ClaraRedheart BSN, RN

Another thing to consider about the college position... what do they offer in terms of reduced or free tuition for family? The only way my kids are going to college without earning their own scholarship or taking out student loans is if I can get the...

As a white, I concur. Except whites have been over-represented in healthcare studies as a percentage of the population.

It's been awhile since I worked night shift. When I was a tech, I would bring a can of my favorite soup. That seemed to hit the spot at night. When I was a nurse, I worked close enough to a Boston Market (and could afford it ? ) and bought a nice mea...

People that are sick are often expierencing a lack of control in their lives: a lack of control over their health, their obligations, their time, their finances. I don't take it personally. It seems to me that they're trying to get control where they...

I have not been a fan of unions in a past until I saw a dear friend fired from a large hospital conglomorate that is active and owns most of the hospitals in the states she lives in and around her. When she told me their "reasons" most were very pidd...

I would ask for your $$ back on the unofficial results ?

Being a child/teenager is all about finding who you are. Sometimes, once you grow up, you aren't who you thought you were becoming. If they really want to transition, they can make the choice once they're an adult. I think prescribing drugs to inhibi...

We specifically use the Versant Program. Our new nurses aren't on their own for several months. At least three, I can't remember for sure how long. The program lasts for a year, but it is a formal program and it costs $$. Not to mention, the fact tha...

I was taught as a young nurseling to dilute every medication in a 10 cc flush. It's the culture in our hospital, but we all seem to think that this is the norm for nurses everywhere. We ESPECIALLY dilute narcotics. We were busy coming up with a consi...

As someone who sits on panels for hiring new med-surg nurses... It's not your age. It's your aspirations. We want to see you grow old with us. If you mention your future dream of working in an ICU or as a nurse writer, we have to move on. Training a ...

Surely they make manly Danskos? Mine are not manly, mine are made in the normal ladylike fashion ? All jest aside, I do see the appeal. They are easily cleanible should a poor patient C-Diff on your shoes (I had a patient that came close while I was ...

I think this question is highly unit specific. Not even specific enough for a particular hospital or specialty. I just did a costly EBP fellowship for our hospital, and the question that I had tackled was highly relevant to our unit and our patient p...

She knew death was coming. That could sound terrible, or it could be a beautiful grace that would allow for the necessary reflection and prayer imperative for her to feel at ease. You didn't know. Perhaps a hand gripping hers would have helped, but p...

It happens. Mistakes happen. Find a way, or a process that you can do so that particular mistake won't happen again. I gave Imitrex IV once. The patient was fine and it worked. That being said, 2 years later when I read that it was a subQ injection a...

It's hard to defend behavior like the family members. If the doctor is involved, there is no need to call a rapid response unless a critical care team response possibly involving chest compressions and a code are needed. She called an RR when she cou...

I wear gloves. Even though I use gel in and out, I'm touching their pills sometimes. Again, I fully expect food service workers to wear gloves as well. Nothing is grosser than eating fondant that you can imagine contains someone elses skin cells. Rui...

I completely trust the doctors that I work with NOW. I feel like we've had a bad spate with poor gastroenterology surgeons. Either that, or someone has to take the patients that you can't win on and the new guy always gets the fall. Even if the latte...

It's very normal to feel that way. I think that it is a healthy fear so long as you cope in a healthy way. First year of working as a nurse can be rough... especially if you haven't worked as an aid/pct/tech before. You will go home and stay awake ov...

Clinical nurse leadership is a great role, but it seems specialized for hospitals. I love bedside nursing, patient care, and caring for the same patient for more than a day, so I think I'd really like the CNL role. That being said, college is expensi...

You are not going to get kicked out of nursing school if you get fired. I don't think that the facility and nursing school even communicate. One thing that my first nursing preceptor said frequently has always stuck with me: "You're going to make mis...

I am so sorry that you have to deal with that on a daily basis. I'm a med-surg nurse and for some reason.. don't know why (maybe when this happens, God's trying to tell me something and I'm not listening) but when I get a certain type of patient, it ...

This popped in my recommended reading feed... even though it was dated years ago. Someone that I dearly love lost her job in a large hospital conglomerate. She was fired, for what seems like non-firable offences, but, I guess I don't know the whole s...

I love how compassionate the advice here is! I appreciate that no one is jumping down OP's throat, but rather are giving helpful advice. I'm probably the polar opposite from OP. I don't say what I should say because I don't want to hurt anyones fee...

I will call a doctor "Dr ____" Unless they expressly ask me to do otherwise. I've had patients that are doctors and I will refer to them by the doctor pronoun if they seem to prefer it. Most do. I had one guy say "You can call me Larry or Dr. Smith"....

Hi all! I am a Med-Surg/tele nurse with 5 years of experience. Currently, I work part time at a wonderful unit that I have no interest in leaving at this time. I work exclusively Friday/Saturdays (although I might could switch this to some other days...