sharann BSN, RN

So Sorry to dissapoint you, but this is poor treatment, especially when they have been hounding me to go to full-time status. I don't give a hoot is they have been there longer. What makes you think she will outlast me, I was in my last posistion for...

There are know it all's in all areas. You can usually find them quickly as you know!

I didn't say the language was Tagalog. I don't care what language it is btw. We have nurses who speak English, Spanish, Farsi, Russian, Tagalog, Korean..... I believe that they should be more conscious of how they are acting. They NEVER do this in fr...

Exactly! You will have many things thrown at you but not like this piddly stuff. Good luck!

Break it down. IF you have 1000cc's to sart with...take the rate per hour which is 150cc's/hr. Then figure out with basic math what 150 X 6 is (it is 900cc's right?) So you really are being asked to multiply right now. The decreased rate part is to t...

I am guessing you are talking about PACU maybe?

Brett, I also work PACU and have given it IM. The problem we had was that the dose was written for 3mg no matter how old the patient, their drug history or their weight. A 90 yr old little lady who never takes anything stronger than tea, who weighs ...

Viva' America! This is yucky and a big no no. Report them yourself if needed.

That is very interesting. Do you really think they are doing subliminal stuff there? I think you are correct. All I know is WE ARE COMMITTED TO VERY GOOD CARE at that radiology dept!!!

When we say "Take that patient down" we mean to unhook their monitors and ready them for transport. In the ER or Psych that means something else altogether!

As if nurses do not already do enough and have enough liablity you want us to intubate as well? Well, of course flight nurses should but in the hospital I would go with the physicians and in some places Respiratory therapist who do it every dingle da...

Thanks. I bet we have them too written somewhere so when something goes wrong we can be accused of not following policy. I will check into it. Would a GI lab or Cath lab nurse work alone during or after a procedure? They always seem to be in pairs ri...

20 people read this but no opinions? I don't believe it. Nurses ALWAYS have opinions:coollook:

No idea, I took the other one, the CPAN and it was more of curriculum stuff. Don't they have a specific one for CAPA? Maybe email ASPAN. Good luck studying!

I know the answer but I still had to ask. I just left an 8 year postion for a new one in a new inpatient/SDS phase I PACU. I like it alot, but I a so tired mentally more than physically from all the new learning! I forgot how hard it is to be new. Th...

Thanks. Today was not the day that it gets easier though! for every one time I entered an order in the computer correctly I didn't enter 5 correctly, sigh. Well, a year is only 50 weeks away!

"...And a partridge in a pear tree.." Yikes, meticulous hand hygiene everyone:bugeyes:

We never overreact when it is our child. Hope it works out. I hope venting helps you. If you suspect a physician of abusing a substance then there is a place to report this to(outside of the hospital). You sound like a great mom!

A good employer is a rare find in this profession, and I concur with the above posters who said you have to look at more than just the money. IF you can get by well as you are now, then stay where you are. If you really are ready to get back in and j...

Thanks Dianah! Even though I went from PACU to PACU I am still amazed at the differences and the amount to absorb. I feel like a sponge that got rung out at the end of the day! I will look forward to each milestone.

I don't think giving advice of prayer is appropriate here either. I looked it up in the PDR and God is not init as a remedy for insomnia. I am not against praying but come on, this poster has a real and difficult problem. Sometimes drugs are needed, ...

http://www.edwards.com/products/pacatheters/catheterizationtechniques.htm I found this video very good! Took a bit of internet searching though. Hope the link works for you.

I am not an ICU nurse but as a nurse with inflamm. bowel disease I was shocked by the amount of fluid ordered and the time for "retention". I cannot imagine having that much saline instilled and retained, for more than a minute or two if that! This s...

Well, good luck. It sounds like you are more interested in being called "doctor" than nurse. I hope you are able to see that DNP and MD are completely different types of practice. You need quite a bit of nursing expeience to be a NP of any kind. I th...

When my dad had chemo they gave IVPB Zofran 32mg, over 15-30 minutes