First, I want to say that you're already on the road if you're asking the questions that you asked. I think you just need some time and experience. In my opinion, critical thinking is partially based...
I'm about two weeks into my online RN-BSN program. We don't really have a specific forum that I know of. It would be great to see if there's enough interest to get one
changeofpace, I'm not a new grad - I've been in nursing for 10 years now. Reading your post made me really stop and think, though. You made alot of really wonderful points and I sure hope that many...
Erin, Have you read any of Echo Heron's books? I thought they were all great - written from a nurse's perspective, humorous and light with an occasional moment of
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It's funny you should post this today - there was an article in our paper today about a 6 bed adult family/LTC home that a local RN and LPN are opening. Not sure how they got financing or how much...
Nebrgirl, We must work at the same facility. I had a very depressing shift Saturday, and I'm sitting here thinking about it still. And like you I live in a community where everyone knows everyone....
I think what it comes down to is that there are only 24 hours in a day. You're going to have to figure out how many hours a day you'll be taking care of your child, how many hours in class/clinicals,...
While I can completely understand the need to socialize and occasionally blow off steam with friends while in nursing school, I don't know that you are setting realistic goals for yourself....
Snoring respirations can be signs of brain injury or oversedation - people that are impaired are sometimes unable to maintain an open airway, their tongue can fall back causing soft tissue...
We got a memo from our pharmacy last week about a worldwide Dilaudid shortage and the effect it is having on our hospital. Apparently there's a problem with the manufacturing of the carpujects. I...
I'd like to hear more about this tubing being recycled - I have a pt in my ED that is coming in daily for outpatient antibiotics via PICC. She was on vacation last month and told me that the hospital...
We use lido 1% plain - 1ml for 500mg Rocephin and 2.1ml for 1 gram Rocephin. And then of course figure the amount in ml's from there. Our bottles state this, but I can't remember what brand our ED...
I'm not seeing how a "behavior" can be illegal. Sure, there are more than a handful of my ED's frequent visitors that I wouldn't mind seeing less often, but I certainly can't imagine ever calling the...
You're right, there are watches where the second hand smoothly glides by instead of ticking, but I can't see how that could be of increased help in taking a pulse. If your school requires it though,...