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  1. NP replacing RNs in ER?

    thenightnurse456 replied to Matt8700's topic in Emergency

    It sounds like it works in theory, however the cost of paying a staff full of NPs garuntees this would never

  2. do you drink coffee during your shift?

    thenightnurse456 replied to aname's topic in General Nursing

    I used to drink coffee like a Gilmore girl. Now I drink green tea and I feel I shouldn't be able to call myself a nurse.

  3. ICU pay differential?

    thenightnurse456 replied to Mr. Murse's topic in Critical Care

    I've worked the floor and ICU. To say I should get paid more as an ICU nurse implies that I work harder/do more then when I worked the floor. Which is a complete lie and devalues the work of all floor...

  4. Help! I look young!

    thenightnurse456 replied to hella_RN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I didn't mean any kind of offence, and I'm sure you are a great nurse, and congratulations on achieving your BSN. Basically my post was to inspire you to take those comments you get at work with a...

  5. Help! I look young!

    thenightnurse456 replied to hella_RN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

  6. Help! I look young!

    thenightnurse456 replied to hella_RN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    This type of thread is sad. People are so obsessed with age and how they look and are perceived. I don't let any comments from patients/staff phase me. I'm there to do a job, not look a certain way to...

  7. This can't be safe at all

    thenightnurse456 replied to theradiantforce's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Like others have said, take the NICU job. This "rehab" facility is a lawsuit waiting to happen. Guard your license! Why are patients' on vents in rehab? Is this common in

  8. Embracing Night Shift

    thenightnurse456 replied to BSNbeauty's topic in General Nursing

    Nothing beats night shift. The teamwork The different kind of busy to day shift busy Less if any visitors at all The

  9. Nursing outside of the United States!

    thenightnurse456 replied to csistudent37's topic in International Nursing

    Lol I read it wrong, I didn't see the "less fortunate" part of the post. I thought was another person wanting to work in a foreign country. And I am Australian... Apologies

  10. Nursing outside of the United States!

    thenightnurse456 replied to csistudent37's topic in International Nursing

    I would have suggested Australia, but I think AHPRA a only accepts bachelors degrees

  11. What to expect? Oncology PCU

    thenightnurse456 replied to NewONCnursey's topic in Oncology

    I didn't want to scare you at all, I just wanted to let you know what it's going to be like. Good luck with

  12. What to expect? Oncology PCU

    thenightnurse456 replied to NewONCnursey's topic in Oncology

    1:5 in PCU is crazy, let alone oncology. Expect a tonne of iv antibiotics, blood product transfusions and infusions. PICCS, POCS, CVADS. A lot of isolation patients. Patients can go south very fast...

  13. New ICU nurse!

    thenightnurse456 replied to Julesmama28's topic in MICU, SICU

    Hey! SICU is great because you get very critical patients, but often times they can have predictable outcomes as they progress post op. And it's often a much faster turn over then MICU. Ie after 24...

  14. New ICU nurse!

    thenightnurse456 replied to Julesmama28's topic in MICU, SICU

    Congrats to you! What an amazing achievement, your family must be so proud. What type of ICU? MICU? SICU? Or a specialty like CTICU? Or general? I would enquire what types of patients your unit...

  15. First Med Error... Learned Big Lesson

    thenightnurse456 replied to NurseyNursington's topic in First Year After Licensure

    This is exactly the issue I brought up in a thread where the nurse was talking about how her floor had stopped letting the techs do vitals, and how stressed the nurses were about having to now do "the...

  16. A VERY frustrated nurse

    thenightnurse456 replied to RNnewbie2014's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Even though I understand your frustration and the pressures your facing as a new RN, I can also see the concerns from management when one staff member is frequently staying behind 4 hours late. And I...

  17. Which NP specialties make the most money?

    thenightnurse456 replied to 3**835Y's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Wouldn't it vary state by

  18. Medication Error - 53 is this for me

    thenightnurse456 replied to Mindfulone1's topic in Patient Medications

    Just to clarify: was it a different type of insulin? Ie: did you give a long acting when they were due for a rapid acting? Or was it the same type of insulin that you just drew out from another...

  19. Switching to health science

    thenightnurse456 replied to sabrina17's topic in General Students

    If you want to be a nurse, just push through and finish the program your in. Are you willing to risk doing a health science degree (no jobs) then go for your BSN and hate it too? Nursing school isn't...

  20. Is change a BAD thing? (MS nurses doing vitals)

    thenightnurse456 replied to ClaraRedheart's topic in Medical-Surgical

    In my country nurses always do their own vitals and ADLs. A nursing assistant was more used to... assist with patients who needed more then one nurse to transfer/bath etc. My question is, if your...

  21. Which nursing specialty has the most autonomy/independence? Apart from nursing practioner

    thenightnurse456 replied to Zyrv's topic in Nurses Rock

    At the start, ICU is stressful and overwhelming, much like when a new nurse starts in any specialty. But ICU is definitely my favourite

  22. Bullied by Clinical Instructor

    thenightnurse456 replied to dorkiexcici's topic in General Students

    Hang in there! You can do

  23. Bullied by Clinical Instructor

    thenightnurse456 replied to dorkiexcici's topic in General Students

    I have had this exact experience! During my entire nursing training in school I had nothing but a positive experience. Decent grades and fantastic clinical experiences. I thought I was ready to be a...

  24. What does your Head to Toe really consist of?

    thenightnurse456 replied to mykg's topic in General Nursing

    I would do what your instructor says, after all, they are the ones marking your performance, not the floor nurse. A lot of nurses cut corners to save time. Don't be that nurse. You'll become faster...

  25. Anatomy of a Code

    thenightnurse456 replied to Lynda Lampert, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Very interesting! And of course IV morphine will work faster then subcutaneous. Meaning the customer is satisfied in a timely manner and less likely to complain in the survey.