SFCardiacRN

We use the PIXIS scrub dispensing system. It works great. Our scrub losses were 100k yearly before this system (mostly due to surgical residents and other departments "borrowing"). It has a camera system for returning scrubs. Each person can have two...

Before I found Allnurses.com, I would have told you it is crazy to do the LVN to RN route. Several threads have addressed this issue (do a search) and there are some pretty good arguments for this approach. Good luck!

Our charge RN and E1 anesthesiologist will not allow an ICU case to start until a bed (read RN!) is available. Usually, the surgeon/resident will just transfer an ICU pt. to TCU. There are enough emergencies and unexpected cases needing ICU without s...

Anyone can sue. Winning is another matter. Based on the facts of this probably fictitious ethical dilemma, the hospital did no tort.

It is rare to be able to contrast management styles/personalities when looking for employment. It is your direct manager that will have a lot to do with how satisfactory your job will be. If you have found a "terrific, staff oriented manager", you sh...

Sounds like one thing less for you to worry about if someone else has the roster. And you can always keep a copy. I would apologize. IMHO

These kinds of things happen slowly and in baby steps, but they do happen. We now have the technology, through the Da Vinci robotic arm, for surgeons to operate remotely. It is not unconceivable that even major surgery will be performed by specially ...

I too would look for a more stable environment. Permanent rotating shifts tell me this employer is having a lot of problems.

There was a time when only MD's could take blood pressures. It was not that long ago when only MD's ran perfusion machines. As medical technology advances and nursing education advances, the skill sets for both nurses and doctors changes. The OP make...

I like the constantly changing technology of the OR but I must say I am greatly impressed with the knowledge base of cardiac ICU nurses. Oh, and don't forget the variety of ER and the Independence of home health nursing. And the challenges of telepho...

It is hard to diagnose abdominal pain. Concentrate on the other symptoms and let us know where you are heading. Then I'll help. Nursing is about learning critical thinking and case studies are how you learn it.

I consider "taking care of the family" as part of patient care. Sometimes limits have to be set and sometimes the families can be unruly. Usually these families have had a bad experience with another nurse but can be put at ease by being professional...

Try PACU.

Pacu.

If you take the advice from above you should dust off your resume at the same time. IMHO

I quit taking call because of elective procedures being performed at the surgeons convenience. Fortunately, we have a few "call hogs" willing to take it all.

Not only can but should be. Holistic nursing is treating the whole patient not just the disease. A good med/surg nurse is part psych nurse also.

The only patient controlled ORAL analgesic I'm aware of is the call light!

As a student I was very impressed with the skills of the psych nurses. They exhibited highly specialized qualities that are the essence of nursing. The most cohesive teamwork I have ever seen was the safe "takedown" by psych nurses. Not a word was sp...

What is CP?

Critical thinking is SOOOO difficult. In the beginning, it is like trying to see the picture when the puzzle is only half finished. Open discussion of case studies helped me the most.

No one system is going to work for all students. A varied approach is best. Some teachers will clap their hands or speak louder about information likely to be on a test. And don't forget that these students are adults that have a responsibility to st...

I buy my shoes a 1/2 size larger, use water filled insoles and two pair of socks. My feet never hurt. But then I'm a guy so "big feet" aren't a problem:)

At first glance, it seems silly to label preps. We have special prep kits and all that. Though my hospital doesn't require it and I am not doing it, Marie may be right on this! As Eric mentioned, a patient died from a chlorhexadine injection and it h...

BAD Doctor...no bagel! My hospital has just put together an emergency response team for non-code situations. I think it is a great idea. It should keep situations from getting worse and can be a great backup for nurses that question wacky orders.