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Yeah I noticed that. But the CDC is American based, so they'll put more detail into the American side of the equation. Speaking of Canada vs. The States.... How does the America health care system work during a crisis like this? I know in my coun...

Yeah, good point. But let's just look critically at that. RSV kills about 4500 people per year. 4500 people in 52 weeks. That's roughly 82 people/week. The first death from the swine flu was about 2 weeks ago. So you could do an average and sa...

We had a rapid response team at the hospital I used to work at. They were wonderful and I can't imagine working at a hospital without one. Families called occasionally, but never for something small and inconsequential.

At the hospital where I work, our norm is to do VS q4h, including BP. It doesn't matter how old the kid is. Of course, with small kids and babies, it's more difficult to get a BP reading so the majority of nurses try to get at least one accurate BP...

it gets easier and your body gets used to it eventually. my schedule is 2 days, 2 nights, then a few off. for my 2 nights, i take melatonin before bed to help me sleep during the day, and then again to help me sleep my first night off. also, try a...

eat regularly during the night (just like you would during the day) and invest in a good pair of earplugs and thick, dark curtains so you can sleep during the day. :) and dont skimp out on sleep during the day. i work fairly regular nightshifts, so ...

i love working with the kiddies now. switched from adult acute med to peds acute med. its not the same thing as transitioning from adult critical care..but in my opinion it was worth it. i could never go back to adults now! lol.

we must work for the same people i've heard this for about the past 6 months. my question is..could they really enforce it?

well....i watched the video. and i kinda agree with some of what she said. i dont think she was saying that nurse's need to go back to wearing the caps. what she was saying was that the caps set nurses apart. it made them distinctive. and now the...

meditech isnt computer charting. in my opinion, its a slow, user-unfriendly system. but basically it houses all patient information, including lab results, diagnostic tests. and it keeps all information from past visits. so you can compare past l...

yikes! sounds stressful. if i were in your shoes, i would begin to hunt around for another job (on your own time, not company time). in the meantime, focus on the positive. i know you might be asking "what positive?" but there is positive to eve...

the website seems to be down. but im pretty sure that elsevier publishes some nursing textbooks and nursing journals. another great place to find textbooks is on ebay, if you know how to shop on there. as well, consider advertising at your school i...

in my hospital, the majority of people that insert catheters are the nurses. so to answer your question, no it would not bother me for the nurses to receive the training. dont underestimate the knowledge of a student either. it is possible for the...

two pills might not seem like a lot. but two pills here, two pills there, and it all adds up. nurses need to remain professional if we expect to remain a profession. this means respecting the checks and balances in place that are meant to protect ...

i'll tell you what would make me a satisfied employee.....more staff!! on night shift there's only 3 RNs for 24 patients and no health care aides. tonite someone called in sick 1 hour before shift start...so here i was scrambling to find a replacem...

one pt in my previous clinical placement hid a lighter up his anus...then proceeded to light his room on fire.

i'm convinced one elevator in my hospital is haunted. every single time you ride it, up or down, it always stops on the third floor (where the OR is). even is there's no one waiting to get on and no one has pushed the button for the third floor, it...

i tend to address the older, attending physicians as Dr ______. the young residents and med students i refer to by their first name. the reason mainly is because 1) technically they are still students and 2) we are the same age.

i would die if my hospital instituted a zero restraint policy. on my floor we get a nice mix of confused/dementia patients, and drug/alcohol withdrawal. we had a patient come up from the ER in 5-point restraints and we kept him that way for 2 days ...

it also depends on your hospital policy. my hospital has set specific levels for lab values so what i would do would depend on that, not what the books say. but i would probably pick D. and then make sure the MD knows the level is climbing. but t...

well spoken, i agree with you completely. i would have a huge problem assisting in any way (other than after-care for the woman) in an abortion. because according to my belief system it is the killing of an innocent. i would not have such a problem w...

the sad thing is no one really knows what was going through his mind. he was not there when it happened, so he couldnt have stopped it that day. and this is a free society. he may not have done anything, he may have supported her going off the med...

i'm the complete opposite apparently. i love night shifts. i sleep way better during the day and am much less tired on nights. now put me on a day shift, and i have trouble waking up in the morning, it takes me until at least 10am to feel "awake" ...

i always avoided IM becuase i was under the impression it was a painful way to give the injection. i love using the butterfly SQ because it's relatively painless to stick the person, you only have to stick them once and then you can push the drugs i...

i give morphine and dilaudid regularly subcut. usually if the person is going to be requiring a lot of pain meds, i give it through a butterfly, tape it down and cap the end. then you can just push the morphine at regular intervals. works well for...