WanderingSagehen

I wonder if there are studies as to hourly rounding and obesity. I just dont see the heavier nurses leaving their seat. We have trackers at our facility for call bell responses. I would imagine there are disparities and others are forced to pick up t...

Had a comfort care patient with a heartbeat of like 5 per minute with agonal breathing. Super close to dead. I call the doc and tell him he is dead, doc checks on patient and he asks, "what is the definition of dead?" He died 2 hours later = no heart...

I spiked my bag, didnt "off" the roller and spilled some down the infusion pump. Family complained. A small amount is a huge mess. I am super careful now.

Sounds like you got the job!❤️

What good will it do in the car?

Lay flat remove the 02 and many will die much quicker.....

I don't think we should give the air bubble. It's just there to protect the small dose in the vial from prematurely ejecting!😀shoot out the air 1st. It probably hurts more if injected.

One evening in an empty room there was a creepy face on the TV which was off and upon closer view it was just the furniture arrangement reflection. We took pictures of it (creep face) and I hope I never a spend a night in the room! The next week a PA...

46....50 with an ADN...51With a BSN... Now 53. Possibly no more school. Love my new career but this career is hard on the body. At least floor nursing is......

Western Governors university. Online and if you do it soon out of school you may get a grant. 4000 each semester and I did it in 2. 3 is more common. I only paid 1500$ my first 15 units. A semester is 6 months long. One class at a time.

Kaplan for me but in reality it was nursing school that was the prep for NCLEX. Scares me that one would think they are smart enough to not have to study for their big nursing test. Use your concepts from school. I have noticed that the smart ones ar...

Insulin pen and a metoprolol 100 that needed to be returned to pixis. I try to empty pockets to my nurse bag for this reason. I live 45 min away. I don't think I could even drive back. I might fall asleep.

I love nurses pocket drug guide. I pay the $10. It's so worth it for a speedy lookup and no internet.

Agree so much with bluedawn, she describes my clinical experience. I still feel like I really haven't seen what a nurse does. I just do my own thing in med-onc. It's been 3 years since graduation. I am a good nurse who seems to still do too much CNA ...

It took me a year to get through 34 credits! I so remember waiting for the portfolio to be graded. Graded Jan 1st 2014! RN to BSN. Very glad I did it but glad it's over. Got my $1.53 raise but our name badges no longer honor the BSN. RN only now. Are...

I feel your pain. I too spent 5 years to be a nurse and I love some aspects but the learning curve is steep and painful. My husband is tired of hearing how hard I work and no lunch, no breaks. Those mental trips when you go home get better (actually ...

She lives in snow country and has no AWD transportation? That's just not taking responsibility for your life choices.

To the young nurses... start exercising before you develop cankles. Thats just terrible. Dx: HF coming soon. Rx: hit the gym. Our profession is physically tough we need to live health lifestyles and manage our weight and health better than our patien...

WGU took me 12 months. Really depends on how many units you need to complete, which you won't find out until you complete the enrollment process and the assessment exam. I was able to complete 15 units my 1st semester and 16 the second. The classes w...

So how did that go? It took me 4 months to get my hours and a week to get the paper done. Just finished with WGU. Practicum should have been simultaneous with other courses... 12 months to completion. Love WGU and would highly recommend. Practicum is...

Me too, WGU graduate with a BSN! 12 months, books come with program. $6400 total. Pay raise and freedom!

Just got my BSN, took a whole year of all my free time (well sort of) I do like outdoor activities and managed to keep somewhat active. I will say 10 to 20 hours a week. I started out doing school 7 days a weeks and working 8 hour shifts, then I wor...

Just finishing my BSN and had to read a whole bunch of research with the Human Genome Project. My under standing of GMOs at this point is modifying needs to be done to feed our soon to be overpopulated planet as well as to create crops the are more ...

I try to incorporate a little massage into my nursing but time is limited. The knowledge of massage helps me better connect with my patients on a physical level. I am a new RN 1.5yr and a massage therapist for 14yrs.

I like all the gross stuff but don't understand nurses who can't stomach this stuff. Isn't this why we became nurses to help our patient's bodily functions not endanger them..... the grosser the better, that's why I am at the bedside.