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Yes stay home and get better, both for your patients but also for your coworkers. I can't tell you the times people came to work sick because they just felt so bad to leave us without the help and wind up giving it to everyone! Trust me your employer...

I didn't go to my grad ceremony but it was my second time around as well. I did go to my pinning however. It was held separately and it was a more meaningful thing to me than graduation because my grandmother who is also a nurse was able to pin me. I...

I always thought it was but I have watched our urology surgeons and residents do just a clean procedure. I guess the best thing to do is check your policy and if that doesn't tell you anything check with your doctors to see how they want it done.

While not SDA I am a devote Christian and I understand your conflict. My father is a pastor and since I have finished school and began working I have always worked every other Sunday. It bothered me for the same reasons as you. My father told me that...

Because I work nights birthdays can be impossible to plan for because if I'm working I'm sleeping and if I happen to work off that morning I'm too exhausted to anything! The nicest thing anyone ever did for me was my birthday happen to fall in the mi...

That's what we were all thinking as well. :)

King Messiah Jordan!!! When we asked the mother if he went by Jordan, she replied "Oh no we call him King Messiah"!!!

On my unit they have done away with both techs and unit secretaries on my shift 7P-7A. The nurses on the night shift are responsible for every bit of not only patient care but everything else that needs to be done on the unit!! One more attempt by th...

I was home schooled and got a GED. I went on to a get my bachelors without difficulty. Not once has having a GED stopped me from doing anything I wanted to do. never let any one try to stop you from accomplishing your goals. Good luck with all you do...

My funniest story comes from a very sweet but very undereducated family. I work in a peds hospital was admitting a patient with Kawasaki's. While explaining to the family and the patient about the IVIG's that the doctor had ordered and I was hanging ...

I know it may seem like the nurses were rude but it may just be your perception. I'm not excusing any rude behavior but you have to remember that while your assigned to that one nurse she may have 6-8 patients depending on the unit. I will tell you ...

I would say that if you have already done night shift before and found it hard to do then being charge and doing it will be impossible. You will have greater responsibility as charge and every one will look to you for leadership. I work night shift ...

I love, love, love being a nurse!!!!! Do I always love my coworkers, patients, and place of employment? No, but there will always be days where I will leave work and be frustrated, and angry and ready to quit. That happens with any job. You have to t...

I understand your nervousness about this skill, but it really isn't as bad as you think it will be. :) I have been a peds nurse on a postop surgical floor for almost 10 years now, and I can say that I have only had 1 patient ever vomit with a ng tube...

That is about normal for vital signs. At my hospital my unit is a 26 bed unit and there is usually only 1 pct. We do vitals every 4 hours at 8,12,4 on both night and day shift. It is tough but it can be done. I wish you luck.

I never thought of this as a hard class per say. The hard part for me was the massive amount of memorization that the class required over a short period of time.

I'm glad you got the information you were looking for but I'm a little confused. Why do you feel for those of us who live and work here? I'm a proud nurse who has chosen to work in Mississippi. I hope your opinion of this state changes before you try...

Hey all, I know this is an old post but let me asure you that they did not lay off all the lpn's nor did they lay off rns with their associates. The people that were layed off were people in jobs that were redundant or not necessary for the running o...

I know this is an old post but to let you know umc has what they call the nightengal suites that nurses who live a certain distance from the hospital can stay overnight for free when working their stretch of shifts! It is in the hospital where they h...

Continous nebs at my hospital are treated on our step down unit and if serious enough to the picu but never on the floor. The nurse pt ratio is to high on the regular floors.

I'm really happy for you!!! Many places have decided that if you are getting older they don't want you. That is a big mistake!!! Those of us that are younger nurses need those of you that have been in the trenches so to speak. I learned more from the...

I also commuted over an hour to nursing school and I recorded the lectures. I listened to them while driving, and found it very helpful. However you need to check with each instructor because not all of them allow you to record the lectures.

I have used them in peds often. We call them vail beds. I agree that if they have iv tubing or wires for monitors it can be a hassle but they work very well. They protect the patient from falling out of bed but give them the freedom of moving around ...

No it was not out of your scope of practice. On my floor, at a teaching hospital, we deal with many doctors who are new and sometimes they need an idea of what your thinking. It is up to the doctor to order what they think they should. Plus you have ...

Rules are there to bring order to an otherwise chaotic situation, however rules can be bent depending on the situation. I work the floor of a busy med/surg cardiac step down peds unit and we have rules about visiting hours but we have been known to s...