EarthwormRN

Wondering what you all would do in this scenario. A patient came from an outside hospital on ceftriaxone for "suspected UTI", as well as urinary retention and acute kidney injury. He had been on it for about a week. I couldn't find any old culture re...

I have moved from one facility to another and I am being trained differently than what I have been doing with wounds the last 4 years. I'm not clear on whether or not the nurse I am orienting with is just extra cautious or I too should be assessing s...

A family member of my patient asked if his grandma could have the fluid drained through a tube. First i told him i wasn't sure if we could do that procedure here. Its a small rural hospital. Then i said since she was elderly and her progression of ch...

Thank you for your answers. I feel better now. I'm always always learning new things. Even when i feel like I'm pretty comfortable with my knowledge i get challenged with a question i am totally unequipped to answer.

My stance has not changed. I have been hearing more and more people complain that its all just a trend to be anti gmo right now. Which is irritating, these are the same people who believe the reports that "prove" global warming is not happening. I wi...

Is this widely available as a position? I have never heard of an opening like this. After learning more and more about natural healthy solutions to illness by changing diet and lifestyle as apposed to chemical solutions to health problems, I have dec...

This is sort of an ethical dilemma, I wonder if I am getting myself into trouble. I do not believe in god. I am more spiritual with nature and do not follow the bible. I was raised christian and understand christian values and I remember most of what...

I have been a nurse for 2 years. My experience consists of primarily assisted living and long term care. Just after graduation I breifly worked on a swing bed unit on night shift with 20 patients by myself. Due to lack of traing and no one to help me...

Love it!

I do it! I love my job and although the drive gets tiring and I often think I should get a job closer, I end up staying because its a good place to work.

"I'll get you a Snickers, you act like Frankenstein when you're hungry."

1. State you work in ----------------------------------------------------------WA 2. Years of experience --------------------------------------------------------2 years 3. Specialty/unit and work setting (clinic, hospital, prison, etc)------------LTC...

I know how you feel. I have been a nurse for 2 years and even with that under my belt, I feel like I won't even have a chance at an interview. If I had my bachelors I'd have an easier time, but right now I only have an associates. I have been looking...

Hello, I am a nurse working per diem in a hospital in a small town in washington state. Many are hired right out of nursing school (I was). This hospital has a clinic, LTC, Assisted living, Swing beds (basically rehab), acute beds, and ER. Unfortunat...

I have this patient who asks for ativan every day at 7pm. I was told by my supervisor that I need to offer alternative ways to calm her down before giving her the ativan, such as offering food, water, one on one, back rub, visualization etc. Well thi...

Honey I shrunk the nurses.

First of all, thank you for taking the time to read it and for any advice on changes. I am applying to the oscopy unit at my local hospital, it is pool position for varied shifts. The requirements include: Graduate of an accredited school program R...

Oh and what exactly do you mean "Likely get slammed for this"?

Thank you! This is very helpful. The style is different from what I'm used to but I think I like it better.

I actually didn't know that GMOs were in the supplements too. Personally, GMO anything scares me because we have too many scientists trying to play god that we are changing the whole face of this planet. It is a relatively new research with no long t...

I like the idea of going beyond tradition. Or in this case, going backwards to an old tradition that has research backing it this time. Thanks for your response. :)

That is a great idea, I think I will do just that. Thank you!

I have considered volunteering for the red cross, but from what i can see and I could be wrong but, there is no volunteer position where I could utilize nursing skills. Unless passing out cookies and drinks counts as a skill. I suppose I could call a...

I currently applied to endorse my nursing license to be able to work in georgia. my original license is for washington. One of my questions is: Can I apply to work before my endorsement is final? I know I can't physically offer to work for someone ye...

Thank you guys for your answers. That helped me a lot. I will start applying right away :)