RNdiva505

A recent experience that I had with a stroke patient has sparked a fire within me! :redbeathe I think my calling is stroke nursing....Questions tho....1) Do I have to get my masters in this specialty....2)How can I become stroke certified....Thanx a...

What is the funniest thing that a doctor has ever charted, stated, or ordered! I had a patient with end stage AIDS. The patient's doctor came up to me and asked me how her kyphosis sarcomas are looking. I stated, "Well those sarcomas do appear ali...

I don't really flip my schedule...but what I do is work three nights in a row...on the last day come home and wake up at 1230 then usually go to sleep at 3 in the morning maybe....but this works for me. I have no children just a husband (maybe one c...

I don't mind doing 4 in a row for about a month....then.....back to three a week! Sometimes I feel like I live at the hospital with all the extra things we have to do outside of work (i.e. BCLS, meetings, mandatory this's or that's).....maybe I shou...

Do you currently live where family is close by?

There is this doctor that is always being inappropriate. No matter how many times the female staff have written him up he continues to be inappropriate. Many examples: telling a nurse she has nice breast, talking about private parts being in other pr...

Thanx xtxrn...I am going to print that out!!!

I have been trying to find a clearer answer to my question. I am a new nurse and new to transfusing blood. I know to get the blood in within four hour time period, vitals, priming, etc... My question has to do with rate and size of the patient's IV...

I just wanna say THANK YOU! to AllNurses.com! I am a new nurses and have been on this site many times with many, many, many questions! And all feedback has been great, information, and educational! One example: I was just coming off orientation and ...

Ok this is not night shift vs. day shift, kinda:D I just wanna know different names that you have heard given to each shift! I have heard night shift being called vampires , night crawlers, children of the night! I have heard day shift being called....

Not at all, I believe the best way to get better is being a total advocate for themselves. Being an advocate for oneself shows me that they are motivated to get better. Always a plus! I usually explain to my patients the 10,000 things that I am d...

Thank you to all who responded!! Everyone's comment is exactly how I feel about this site...! Awesommmeeeennneeessss!!!!:nmbrn::dancgrp:

Join a gym and keep yourself healthy before anything.....AND.... Join all nurses.com to vent frustration, seek additional advice, or just chat to other nurses about your long day! Keeps me from getting overwhelmed as a new nurse! :yelclap::hhmth::nmb...

I work nights....thank you! Dayshifters thank u too for putting up with the daily drama and choas

Beautifully written! :redpinkhe Thank you for sharing your story!

THANK YOU!

Totally agree with That Guy...and I'm a chick! If this is what you really wanna do you should have the support of your bf..I am just saying! My hunny REALLY wanted to be a DJ on the side and guess what! He is and it makes him happy and he has my f...

I have not experienced chronic pain either Ohio Student' RN and for the most part I don't hold meds from paitents.....Just when they are acting out of the norm like I stated before....Acute changes in VS, very lethargic (i.e. falling asleep while tal...

"However, I'm troubled by some of your methodology. Requiring a patient to do laps in order to get the pain meds that they've been prescribed and withholding phenergan until a patient is suffering from nausea crosses the line from caring into, and I ...

I'm sorry Christy, I should have wrote {sarcastic} at the end of that....Just funny that "short term and much sicker" patients dr.s wait for us to call knowing that usually 3-11 shifts are very busy....Wow! It is true...We nurses are the center of ...

thank you too

OCNRN63 I consulted with the doc. Phenergan potienates dilaudid or morphine. I've had him for a few days now (long story)....but as a nurse you get your niche to things as you are probably well aware of....When pt ask for something or why they ask ...

It is and isn't a HIPPA violation. Depends....if I read it and knew who she was talking about...then Yess......if I don't know who she is refering to...No Social networking is getting people fired now a days for posting job related scenarios.....be ...

So what's the med error?????