stn2003 RN

I think a better question to pose might be: would physicians support MA licensure? MA's may work with nurses but they work for phsycians, so who cares if nurses would support it or not? It's moot. My point is, I doubt physicians would support it and ...

Just what exactly is Ohio doing? I am a new grad (Dec) in OH and virtually all of my classmates had positions waiting for them the same month of graduation. I recieved a 2,000 sign on bonus (and only had to stay for six months) and they are going to...

My PCP told me that Celexa is 'weight neutral', and, if anything, it inhibited my appetite for a while. Didn't lose any weight though

I know that you said you were burnt out from what you were doing with Psych, but have you looked into being a MHP (Mental Health Professional) in acute care? They work along-side the nurses on the psych wards doing things like vital signs, group meet...

i know others will be able to give you a more thorough list, but here are some things i considered: Nurse to patient ratios for different shifts (or RN:LPN:PCT: patient ) How long and with whom is the orientation? How are shifts split- eight hours or...

I felt scared out of my mind- in fact I think I gave myself an ulcer : P The night I came off orientation (recent), it felt like nothing went right straight out of report. But it wasn't horrible, and I did fine : ) Once I had to go in the bathroom f...

Taking this subject outside of the peds realm but to med-surg nursing, if I have an alert and oriented patient in with something like chest pain, I am not peeking in their underwear during my assessment. I ask them if they are voiding regularly, is ...

I remember that in my final semester of nursing school I really struggled with a Peds course (after three semesters of As), enough that I was afraid I might not graduate ( ended up with a B). I went to my teacher with my frustrations that I was prep...

On my SDU we titrate it on the floor. The other day I had two pts on it that I was keeping track of, luckily they were in the same room because I was in and out so much. One was too tachy, the other bradying down lol. The only thing that bugs me ab...

Here in OH I think you only need to report mental illness if it is Bipolar or Schizophrenia that is a current issue/you are recieving tx for. I have heard from the grapevine it does result in follow up paperwork.

here is one from experience... elderly pt. ambulates down the hall furthest from the station with pt and walker, gets diaphoretic and sob at the end of the hall, complaining of chest pressure. down they go, semi-caught/eased to the floor by pt. pt ...

lol only four? Recent Vitals Abnormal assessment findings/labs--->any follow up Allergies Code Status

Last nite stunk. One of my patients had a HgB I had another pt. newly on tube feed that just was not tolerating it well at all (bolus feedings) tube placement was correct, but he was just not digesting it well according to his DR, and he vomitted u...

People are not routinely diagnosed with seizure disorder after a single seizure, it would only be if they persisted. A single seizure could be cause by severely off kilter electrolytes, infection/high fever, sever HTN, etc. There are a variety of c...

1. How many beds do you have? 32 tele beds. 2. How many nurses play into the total mix? 55-60ish. 3. How many different shifts do you have (we have 5) 2-core 12 hour shifts-days or nights, but people can sign up for extra hours in 4-8-12 hour increme...

I have to second the teaching suggestion. Being a brand-new nurse, I am recently out of school and I know how much they are in need of experienced nurses to be teachers in our clinical labs!!! You could pass on valuable knowledge : ) and zero heavy ...

I am surprised that there was NO ONE in the facility that knew how : 0 Most of the nurses on my unit do not, but after obtaining an order from the doc to access the port we call our oncology floor and one of the nurses from up there is kind enough to...

We have a similar short stay unit at the hospital that I work at, and the new nurses who have chosen to work there really like it. While they say it is busy, with the admissions/discharges/transfers, generally the patients are not 'heavy' patients a...

and i just want to say that i cannot believe how busy night shift is!! these patients just do not sleep. there seems to be more paperwork than on day shift, with the MAR checks and plan of care evaluations and double assessment charting and two sets ...

:yeahthat: I struggled with maternity as well. It is a lot of new info!! unless you are planning on going into LDRP I would try not to stress to much about the grade you get and worry more about just successfully getting through and moving on to th...

Hesi-interim-- Know the HESI review book Med-Surg portion inside & out. Hesi-exit-- Utilize the advanced clinical concepts section and you're good!! So much of this information is restated right in the exams. I did this and scored in the 1150s o...

The tele/step-down unit I am on has 32 monitored beds. On days, the try to keep the ratio at 1:4 for a primary and 2:8 for an RN/LPN team. On nights, it goes up a bit to 1:5 and 2:9. There are 2 PCTs on days and 1 on nights when we are lucky- they...

I am a brand-spanking new RN who has been working on my floor in other positions for 1.5 yrs. Starting next week I am moving to the night shift, and it has my nerves going a bit. Please share with me your wisdom and tips on getting through the nigh...