well I will say when I was a tech while in nsg school I had a lot of respect for nurses and the way they could take care of patients and essentially save lives. I, as the tech always thought that I...
I had a 11 y/o boy who was sick (typical N/V), he came in for elevated liver enzymes, rapidly progressed to acute liver failure. I took care of him 3 days in a row ... Day 1...he was sitting up...
I had my master cardiology , name engraved on it, it was stolen, by a med student i never saw again who asked to borrow it during a code. I bought a new one, b/c its the only one I can hear out of......
I Know.....I have only been an RN for 3 years and I know plenty of LPN's who are way smarter than they are given credit for..... I believe that the amount of education you have doesn't make you...
I want to say thank you to all of you who responded. It really helps just to share how much it hurts me to think of my poor patient and his famiily. I am usually the person who keeps my feelings...
I am a PICU nurse and I saw your thread a couple of days back and didn't respond b/c I haven't really had any bad emotional breakdowns until last night and yes I really am torn up about it and think I...
generally , scds are for pts on bedrest to prevent formation of clots, I've never seen a pt with scds on who already has a blood clot but I've only had 3 yrs ER/ICU exp. My rationale is that you...
If I am correct, I live in mississippi, and you don't have to report a misdemeanor, applications only ask about felonies, ya know the more serious of crimes. you should be okay, good luck with school...
How to approach? HMM.. well I remember I was always good at the sticking, but not about nsg care never taught that b/f nsg school. you could start by showing the hematoma (pts do that) then maybe...
I have had same exp # of occassions, 1st i've never done that, you're right should be PROFESSIONALs, Keep the butterfly in control, hello?? 2nd I now work at a childrens hosp, and I get sick at how...
Right, the new grads have the benefit of enjoying the increase in new hire pay. And the nurses with approx 3 yrs exp. make $1.00 less. Its just sad, ya know. how long will the new hire pay increase...
when I graduated 3 yrs ago, I started out making more than my mom (who had exp of 12+ years)- she went to the DON ~stood up for herself (she didn't have to tell how she knew she just said that she...
I worked ER for 3 years, now have been in PICU for 6 weeks, I love it, but feel VERY overwhelmed, very sick kids, lots of drips, Pressure lines, ventilators, you name it. My conclusion is that I am...
I had 275 questions, and just knew I failed. I had alternate plans and another appilication and after weeks of torture. I passed. give it time, you never know. Everyone told me with 275 questions I...