08RNGrad

Such a terrible disease. You sound like such an empathetic nurse and I commend you. It would BREAK my heart to work with people who acted so heartless. I know it is hard work, but they are PEOPLE who have been cursed with one of the worst conditions ...

I did what you are talking about doing. went to school, obtained 4 yr degree, but always had that itch to be a nurse. Went and got my adn degree and a lot of debt, worked for 1 1/2 years in ER and then went the clinical research route (higher paying ...

I received a BS at a 4 yr college and then went back and got my 2 year ADN degree. It didn't help me at all, BUT, once I left bedside, it gave me a huge leg up in obtaining jobs within research. Also, if you are interested in obtaining your masters, ...

I did a clinical rotation at a same day facility, at the end of the day, the nurses would pre-fill lidocain for wheels they would use for IV starts. I see no problem with that, but these were RNs not MAs and it wasn't at the front desk.

Bought an NCLEX book prior to graduating and once I graduated, I took it right away. Get it over with!! Best of luck!!

As many others have stated, follow policies as stated in employee handbook, end of story. Never burn bridges. You can't forecast what will happen in the future, you do not want to become ineligible for rehire. All the hospitals I've worked for explic...

the worst EVER was in nursing school where I had to "prep" a man for a cath...shaving the "area" when he was aroused, and I nicked his N*&s and to top it off, his wife was in the room!

That was so me when I first started, the constant replays!! The only difference in my brainsheets is I would divide my piece of paper into 1/4's so I could capture 4 patients per side of paper, so I would have report sheet big enough for 8 pts on 1 s...

Thank you for your heartwarming story. This is the true art of nursing. The way you reassured this poor man, so worried about his sister. Its what its all about. Its easy to forget how vunerable it is to be a patient and a family member of a patient....

Jreynrn, what a wonderful resource you have been for this new nurse. You sound like a truly nice individual. I always loved working with the float nurses, they were at the top of their game and stayed out of the gossip and just did their work.There i...

Ugh, my last emplyoyer was like that. I asked that very question...what happens if you get sick during 90 days, IT HAPPENS. We are human afterall. My mngr told me that if you are sick you are sick and they make exceptions. They frowned on vacation ti...

Thank you for your post. I am a job hopper as well. Guidance I've received has been to stop running away from bad jobs into whatever you get, but to only take a job that I really truly think will be a good fit. After college: 1 year internship, a fe...

I worked in a ALF when I was taking pre-reqs in nursing school. As an aid, I was in charge of all care of patients and all meds (including insulin, including BPs that were PRN). In retrospect, this was so dangerous, I did not have the critical thinki...

When I first graduated, they had them in my area for experienced OR RNs only. Still think its a red flag in these times.

Its about entitlement. If a visitor of a patient feels entitled to a drink or snack, then they will sure not be getting anything from me. Only thing they will get is directions to the caf. If a visitor has been supportive and helpful I from time to t...

I'm sorry for your situation I think that sounds like an awful lot of travel, if you can, try and stay closer to home...that would make for some long days. Best of luck!

I would think as long as you stated the MDs name and wrote TORD you would be FINE. Good luck.

I would feel the same exact way as you do. Sounds like the nurse manager is being really nice about it and that you don't have anything to worry about. Like they requested, just keep them posted of your status and reiterate how much you like your job...

Dear OP, TAKE A CHILL PILL. Seriously.

I've never had a problem caring for another healthcare provider, and infact, I once took care of a husband of a nurse who worked at my hospital, and they were nice as can be. The WORST was when I took care of a woman whose 2 daughters were nurses but...

As many stated, Levo is NOT safe. My additional point is...insulin gtt's can be VERY time consuming. I've had a number of patients who did not immediately stabilize and were hourly blood glucose tested and constantly titrated. That WITH levo with tho...

Nurses get into trouble when they chart without interventions. IE. patient short of breath. You better darn well show what you did in the situation. Say upon going into patient's room, patient disoriented, make sure you chart what you did. Say the pa...

This sounds like someone misinterpreted a policy. This is just flat out crazy.

I too have wondered about the nurse who actually gave the information to the caller. We will most likely never know what really caused her to take her own life. From the surface, it seems tragic that she would take her own life over something like th...

I left the bedside for a non-patient care role a few years ago. My first two jobs were HIGH paying but so stressful. Now, I've finally found my nitch. Still non-patient care, a little less paying (still pays more than bedside nursing), but not as st...