the only one who struggles with that. For this semester...which officially begins tomorrow, i plan on making a study schedule every Sunday night for the week. If I rig...
Hi, I just got accepted into a nursing program for Fall 2010. My advisor advised me to take pathophysiology in the summer so that my load for fall semester would be a little less heavy...I'm wondering if I'm shooting myself in the foot by taking such...