DennRN

I haven't been in Med-Surg long but the managers have already discussed how I should get some more experience and can transfer to the ICU in a few months if I want. Their words were "med-surg will teach you time management, you have the knowledge ba...

Some people would subtly hint that CNAs aren't licensed, but that's not me hehe What I meant to say was welcome aboard, we'll be passing through some rough weather ahead but the temperature at our destination is a balmy 85 with sunny skies. Thank yo...

Social Studies is the closest related field to nursing? You sir have officially crossed into the realm of the Grimm's fairy tales. :igtsyt: Beware all ye who venture beyond this point. All travelers crossing this bridge should pay the troll-toll.

The first 3 min of my psych rotation a 300 pound guy started posturing like a gorilla and staring at me. I edged behind the nurses station and he pounced on another male nurse punching him in the face. Next thing I know, the 60 year old female nurse ...

I grabbed a 3ml syringe last night while rushing to my last med pass. I never got a chance to even look at what I was holding because another nurse saw me with the insulin vial and asked me what mistake I just made. I felt pretty embarrassed too. Th...

Or was the pt actually receiving plasma to restore blood volume after a coumadin overdose with bleeding, given vit. k which would reverse all coumadin, switched to heparin while inpatient and waiting for vit k. to wear off, made an error ordering the...

To Imthatguy, Because if nursing is not a science than nurses are doing tasks without the basic principles of why these tasks need doing and what might be the right task to do for one patient, is completely wrong for another patient with the same pro...

Um no, your understanding of the scientific process is flawed Tippy. I agree with most of your post, however you forgot the part about how evidence based practice uses data to further refine hypotheses and control for variables. In the scientific met...

"I don't think nursing is because the theories and the applications don't seem scientific in nature." Hmmmn name one field of science that hasn't had questionable theories? When it comes to energy levels, therapeutic touch, and all those other theor...

It depends upon dosage and if the pt is opiate naive. I would address the Rights of Medication, if you need clarification, go straight to the source and ask for clarification from the prescribing physician, to do otherwise is like waiting to see...

The answer is simple but not easy. The ones that are good do everything regardless of what shift they work. The ones that are trouble will try and duck out of the"little things" because they either lack the knowledge of what it means to a client's ca...

Wow, this thread is starting to scare me... Nursing IS a science, let me elaborate with just one real life example from last week. A pt presents with an abdominal aortic aneurism, as new grad I rely on my understanding of biology, pathophysiology, ch...

Thank you for posting OP, This is certainly a topic that impacts us all. Personally I got a great education for 30k worth of loans. Payments are ~$430 Unconsolidated, and I'm rounding up to $500 a month to pay down the higher balance early. Proper m...

Yes, after a while it became easy. I just transitioned to listening for moment while the second hand of my watch moves to a position I'll be able to remember. While I'm doing this I listen to the speed/tempo like it's music. The first few times I did...

:igtsyt: Please refrain from feeding the troll.

Had this same problem for a while, if you can't kick the habit just count them like you are doing and divide by two once you have counted the full minute.

I just wanted to point out that it is your duty as a pt advocate to bring this up and have it corrected, how horrible would you feel if the VRE made it to another pt? We all know that we care for sickly pts with open wounds, just coming off antibioti...

I wanted to clarify that their NCLEX pass rates are compareable to other schools, what is hidden is the number of people who fail out becuse the quality of instruction is poor but the school exams are standardized to the NCLEX. In short, going to ITT...

They are not dropping out, think of for profit technical schools as a conveyor belt mass producing a product. There is often less pressure to produce a high quality product that has to be painstakingly hand assembled, than mass producing high quantit...

Recruiter Bob, The nursing job market is saturated, where did you find 5 job offers for her, I'm skeptical because I have friends at the top 10% of their class from prestigous univerisities telling me that they are desperate and going to settle for n...

I don't want to give the impression that I look down on your work, I have the utmost respect for nursing home nurses, however the reality of the situation is that nursing homes are less attractive to many nurses because of the high patient to nurse r...

Chicago, $26/hour starting pay as a new grad before $5 night differential. Yearly reviews for raises and yearly bonus.

My brother is a ff-emt, he tells me that he is a glorified taxi driver for every fall down drunk in his area. Don't take it personal and next time someone says that to you just call him a cabby, and tell him he's right, and that he reminds you of one...

Ok, I appreciate being around women all day too, I work well with my female colleagues and appreciate what they bring to the table be that personal insight, a unique perspective or the female presence they all have, but we are getting away from the b...

The following is my opinion, my intention is not to hurt feelings, or belittle. If you can see a shred of truth in this, my hope is that it will put you on a path to success, whatever direction you choose to take. The NCLEX RN is a MINIMUM safety tes...