I just think there are two basic kinds of nurses: For some of us - me included it's what we do. For others it's what they are. If tomorrow someone told me I could no longer be a nurse that I had to...
Right there with you. I find that usually with an ED patient the nurse giving report hasn't even seen the patient and is just reading the chart. If I look up this information ahead of report I can...
I feel your pain. What state are you working in? If you are in Florida you are basically screwed - almost all m/s units are going to grossly understaff you. I am not really sure what to tell you to...
Only 2 pet peeves, you must be an angel. Funny those are my top two also. I am chronically early so I can get all that "dicking around" done prior to clocking in. I clock in the 7 minutes early we...
If the hospital really cared about employees not infecting each other they would actually honor an employee calling in sick. I have worked at many hospitals across the US and with the exception of...