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I remember being told many years ago that the word "appears" should never be found in a patient note. State the facts. Rather than saying appears to be comfortable, state the facts, i.e.: resting in bed, eyes closed, reading, no facial grimacing etc....

Honestly, you don't even know what you don't know precisely

We have had BSN entry to practice for some time now and I agree it is a ploy to move the RN away from the bedside and have less expensive RPN"s /LPN's replace us.

It is back=breaking work most definitely. I hurt my back at work over a year ago, I am about the same age as the OP, I was given such a hard time by the hospital. I found it rather ironic that when they filled out their part of the worker's compensat...

LOL---Most definitely. You would never do compressions on someone who is talking to you.

I was taught to not drain more than 900 ml to prevent shock.

I work in a hospital in Ontario, Canada. Most hospitals here are under the Ontario Nurses Association union. A nurse at top of pay scale makes about $44.00/hour. Of course there are shift premiums, can't remember exactly what they are at the moment. ...

The scope of practice of the RPN has increased quite a bit in the last few years. I was an RPN before becoming RN and we did not give meds, hang blood, start IV's . They have now been doing this for a few years. Some were very ill-prepared to do so b...

As a person who has lost a loved one, due in part to nurses who were unable to recognize and intervene a serious event. I most definitely will not have any of my loved ones looked after again by poorly prepared nursing staff. I will demand someone wi...

The scope of practice of the RPN has increased quite a bit in the last few years. I was an RPN before becoming RN and we did not give meds, hang blood, start IV's . They have now been doing this for a few years. Some were very ill-prepared to do so b...

I transferred to ICU about 6 months ago after working med-surg for 13+ years. One of the reasons I want to go back to med-surg is the "I'm an ICU nurse" attitude that I see so much of. The love of being able to say I'm an ICU nurse is what seems to d...

The staff nurses don't walk out. Management is walked out to their car by security. They come in to work and at some point are called to a meeting where upper management is waiting with security. They are then taken to their office to get purse, coat...

I live in Ontario Canada and here a BSN has been required since 2005. All diploma programs were stopped shortly before then. We never had ADN. I do not have a BSN and have absolutely no interest in getting it. Like the previous post said why would I ...

In my hospital most that have left nursing and gone into management are walked out after a few years. I don't know what it is like there. Upper management wants things done that go against most nurse-minded individuals and you need to be quite ruthle...

I know all about the ego quirks. I get along with everyone just fine and I can do my job perfectly well. I just can't tolerate the way some behave and the attitude they have towards nurses in other areas. There are some that don't feel superior to ot...

I transferred to ICU after 10 years as an RN on the floor and was an RPN for 3 years before that on the same floor. This is my second career. I am most likely going back to the floor as soon as an opening becomes available. The "princess" mentality ...

If you are unionized make sure you have a union rep in the meeting.

In my area having a BSN is not a factor when the job is staff nurse. Since, I think, 2005 all nursing programs are BSN but for a hospital job here the requirement is RN, regardless of anything else. Management and some other positions may require a d...

I don't know if you are wasting your time. Anything is better than nothing I think. I also think that no matter what type of nursing you do at first it can be overwhelming. I have seen many overwhelmed new grads in many different settings with varied...

I became an RPN while working fulltime weekends. I went to school part-time a few nights a week. Clinical was difficult as it was every other weekend, and then I just didn't sleep much if at all. Luckily my fulltime job was nights and I was allowed t...

When i worked on the floor and we sent patients to the hemo unit for dialysis we sent all their meds with them. Most of the time they would come back with their meds not given. They would not give them their meals and if incontinent, were never clean...

I went from medical to ICU after 10 years of being an RN and I can honestly say that you will not be any more appreciated or any less worked there. I have found some new grads want to work in ICU because they feel there is some prestige associated wi...

The CNO requires a BScn for all nurses working in Ontario if you have graduated since 2005.

We are like a bunch of abused housewives and lets face it if nursing were historically a mans job this would not be tolerated.

I have worked nights for over 25 years. I look at it no differently than if I were working days. On days I would have been up and gone before my children were even out of bed and returning home when there would only be a couple of hours to spend with...