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  1. Is it like this everywhere?

    rita359 replied to rnccf2007's topic in General Nursing

    No, it is not like that everywhere. If you are at a teaching hosp there are probably other hospitals nearby. Apply. The proverbial grass is no always greener somewhere else but at this point just...

  2. Hypothetical Question: What happens when the baby boomers retire?

    rita359 replied to Spikey9001's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think our retirement will be much of a problem for nursing as far as having enough nurses. The problem will be when a good number of these retirees get really old and have many health...

  3. Office job for a new grad? Advice please!!!

    rita359 replied to hulabearRN's topic in General Nursing

    Word of caution: I don't think office experience will get you a prn hospital job. Usually little orientation with prn and you have to know hospital nursing to be up and running in a prn position....

  4. Blood transfusions??? just say no...

    rita359 replied to macgirl's topic in General Nursing

    There are many areas of nursing in which you could work without having to give blood. I think most areas of hospital bedside nursing would be out except psych. I've seen dialysis nurses give blood...

  5. Are there any floors like mine, acute care, with no lifting equipment?

    rita359 replied to beeble's topic in General Nursing

    Slide boards, lift sheets, and the occasional hoyer lift is all I've ever seen. That and human

  6. Hypomagnesiumia, I am a ticking time bomb!!

    rita359 replied to curleysue's topic in General Nursing

    Have not read all the replies but it sounds to me like you need to get yourself to a research hospital,mayo or whatever . Seems like you have exhausted what your current doctors are able to do....

  7. I notified the wrong family of a death

    rita359 replied to kcmRN's topic in General Nursing

    This mistake did not go to waste. You learned from it and shared it with us. Each of us is reminded how easy it is to do something we might otherwise think unthinkable and we learn too. Thanks for...

  8. New Nurse and so Frustrated!

    rita359 replied to Bezoars's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. Talk to supervisor. It is charge nurses responsibility to help and she didn't. Maybe she just had an off day or maybe it is her

  9. Returning to bedside after 11 years, advice please

    rita359 replied to njrunner18's topic in General Nursing

    After 11 years it is going to be whole other world. Do a refresher course or update skills. Ease yourself in. I expect even in critical care areas a lot has changed. However, it is like getting...

  10. Family just wants Grandma to die

    rita359 replied to Platypus's topic in General Nursing

    Lady has Alzheimers. Mind is going, going. Family has watched the downhill slide. There is no merciful way to intervene except to let nature take its course. Abts can do wonders but WHAT wonders...

  11. Aging parents of a health care professional

    rita359 replied to WillowNMe's topic in General Nursing

    First, sounds like it will be a long time until you have to cross that bridge and everything can change before that. Both my parents died at home. Dads care was Mom. He wasn't "sick" long though he...

  12. This forum is scaring me!

    rita359 replied to Laurel32's topic in General Nursing

    There will always be frustrations when dealing with the public. Fast food workers, waitresses, grocery store employees, nearly anyone. There are many rewards in nursing and sooo many ways you can be...

  13. patient fell while i was monitoring as a patient sitter

    rita359 replied to italy's topic in General Nursing

    Current theory is the patient has a right to get up even if we know they are not safe to be getting up alone. Sometimes, even with the best of precautions we are not going to keep them from falling....

  14. So... how do you deflect family members when you're busy?

    rita359 replied to nenabee's topic in General Nursing

    Have been a family member of hospitalized pt and hope the nurses did not think of me that way. Actually, don't think any nurse should think of family members that

  15. What was I thinking

    rita359 replied to olderthandirt51's topic in General Nursing

    Look into info technology. Everybody is going to computer everything and know people who knew very little about computers now working in it. All your experience would be very helpful making programs...

  16. How soon we forget.

    rita359 replied to eriksoln's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Problems with current health care bill are many. Many Attorneys Gerneral , who are learned in law, are saying the individual mandate is illegal. If that is illegal they will have to go back to the...

  17. How do you make potassium tolerable?

    rita359 replied to EMSnut45's topic in General Nursing

    A manufacturer also makes a 10meq capsule that is easy to swallow and no bigger than most capsules. So a patient has to take 2 capsules to make 20meq but have no problem swallowing. Pharmacist can...

  18. New Grads Today v. New Grads From Years Ago

    rita359 replied to sj73201's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Been a nurse for 42 years. We used to get patients admitted to the hospital for xrays (barium enemas, ivps, gallbladder) who were essentially healthy but had "insurance" that paid for them being in...

  19. Advice? Significant Other: "You make too much for what you do."

    rita359 replied to Coffeebeanie's topic in First Year After Licensure

    His impression of the nurse just giving pills and doing paperwork makes him think that is not worth the money. Remind him that any patient needing hospital care may go bad at any time and it the...

  20. Zithromax IVPB question

    rita359 replied to ShimmaShimma0304's topic in Patient Medications

    Just my opinion, but if all those iv fluids are appropriate diluents don't see why you can't piggyback it. There are very few abts we do not

  21. lantus dosages

    rita359 replied to maelstrom143's topic in General Nursing

    Can't speak to highest dose of lantus but fyi, don't remember the type insulin but they make a 500u/cc insulin so out there somewhere there a number of patients who require a LOT of

  22. Facebook and Former Patient Friend Request

    rita359 replied to us2uk4u's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You did the right thing to deny the request. Even though you are a student, its never too early to learn to set boundaries. This was a professional relationship and should be kept as such. Next...

  23. How Long Before You Felt Expert as a Nurse?

    rita359 replied to Pachinko's topic in General Nursing

    I think EXPERT is probably not a good word to use as I can't imagine feeling expert in a field that is ever changing. It probably will take a year or so to feel more comfortable in your role. Each...

  24. Underwear and patients

    rita359 replied to twinkerrs's topic in General Nursing

    If he is in a psych unit he must have larger issues than underwear. I agree, you have to choose your battles. Seems like this is a modesty issue and should not be one of those

  25. does anyone regret becoming a nurse?

    rita359 replied to CC999's topic in General Nursing

    No. Do regret not getting bsn. Was just GLAD to be out of school but should have sucked up and done it anyway. Only thing is you have to watch and not get in too much debt. Good