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cerner wasnt bad tbh

working in an ICU i rarely suction our comfort care patients. Instead i will first give medications such as glyco or atropine to help with secretions.

My boyfriend's aunt died from this. Ended up having to go on ecmo for it, clotted off and died. Took a very long time to diagnose, not sure exactly how it was diagnosed.

We usually call it resource or ancillary nurse. no pts-help out with the unit. But also can still give meds and do other things to help out

My first job in the ICU said "1 year nursing experience REQUIRED". applied, got the job despite having just graduated.

If you are looking to relocate anywhere for a job, i would recommend Mayo Clinic in Rochester. Cost of living great, nurses paid very fairly. Plus they will pay a moving truck to pack and move you. Lots of perks

As a previous Neuro/trauma ICU RN and now a Transplant ICU nurse, i trust it 1000000%

i had to move from iowa to Minnesota because of pay. Same job title as an ICU nurse....$15 an hour pay raise

back when i worked Neuro ICU, ED nurse brought up a pt that had fell and hit her head...she had a very swollen eye and that was painful to open...pt is drowsy but responsive....ask ED RN to do a bedside neuro with me. she tells me she hasnt been look...

...and i've just started to realize that it's okay to continue as a NURSE. At first, i struggled. After graduating, ALL of my friends seemed to go back to school for their MSN or ARNP; honestly, i felt like a failure. All my friends/co-workers are ...

I agree, some days are mentally and physically draining. I think that when the time comes where i can no longer continue as a bedside nurse, there are many other roles an RN can take on that doesn't require an advanced degree. Currently, i work in tr...

We had a long term patient on my unit like this. Family was out of control to say the least. Family was to involved and if you told them no, you would be fired. finally, after firing over 10 nurses our manager had to lay down the law and tell them th...

i work in transplant at a large teaching hospital. usually we use .45 AND .9 NS for our kidney transplants, but there is such a shortage here that we can only use .9

no, i have also seen pharmacists, doctors, CNAs all eat unhealthy things; it's not about status. I'm happy with my weight and my health and dont care about going out of my way to make sure i eat salads or fish for lunch at work. Thats great that you ...

we sometimes have a potato bar potluck....baked potatoes....everyone brings a topping ==== heaven. to defend myself before i post: I am by no means overweight but i have ZERO time to make sure my lunch is healthy. My lunches generally consist of left...

LOL. hospital rooms generally were occupied by people who passed away there, bled on the floor or walls, had Cdiff or VRE.......and you would hate to know there was once a DOG in this room *head desk*

i work in an ICU and we occasionally get OB/post partum pts. we have no idea what to do with them, but still have to take them.

i dont think being a CNA is very beneficial in terms of being a better nurse, but an absolute for the resume.

would it really be "drug diversion" though? I pull out many meds that patients will refuse, which i will chart as so because theyre scheduled. but what about pulling out a PRN med? Ex my patient is having pain, or hasnt had a bowel movement so i pull...

i have worked multiple places that had been self scheduling. but none of them would GUARANTEE you would get the exact schedule you wanted. things have to even out, you might have to be switched from a tuesday because not enough people signed up for w...

why cant she count a resp rate? seems odd to me

Just an FYI it took me almost a month to get my ATT (approval to test). this was after submitting my finger prints, a background check, and my college diploma! there is no way around this.

no, but i'm sure what the employee of a cellular store gets paid is difference from city to city.

cost. of. living.

Before i was a nurse i was working as a cashier in a pharmacy. fresh out of highschool. An older man came up to me and asked me where to find some OTC drug. Told him he could find it in this isle and went on with my work. Man came up again and asked ...