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  1. Can you give me the darkside of working as a RN

    guest64485 replied to hathead91's topic in General Nursing

    Having an unsafe patient load, where you are genuinely concerned about one of them living through the shift, simply because you can't watch them like you know you need to be, and having a problem...

  2. Morning assessments/charting/time mgt

    guest64485 replied to Lola77's topic in Medical-Surgical

    congrats on passing your NCLEX! Here's what I do. After I get report I check labs for problems and check tele, then I do an assessment coupled with meds. If a patient is sleeping it depends on your...

  3. I'm in the market for a stethoscope

    guest64485 replied to foreverLaur's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Always loved my cardiology III as

  4. Common Bedside Emergencies

    guest64485 replied to bodz01's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm pleased to see this thread start up. I think there is too little focus on what to do when things go wrong in school, so I'm always glad to discuss this. : What if my patient stops making urine?...

  5. Not loving my career choice today

    guest64485 replied to willcare4u's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Here's what works out perfectly for me, to help me to remember my "to-do" list. If there is something that needs to be done at a certain time, such as drawing labs, MRI or neuro checks, or if a doc...

  6. Almost done

    guest64485 replied to KalipsoRed's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Nurse to patient ratios is a big issue across the nation, and it has real, documented effects on recovery time and even whether or not people live or die. Healthcare is broken in hospitals because...

  7. Loyola ABSN Spring 2010 Start - HELP!

    guest64485 replied to fewchurnerse15's topic in Illinois Nursing

    Why not call the school? That way you'll have it right from the source. Besides, they change things around all the time, and a person who is currently in the program or has graduated may have had a...

  8. Horrible hospital experience!

    guest64485 replied to southernbeegirl's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry to hear about the way things went for your family. The nurse should not have done a lot of the things she did like block the entrance, and it sounds like management did not really listen or...

  9. New nurse here...slapped today by patient.

    guest64485 replied to Bonny619's topic in General Nursing

    The OP states specifically that the patient was not confused at the time she was doing the IV, see the following quote: I'll repeat that we don't know all the information about the patient, so we...

  10. New nurse here...slapped today by patient.

    guest64485 replied to Bonny619's topic in General Nursing

    Where are people talking about making money? They are talking about filing an incident report and pressing charges for the purpose of raising awareness and decreasing the chance that this will happen...

  11. New Male Nurse x 5 months and still anxious..super dooper anxious!

    guest64485 replied to NewDude's topic in First Year After Licensure

    4 months is a short amount of time being a nurse. As the others said, things WILL get better in the sense that as you encounter more situations, more patients, you will find out more tips and tricks,...

  12. So embarrassed today and nervous (re vital signs)

    guest64485 replied to Kringe38's topic in General Students

    Ditto to the above! I'm repeating a lot of what was already posted, but here goes anyway pulse - find it on yourself by putting one hand on the table, palm up. Take the first 3 fingers of your other...

  13. MORE THAN HOSPITAL RNs

    guest64485 replied to RR910's topic in Nursing Career

    You can work as an RN pretty much anywhere! Schools, doctor offices, home health, hospice, public health, prison, infection, wound, psych, etc. Click here to see a huge list of possibilities...

  14. B.S. In Psych. and want to pursue RN Path- please advise

    guest64485 replied to kierkegaard's topic in Nursing Career

    There's a couple routes you could go. Going for an ASN or BSN would be your best bet. Either can be hired for basic nursing jobs and both take the same licensing exam. Go ahead and get Anatomy and...

  15. Nurses working in doctor's office

    guest64485 replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    Really depends on what area of doctor's office you applied for. In general, an office RN will likely do phone triage, injections (immunizations, etc), insurance prior authorizations for tests and...

  16. Flush bag when giving IVP meds?

    guest64485 replied to carebear01's topic in General Nursing

    As long as you slowly flush with NS afterwords, you don't need to use a flush

  17. So stressed over my current job...Should I find another one? (long vent!)

    guest64485 replied to DogWalk's topic in General Nursing

    Couple important things -you are not a new nurse so you already know the ropes of general nursing -you see current staff staying late -you have physical effects of the stress that is seeping into your...

  18. Have you been assulted as a nurse?

    guest64485 replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    That reminds me of a confused patient who sent 3 staff to employee health in one day alone (2 additional staff were minorly injured and refused to go), and management still refused to OK restraints....

  19. Husband of an assaulted ER nurse

    guest64485 replied to goyavo's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, what a shame that this much time has passed without resolution. Recently in the news section was an article about the percentage of ER nurses who have been injured on the job, which, by general...

  20. Husband wondering about nursing school failure/dropout rates

    guest64485 replied to hubby73's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, it is common. My nursing class started off with 75, and only 23 graduated. Be careful if you do consider Excelsior, as it is not considered valid in every state to sit for

  21. Your experience/advice on prereq classes

    guest64485 replied to brittaboop's topic in Nursing Career

    So you want to take one of those groups of courses in the spring? Are you sure you can take A&P I at the same time you take A&P II and Micro? I isn't a prerequisite for II or a prerequisite...

  22. med surg to HH

    guest64485 replied to twokidsmom,rn's topic in Nursing Career

    How long have you been looking for HH positions? Might be the economy that's keeping the number of open positions down. We've got a HH sub forum here if you want to post there, they can tell you the...

  23. I dislike med/surg, do i have to do it?

    guest64485 replied to SSWRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I absolutely agree that life is too short to be miserable all the time. The working conditions of many med surg areas floors are poor because many places short staff, especially in this economy. If...

  24. What is your first day like as a "real" nurse?

    guest64485 replied to brokenroads27's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You'll have an initial orientation with a preceptor which should be individually tailored to your needs. Then once orientation is done, you always have your coworkers to ask questions of, and the...

  25. Just need some feedback

    guest64485 replied to LaLeti's topic in Nursing Career

    If nursing is your love, then go for that goal. The job market will likely be vastly different once you complete nursing school. They forecast that a large amount of nurses will be retiring soon...