ArtClassRN ADN, RN

I think this "Who are we to judge?" approach is killing people. It is our responsibility to judge. It is our responsibility to NOT help people kill themselves. The caregivers who refused to make exotic diagnoses, or to place unneeded ports, PEG tub...

Hello, First, Ehlers-Danlos is a real disease that afflicts people in various ways. However, I have recently noticed a huge upswing in patients being admitted with the EDS hypermobility type. These patients share very specific traits: Chronically i...

Following following up on this, the person known as Chronically Jaquie died yesterday. While she certainly had chronic illness, I don't think that's what killed her. I think her caregivers helped her kill herself. I don't know if I'm just noticing ...

Not very often, but quite a few of them lately in a row with frighteningly common traits.

I ask them why they are refusing or objecting. I consider the patient's goals, the reasons for the objection, and which of their requests I can grant and those I will not. I try to calmly explain what I am going to do or not do in response to their...

"Dropped pill" means the floor.

There are many ways to advocate for your patient. In this case, consulting with more experienced nurses would have helped you a great deal. Because they might have said, "If the patient is asymptomatic, don't call the MD - because what do you want...

I think the real problem here is that leadership at your place of employment is a bunch of idiots. That being said, you should not lie to your idiot employer.

Whatever it looks like, it would sure as hell be better than not having any insurance at all.

My Daddy used to day, "Sure, I'll have another drink..." So not much coming from that end. My mommy's policy is that the last check she writes is sure as crap gonna bounce. So that's zero to me and my siblings. My step-mommy, on the other hand,...

Well, often that's kinda how you get good at it.

Nope.

Yes. I like nursing.

When I was doing my peds rotation, the RN supervisor said, "I worked for a hospital as a maintenance man. I never thought I could be a nurse and deal with poop, pee, and blood. Then I had 2 kids and found out that I could deal with it. I cut the ho...

Do you have any experience (as an assistant) doing direct care for patients in the environments you are applying? Along with demand where you are applying this makes a big difference. I passed the boards on a Tuesday and was offered a position that...

Never did anything a little narcan didn't take care of.

I can redo it. Every day I can choose a different career. I don't want to, so I don't.

Baby nurses are in orientation or just off orientation. I was a baby nurse when I was 44 years old

Based on the information you gave and your outlook going into the change, you are going to do great!

There is no reason to give a kid 500 mcg of fentanyl.

Ignore it. Don't participate in the parts of the culture you don't like. You'll be fine. In fact I find that nurses that hang on tightly to that "nurses are special" stuff tend to be the most dissatisfied. Because for some, no matter how many acco...

Study the Chain of Infection.

I have a pretty quick trigger for pushing conflicts like this to management. That's what they get paid for. Many CNAs simply have no respect for RNs and will act as insubordinate as they can. I don't waste my time with them. If management is fine...

I'm going to guess that there IS a textbook for the course, but you opted to not buy it? If this is the case, go buy the textbook.

No! Change of scenery sorely needed after a few years.