NurseCherlove

Hi! After careful consideration, I have pretty much come to the conclusion that I want to be a cardiac NP. This may seem strange as I am still a relatively new nurse (have a little more than a year of med-surg experience) with very little cardiac ex...

I am not a new nurse, and yet I still do not know the definitive answer to this question since I've heard so many nurses argue both sides. The question: Is it ok to draw a ptt from a PICC for the pt on a heparin gtt? That is, if you flush w/ 10c...

Thought you all might like this. I gotta say....these words ring very true. Enjoy. [YOUTUBE] [/YOUTUBE]

Man, don't even get me started!!!!!!!!:angryfire:angryfire:angryfire:angryfire:angryfire It's sickening to think about how much free time I have given my employer over the past couple of years. This was mostly at one hospital in particular w/ this s...

Yes. Also, as a health care professional, I can tell you that if they do admit to having suicidal ideations, then the next step is to ask them if they have a plan. I bring this up just because this person may possibly be reluctant to discuss these ...

Exactly.

My first job as a nurse in a local hospital was an extremely toxic environment. It almost "did me in" as far as nursing was concerned. But, it didn't - and I'm so glad! In subsequent jobs, I have met some of the most awesome people, and yes some p...

Yeah, well, not to stray from the topic here, but what really gets my goat is being told by the NM that overtime is prohibited unless first approved by a charge nurse. So, basically, if you are busy all shift and don't have time to chart until the e...

My very simple advice is this...make sure she has an intense, from the belly, episode(s) of laughter each and every day. Did you know there are actually groups whose sole purpose is laughter therapy? Also, my mom told me (don't know how much validi...

RN75, I am so sorry this happened to you - hospital politics is such crap! I totally think they are trying to scapegoat you for many reasons. To begin with, what about all of the other nurses who gave plavix for the past week - are they getting fi...

Kudos to you Mia for desiring to apply your energies to such a cause. My problem is that I would want to beat the crap out of the abusers!

I don't even live in TX, but I have heard of these freaks. Soooo wrong!! You got my support if I can do anything (speaking as someone who also has been wrongfully shafted).

While a lot of what you are saying is true, I just had to speak up for the OP Re: the comment that he is more concerned with himself over the residents. I didn't get that at all. In fact, he said that he treats the residents like his relatives (or ...

So, you're saying that at one point she was ok with your concerns about going to this unit (i.e. not pressing the issue) and now you happen to find out (only b/c you called) that you are scheduled there for the weekend? What if you hadn't called to...

I'm curious to know what kind of floor are you working on to think that med-surg will be less stressful? I ask because I found myself having CPs at work sometimes when I worked med-surg, not to burst your bubble. Are you changing facilities altoget...

Well I finally bit the bullet...just this morning in fact. Yep, I put in my notice on the tele floor where I work. I'll be going to work in a cardio office. While I'm scared of missing that direct, hands on patient care at the hospital, I am so lo...

Depends on the situation. Like most, I don't want to appear like the know-it-all type. Saturday night, I was in CVS and there was only one other customer in the store. This guy came in asking the clerk to help him find medicine for a stye on his ey...

Let's not forget about Nancy Namedropper. She knows the DON on a first name basis - :bowingpur- just so you don't go gettin' any wise ideas about not catering to her family member's every whim/need immediately. Ok, so I'm not an ER nurse. This is f...

Ok, I am having the hardest time deciding on what to do here. In a nutshell, I am currently working nights on a tele floor and was just yesterday offered a job at a cardio office. I accepted. So that means I will give my notice on Monday at the ho...

Hi YellowFinchFan, thank you for responding. I tell ya, ideally, I'd love to work like 2 days a week at the office and once a week at the hospital, or something like that. The problem is that I don't think I can start asking to be PT at the cardio ...

They are a complete flippin' joke and total waste of my time. In fact, I don't even do them half the time. We have computer charting at my facility where you can chart your interventions and areas of focus, etc. Why should I have to basically doub...

Man...how ignorant! You need to be saying "Good riddance" to that place! That's right, just shake the dust off your feet and keep moving on to better places (they're out there - far and few in between, but they are).

I was thinking the exact same thing. I mean, heck, people can go and get their VS taken at a fire station. And I agree with what the other posters said...had you not taken the VS, he might have thought you were just giving him the formula, CYA, res...

Well let me tell you...about a month or so ago, I had one of those nights where I was stressed literally the entire shift. I did not have any lunch, and I did not even get to think about charting until a good bit after the shift. I was so very exha...

I've often wondered about that one too....giving the blood back. This would definitely seem appropriate for the patient getting serial H&Hs. I've just never heard of people doing this. Aside from the obvious (contamination), anyone know of any...