Flying ICU RN

This lady has tried to assist me on late night rounds every now and then.

Every now and then, just to throw people off, I'm tempted to add RN CFI, (Certified Flight Instructor).

Gov't nursing of any kind (in any postion offered), corrections, public health service, and VA. Good Luck!

If everyone stands around and lets the pulmonary edema continue to develop without attempting reversal, yes of course, serious heat would come my way. I don't know,.. I see way too many nurses at all levels of care, worry way too much about too much ...

Perhaps so. But were they doing these massive boluses at the direction of a physician, or independently? This ARAC, is an anti leukemia drug is it? Who would be giving this and how far in the past?, is it a chemo drug? I can give neither large boluse...

Check policies, atropine should be a first line grab and push drug.

That statement just about wraps it up in a nutshell. You know, I've taken care of many a complex patient, but what is necessary for me to know well are the technical aspects of the job, not the underlying reasons for them. I'm not even so concerned ...

Two things keep me going, my family, and the thought of going to places like this. Hang in there!

An example of unprofessional behavior at a seemingly highly educated level.

You mean a punitive type of action. As a parent myself, yes perhaps tempting. But, I well remember Ron Goldman's father prevailing against OJ Simpson in the wrongful death civil suit. To my knowledge, the judgment was never fully collected, and OJ mo...

Retirement forecast meter Here's what scares me about retirement, this guy used to be 16 years old. Now geriatrics across the country have reentered the workforce, an indicator of the cost of living. Despite good planning on my part, it's got me reth...

Whenever a patient has something adverse happen to them, I could care less if the people standing around are playing Parcheesi. What matters most, is what I do next.

Think about it for a moment. Why would I hire you knowing that you will jump ship at the first opportunity. Hang in there, things will change.

All very true you'd get no argument from me on those points. My statement, is based on several debates within other threads about raising the entry level bar for nursing to the BSN, and a common complaint among nurses about a lack of professional per...

What you are seeing now, is a brief lull in health care access between the baby boomer generation and their parents. You and anyone so interested can answer your questions and allay your fears by perusing various government websites for statistical i...

Not a pediatric nurse by any means however, to my knowledge, pediatric dosing (particularly infants) is a big deal with no room for error. So a case for negligence would exist where due diligence can be shown to be the norm otherwise. On the larger s...

If you really want to make a difference in nursing education, turn it into a pre-med eligible curriculum to give nurses the ability to transfer the basic science prerequisites for med school later if so desired.

From a female colleagues nanny-cam after her husband did precisely that.

While body language, facial expression, and eye contact are missing in this form of human communication, the written word, even when succinct and clear, can still be grossly misinterpreted by the reader. I have experienced this very phenomenon on the...

Mine on rounds.

The answers to all of your concerns, can easily found within your own facilities published policies, as well as online within your states nurse practice act, and the B.O.N, online portal. You should have facts, and specific examples of what, if any, ...

1-800-Dial-a-Nurse I should have googled it first, oh well didn't buy the stock at five either.

Watch now for the headlight to be worn backwards.

Nope, not wasted. Bad return on investment maybe, but certainly not wasted. That BA in English Lit, educated you.

The "leaping MRSA" description, is our way of making light of our hallway -vs- in room procedures.