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Hi! I an a new-ish grad working on a medical telemetry unit. A 32 bed unit. We are specifically a heart failure floor, but we deal with a lot of other diseases as well. Afib, gi bleeders, even detox patients. We really can get anything. Our patients ...

On a typical shift with 6, if I'm fortunate I have one walkie talkie. Most of my patients are upx1-2, or cocompletely immobile and are q2 turns. And of course almost every one of them are on iv lasix. Throw in 2 confused patients and that's a typical...

What qualities do you think would make a good OR nurse?

What are some signs of an ill managed OR? For example, what questions can I ask in the interview phase, that will alarm me to run far away because the place is unsafe?

How convenient I stumbled upon this post just as I was thinking of getting into OR! I'm a new nurse, with six months of tele experience and I'm seriously thinking of getting off my floor. I switch between wanting to do ER and OR. I know I really love...

Hi! I'm a new grad working on a medical telemetry floor. I was hired basically on the spot and I've come to realize that it's because most of our staff on nights have about a year of experience or less. Very high turnover rate. And most of our staff ...

Thanks for replying! I figured a year is the go to number. I was going to try and stick it out for a year. It's going to be the longest year of my life! It wouldn't be so bad if we had more resource and more experienced staff. I'm really new, and whe...

Hello! I am new to this forum and this is my first post! I am a nurse tech in an L&D unit and I work specifically in the ER triage area of the unit. I am a senior nursing student and I graduate in December. There may be a full time position openi...