GaleSRN BSN, RN

I have a suggestion. Ask to be floated to different areas, such as the newborn nursery, pediatrics, preop and postop, I would steer you away from the ER until you get a little more um...experienced (?). ER nurses are a group onto themselves. Not unco...

I was a very young nurse. I was working on the ortho floor full of young skiers with broken limbs (Idaho). I walked into one room and the young man was doing something under the sheets, rhythmic motion. I, stupidly, asked him what he was doing. He lo...

I am the manager of a dialysis unit. We have close to 90 pts. Today I have 1 RN on "bonding" leave with her baby and family, another one is off this week due to her kids being on school break. This leaves 2 RNs, and myself. We have 2 new admissions, ...

I absolutely would do it again. For the past 40 years it has been the best decision I have ever made. The climate has changed, I know, but it fit my personality and my lifestyle. I think it still would. However, I would have gone for my NP. ( I am to...

I am stunned that she had to go through so much. Another reason why RNs and LPNs/LVNs should be the only people to give injections. I do not feel that MAs have enough training to be mindful of what they are doing. We don't really think about injectio...

I have always told my nurses, nursing students, et al that there is no stupid question. I have been a RN for 40+ years and, quite frankly, I am not sure if a vomit contaminated sputum specimen would be okay...several thoughts on this. Does stomach ac...

Abandonment Is when you are entrusted with the care of a patient or patients that you agreed to care for, and you walk off the job leaving them without anyone to care for them. It is not BEFORE the fact. It has to be after the agreement” is made (...

You can also try Dialysis. Every dialysis company I know has a training program. It is extensive and dictated to by CMS. It is spelled out in the regulations how long a nurse must be in training before they can be left on their own. You may find that...

When I worked nights I would have given anything to have a place to take a 30 min nap..ESPECIALLY when I was working a double shift. Frequently I was not safe to drive home.

Give yourself a break. Your supervisor wasn't upset, you need not be either. This is not your norm. Don't beat yourself up so much over one shift. There was a time in my career when I was working FT in one hospital and per diem in another one. I also...

I think the pendulum has swung to the ridiculous. I have a friend who went to the ER in severe pain from a diner stone. They gave him IV Tylenol. Needless to say it didnt touch the pain. They made him suffer until the tests proved that he had a kidne...

I worked with a Neurosurgeon who prayed before each surgery. The rest of us in the room could pray with him or not. When I was working nights in ICU, I was asked by a family if they could hold a prayer circle for their little girl. She had an Astroc...

I had many positions in the 40+ years I have been a nurse. Heart Transplants, ER, OR, ICU, CCU, Research, Management, dialysis. Each change was done with great thought and soul searching. I have never left on bad terms. I moved to other areas because...

I could make a lot more money elsewhere. I am definitely NOT in it for the money, although I do make a good salary in Managment. I am in it because it is what I love. I have loved it for 40 years. Never regretted being a nurse. I am disappointed that...

Amber will make a GREAT manager someday. She did exactly what was needed. Sometimes you just need a few minutes to regroup and make decisions. Decisions made on the fly do not work nearly as well as those made with just a few minutes of "regrouping".

I was a fairly new RN with about 3 years experience. I had worked in the same place for most of that 3 years. I was incredibly STUPID when I said to the other nurses that I had not had a code since I started working there. FAMOUS LAST WORDS. Within t...

You can apply for an internship at one of the hospitals. That would give you more practical experience and when completed you would be ready. The other thing you can do, is figure out WHAT Specialty you are drawn to. You need to be where your heart i...

I spent about 10 years in the OR. It was a lot more fun back then when RNs scrubbed in. I helped pioneer laser/laparoscopy at Stanford. I taught IV conscious sedation to other nurses for many ambulatory surgery cases. My favorite specialty was puttin...

Just about sums it up. Well written. I have been through more codes than I can remember. The ones I do remember were in the ER...babies, police officers, teenagers in motor vehicle accidents on Prom night and a close friend. Those are my nightmares.

Depends upon where you live. If you live where there is a nursing shortage, probably not a problem. Age has little to do with nursing positions.

The 2nd victim is so forgotten most of the time. They are often treated unfairly, as though it could never happen to anyone else. As a nurse manager, I have both hired nurses on probation from the Board and have continued working with nurses who were...

I have been a RN for over 40 years. I have worked in ICU; Heart Transplant unit, ER, OR, and just about every field you can think of. I worked at Stanford, UCSF. For the past 15+ years I have been a manager for Home Dialysis Programs. It is the most ...

I am in my 60's. I work FT as a Manager for a Dialysis Clinic. I would be so happy to hire an older nurse, even if I have to train them in Home Dialysis. I wish more would consider Dialysis. Their skills are so needed. I have 2 openings right now in ...

I LOVED the ER. Spent over 10 years there on the trauma team. I only left to try out the OR, where I stayed for another 10 years, again on the trauma team.

Work place harassment is a huge issue and you have more than a leg to stand on. Please Inform the HR and then go up from there. Even though you resigned, you were, essentially FORCED to do so as the harassment didn't stop. I am appalled the the other...