Nalon1 RN/EMT-P BSN, RN

Glad you passed. It has been said many times that if you can't register, you have passed, but if it lets you continue, you probably failed, but there is a chance you did not. So Good Pop-up you passed Bad Pop-up, keep your fingers crossed, you poss...

I get called ma'am on a regular basis, and at 49, balding with a goatee and way overweight, in no way look like a female. It does not bother me, and most people immediately correct themselves. I usually get called the Dr at least once a shift, and ...

Have to buy my own, specific color (royal blue), whatever style I want. No reimbursement from facility. Have to wash them myself. Only OR gets scrubs provided. Seems a lot of germaphobes here. I put my scrubs on in the morning, wear them at work, w...

Which allows the pt/family to think this is OK behavior and allow it to continue. Replace the "fired" nurse with a bigger jerk, making the first one look like an angel. Like I said, you can't fire me, but you can quit (i.e. leave AMA). If you have...

A patient fires their nurse???? Never had it happen, never seen it happen, never heard of it happening till now. How does this happen? I have had people get angry with me for not doing what they wanted, how they wanted, or whatever, have had a few e...

And do you know how many nurses know that little clip is there, much less what it is for? Every time I use it, there is somebody that it amazed it is there and so useful. I have always moved the roller up as high as I can, just easier to find.

So have these 3 issues been looked into being addressed? They are common issues for a reason. I am not satisfied as a nurse because we are understaffed, underpaid and need more space. Adding an extra hallway patient to my already assigned 4 rooms (s...

I agree. Why do I need to be recognized for doing what I am paid for? Our hospital has a "good catch" thing that comes out in the daily e-mails from admin, it is things managers can put in for things employees do, such as "such and such checked medic...

I agree. I don't give massages, tell inappropriate jokes, make any innuendos or anything that may be considered as offensive to coworkers. I lost a job once because of a stupid joke that no harm or fowl was meant, I had said before, head heard othe...

I did not know Alabama had joined California. I see that is a recent change. I guess the Excelsior grads already practicing there are grandfathered? Is there a cutoff date for that? The Excelsior site was not clear on that. I also see some other st...

I don't even bother trying when they come anymore. They will find something no matter what you do. There will never be a perfect inspection. Why bother trying? I told my boss this and she just stood there looking at me, then said, yeah, I know, but ...

Excelsior is not an easy program. It is not a shortcut to an RN degree. It is hard, and the CPNE is a tough exam, unfortunately, with a long wait time. It is not for everyone. It worked great for me, and I would do it again. I have discouraged a fe...

Carhart ripstop pants are "manly" scrubs.

Door and curtain open most times I am in a room, unless I am exposing something that does not need to be shared.

It is not a lie. You are choosing not to drink. You can choose to not drink and keep your job, or you can choose to drink and loose your job. See, choices. There are consequences for your actions. If you did not want to have to choose to drink or n...

ADN and BSN make the same, but getting hired with an ASN @ Memorial, Methodist, MD Anderson, or St. Lukes as a new grad is hard or impossible depending on the facility. Last I saw, Hermann new grads were starting around $27.50/hr? I think Methodist ...

Funny, I replied to that post a while back, and still think it is a good way to explain it. As for standing orders/protocols, it will depend on your facility. Mine does not, and it is annoying. 1:5-6 is a lot. 1:4 is becoming the norm for many, but...

A good tip? Don't write notes unless you must. Only notes I write are things like phone numbers of family to call if not on file, a note of something like EKG delayed due to no machine available, CT delayed due to difficulty obtaining labs, telemed ...

$65 for a pair of shears? One of our techs had a pair of those for about a week (it was a present). Really nice and fancy. She had used them twice before they disappeared. I bought a set of 3 shears of e-bay for $5 over 2 years ago, I still have all...

What exactly is the warrant for? If he snorted it all, there is no evidence. Do you even know who reported it (whatever "it" is)? As said, criminal activity is not a HIPPA protected item. Hopefully he gets the help he needs.

I don't think I ever got the current edition books for any class except the Publication Manual Of The American Psychological Association 6th edition (APA) book. Only thing really different in most was page numbers, minimal revisions that I could find...

Some of it depends or the order set and acuity, but the standard in the ICU where I work is Q4 unless otherwise stated in the orders (or it was 2 years ago, not sure if it has changed).

There are no set pt ratios in Texas, it is facility dependent. You will take a big pay cut moving to Texas, but the cost of living is also a lot lower, several I know that have moved here from California said they have come out ahead, even with less...

Everything is electronic where I work. We don't even have any physical chart binders in the ED. There is an electronic form for charting codes so no need to scan meds and such, most people write it down and then do it on the computer later, but I hav...

I work with a nurse in the ER who is maybe 4' 10" and 90 lbs. She is a bundle of energy, we call her the hummngbird. She just zips around and is constantly talking. While I can't recall ever seeing her do compressions, there are plenty of other thing...