poopylala BSN, RN

My scrubs don't have an upper chest pocket so when I begin clinicals for my BSN, I'm not sure where I wear my ID badge. I've seen some scrubs that have some kind of little extra piece of material or a small cord that is meant especially for an ID bad...

If you pick up one overtime shift per pay period where I work, it's worth it financially. Anything more than that and it gets eaten up in taxes. If you pick up extra hours somewhere else, you don't get it taken out in taxes then but it may put you in...

nursing experience means literally experience as an RN, LVN, LPN but not an NA.

I have no words other than I am in the same boat as you, just newer in the journey. Bad back due to psoriatic spondylitis and lupus, looking for next step to leave bedside in a year or two. As for why the change, you could say you're looking to explo...

On any given day, what are the responsibilities you have as nurse manager or clinical director? I think management sounds fascinating and the 30+ year career nurses in my unit say they see me in management or as a director down the road, so I thought...

Hi there, The nurses on my unit were discussing the current nursing world issues and one that came up was the shortage of nurses. I know a lot of that has to do with limited number of spots in nursing schools due to limited number of nursing faculty....

I've had several! In one, I neglected to give any medications from 0300 to end of shift because I didn't feel like it and I charted it as such In one I had yesterday, I made an error at work and my dad had to follow me around to sign (like in grade ...

I'm going to PM you about this

It's listed that I work at Hogwarts as a nurse lol I work in the burn unit and we have a lot of long term patients since we are mixed acuity and get to see our ICU patients downgrade to floor and eventually either rehab inpatient or discharged home. ...

During my community clinical rotation in school, I was at an elementary school and was so surprised at the number of FIFTH GRADERS who would wet their pants because they didn't feel like raising their hands to go to the restroom... And the parents wo...

You can definitely do community college and transfer. So many people do that and it's not necessarily better or worse. Just depends on the school and what you can afford :)

We do santyl, xeroform, and wet to dry dressing over that

If you pass it on in report, it should be only for the safety of nearby pedi patients or underage visitors. But when you say online, do you mean on the MAR? Or do you mean the other nurse googled the patient? That's a difference that is important to ...

What the actual ****.. No! This is a patient, former or otherwise, and that is a very unique position to be in. They trust in you to care for them and you are supposed to be the one responsible for them. They are in a vulnerable position and should a...

^^ I second that. I am a perfectionist and the ICU has been great for me because I can really focus on details with my patient and I start early for getting my supplies restocked in my room and setting it up for the day nurse if I can. There have bee...

1) Not every nurse is naturally drawn to science. We tend to be drawn to caring. The science comes in to play when you're understanding the how's and why's of what's going on with the patient. It's important to understand anatomy, physiology, basic m...

Hermann laid off 350 non clinical employees. MD Anderson did the same thing and had a hiring freeze for RNs recently. Methodist, I don't know much about regarding their retention but they are a great company except really cater to customer service (n...

I PMed you with info and the enrollments guide for Hermann :)

I notice that most nurses now are younger rather than older (less than 35 years old). Where have all the older nurses gone? Do they tend to work in certain units at your hospital or work in clinics?

Where you work, who takes care of wound care? I just did a clinical shift and the physical therapists did it as they didn't employ wound nurses. Also, where you work, who drains a patient's abscess?

First off, I definitely do not think 35+ is "old" lol I'm not far behind in age myself. I drew a line at 35 to be the equatorial line in age groups. I see and have met mostly under 35 yo nurses in the other hospitals I worked in or did clinicals in. ...

Texas a medical center in Houston but really all the hospitals I did clinicals in around Houston had younger nurses. Mostly saw 23-35 year olds if even

1. How long have you been a nurse? 10 months! 2. What factors lead you to choose nursing as a career? I was pre-med and didn't feel the passion. Friends recommended nursing school but I thought all nurses did was take vital sig...

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I received this NetCE for Texas Nurses catalog in the mail and I was curious if it really does meet the TX BON guidelines for CEUs as I can't clearly find any info online. If you can answer this, then thanks in advance!