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1730hrs. - I said "fine!", because it was my second admit of the day; I just got done with my first admit (Hx, assessment, meds, labs, done!), discharged two pt's; and got to take lunch today too! (Whooo-Hoooooo) 1830hrs. - Pt arrives on floor. ...

Geographic location Columbia MO Pay rate $20.54 In which area / specialty do you work? Med-Surg floor What type of license do you have (RN or LPN)? RN What type of degree and/or certification do you have? ADN (current BSN student) How many ...

Typically 4-5 on days + 1-2 techs for 20-24 pts. (high acuity and fall risk pts in the mix)

I'm guessing a move to consolidate power in the hands of the federal government. They definately NEED control over us to nationalize the entire healthcare industry. How well you deal with the state government will be nothing like how you deal with ...

...I'll give you three guesses what patient you're getting!

The elederly may be devalued, but we all-too-often see the elderly with chronic conditions as having "done it to themselves." Other at-risk populations like children and special needs are viewed as "innocents." (In the Hospital) I see all sorts of s...

I am not personally offended by it, but I am one of only two male RNs working on our floor now, so it has been pretty easy to accomodate. I assume that it is probably a religious thing because we have a significant muslim population in the area; in ...

At times I feel like I pee less than some of the anuric CRF pt's I get! I drink a V8 on my way to work and a bottle of green tea at lunch. ...what's that -- maybe 800ml in 13+hours? I'm sure I probably sweat that much out, pee @ 200ml at lunch tim...

Sock away a few extra bucks now! You will need it when you are done with school (if not before) and you definately wont feel like working extra between classes. Brush-up on anatomy and med language (otomy/ectomy; pleura/dura; sub/supra; etc.) So man...

The crazies yet, "If you were an anmial, what kind of animal would you be, and why?" ....ummmmmmmmmmmmmm (think quick!)

I can be nice, and I have been, for the last three days, the epitome of kindness. [rant] You can be rude, crabby, ungrateful, passive-aggressive; You can barrage me with questions, while I am trying to pull up your MAR, or page the physician. Your...

TothepointeLVN, None taken!

True! I don't really hate any of my patients. I am always as professional as I can be, for my own pride and the pride of my Hospital! I know some of their "fussiness" is just because they don't feel well. ...That aside, this individual was in their ...

I know everyone wants a family vacation, but not everyone deserves a family vacation! "You are the only nurse we trust" = (if I butter you up, then I can take advantage of you to the n-th degree.) IMHO,They should either take a night nurse also, or ...

I'm just a few weeks off of orientation and now on my regular (Sat, Sun, Mon) shift. I love having a four-day weekend when everyone else is working! ...Now just to catch-up on all the 'stuff' I haven't done in the last two years while I was in Nurs...

I agree. I'm also a new Guy on a med-surg floor. I can always hear better on the posterior anyway for both male and female patinets (when you account for tele leads, chest hair, breasts, or obesity). I try to be quick but thorough and professional...

I'm a new grad nurse on a med/neuro floor. Thing have been going great and I love the people I'm working with; my preceptor has more than 20+ years experience and we have a similar sense of humor too! So, I'm up to 3 patients on my Friday and it's v...

A floor nurse getting ready to give an enema (she had been putting-off all day). ... suddenly she starts complaining about the burnt-toast smell coming from the breakroom and drifting down the hall. !!!! ???? SERIOUSLY? Is that REALLY the worst sm...

Love Carhartt stuff -- Tried some on (fail !) ... I wrote to Carhartt and told them they need to cut the thighs a little bigger in the pant and the tops definately need 3 pockets! I'm not going to start wearing a fanny-pack on the floor! LOL. I h...

...Sarah, Please wake me up when I'm your patient and you come in to check my temp! :icon_roll

It also depends on your S.O.'s career goals. Even if it's easy for him to find a job wherever you move to, in a few years his resume' is going to start looking like crap to a lot of employers. -- You know, -- when they see he changes jobs every 4 t...

It might matter that you end your sentences with a preposition! LOL.... ...but seriously - No at least not unless it's a school with notoriously lousy pass-rates or a school that lost their accreditation for some reason. It would really depend on ho...

There are also "Problem" Instructors out there! We are in week one of OB - our last semester, and have a new clinical instructor at a site that is new to most of our class. At the beginnig of our orientation day "nurse Ratched" is cautioning all of u...

I will be graduating with my ADN in December and I think I have found the place I really want to work! Several recruiters came to our college and I've applied to two; submitted all my documentation; and had my clinical instructors forward their recom...

Thanks, That is good to know! I am also in a program that is only in candidacy status for NLNAC accreditation. I would like to possible work for the VA someday, but when I was reading the requirements, I started to get a really sick feeling.