BeckyJN

I am from the old school where it was run by gravity. I think that it is because those old pumps were not made to run them.

Male nurses in OB? No way! Also, we should wonder about all those male doctors who work there as well . Just a thought, but if no one objects to male doctors, why should they object to male nurses? What's the difference in where they are looking at? Most of the male nurses that I have worked with are the epitome of compassion and caring. That's why they got into nursing-because they are nurturers. Now, I know that there are plenty that get in for the money, but why do you think that they might get into OB? I think that the patients might relate to them just as easily as the female ones just as they would relate to female doctors as they would male doctors.

In our hospital, everything can be run on a pump, even IVPBs. And guess what? PRBCs do wonderful on a pump.

I say, usually the tech who has had the training to read them. That's because if she/he is trained, they specialize in this and this is all they do. Nurses have a general training and can't really specialize in anything, because there is a lot of ground that she is supposed to cover and know. I have had the training, and as the nurse, I still can't sit down and say "this is this" because my mind is overwehlmed with lab values, medication side effects, disease symptoms, patient concerns, doctor-nurse communication and overall politics of working in an institution.

I often make sure that my plates are interspersed because I feel that it allows the water and soap a better distribution. If i put like plates together, they have a tendency to lean together and I don't feel that water gets in between them as well.

I was glancing through this thread and when I saw one of your comments I had to pause and say "huh?" "Why put young healthy staff in danger to care for someone on their last legs on a vent through a major hurricane 4 blocks from the water? Had my own parents or grandparents been that unstable in ICU, I certainly wouldn't expect the staff to stay with them and put their own safety on the line for someone who's outcome was not looking good in the first place." I work at one of the hospitals in Houston that the other ones evacuated to and we were supposed to have some of the nurses come with the patients that evacuated and none did. They just cut and ran, leaving our hospital overwhelmed with patients and underwhelmed with nurses. We would have sustained somewhat of a hit from the storm but not like the ones on the coast. However, we were made to stay and we were allowed to bring our families with us as the nurses from the evacuating hospitals would have. The big major hospitals can stand hurricane force winds and since Allison have better plans for flooding. Maybe you thought that us "older nurses" should be the ones to take the risk to go with the patients since we have nothing to lose? And would you like to have the ICU staff abandon their patients in their care to fend for themselves because the nurses have to think of their own needs only. (Isn't that what happened to the nursing home residents in Louisiana?) I have to wonder why some people got into nursing. The nursing home residents that were killed in the bus fire were sent off in the same manner. Where were their nurses? How would you have felt if that was your mama or daddy? By the way, I am 44 and I have children as well as grandchildren. I brought my family to stay with me in the hospital where I knew that they would be safe (and given the traffic situation, I'm glad I did). We were also overwhelmed with family members. We went from a hospital with 300 beds to taking on 900 people which included staff, family and patients. Secondly, we did have some nurses that didn't stay at our hospital and some others in the area. Some of them lost their jobs or were disciplined in one way or another.

Thank you for your response. It was the most thorough response that I found and you offerred just the insight that I needed. I am involved in an RN-BSN program right now and I wanted to consider all of my options when I graduate. This area remains one of my options. Again, thanks.

A co-worker of mine said that she had been in telephone triage nursing ans she got out of it because of the potential for lawsuits. Do you find this to be a risk? How do you deal with that risk.

I'm sorry, what is MIS?

Thanx. What has your experience in school nursing? What are its ups and downs?

Thanx. Do you know what software is most commonly used?

I have 18 years experience as an ADN nurse and am going for my BSN. I am interested in becoming a telephone triage nurse. Is there any type of training available in Houston, TX? How do I get into it?:lol_hitti

I have been a nurse for 1 years and have some experience with computers. Nurses are always asking me how to do things on the computer. I didn't know about this type of nursing until I saw it on this list. It sounds interesting. What is it and how do I get into it?:balloons:

I have been a nurse for 18 years and I am finally going back for my Bachelor's Degree. I am considering becoming a school nurse and I would like to find out what I need to do. Is there a specific course of action that I need to take? Like study public health or something?:Melody:

Once again, my question is how do I answer when they ask about it?