jasonn

And like i said.... i bet ya anything there is a note every hour in the chart

No. When we're assigned a patient, that's "our patient". The CNA's do nothing for our patient. Then your clinical instruc is legally responsible for pts care not you.

"patient not being looked at for 4 hours".... no, its not right but happens every single day. I will bet you anything that there was documentation made on the pts chart during the four hour time span. As students they pump you with "ethics" and s...

i would not have gotten the bosses etc involved. ... Now everyone scrammbles to cover their butts and you end getting a hard time./// Should have to the guy if he does it again you will beat his ass. End of situation

dont worry... they arent going to do anything. no harm no foul... you could have done nothing.... Plus ultimately .. your working on instructors lic... your a student if thats the worst thing you do .. God bless ya... I think to worry about this for...

Hi received a phone call today from a girl who is a friend of my younger sister. She is 20 years old and has been experimenting with cocaine for approx 2 months. Today, she found out that she has become pregant... She asked me if she didnt use a...

I am so sick of being dangerously understaffed every night. I have been saying that it is only a matter of time until something bad happens because of it. Administation will not bring in temps, or alow us to close the ER. Squads are lined up in ...

Thanks for the reply, and you soon learn that administration does not care about your license or patients. Sorry to sound so negative, but you'll see what i mean soon enough...

I am a new graduate working in a busy ED. I have some years working as a paramedic before becoming a nurse. I have seen death before both professionally and in my private life. I always was secretly concerned that perhaps i lacked a certain degr...

I jsut want to say that I really appreciate everyone taking the time to respond to my post. I respect everyones opinion here, and once again thanks... I think sleeping for 2 days and the majority of the 3rd day helped me out. When i woke up monday mo...

scheduled breaks :rotfl: ... that;s a good one!:chuckle

My resume was so basic it was funny. It took me about 10 minutes to compose. Applying for RN jobs became to easy. One interview I attended (I had already accepted a job elsewhere, but I just didnt want to cancel). I wore a "wife-beater" and jean...

How to handle cussing nurses? Just tell them to F.... off :rotfl: J/k

Emergency Dept.

i have actually signed up to work thankgiving and christmas because for one, I dont have any kids, and second because I dont like having to go over my girlfriends parents house:rotfl: ... So this year I have to excuse that I am the new nurse and don...

I posted a thread last week some time wondering why I wasnt getting a job in the ED after a few interviews. Well, I was hired and I start orientation on Monday. Great right. Well... yesterday the very first place i interview with (which is my very ...

Have not read all the replys..so i am sorry if this was stated...... But if when advancing a cannula and you realize that you are up against a valve, remove the needle and attach a 3cc hep flush. Push the saline while simultaneously advancing the c...

I have been looking into getting my BSN online at the UOP. Does anyone know if in the real world these degrees are accepted like a traditional BSN would? Anyone out there that has one would comment I would appriciate it very much. Thank you

At my school and being a guy, we had to wear these all white clinical uniforms that were designed to knock every ounce of man-hood right out of you... the shirt had a tapered waist that then flared out covering your butt. I looked like a 1950's pharm...

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I was visiting a friends house yesterday for dinner. My friends mother has been working as an RN for over 35 years. Somehow we got on the subject of marijuana. THe hospital she works at is in the inner city, and she has alot of under insured patie...

thanks for the reply... actually eating it as i described sounds like a smart idea for someone who has sickle cell and who may not be apply to afford conventional treatment IMO. As far as the "unethical" statement , the more i think about it, what wo...

totally agree that giving illegal advise is unwise not to mention unethical. however, curious to opinions on the physiological aspects of my post. or what would you say to a patient that presented this solution to managing his problem. remember t...

Hi everyone, I have been on 5 interviews in the past week and half. As far as I know, all have gone well. I have gotten one offer, but they wanted to start me on floor which I am not interested in working with the promise of moving to my desired fl...

I was being impatient I suppose.... Because I got hired in an Emergency Dept!!! I did work briefly as a paramedic before nursing school started, so I have my PALS and ACLS. Maybe that is why i got in. Plus out here in the Cleveland area they hire ...