jl_nurse

LOL. My son says, "mom, you are silly for setting that alarm for 6:04, etc.." Glad there are other kindred spirits out there!

Always remember, each person is born with a heart and a brain and needed to be treated as whole real people.You must have compassion, a listening ear, and caring heart to truly succeed in this profession. REmember this, a patient may not remember or ...

I have never ever wanted to be anything other than a nurse. My great aunt told me that when I was 3 , I told her I was going to be a nurse. I started nursing school when i was 18, met a guy, dropped a guy, ruined my life or so it seemed. I continued ...

Oh boy, the memories!!! We were practicing code blues one day and I was the "IV/med nurse." We wereusing fake arms down by the legs just for practice, well I am so OCD, I was on the right side of the body,during the mock code, I lifted the arm and sa...

No,that is in no way a proper orientation, no matter how long you have been a nurse and where you have worked prior.If you are new to home health, you needa proper length orientation, there is so much to learn. I was a supervisor over the local hospi...

Wow, to be able to have such a choice of what to wear. We HAVE to wear all white and the uniform tops have to be button down not the v-neck preferably. I have begged to wear a colored uniform just one day a week, but no luck!!! Wear the colors for me...

Hi there, and Picc lines, oh I just love them and central lines and ports. Procedure as I was taught, flush your red line with Ns 5 ml, then aspirate 5-10 mls then discard. then draw 10 ml syringe or can be 5ml depending on how many tubes you need an...

I have been in the nursing field for almost 14 years. The last 2 years I spent as a RN, for the last year and a half I have been the charge nurse on the Med-Surg unit. I went where my heart and mind wanted to go. I wouldn't give it up. Go where you f...

Just to refresh everyone's mind: Right patient Right medication Right dosage Right route Right time/date and Right to know and Right to refuse! There you go all seven. hope that helps!

I am currenylt packing and moving this weekend, and taking care of my five year old pretty much had my days full when I am not working. I usually am on here after my little one is off to bed.

It is something you will never ever forget, but you did SAVE him. Remember that is why we became nurses...to help people!!! Congrats on graduating. I called my first code before my patient actually coded, she was intubated and put on the vent. Two da...

Don't doubt yourself- you DID the RIGHT thing. You are there for your patients, they are our priority.I had a md yell at me this weekend, and then come in and apolgize. He was upset because he is always on call when his partner's patients are crashin...

Med-Surg 6a-6p 4-6 pts, g is our max on days. I usually have 3 and am charge nurse. When our census is high, I sometimes have 5-6. Say there are 21 patients on the floor, there will be 5 licensed (3 rn's, 2 lpns or vice versa) , two techs, and a unit...

I am in McMinnville, Tennessee. Was born in Michigan, raised in Philadelphia,PA, my husband brought me here. :rotfl:

We have five wonderful, caring, intelligent, dedicated hospitalists. Its nice to know that all I have to do is pick up the phone ans say I am very concerned due to my patient's respiratory status, etc and the hospitalist is there in 1 minute, sometim...

Foley and straight catheter insertions have always been my most difficult skill and I am not afraid to admit it. One helpful hint is to inflate the balloon and turn the patient or ask the patient to roll, almost always you will get urine. If you lea...

You hit the nail on the head kjl836!!! Thank you... I love med-surg, wouldn't want to be anywhere else.!!

Are there any nursing homes near you where you could attend the cna certification class? That is how I got started thirteen years ago. My nursing home paid me while I took the class, I worked there for a year and then moved on. The best place to star...

Yes, you can do it. Just don't lose your determination. My 2 year old son fractured his femur and was put in a spica cast two days before nursing school started. Two weeks after that my husband accepted a job in California, we live in Tennessee. So, ...

Maybe I am odd? However, I think they are doing you a great disservice by taking away this aspect of your schooling. I work in med-surg in my local hospital and all our charting, and careplans are done in the computer. Believe me, you need to be able...

CONGRATULATIONS!!!! I agree with every word everyone else has said. Ability to critically think in a split second The courage to tell a MD what a patient needs. You are your patients eyes, ears and VOICE. Remember that. LISTEN,LISTEN, LISTEN!! Treat ...

I work at a HCA facility in Tennessee and just recently found out that we are now on the market. I hope your facility is having town meetings like we are to aanswer all our questions.

I have worked in the med-surg unit of my local hospital for the last 4 1/2 years. I have been a RN since May of 2004. Med-Surg is definitely the place to learn your skills, critical thinking, diseases, etc. I absolutely love working in med-surg. I ha...