s.d.RN

I'm assuming you mean in Indiana? I am a nurse here now and when applying for my licensure, we had multiple meetings and all said that you should disclose anything that may appear with your name (should you be "googled.") If the board feels that you are hiding anything or are not truthful, they will deny you licensure and make the process even more painful. I had a CNA license from Tennessee that expired eons ago, and even though I have no idea what the number was and I do not show up on the TN boards website, I had to put that at one time I had another license and I'm unable to find the number. Better to be safe than sorry. I'm thinking it might not cause you to be denied your licensure, especially since it was thrown out and you weren't convicted of anything. It's just better to be upfront and honest with the people that can make or break your career. Kindest regards, S.

Hairspray gets ink out wonderfully! I had a black pen explode all over my khaki scrubs. Spray it on, wash it, repeat if necessary. I also used alcohol pads, just place a rag under the stain and soak it with the alcohol. Makes it bleed through to the rag. :)

hello all, i am a new nurse (of 6 months) and i have been hearing different things about having your own malpractice insurance. i hear that when people sue, they go after the staff involved with the most money. if you have your own insurance, they would supposedly "see" that and sue you for more. my hospital currently covers me but are there limitations on it? i have yet to find anyone that knows for sure, and if something should happen which would be extremely serious, is it best to carry your own? thanks!

we had to do an im on each other but iv's were only done on plastic arms with those lovely, perky veins that never seem to resemble anything you'd find on a real hospital floor.... just remember to do it by a quick, dart-like movement. i've seen fellow students give it painfully slow... just stab! i actually practiced my iv's on firemen at our fire/ems station. i learned from an experienced paramedic and had the opportunity to practice many many times with different conditions and needles. i was lucky enough to have this chance, but not everybody does. my mom had to do them on each other (and that was in 2005) and she left with track marks all over her arm. i've been nice and let others practice on me, especially at work. i have decent veins and needles don't hurt me. try to find a partner willing and a safe place to do so because there's nothing like sticking a real human, even the fat pads and squishy balls we used to practice on. have fun and happy sticking!

Our hospital is currently in the transition to doing this. Our network encompasses dozens of hospitals and healthcare facilities. Their motive was "to make nursing standardized across the network." For those of us who just became new nurses, we have to buy the old color AND the new colors which don't take effect until July. Expensive and they are even EMBROIDERED with our hospital logo on the chest and on the pants! They are ugly and uncomfortable since they only come in one brand. I feel like all self expression is gone. While we have to wear solid scrubs now, I can at least get a different design or put an accent here or there. Thanks to each hospital wanting to be "unique," I now have almost every color of scrubs under the sun and the hospital does NOT help you pay for them at all! The thing that most distinguishes nurses from others is the big red RN tag that hangs under our name badge. Our color of scrubs has never been proven to be a title informant. As a nurse tech, I would still walk into the room of a patient and they would keep asking me if I was their nurse. Seems like the color coding scheme backfired...

I've definintely been on both ends of nursing care. As a patient (on my own unit nonetheless), I knew exactly what was happening on the floor and felt to be a burden if I pressed the call-light and needed assistance to the restroom. I also felt frustrated that, while the staff knew I was a nurse AND worked on that same floor (different shift), I was still ignored sometimes and made to wait for my pain meds while I knew they were gossiping around the corner (nobody is ever quiet anymore). It seems to go both ways. I try to distance myself from my profession and I'm often too sick to really care, except I can tell my nurse/MD exactly what I need.

Um yeah. Why would you want to be involved in a place that clearly does not believe that safety for its residents is top priority? I would find a new place. If a new job isn't an option, continue documenting things in a narrative manner (Remove the "I believe that.. they are so rude..." etc statements) and make it as factual as possible. That way if stuff does head sour, your rear is still covered. But I would honestly recommend finding a new employer that shows compassion for its patients and staff.