scaredofshots

Yes there are a lot of crazy patients. No stay in the ER where you will have more experienced nurses there to help you. At a jail it is just you.

Some weeks are better than others. I work 3 12hr shifts 7P-7A after my last night I always feel cheated a day because I have to sleep then I will need to sleep that night also to get back on a day time schedule that only lasts 3 days

I agree with you. I work in the ER. We are also told to clock out for 30 minutes. Some nurses just hand over their badge to one nurse who clocks everyone out and the secretary keeps up with the time so she can clock those nurses back in. We hardly ever sit down during our 12 hr shift. I have clocked out 3 times in the last month for a "lunch break" and then forgot to clock back in because I had to run back out to check in EMS! What are they thinking????

You seem smart enough. Hey if you really don't care to make 15.00 per hour then save yourself some time and give those nurses out here some respect. Go apply at Mcdonalds!

the book (Test for sucess) nursing book helped me. good luck

Anyone else work in the ER where you have to scan your medications before giving to patient?

anyone else having to scan medications into meditech and document in T-system in the ER?

you are so right!! it does start at the top! same thing on the floor i work on. our nurse manager never has anything positive to say and our first shift secretary is the B from H and gets away with it! i try to just do my job and leave. its sad that we have to tolerate sorry people.

It is my care plan for myself: Here goes Nursing diagnosis: Hopelessness r/t prolonged activity restriction creating isolation, long-term stress, perception of demands that overwhelm personal resources. Outcomes: I will verbalize feelings, Make positive statements(e.g., "I can pass nursing school" or "I will study all the material for this exam and be prepared for the next test") ,Sleep appropriate length of time for my age and health needs, Initiate activity. Nursing Interventions: Monitor and document the potential for suicide. Assess for signs and symptoms of depression, and use humor as appropriate. Teaching:Teach the use of stress-reduction tecniques, relaxation, and imagery. Encourage family to express love, concern, and encouragement and allow to express and verbalize feelings.

i work med/surg with 34 beds. we have 5-6 pts per rn or lpn at night 7p-7a and sometimes during the day 7a-7p. on days we have 2 aids, night we have 1 aide. we do our own admissions and discharges. day shift has a free charge that assists with admits/discharges/orders/md calls/etc. night shift charge nurse takes pts. we never have 7 patients. we do computer charting and med scan.

GUYS get over yourself! When it comes to pushing that kid out do you think the mom cares who is in the room? And in most cases isn't the Doctor a male????

At our hospital the LPN's make what the pre RN student nurse makes and the student nurse is doing tech work, SO think about this do you really want to get a degree that won't pay you for what you do. ie: LPN's do the same thing as the RN's but get paid ten dollars less. Just something else to think about...

As a nursing student in preceptorship... I do not care to hear about your sex life, sex toys, or boyfriend. I find it very unprofessional to see you talking about your coworkers and I don't care to join your gosip group! I am here to learn and don't really care about you at all. I just want to learn what I can then get the heck out of here and try to study for my next exam.

Buy a good NCLEX book and learn how to take a test. After all school is all about passing boards and when your out you'll be trained on the job!

anyone else have ADD? I have been off of my medication I take Concerta and I have been so sleepy even if I get 7-8 hours of sleep at night but i still fall asleep during class and even tests!? Is this normal?? I am going to go see my dr next week Thanks. scaredofshots One more thing I have been drinking alot of coffee (3-4 cups+-)to stay awake during the day and I still fall asleep! Does anyone else have this problem or do I have a brain tumor?!?!?!?:smilecoffeeIlovecof

I live in Georgia and as far as I know we don't have any "Law" that says how many patients one RN/LPN can care for. I noticed that California has a law that the RN can only have 5 patients. What does your state law say about how many patients the RN/LPN can care for?

CHECK WITH YOUR LOCAL HOSPITALS HUMAN RESOURCE DEPARTMENT AND ASK TO SPEAK WITH THE NURSE RECRUITER SHE'LL BE ABLE TO TELL YOU IF THERE ARE ANY SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE FROM THE HOSPITAL. MOST LIKELY ALL YOU'LL HAVE TO DO IS AGREE TO WORK FOR THEM AFTER GRADUATION. GOOD LUCK:smilecoffeecup:

This is super great and wonderful!! If only I had the PT range memorized I would have gotten a test question correct!!!! What about this one: Diastole= the a** hole doesn't do anything (muscle relaxed) and Systole= the sister does all the work.(Blood ejected) helped me anyway... Oh and Immediate tx for MI remember MONA lisa Morphine, Oxygen, Nitroglycerine, ASA

HEY FELLOW STUDENT!! Are you first or second year? I am in the 4th semester!!!

depression is merely anger without any enthusiasm:coollook:

don't remember where i got this one... this is from a strictly mathematical view piont what makes 100%? what does it really mean to give more than 100%? i figured it out here goes... if: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z are numbers... [color=#556b2f]so:1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 ..........................and so on [color=#556b2f] hard work: 8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11 that only adds up to 98% [color=#556b2f] knowledge: 11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5 adds up to 96% [color=#556b2f] attitude: 1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5= 100% [color=#556b2f] bull**it: 2+21+12+12+19+8+9+20=103% [color=#556b2f] as*kissing: 1+19+19+11+9+19+19+9+14+7=118% [color=#556b2f] so from this one can conclude with mathematical certainty that while hardwork and knowledge will get you close, and attitude will get you there, it's the bull**it and as*kissing tha will put you over the top!! [color=#556b2f]

The only difference between a bad golfer and a bad skydiver is that the golfer goes whack, dang and the skydiver goes dang, wack.

I was thinking the same thing about OSHA anyway if your hospital doesn't already have set guidelines about this then why don't you start the ball rolling talk with your co workers and get together and demand safe working conditions!

I had a patient for abd surgery and he hadn't had a BM in about a week. So when he finally did his "duty" he called the nursing station and asked for someone to dump his bed side potty. Since we were very busy this task got put last on our to do list. That is until I had the privilage of entering his room. OMG! Why am I wanting to be a nurse???!?!?!?! He says "Its about time you got in here Don't you see what I just done over there?" Thats when I said "Yea I see it what do you want me to do take a picture or something?" Then I dumped his turd and it splashed on my scrubs!!!!! What a night lol...:barf01:

First born child no ETOH with parents