LongislandRN23

I make it a priority to take my lunch break- which is 1 hour and unpaid. I usually figure out what time another nurse can cover my patients and then prioritize from there, I will try and do as much of my documentation, clarification, ect prior to goi...

Giving the gift of life through organ donation is really powerful, although emotionally taxing I try to leave my emotions and the job at the time clock when I punch out, doesn't always work but the emotional draining can be exhausting.

I work in stepdown unit our ratio is 1:4, we never go over ratio since it is only a 8 bed unit with 2 RNs and an aid or Lpn. However different hospitals have different policies and criteria for their units. In my stepdown unit we only have vented p...

All meds especially cardiac related should have clear and concise parameters in the orders. I always clarify with MDs if orders do not indicate parameters for bp/hr

My hospital is unionized so there is a base salary for all new hires. Those with experience make a few dollars more as well as certifications and those with BSN/msn. All of these are clearly stated in the union contract so men and women are paid the ...

Some of these policies are absurd! My hospital recently implemented their "unexpected absence" policy which is basically the call out policy. We get 10 sick days a year as per our contract. As per our new policy if you call out sick twice within a 3 ...

In my hospital of a patient wants to leave AMA they have to be alert and oriented X4, be sound of mind and able to understand and make medical decisions. This is determined by the physician, and if the patient is deemed not competent they have to sta...

" how did that beer bottle get up there!?"

1. I have learned to leave my emotions out of the situation, because nursing can be emotionally exhausting. 2. People will surprise you in good ways and bad. 3. Always stand your ground and make your opinion known and verbalized when your intuition/...

" If you don't put this thermometer under your damn tongue,I'm going to intubate your ass"

" I am going to put this on your mouth, so I can pretend to hear your breathing!"

"A dislodged new peg tube that the patient ripped out"

I work on a busy telemetry unit, and we are assigned brakes at the start of our shift. I always try to plan ahead and resolve all issues/ discharges / admissions / meds to make sure everything is done before my break, I never intentionally leave work...

Honestly these sound like huge red flags! I would leave and like they said of there is a large faculty shortage then you should be able to get a faculty job elsewhere easily.

Nursing is an extremely stressful, labor intensive and demanding career. We are truly overworked and under appreciated. That being said --lunch break!? I haven't had a true one hour long lunch break in the past 2 years of my job (hospital step down u...

Attention seeking! I on occasion have patient who have attention seeking behaviors, trigger happy with the call bell (as in every five seconds for trivial things). I always wonder how these patients take care of themselves at home? Like are your fami...

Hello everyone and thanks in advance for any information or options provided! I recently graduated from and RN-BSN program from an accredited state school. I am looking into NP programs and the ones I am interested in require a 3 credit undergraduat...

1 hour -paid, if it's super busy and we are unable to take a break we fill out a variance for an extra hour and get paid for it

So it seems more fair to mandate to shave or trims your beard which is on your personal body and your choice? What if it is for religious reasons? We do have freedoms of religion- this is America. Should we not allow nurses to wear hijabs too? I do ...

There are several male nurses with beards similar to the photo shown and it has never been an issue. However they cannot be fit tested for the n95 mask because with a beard it cannot fit properly. Therefore if a patient is on airborne precautions the...

If you find a patient unresponsive, or in acute distress: respiratory depressing, sever sob ect you would know to call a rapid and if the patient needs to be coded it would then turn into a code. Usually a change in rhythm such has vtach or sever bra...

Sounds like a bad experience to witness. Was this an emergency situation? If it was there might have not been time or it may not have been appropriate to sedate- getting the tube in quickly may have been the priority. Also if the patients breathing w...

I would live to work and live in Dubai for a little while but fear I will not be accepted. I was born in New York and am an American citizen but also have am isreali passport and citizenship since my parents are isreali. Also I have a very Jewish nam...

This is very upsetting. The nurses do all of the work, get NONE of the credit, and get ALL of the blame and the infections. How many times as nurses have we seen doctors in and out of the patients room to assess them in less than 0.5 seconds!??! Thin...

HIV positive patient we say they "have a house in Virginia" when giving report, vitamin h for haldol vitamin a for Ativan, a&0x -10 for someone very confused, there's more but can't remember off the top of my head