violet87 BSN, RN

Something to also take out of this is the importance of monitoring chest tube output. I always check charting and notes to see how much has been normal in terms of drainage amount, and make sure that I'm getting relatively similar amounts throu...

Hey everyone, just thought I'd make an educational thread about how everyone is handling taking care of their covid patients in the hospital for some shared knowledge. What are some tips you have on getting and staying as ahead of the game as po...

We currently have over 70 covid patients in my hospital, and had about 180 at the height of the first wave. Some covid units are opened from empty floors and staffed entirely with floats who are pulled from various other floors each shift, and other ...

I also have to wear a papr because I failed fit testing with every mask. Occasionally I turn off the machine before removing the hood and forget that I'm essentially suffocating myself. It's also difficult to breathe in the hood when the hose is...

The Nurse Educator on my unit is graduating with his NP in a year and a half and is leaving the hospital. I want to know what I can do in that time to increase my chances of being able to take his place when he leaves. This is a rather new idea ...

I have to say, nothing I did or saw in clinical was really anything like actually being on the job. In clinical, we hardly got time with patients, barely gave meds, and didn't do anything like start IVs or do Foleys. It was all thought process and ca...

I think that my whole idea is to not put all of my eggs in one basket. Going for my MSN in education would be doing just that since I understand my chances of getting the job are small (however, not impossible or I wouldn't even think of it). I ...

It's not that I don't want to advance my education, it's that I don't want to be going backwards if I don't get the position. I wouldn't even have the degree by the time the position is available. Also, there are no burn nurses with their MSN. We all...

Thank you for your replies. Esp the parts about following and helping the current educator, and getting into any soft leadership roles that I can within my hospital. I'm especially looking for ways to combat the fact that I will have just under ...

I'm sorry if this has been asked before. I tried shuffling through past posts and didn't see anything for the last couple years but maybe missed something. I'm having conflict with what I should do as I'm currently at a cross roads and looking for ad...

Thank you I really appreciate your response. It made a lot of sense and was very helpful. I'm going to ask a lot of questions at the interview to assess the true acuity of patients and what I would be working with.

Thank you all for your advice. Any one with additional advice is still welcome to comment! I'm going to attend the interview next week and weigh my pros and cons after getting more information about the facility and patients

Question for my fellow nurses during this scary time.. I work in New York (outside the city) where we're being hit pretty hard. My hospital has over 350 patients with suspected and confirmed covid. I'm ICU trained so they have me floating to any ICU ...

I'm currently in my first semester of nursing school and today was my last clinical day. I've seen and done a lot already, and I'm feeling great about the experiences I've had so far, except about what happened today which made me a bit concerned. I ...

HouTX, Thank you so much for your response. I feel a little silly for not having known that about the vasovagal response, but I did a little extra research after reading your post and now I'll never forget it! And thank you for the great advice. You'...

I had a bagel and a cup of orange juice about an hour before the incident, so it couldn't be related to blood sugar. Would have been my first thought too if someone was telling me this happened to them.

I currently work as a direct care counselor at a group home and pass meds every day after only taking a short class. It's scary to see the kinds of people they let do this. So hearing about a CNA passing meds isn't shocking. At least they were commit...

Creepy eye opener as a young first semester nursing student

I just took my vitals skills test last week and I was soo nervous because I couldn't hear the sounds very well. Two things helped me a great deal: Buying a good stethoscope (not the $20 school bookstore one), and making sure the bell was not spun ar...