HighDefinition

from my experience, I don't mind 1 week of nights per month, night shift allows me to escape from the politics of senior nurse managers during the day time - then again, this is coming from a guy in his late 20s with no kids yet.... so I probably have the energy for it. Perhaps my circumstances will change? -HD

wow very insightful post... yes in my hospital unit, there are patients that get discharged too early because emergency department is overflowing with patients, only to be readmitted a few days earlier.... don't quote me, but I did read an article a while back that mentioned that Hospital Readmissions account as one of the most costly expenses, and if this was avoided then there would be massive savings.... but it's a hard situation when emergency department is overflowing and there is no where to put the patients? seems like a never-ending cycle to me, just food for thought on my mind

here are the items I have found most useful in the 2 years of nursing study: - patience & perseverance (ok, these are not items- important nonetheless!) - Medical-Surgical text. - Nursing Care Plan textbook as well - Nursing Dictionary (alternatively, search cautiously using google or wikipedia) Those items above obviously are intended for theory; you know.. all that knowledge that hardly gets used when graduating (although, this seems to be changing- which is good) But in the *real world*, the handover sheet is a VERY good item when undertaking clinical experience! Keep ur eye on the nursing care plan while ur out there as well (yes, the rationales are omitted in these).. and as someone mentiond earlier... Tape & scissors have gotta' be some of the most useful items Cheers