1,2. LPN 20 years RN 3 years 3. VA 4. Never 5. none 6. choose my own conventional shifts, but would like the option of being more creative(11A-7P) 7. My "supervisor" is a staffing coordinator! 8. Yes...
I, too, have decided to give traveling nursing a whirl. I found a great bulletin board for traveling nurses at delphi.com/travelnurses I have learned so much from reading the posts. I'm planning...
Catskillrn, A pressure ulcer that is healing or has healed over all the way should still be considered at the stage of the original level of damage. For example, A stage III pressure ulcer over the...
According to the JCAHO website, their mission statement is as follows..."The mission of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations is to continuously improve the safety and...
FYI....I came across this site stats.bls.gov/oco/ocos083 The Occupational Handbook by the US Dept.of Labor/Bureau of Labor Statistics, which predicts the job market in the near future of all kinds of...
It's been great reading all the replies to my post. Thanks to all who responded. Those were the good old days! I also remember paraldehyde(YUK!) and how about collodion? I Remember When... we weren't...
Sismom,I just wanted to tell you that we all started out with high hopes, good attitudes, hope for our future in nursing, and a sense of doing something worthwhile in this world by becoming a nurse. I...
JillR, I sugar in the wound was for"nourishment" to the tissues and the oxygen mask was to deliver concentrated O2 to the tissues, which is basically why they use hyperbaric oxygen(HBO)chambers today...