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The facility I work at has meditech also. I work PACU and do not have experience with E-mar, however, we have glitches in the program that are so frustrating- screens freezing and not allowing you to access the interventions you want to document on. ...

I found SRU by sheer luck, after years of looking at different programs, taking prerequisite classes for Excelsior. I'm enrolled in SRU's program, entering my 2nd semester. Took 9 credits my first semester (I work 20 hrs/wk), very doable. Taking 12 n...

When you leave (notice I said when, not if), make sure you let them know the reason why. If nothing else, you may help out future staff. good luck!

Allow yourself to grieve. You are a person with feelings and the loss of a child at any time is difficult. When I worked L&D, I dreaded the demises, but it is a part of the job, and may be the most important part of the job in supporting those p...

I doesn't have to be given during your period, they probably just want to be sure you are not pregnant, and this is their way of covering themselves without having to do a pregnancy test on you. Good luck in clinicals.

Thanks for all your input. We did end up transferring mom to a home in a neighboring state. The new home said can't believe mom would be denied in the original state, that they will have no problem getting her qualified. so her future is settled (I...

HELP! We had to place my mother in a LTC facility 2 months ago after suffering a mild stroke which has exacerbated her severe short term memory loss. She has almost fully recovered her physical deficits with the exception of some remaining left side...

Initially, she was placed for continued rehab, and when that was no longer needed, we did receive the notification of no further medicare payment and made the appropriate app to medicaid. Did the spend down, etc... but because the home did not get t...

You have to do what is best for you. Go in, talk to the DON or HR at your current facility, give them the facts (better hours, an actual life with your spouse, etc...) and tell them that while you appreciate them hiring you, this position is too goo...

Is he on any new meds that he wasn't on before? Pain meds? Especially morphine? Can cause urinary retention. (Check for duramorph in the spinal.) Good luck- hope he can pee on his own soon!

Just because you panicked with your own child does not mean you will be a terrible nurse!! It is different with your own child. Some nurses over-react, some under-react. Main thing- remember your ABC's, then you will be able to decide whether you ne...

how about krispy kreme vs. dunkin donuts the presidents bush vs the presidents Adams :chuckle :rotfl:

HI, Looking at a possible T&A for my 6 yr old for obstructive sleep apnea. Does anyone know of any sites that explain it without using the words "cut". Have tried to explain it, saying they "remove" your tonsils-(so I don't freak him) and he wa...

Kids, gotta love em. If that had been an adult, they wouldn't have ridden a bike for weeks (myself included).

Thanks for the suggestion for posting in op area. I know the procedure, I'm just not used to explaining things using words that won't scare a kid to death. He has his ENT appt next Friday, so if I don't get any input here, I'll ask for some at the ...

I had gotten the flu shot for 11 years straight and remained relatively healthy. Didn't get it last year, because the year before my arm swelled, red, painful, turned the most lovely yellow-green after the redness left........Anyway ended up sick as...

Check past schedules AND their scheduling policies. Are PT staff required to pick up any extras shift /schedule (some places state if you are a 32hr/biwk person, you must pick up 2-3 extra shifts per schedule if needed). Also, I would check and get...

Working with Dr's like that is what drove me out of OB. I like the work with pts, but got so tired of having to be the advocate for every pt and worrying about lawsuits d/t useless docs. (unfortunately, the admin of the facility won't back the nurs...

Hey, come on over and join the rest of us "bigmouths":D

As long as your school is accredited by NLN shouldn't have any problems sitting for boards in PA. I went to school in MD and took boards in PA - then you just filled out where you wanted to take boards at on the NCLEX application (of course that was...

Zee, Good luck and a little tip- read the question and BEFORE you read the answers, stop and think what your answer would be- then read the answers and pick the one closest to the one you've already thought of. This has gotten me through nursing sch...

To obtain sainthood by stretching my patience levels by being verbally abused by those for whom I am caring/ physicians/ family members/_________(fill in the blank)....

Sounds like a great place!! Thank them with a card and some home-made goodies!!! Also- do they have any openings???!!!

If you went the MD route, they do have the equivalent of travel nursing- they call it locum tenems. Basically, they fill in for short staffed facilities, due to whatever reason. Also, you'd have the advantage of not needing medical supervision. ...

If you don't like ACLS, don't choose PACU- most units require it, and you may find yourself using it more than you like. How about LTC?