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Hello fellow nurses - I have been a nurse now for almost 5 years, and I've seen quite a few codes. So I am wondering: what is the worst code you've seen/been involved in?

Hello fellow nurses - I have been a nurse now for almost 5 years, and I've seen quite a few codes. So I am wondering: what is the worst code you've seen/been involved in?

What do you think, fellow nurses? I have been a nurse for >5 years now, and I'm ready for a change. There is an assistant nurse mgr position open on m current floor, but I am not sure if I want to do this or proceed to ICU. I need to learn. I need...

I am so so sorry you are going through this - you are not at all overreacting. Please know we are all thinking of you - keep us updated. -- Hugs --

I have to set my clock for a time that "feels right". Strange, I know. . .

So I am looking at transferring to another unit at the hospital that will require working day/night. I currently work straight days. I did the swing shift deal when I first started nursing, but I had no kids at the time. (My kids now are 1 & 3) D...

The thing of it is that the day/night part of it will be a 70/30 mix. 70% of your preferred shift, and 30% of the less desired (nights). And I've been told that there are enough RNs there that like to work nights, that they will often trade. I trust ...

All of the time. There are days that I don't eat until 3 or 4pm, and even then it's just a snack.

I was the charge RN one weekend with a patient assignment and an orientee. As charge RN, I was helping out another RN by transferring her patient to another unit to initiate bipap (can't do it on our unit). This patient had some sort of bowel resecti...

This did indeed give me goosebumps - AMAZING.

All you cardiac/cath nurses who have the pleasure of pulling lines post cath (either in the cath lab or on the unit)...what is your worst experience while pulling a line? I have been on a cardiovascular unit x 7 months now and have done a few. Heard ...

90 miles round trip/50 min-1 hr (depending on parking/traffic)

Very ill, 50-some year old man, single, no children, few friends, unable to walk, many, many health strikes against him. This patient is VERY ill, and at one point was DNR. Since this admission, code status has been changed to full code. Patient refu...

I can relate to how you feel...I started my job in July as a new grad and hated it pretty much from the beginning. I too wanted to quit...I would cry before the shiftand contemplate calling in sick...I started looking around at other hospitals - even...

I work a day/night rotation, so I get to see both worlds of nursing. I hear day shifters complaining about night shifters, and visa versa. I just stand back and smile, because I know the world of both! I try to do my double checks and other "night sh...

Does this cost anything? Or do you need to become a member of the AACN?

I like the show - haven't missed an episode yet - but after the last couple I've stopped caring. They portray nurses as rude and short-tempered - what about those of us who care for their patients and go out of their way to make them comfortable? I f...

Depends on how specific you want to get on your experience. I went for Med-Surg and had a great time. Otherwise I would've gone for ICU (if it had been available..). Best of luck!

Hi all - Wondering if anyone here has worked as or knows another RN who has worked as a pharmaceutical rep. Any info on qualifications? Where to locate job opportunity info? I worked in a pharmacy for 7 years before graduating nursing school and miss...

Hi all - I graduated from school in May 05 and have been working on a very busy cardiac/thoracic unit since July 05. A couple of weeks ago it was like I had a revelation...I couldn't believe how comfortable I felt on my unit, and I felt as though I h...

Anyone else find themselves getting sick a lot when working night shift? This past week & a half I've had a cold and the stomach flu (which I'm finally getting over after 4 days...). Not to mention I get migranes much easier. I am struggling to f...

QUOTE: I changed shifts and worked 11p-7a and found that it was a completely different environment. Everyone was a TEAM. No one was ever alone, especially in a crisis situation. I have found the same to be true - the pm shift is hard on my body, bu...

Hi all - I'm hoping to get somegreat advice. I have my BSN degree and have been working in a large teaching hospital for 6 months. I am thinking of going back to school in the fall for my Master's, but am not really sure what I would do with the degr...

$77,000 in loans...never qualified for scholarships...I'll be paying for the next 30 years!

Hi all - I graduated from nursing school in May and began my position on a Med/Surg Cardiac/Thoracic unit 3 1/2 months ago. I enjoy it most days, but it is a difficult unit and very fast paced. Several other new nurses began at the same time I did, w...