echoRNC711 BSN

In our hospital nurses do not insert caths in males unless they have in house certification. Female inserts of cath is standard nursing care though.

Becoming a nurse for "the money " is a little like the woman who "is searching for a rich guy to marry ". In both scenarios you will work for every penny of it!!!

I have worked both as an LPN and RN and quite honestly there was no difference in how I was treated. How we represent ourselves is often how we are treated whether your in housekeeping,ward clerk,nurse or management.In short we teach people how to tr...

Madness!! Anyone got an emesis bag?...I'm feeling a hurl coming on.!! What's next?... Pt check off the care they don't want to receive like the "awful " , painful dressings, suctioning, coughing/deep breathing post op...... Congrats administration...

Next time you could ask about getting a lasix order? (and request pottassium to prevent PVC's post diuresis. That might have solved the problem to lessen the heart failure symptoms. The problem seems cardiac in origin,respiratory issues are a cons...

We got nothing. And....This was the 1st yr in my 20 yrs working there that no one got a cost of living increase (3-4% ) drum roll....ho! ho! ho!

Examine your heart not your defenses because that's where the truth is for you. Keep your focus on the correctness of your actions not your bosses response. Forgive yourself if you feel it wasn't the best choice and just learn from it. _____ a mis...

well said jchilds!

I am gentle in my nature and found the 1st yr nursing challenging because dominant characters were allowed to run a muck . You will learn to toughen . I am here to attest it does happen. Your manager is not a good one. I reflect back now on how much...

I started nursing before many nurses here on line were born...! I started out in (Ireland ) in the early 80's in Peds and the Nursery. (Fun field to start out in ). I nursed here in the USA from late 80's on beginning ,like many in med surg (provid...

Seems like we have 2 threads going on within the same topic. OP I am really happy for you that you have found purpose and happiness in your new career. Good for you following your heart. OP this commentary is not reflected at you ,just my own perspec...

Working ,in the past, in CVRU I took a direct approach. I met the family in the waiting room prior to pt's arrival and told family " "Your mother/father is my priority . I understand you want to be in the room but if you get in the way of care I wi...

This is a non issue. Maybe a better topic might be "Why is it still an issue in your country " (or how it even merits being a topic in your school )

Perhaps you could put it in writing and let her employer know too?

Before we get too carried away with tradition ...a reminder that the caps were worn originally to keep the nurses lice from dropping on the patients!!

I suspect if you just show up wihout the cap they will just say "go ahead." I am from over sees so didn't realize the pinning ceremony was going to be a big deal. I figured if I have a gown on who would notice what I was wearing so I wore my jeans...

OK blood starting to curdle....I feel a vent coming. Let's try something novel, the truth. I have worked on 2 continents nursing for the last couple of decades and I assure you every nurse has cut corners somewhere. Promoting this myth of perfection ...

Seriously???...... The nurse who last tried this kind of perfection.... has now snapped, is in a four point restraint and is tended by a nurse unburdened by the need for perfection " Let's take a reality check. Robots may perform this way but I am ...

I absolutely loathe hairy backs! They just makes my skin crawl . I am also not a fan of the surprise sputum catapult (The one where you ambu a pt and it shoots out with such a force you get splat if you don't duck! )

Yikes, After reading these posts I am left wondering , doesn't anything make nurses happy??? (I can only imagine the wrath if we were at the bottom) Hearing we are #1 always lightens my heart. Maybe I walk around with blinkers on or rose colored gl...

Thank you so much funkmarv , I really appreciate it. I was feeling kind of drained today and your comment felt like an instant tonic,Thanks!

Am I sensing you are a teeny weeny bit passionate about this topic!!!! Well hats off to you .Nice job. And yes, I have both a living will and a proxy. I picked as my proxy my husband and the most skilled Dr. I have worked with because I implicitly ...

It sounds like your preceptor wasn't around much or in retrospect were you a bit of a bronco bill charging ahead without knowing what you were doing? Either way,learn from it. You may have been trying to hard to "show " you are a good nurse but the t...

Black is slimming so I guess we can all gain another 5lbs without anyone noticing,......."chocolate anyone? " I am sure the pts will be disappointed as nothing inspires confidence or screams professionalism than nice neon thongs or flowered undies ...

Have a little fun with your name,try introducing yourself as Uglesha and watch the pt try to keep a straight face. Works like a charm!