rita359

You are only 3 months into the real world of nursing. Give yourself time and learn something every day. If you don't know the answer at least know where to look for the answer. It will all begin falling into place. As far as abts go your job isn'...

I"m retired now but was a nurse when white was the only uniform color, dresses were the only uniform and caps were mandatory. That was way before AIDS and lap surgeries.

Castor oil preps for barium enemas. One part castor oil, glass of orange juice and some baking soda. Drink swiftly.

Oxygen tents that patients put the tent portion back, smoked their cigarette, then put themselves back in all the time with oxygen flowing. No phones in the rooms but pts could pay for one. Wards.

Being able to support oneself is one thing. Being able to retire at 45 or 50 is a totally different thing. I believe many nurses support themselves and children on a nurses salary and have a reasonable lifestyle. As for being able to retire early, ...

Was in nursing for 45 years. Nowadays there are sooooo many opportunities once you have your RN. I don't think family and friends can appreciate the opportunities that degree can open up for you. If nursing is what you want go for it.

All jobs have their ups and downs. Utilization review, office nurse, informatics. You have nursing home experience so admission coordinators something to do with care planning. Put your resume out there. See what pops up. Every job can be stressf...

Totally disagree with your mom. And this from an old person. Nursing was apparently what your mother wanted to do and is good at but your brother is apparently good at languages. Why try to make him go into something he might hate. My husbands fat...

Just go figure that if boards of nursing took everyones license for every dui charge employers would have a MUCH harder time staffing than they now do. Not saying it is good to have dui but looks like you are doing what they want you to do and you a...

I don't think the comment has much to do with nurses education but more with those educators being away from the bedside for so long they have little clue what the low guy on the totem pole(bedside nurse) actually now goes through. I can think of ma...

If you don't have a union you have to either live with it the way it is or opt out possibly of a job. Most states are at will states and employers can let you go anytime. Since the advent of budget time(cancelling scheduled time related to low cens...

Many deaths behind me. Hardest ones are the ones no one expected to die now(otherwise healthy person who codes, came to hospital for some simple procedure and doesn't make it). Others you adapt to. Death is a fact. Don't know anybody 200yrs old. ...

Three weeks in nursing is no time at all. Don't be so hard on yourself. It takes awhile to get it all down and then it changes so you always have to learn. Regarding the med, was it a new order or was it a med the patient had been on for awhile? D...

If your patient is still responding but is deteriorating call a rapid response (thank God for them because back in the day you had no option except to call the doctor which was generally someone on call who had no clue about the patient). If the pati...

We have 3 med surg floors that have tele. Pretty soon all our units will probably have tele. I think it will be time well spent though it is a skill you have to use to get good at.

Sounds like it is time for some professional advise from Suze Ormon or somebody like her. Options seem to be 1. get a second or third job 2. cut expenses to the very minimun 3. cook at home (eating out is expensive) 4. no gifts to others because yo...

Have worked in hospitals for 45 years now and have never picked anything up from patients. That was even before the advent of gloves for anything and everything. Obviously our immune system must take care of a lot of things we never even know about...

Definitely let pcp know. Most healthy people will not have these kinds of problems. Pregnant maybe.

45 years after graduating and the school closed couple of years after we graduated. Hope the hospital corp that took the hospital over still has that information. Likely in some dusty old file nobody can find anymore.

Interesting topic as I am currently 64. Have been healthy all my life and still am. Take no meds. Glasses to correct my vision. Husband is retired. Don't feel like retiring yet. Not the most computer literate but am getting better. Hope to go ...

You need to read SO many threads on here about SO many new grads who can't even pay to get a job much less a hospital job. Yes, as a new graduate you have a lot to learn. Maybe you thought you knew a lot when you graduated but you are just now lear...

No germaphobe here. When I think of the ways people live, some in this country and almost all in less developed societies, who don't die from the millions of germs they come in contact with I figure our immune systems must take care of most of the g...

Sorry, but I don't think you are asking the right people. I think you need to look at your states nurse practice act or consult an attorney familiar with the ins and out of this kind of situation. I would also look at my professional liability insu...

Sounds like you have never really had a job that allowed you to develope the skills you need. You have not been in an environment where you can learn the multiple skills nurses need to function. Nursing is a wide open field with many avenues. Since...

As long as the slackards are allowed to get by with being slackards that is exactly what they will do. I don't know how long you have been a nurse but it doesn't make sense for you to be doing their work and yours. Pick your battles but you DO have...