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See if they need you. If not, you go home and get paid for 2 hours.

I used Dr Scholl's gel insoles on my old shoes before and it worked well for me.

Yes, as it still violates privacy.

We use a different brand in our hospital - Curos caps. It is advertised to disinfect in 3 minutes. We don't scrub the hubs anymore unless it is obviously soiled or if it has only been 3 mins. So far it works well in our hospital and no central line r...

Just like the other comments, Lovenox is given until INR is therapeutic (bridging). Based on your meds' high dosages, I would assume that your patient's weight is on the heavy side. We had 1 patient before with a very heavy weight whose coumadin dose...

Our whiteboards have a space for weights because we are a heart failure unit. It is a quick reference for patients and nurses to see how they are trending, and reinforces our heart failure education program.

Some hospitals take a while before they call back. They usually give you a time frame on when they are going to make a decision after an interview, so follow up on them if they are past those dates already. In the mean time, keep on applying! Good lu...

I wish the space for doctors' names is bigger in our unit's whiteboards, especially if there are more than 5 docs on the case. I do like that our new whiteboards has something like a glass cover on it. Our old whiteboards did go old over time, with t...

I posted this before on an old thread: Days: Pros: 1. Normal sleeping pattern 2. More adequately staffed (some hospital have different nurse/patient ratio for RNS and CNAs for days and nights) 3. More resources (you have the Admit nurse, SWAT nurse,...

We don't normally use flex pens, so I needed to check on their website for that. You were probably off by around 2 units or less on the actual delivered insulin. But like what the first comment said, learn from that mistake and move on. :)

The assignment printout sounds great, but I still prefer the report sheet that I made. It makes me more organized when getting/giving reports. I like just having a single sheet and my clipboard for all my patients. My handwriting is very small, I fit...

We do rotating groups on who does the self scheduling first, regardless if you're full time or part time.

Priming the IV line basically means priming the tubing.

I'm sorry to hear that about your friend. Unfortunately, yes, it is a violation since she was not directly involved in her son's care. Now it is up to her hospital policy if she will get fired, reported to the board, etc.

I'm sorry to hear that. For the hospital I work with, 2 no call/no shows = termination, but it always depend on your hospital policy. It may seem unfair, but learn from it and do better on your next job.

Ask for help. It is good that you acknowledge the things you lack. But sometimes, it might be dangerous too. You can learn how to hook up a defib in a few minutes. Just ask someone, I'm sure they will be glad to help. I feel like you're a great nurse...

Try a different unit in your hospital, and if that still doesn't work, trying moving to another hospital. Floor nursing from one hospital to another may have a big difference. :)

Of all the places the floated to, do you have a specific unit that you feel like you're very interested in?

We sort of have that in our hospital. But they made it clear that it was a fund raiser and it was for a good cause. So technically, it's a donation and you get a free shirt.

I would say there's a tough job market for new grads, so take the job. Gain experience and move to your goal hospital. Jobs don't come by easily, so the wait might be long--very long. Well, that's my opinion.

Our call light remote is somewhat similar to that. But whatever they press, we treat it as a regular nurse call.

http://www.icufaqs.org is a good resource website.

There are easy days and bad days on any unit --I've worked both floor and ICU. It may be a different kind of busy, but it's still hard work :). Anyway, ChristineN is right. On the facilities I've worked, pay depends on the years of experience. You ma...

It takes time, especially for new grads. Be patient. You may need to relocate to a different city or state if you really can't find a job.

TheCommuter is right. If it is the extended release Oxy, I'll give them at the same time. If it is the instant release Oxy, I'll give them separately.