weirdRN RN

Hi, I am working on an assignment for school. I am in my last semester of an ADN program. The assignment is to think about my definition of what a Professional Nurse is and how the current nursing image is impacting it. I was wondering what everyo...

Wooo... I work night shift. I feel this way a lot. Yeah, the Day shift nurses are busy, but no busier than I am. I have a lot of adminstrative tasks that only get done on nights. I check charts, order medications, refill and restock ad nauseum, c...

Ack! 4-5 12 hour shifts in a Row? With few breaks during the shift? I worked in a hospital once where I had a difficult time getting bathroom breaks let alone a full lunch. I was routinely scheduled for 3 12's but never more. I had five to six pa...

Inmate X has charges of XYZ. At another jail, this inmate was allowed a kind of informal undeclared PC status because there were multiple assaults and threats to the inmate's life. When he went to a different facility, they sent him to a GP unit an...

I work in a long term care skilled nursing facility. I crush an awful lot of meds. I mix said meds with apples sauce or pudding or water or juice. I have learned how to avoid getting the dust up my nose for the most part but I still occasionally g...

Mostly I was just curious when I asked this question. I read the package insert to a dry inhaler. It talked about the effects of the med, the length of time and the route of excretion. So when one of our residents passed away, I wanted to know how...

Flexibility. Compassion For the Patient and Family. AND for YOU!

I have read in other posts that if you have Bipolar Disorder that you should not disclose that to your employer, supervisor or co-workers because it could put you up for scrutiny and attack from other nurses. So, how do you manage if you have this or...

Amen!

So like one of my negatives would be that I intensely dislike being treated like a child, and that can some times translate into cranky or snarky behavior when people do not consider that I have a brain? Another would be that I come across as confide...

Ooooh Godd Point!

Okay, I was wrong. I have made some mistakes. Now, I would like to get past them and find a job for which I am suited. I want to be a good nurse, being good at what ever job I end up in. I am having a difficult time finding a job. At all. I am fe...

Good For You! Be prepared to get crap from other people about calling in, but in the long run you are being Good to YOURSELF, and protecting your license. Who would they blame if you made an error because you weren't feeling well and were distracted...

Does anyone have any hints for interview success? Like generally, what do most nurse managers ask potential candidates? What kinds of questions should I be asking the Nurse Managers? Is it okay to ask to shadow a nurse on the unit for a shift to ...

Wave, I have had a similar experience with the bedside nursing. Only thing is, I have been out of school for 2 years. I was a CNA and an LPN before I became an RN. I went into long Term Care at first. I love the older geriatric population. At m...

While cleaning a patient's face, blackheads were mistaken for ground in dirt. (The individual had had a seizure and had fallen pretty heavily onto his forehead, enough so he was bleeding from a cut on his forehead) The nurse was observed picking the ...

The romance went kaput. We were both working too much. I needed more than he could give at the time. Oh well, I enjoyed it while I could.

I would have thought that at some point, I would have come back positive as I am always the one who is changing the dressings and helping the doc with *icky* I&D's. So far though, I have had one pimple that I thought might have been MRSA contamin...

As I said earlier: Let them come for the $$ they will earn every cent of it. Nursing is hard. Not just physically but psychologically, mentally, emotionally. It is hard on your family, on everything really. Digging a ditch might be hard physically...

LOL! OMG! OMG! OMG!ROTFLMAO! I never imagined!

I have had my share of difficulties with aides. When I first became an LPN, I found my *friends* not doing their jobs. So I followed the advice of a more experienced nurse. I documented it and I checked after them all the time. It was time consumi...

Starch is not a bad thing in my opinion. I like a light starch that isn't too scratchy when you iron it out. I like the idea of the ironing water. Personally, I find the cleaners too expensive and I am too lazy to do it myself, so if I stain somethi...

Excellent! Thank you!

...And Cover Letter.... Could You all critique this and tell me what you think : Dear HR rep, NM, DON, Thank You for taking the time to review my resume. I am searching for a professional organization to call home. I need a place where I can expand...

I was looking at jobs in the federal prison system, and the website for them actually gives the criteria for the wages. That is also listed under USA jobs. Good luck! Incidentally, does anyone know where to find the listings for the outpatient care ...