Mini2544 ASN, RN

All the things everyone else said and ENLS.

100000000000% agree. Everyone is a victim in this society because of something someone else did. Its the guns fault, its the cars fault because I drank and drive, its the food faults that I am obese and have diabetes, its the drugs fault that now I h...

How many of those people who did the killings, are LEGAL gun owners?

This a very complex issue and the best solution will be a systemic and multi layered approach. I for sure don't have all the answers, but logically this is what we are looking at here. There have been school shootings for decades. This is not a ne...

I"ll answer that for you- Zero

Well... it depends. Generally the patients who have bleeds large enough for an EVD are intubated and sedated. Patients aren't usually sedated just for an EVD though, except for when they place it but to be truly sedated you have to be intubated so I ...

External ventricular drain. These are places by neuro surgery in the patients head, most are subdural or subgaleal level. They drain out excess fluid and blood from the ventricles and decrease ICP and also measure ICP. Lumbar and spinal drains are us...

If you go to a neuro ICU....always zero and level your EVD drain at the start of your shift! Also as far as drains go, ALWAYS clamp that bad boy when you are suctioning a patient and don't forget to clamp etc when you are moving them around in the b...

I am on a neuro ICU and we print q4 and if we get a new admission etc, or at least we try to. I honestly don't really see the point of printing that often though. Unless we have a change in rate/rhythm it seems like alot of redundant busy work. Pa...

I am against socialized medicine but what happened to that little boy was compassionate withdrawal. We should practice that more often with our own people.

First off, congrats on starting your own practice! My opinion is that 20$ is a bit low... I would do my very best if I was you to try to bump that up to at least 25$. Even without benefits, you will find some takers. Maybe someone who is not the prim...

Yessssssss

Robbie- Can you let us all know what you think the definition of hospice is? What type of patient do you think is admitted into a hospice facility and why would they be a candidate for this type of service? I am just trying to gauge your understand...

Have you found out about your particular states safe harbor rules yet?

This story and some of the comments remind me of the statement "misery loves company." Yes sometimes nurses complain about patients or families...that is normal. I have been guilty of it to and I am not proud of that. However, it is not normal to s...

YES. YES. YES

During my clinical rotations, I saw quite a bit of this type of situation happening. Some nurses feel like they have enough experience where the safety checks don't apply to them. To top that off...one time as a student I had an instructor tell me I...

Wow I love this point of view. It verbalizes my thoughts exactly. I absolutely agree with you. The next question is; How to maintain our good survey scores (since we give them to everyone, even those who abuse our systems) and not attract individua...

Because people like to act like rude teenagers on this site. I guess it makes them feel important. I totally agree with your point BTW

People like that are vile and sad. I wouldn't even respond. I loved your story. Thank you for sharing. Honestly, there are quite a few users on this site that embarrass me to think they share the same profession as me, but others, like yourself, make...

I teeter on the edge of "people are going to do it anyways so let's keep them from clogging up our ERs, sounds like a decent idea" to This is ridiculous, it provides no real accountability or change for the problem and I despise anyone who thinks thi...

I am not sure exactly what circumstances these "new" protections will provide exemption for but as usual, the ACLU is putting words and actions in people's mouth. I don't think this applies to life saving procedures for a patient. However, if someone...

HI There, I think you could sit for boards just fine, but the question would be as to which nursing school would accept you. There also may be an issue with your clinical sites and your background. Then on top of that, getting hired at a hospital w...

I am so so sorry for you and your family. I can't imagine how you're feeling. I wish the best for your mom and family and I hope things work out for the best.