kcolli45

Hello all! I am a new grad nurse currently working full time on an ortho/med/surg/tele unit. My magical "first year of nursing" is coming up here in July and I have been looking into getting a PRN position. I absolutely love my job and co-workers, but I do not feel challenged by my current position and am afraid that I am losing some of the valuable skills and knowledge that I learned in school. I am hoping to get a PRN position at one of the local ERs/ICUs around me. These areas of nursing have always been my passion and I would be looking to work at least one 12 hour shift per week. My only concern is that I know that PRN nurses are not always greeted with enthusiasm as they are seen as being lesser or not knowing as much as the full time nurses. What are your attitudes towards PRN nurses? Do you see them as helpful or a hindrance?

Hello all, So I am working on my medication sheets for nursing school and I came across a medication that was prescribed to my patient and I can't figure out exactly why. The medication is Quetiapine (seroquel) 12.5 mg PRN (q6h). He has a history of alzheimers and insomnia and I can't figure out if this med as been prescribed to help with the alzheimers or the insomnia. If it is for insomnia then why is it allowed for every 6 hours instead of just once a day? Thank you for your help!

My work is being critiqued by an instructor. This was an actual patient that I had last week and had to come up with a plan of care to turn in this week. His mental status was not altered as I did a neuro assessment and he was also A&O x 4.

Hello all, I am working on my nursing diagnoses for a patient that I had. One of my diagnoses is risk for falls. Although, I am not sure what to put for my related to statement. The patient was kind of all over the place with pneumonia, a possible UTI due to a foley catheter and a COPD exacerbation along with an extensive medical history. So, for my related to statement I was going to put "risk for falls related to physiologic state" He had a foley catheter, he was connected to oxygen, needed assistance of one plus the use of a walker to ambulate and had a rather low BP (92/62). So again I am not exactly sure what would be acceptable for me to put as my related to statement since it is related to so many things. Any suggestions would help. Thank you!

I currently have an MDF acoustica stethoscope and I am not too sure about it. I was thinking about buying the Littman Classic II. I wanted to get some of your opinions before I dropped the money on a new stethoscope. What are you opinions? Should I switch to the Littman or is it not much better than an MDF? Much appreciated!

I am a nursing student and need some help with picking out a stethoscope. I know that I can't afford anything too expensive but I would really like to have a stethoscope that will help me to hear noises clearly . Does anyone have any suggestions for a stethoscope that is not too pricey and is good quality? I am very nervous about not being able to do my work properly.