petulip in Alabama

What does everyone think about across the board raises?? Do you think the area hospitals secretly get together to limit them??? Seems like everytime they give one, other facilities also get them...we just recieved a whole 1.25 more an hour.."for staf...

I would definitely develop a strong sense of family with your Neuro docs first..get thier input and preferences. I am a staff nurse in Neuro ICU..we have flowsheets designed by our docs..that they depend on and love. Standard orders for each Neuro gr...

nipple twisting??? hee hee I prefer the nailbed pressure technique..I have seen too many bruises with the trap squeeze and some who don't respond to the sternal rub but will sure enough withdrawl from nailbed pressure!!!

Kim, I was a unit secretary in an ICU when I was attending Nursing school...and as graduation approached, I was being pressured to go right into ICU..I graduated at the top of my class...and so I had no qualms about the challenges..but like you I wa...

not sure about your question..but will ask if your docs are using Cerebyx IV instead of Dilantin?????this med is supposed to help avoid those reactions from what I understand..they even do a Dilantin level to check on the level of Cerebyx...I know it...

I work in Neuro ICU..newbie really...10 yr experience..1 yr Neuro...but my understanding is that the side effects of Coumadin and Heparin are what they are looking at...Nowadays, it seems the favorite SQ is Lovenox,not Heparin even for post-op/post C...

it is a small wonder I do not see cat claws across my screen between Natalie and KDay...this is a never ending issue in nursing and one which brings out our frustrations to the forefront!!!!First of all the pt comes first...and she did. the poor tran...

I say GO FOR IT!!!! I was 28 when I decided to be a nurse...and thought on my first day I would be the oldest fool there...unitl I met a 52 yr old grandma!!!!You are NEVER too old....and by the way..one of the best RN's I have ever worked with...was ...

Okay, you're in school..getting a BSN--which by the way will be an asset I think in the years to come...my advice??? Study hard..do your first year strictly on a med surg floor for experience,never stop learning once you become a nurse, and always lo...

WOW!!!! what an insight to our profession!!! I am blown away by the low scales across the country...NURSES UNITE!!!!!....I work at a 465 bed hospital. I work on a Neuro ICU..I make 16.83 days...they just gave us 1.25 across the board..for retention....

yes, it does indeed sound like the intiation process has begun for you...I have been a nurse 10 years...and with each new area I went into, I found the very same thing. The new one gets the worst pts.,the worst schedule, and seems to be the hot topic...

Wait until you finally graduate...then you will worry about needle sticks,AIDS,Hepatitis,TB....I think it is only natural...but it will pass..it is just part of adjusting to being a nurse in public healthcare.Believe me, we all at one time or another...

I bought my Littman for 40--go to the uniform store that gives discounts..usually one that has payroll deduction lined up with your employer is best - a Littman is a Littman..only if you plan to go to medical school do you really need a super duper o...

awww c'mon everybody...when the good doctor said"good lady" he was just in a good mood. that is the problem with some of us...we get all bent out of shape if RESPECT isn't in every communication with ' the other side' ...heads up you all, it is not ...

Dear Friend, As a former Yankee myself(I am steeped in the South for 20 years now) I can understand how the challenges and changes of being new to the South can have you turned upside down...in addition I'd like to say to you--- Wow !! a few thing...

first I want to say to you VISTARIL!!!!! I had a severe itching/rsh that no one could figure out. I went to an allergist who did 500.00 worth of tests...and all he told me was that I was allergic to nothing and I had a form of CHRONIC ANGIOEDEMA...h...

welcome !!!! I am an RN with 10 years of experience...and I think you would be an asset to any hospital in this critical time!!! First call the nearest American Red Cross and ask to get into a CPR class...then go to local nursing homes and hospitals ...

you do not say whether you are a CNA,or nurse...but the best rule of thumb is to go by the accu check manual...there are alot of school of thoughts out there...but realize that this pt is in a hospital full of germs...and nosocomial infections are a ...

try to log on to American Journal of Nursing and review articles..I think they recently did one. On a personal note...I work 12 hour shifts...and sometimes I wonder HOW beneficial it is. You get up before the sun rises and go home after dusk...you lo...

try to tap the net on the Board of Nursing in your state...or call and get a current copy of scope of practice...also why not get input from the real world from nurses you know and give examples of standards and scope of practice??? good luck !!!

first..DON"T QUIT !!!! you are re-learning nursing...and a mere 6 months into it you want to give up??? yes, the enviornment appears full of toxic people..and the workload is typical in today's shortage..and the stress of being the only provider on t...

well, being a nurse for 10 years, I can reassure you this is not the last time you will have the troublemaker in your midst. ..no matter where you work, you will always deal with that sort. I think the big question for you as an individual nurse is. ...