bughouser replied to Dancin'Mom's topic in New Nurse
Do yourself a favor force yourself to chart as you go, delegate what you can. I leave stuff that can wait for the next shift at 530 sharp- next shift starts at 7pm. Its more important to see patients one last time- clean, clean room of hazards, asc...
cabinet maker- my girlfriend was a nurse and she was doing her taxes. I saw her income for the year and called my local college about rn school She made twices as much as me that year working two- three days a week. The best part was that she kept ...
I suspect the NOC RN uses the same med cups over and over. I have never seen this practice done before. We do a med pass of about 60-70 patients and this RN even stacks the cups up when he/she is done and hides them somewhere in our med room. At f...
Anytime you feel uncomfortable doing a certain task- report it and seek a solution to your supervisor in writing and keep a copy. Feel free to not touch the central line until you talk to a supervisor, you are not trained nor qualified to do so. Bug
I think taking the high road and remaining professional is always best. After first party communication, deal with your supervisor and get out of the loop.---Bug
bughouser replied to Blackcat99's topic in Correctional
Check with where you want to work- Special Functions Training was alot less where I work- the run (1.5 miles in 10:22) knocked out all the smokers. But with consistant training and hard work it was cake and you get in shape in the process. The main ...
bughouser replied to TallyJofutureRN's topic in General Nursing
Promoting peaceful death is one of the most important and meaningful things we can do as nurses. Tally, when you get a chance ... read notes on nursing by Florance Nightengale. For me it is a compass to my next intervention at work , often the word...
bughouser replied to Soph_LPN's topic in New Mexico
Thread, Your going on to get your RN right? Your best bet is to find a great mentoring program at Mesilla Valley. They will ease you into a survey program allowing you to train in med surg and about 4 specialty areas- you would never guess what your...