I go on Monday, the 6th, for a 0730 surgery. They said I would be going home Tuesday afternoon. No one said anything about a brace or measured me yet, it is all happening so fast. From my time working...
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I was told by a nursing instructor in school that "No reputable Home Health Agency would hire a nurse who did not have at least one year's nursing experience". The reason is, you do not know what...
Which is more appropriate for at home post-surgical recovery from an L-5 S-1 Laminectomy: an abdominal binder or a back brace? I am supposed to do no "bending, twisting, or lifting" for 2 weeks post...
I have a question for you experienced HD nurses. I have been working in an HD clinic for 3 months (newbie!) and need some advice. Here Goes: New HD patient, did not know he was ESRD until visit to...
An adult can put off immediate gratification. If you can buckle down for a couple of years and instead of "doing other things" get a great education that will allow you to be a role model for your...
Start looking for something else & keep your job until you find something else. People in the industry know why nurses are leaving the Med-surg environment in droves, you just need to say, if...
Keep in mind the chairs are positioned for patient safety, so any sticking/adjustment/hands on the access is done by YOU bending over - my back is killing me today due to 3 catheter patients all...
Oh man, you are living my dream! Best of luck in SICU - people (especially family) always remeber how they/loved ones were treated while in ICU - keep up the great tradition of excellent
I am entering my 3rd month at an outpatient clinic. I still tense up at the thought of the stick, but now when I get it, I think "yep, got it!" instead of "oh, thank goodness I got it". This is not...
An issue I found with change from PCA-to-RN status is that the nurse is too hard on herself. You say "so I have hospital experience", and you do, and it is valuable. But, it is completely different...
If I did not draw it up, I do not give it. If the client wants it drawn up for the next day, and is going to self-administer, then I will draw it up, and label it, then chart exactly what was
Call the hospital or not? Patient came in with a subclavian catheter to use while a new graft was healing in her arm. On the end of the 2 ports were claves, not caps. I used to work at the hospital...
Legitimate staffing agencies get their money from the employer side, not the applicant. They get paid by finding a good fit, not by looking in the first place. Find somewhere else. Good
I planned on going for my BSN right away, but the lights of the big hospital caught my attention. After working for 2 years I have NO desire to go back to school and I am a great student who loves...