Are you guys kidding me? Why is this an issue posted to this message board? I work with LOTS of seasoned ICU nurses that can't put in lines. It's not required. Doesn't anything more important happen...
I worked on a floor that did both. I would STRONGLY recommend neurosurgery over epilepsy. Epileptic patients have a complex psychosocial aspect to their care, and often times make for extremely...
RedSoxRN replied to cardiac.cure03's topic in MICU, SICU
I came to our level 1 trauma ICU with a year and a half floor experience and 4 years of pre-hospital experience. I barely made it off orientation. They have also hired 5 other nurses since I've been...
I've had the same problem in the past where people thought I was being critical when truly I was trying to learn by engaging them in the debate. You need to remember that everything is about...
RedSoxRN replied to RedSoxRN's topic in MICU, SICU
It can be so frustrating that we have such a limited scope of practice in some ways. We are expected to intervene on all sorts of advanced data, but when it comes down to it, we're not allowed to say...
Hi all, just an opinion question, trying to keep it simple here.... When writing an admission note on a patient, is it acceptable to write specific things that were reported to you as it relates to...
What exactly do military nurses do??? Of course, like all nurses, I've been heavily recruited all through nursing school and ever since I've graduated, but nobody's ever given me a clear answer on how...
RedSoxRN replied to chicagrl72's topic in Emergency
Our trauma chief said at a conference earlier this year... 'I've done a lot of stupid things; I've jumped out of airplanes, gone deep sea diving, worked with live electrical lines, even ran with the...
That sounds exactly like what people always tell me about military nursing - a lot of vague quotes about patriotism and excessive use of miltary jargon. I have "collateral duties" at the civilian...
I think this sort of thing can happen to anybody, in any profession, and unfortunately that's the society we live in. I wish you the best in your case. In a previous job, I once was falsely accused of...
RN, BSN at 22 years old, smartest thing I've ever done. In my opinion, and no offense to any LPNs or ADNs out there, the BSN is so much more focused on the wholistic aspects of care and the greater...