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  1. Governor and nursing

    schroeders_piano replied to meownsmile's topic in Illinois Nursing

    I don't know what makes me sicker, Governor Rod or the INA. Rod graced my area of the country, Southern Illinois, the other day to sign part of this "great nursing legislation". He surrounded himself...

  2. Nursing salaries/nursing shortages

    schroeders_piano replied to grantRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I have to agree with everything that has been said on this board. I have been a nurse for 2 years with a number of certifications to add to my degree. I get paid squat compared to other professions. I...

  3. Worst/best part about nursing school?

    schroeders_piano replied to Nathalie's topic in General Nursing

    The worst experience for me was OB clinicals. I had amiotic fluid flung all over me. My hardest class was Pysch Nursing interventions. My class I hated the most was Pysch Nursing Interventions. My...

  4. What should I expect from my 2 day classroom RN orientation sessions?

    schroeders_piano replied to christvs's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm jealous. My orientation at my first nursing job consisted of this key unlocks the med room and this key unlocks the med cart. Skim through this policy book when you have time. Of course I had so...

  5. Need help with temp regarding MY son!

    schroeders_piano replied to pink2blue1's topic in Pediatric

    Am I the only nurse having a problem with a 17 month old with a fever of 105? It's my feeling that this child should have been seen in the ER with blood work being done and possible hospital admission...

  6. For all the RN's that passed nclex on 1st shot

    schroeders_piano replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in General Nursing

    You can pass on your first try. Just being frank, some of the stupidest people in my nursing class passed on their first try. Believe me, if they can do it so can you. I completed NCLEX with 75...

  7. Self Disclosure

    schroeders_piano replied to Maisie's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    How well does your teacher know you? If your not comfortable sharing info about yourself, just make something up. You can give yourself a very interesting

  8. Share Your Saying

    schroeders_piano replied to angelique777's topic in Nursing Humor

    "Everyone has pearls of wisdom they like to share; just make sure they don't turn into a necklace" "It's all fun and games until someone loses an eye; then we all laugh." "Do you really think they are...

  9. BCLS/ACLS/PALS certification

    schroeders_piano replied to jennany01's topic in First Year After Licensure

    ACLS and PALS are very helpful no matter whether you are working in critical care or on the general floors. Most hospitals will offer these classes in house or will pay for you to go somewhere to get...

  10. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    schroeders_piano replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    As I said in my post, I was standing in the room when this happened. The rose petals just started floating down out of nowhere. It went on for a little while and then they

  11. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    schroeders_piano replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    I was the charge nurse. I was suppose to be putting on a brave front for the less experienced nurses. I am still freaked out from that night. I quit working at that hospital not long after. Before I...

  12. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    schroeders_piano replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    The rose petals just started floating down from the ceiling. It was like someone was just showering the room with them. This has happened several times over the years. My creepiest and scariest ghost...

  13. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    schroeders_piano replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    I used to work in an old catholic hospital. Where the labor and delivery unit is located now, it used to be the convent for the nuns that worked at this hospital. One of the nuns died of natural...

  14. It Burns My Cookies ( a quick rant)

    schroeders_piano posted a topic in General Nursing

    I just had to post this. I am sure several of you have experienced it before. I was sitting at the computer at the nurses' station charting today and the doctor asked me to print him a medication...

  15. What Exciting Thing is Your Management Doing For 'Nurses Week'???

    schroeders_piano replied to Mystery5's topic in General Nursing

    Our administration gave each nurse a cookie from the cafeteria for nurses' week. Personally passed out to each and every nurse by the CEO. Praise be, all of our morale and staffing issues are solved....

  16. How many patients can I legally have?

    schroeders_piano replied to Rocknurse's topic in General Nursing

    I have to agree with everyone who said to find another job. I recently left a job in a rural hospital ICU. It was common for each ICU nurse in this hospital to have 5 or more patients. The staffing...

  17. Sedation protocol

    schroeders_piano replied to sockov's topic in MICU, SICU

    My unit is getting ready to due Diprivan drips. We have been using Versed and Ativan drips for our vent patients. They don't always work. I had a patient recently where we had the Versed infusing at...

  18. Notched QRS question & BBB

    schroeders_piano replied to Toby's mum's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    This is a little off subject, but when you chart BBB, do you chart LBBB or RBBB. I know some hospitals just have you chart BBB. Just curious.

  19. Name some great places to work in Southern Illinois

    schroeders_piano replied to live4today's topic in Illinois Nursing

    $20/hr is actually good pay for an experienced nurse in Southern Illinois. There are many experienced nurses in Southern IL making far less than that.

  20. Substandard Healthcare d/t high Patient to nurse ratios

    schroeders_piano replied to shandy84's topic in General Nursing

    To answer your question, many of our ICU patients are intubated, several are immediate post-op patients, and some are even peds patients. You ask what if 2 -3 drop their pressure at the same time,...

  21. Substandard Healthcare d/t high Patient to nurse ratios

    schroeders_piano replied to shandy84's topic in General Nursing

    As I read this letter, it is remarkable how similar your situation and mine is. I am an ICU nurse, I routinely have to take 5-6 patients with no aide or ward clerk staff. Our Med/Surg nurses routinely...

  22. problems with nurses at my clinical site

    schroeders_piano replied to Honeybun1206's topic in General Students

    I am an RN who has the opportunity to work with nursing students each semester. The nurses at my hospital have a very good working relationship with the nursing students and their school of nursing....

  23. Family visitation in ICU

    schroeders_piano replied to bfjworr's topic in General Nursing

    I just wish the ICU that I work in had the policy of no more than 2 patients. On Thursday and Friday I had 5 ICU patients as did the other nurse. We had an aide until 1500. It was absolutely horrible....

  24. Family visitation in ICU

    schroeders_piano replied to bfjworr's topic in MICU, SICU

    I just wish the ICU that I work in had the policy of no more than 2 patients. On Thursday and Friday I had 5 ICU patients as did the other nurse. We had an aide until 1500. It was absolutely horrible....

  25. What to do about tech refusing to get VS?

    schroeders_piano replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I have had this situation with an aide before. I simply set them down at the nurse's station with the other night shift nurses and told them I would have none of it. The aide said, " I'll just quit."...