I've been an RN for 11 years, all in adult. Started out med/surg, went to ICU for 7 years and currently in PACU. I have applied multiple times for our level 3 NICU, have emailed the manager and nurse...
We have been doing hourly rounding for about a year now....HATE IT! The CNAs do odd hours, RNs/LPNs do even hours. We have a bedside flowsheet hanging on the wall of the pts room to document on every...
I drive about 40-45 miles one-way (about an hour give or take a few). I live in the middle of nowhere and wouldn't trade it for the world. I know the gas prices are killing me but in order for me to...
You have Central Baptist, St. Joseph (Main and East), UK, UK Samaritan, the VA and then smaller hospitals in surrounding communities that are currently being bought up by St. Joseph and UK. As far as...
Thank you so much for all of the different opinions. I don't want to stay in my med/surg job because I hate it. I've hated it for a year. I only stayed in it is to get my year of med/surg experience...
OK first of all I want to apologize for my rambling......so here goes (I'll try to make this short). I work in Med/Surg @ a large hospital. In the last year this hospital has obtained numerous smaller...
Hey all! I graduated from Morehead State ADN in May 2007. I work @ St. Joseph in Lexington on a med/surg floor. I just accepted a position in ICU and will be transferring in a couple of
Hi all! So I've been been out of school for 1 year and working on a Med/Surg floor. I recently interviewed for an ICU position @ a different hospital. I was just wondering if it is really a good idea...
SusanNC I totally know where you are coming from. I have had numerous "frequent fliers" who have flat out told me they are just there for their pain meds. Of course these are the same people who are...
I have only been a nurse for 1 year and I am already so sick of listening to the drug seekers & non-compliant patients tell me how to do my job. "Oh no, I can't take Lortab 7.5s because they don't...
I always have a sense of dread when going back to work after a few days off. Mine mostly stems around who my co-workers are for the night, not the pts. Yes, I have a copy of the schedule at home but...
I live in KY and we have to do 120 hours w/ a preceptor before we can set a date to take boards. I faxed my paperwork into the state board @ 0730 when I got off work and my ATT was in my email @...