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Oh My Gawd...like I could go on and on about Chiro men...they advocate a total holistic approach..which will really appeal to the nurse in you...they are very good at diagnosing...and they explain everything unitl you completely understand...I broke ...

I am located in Montgomery,Alabama---we have 3 hospitals city wide--2 of them owned by the same system....they are paying 3-5K sign on bonuses...and 2K recruitment Bonuses...I did the sign on for a year---yep they hit you in taxes---and after that I...

WOW!!!! I slowly came to the same realization a few years ago..we tenderly care for the pt--but can turn around and rip another nurses' head off...or ruin her rep..or even get her fired....dare I say it...is this Human Nature???? One hospital I worke...

First of all, I congratulate you on entering the field at the last rung on the ladder. Some nurses I have worked with have no concept of just what a CNA sees and does in a shift. I also think you are wise to give so much thought about entering our f...

Hi everyone !!! I have come across a most frustrating issue at work..and I was wanting your input so I can properly deal with this --- I had 74 yr old pt...dx was brain stem CVA with very poor prognosis...on a T piece, not vent at this point...fam...

here is the update---- the resisent found me at the beginning of my shift ..and told me he needed to talk with me. He later found me that day..and apologized profusely about his actions. He told me he had just lost a pt he worked very hard on befor...

whew !! you mean I isn't crazy??? Your southern cousin!!!

I think it is great you are so into science and the study of it...But my advice to you now is to just focus on getting thru nsg school...fine tune your asssessment skills..remember safety above all else..and use the NCLEX cd-roms over and over...that...

you can tell you have been a nurse for 20 years... and I bet you are a skilled one too. you sound very stressed out though...surely in your 20 years you have figured out that being a charge nurse is equivalent to being a diplomatic ambassador--you do...

I can understand the nurses' thinking on this one..I started out as a CNA and am now a RN of 11 years...technically you must follow policy and proceedure..in a court of law..that is what they will look at....and it is always the safest to follow...bu...

they very best resource for you as a newbie???? the policy and proceedures manual in your unit...not only will this protect you in a court of law..but it is so regulated it is simple to read and fairly understandable.. also..remember you will not lea...

Welcome to the wonderful world of Nursing...it certainly isn;t what any of us thought it would be ! First of all, let me apologize for the busy and obviously overworked nurses you have had the pleasure of meeting..in a few years, you will look back a...

Stop and think back to nursing school..remember we treat the patient..and the family...because the patient has many roles within the family..mother-daughter-wife-aunt-sister...family dynamics are the real source of frustration. The key is to figure o...

First of all, you will find the same set of problems anywhere you go. It is a challenge being short staffed,overworked,usually underpaid,and defintely you become very adept at being a Master of all Trades..doing everyone else's job it seems. The stre...

I have been in nursing for 10 yeas as a RN. I precepted quite a few young grads... I find thier enthusiasm and eagerness to learn refreshing in this world of stale or burnt out nurses. I am always reminded of myself just starting out...giving 150%..i...

word to Mito...get over YOURSELF...pluleeze.....if you have been a aide for 7 years...you of all people should be setting a proper example of teamwork...your attitude is the very reason we have to deal with lazy aides....and to be technical..you DO w...

First of all...Take Heart....your first 6 months of Nursing will be full of valuable lessons and you just had one!!! I always say if you don't cry or wonder whether you made a mistake in the first 6 months of your career...you are a robot and not hum...

definitely this is a common thing when you are charge..I was asst unit mgr on a 45 bed floor...all pts were " VIP"'s..the govenor,a famous singers' grnadmother...these pts got fine china and steak for thier dinners...and wine too...so it was enough t...

thanks to all for input...esp to Huganurse...I printed your replies and my friend found them very useful!!! she said if she could she would bake for YOU !!!!

I have a friend that has started in a big hospital in an ICU setting for the first time in her career..she has been a dialysis -outpatient-nurse for 10 years..she called me tonite very upset..and knowing this site like I do..I thought I would throw i...

OH MY GOSH !!!! do I have a CHiro story for all you non believers out there..... I am a CCU nurse...and in 1997 I was in a rollover MVA....they took me to the ER and all I really c/o was that I couldn't feel my hands...they did a C Spine series and t...

:) The best thing you could do is NOT try to hear what everything sounds like..or looks like from a cartoon standpoint...get in the field gal!!! As a Nursing student you rate as a qualified tech at most hospitals...go !!! apply today!!! part time -...

Congrats and Welcome to the most elite group of caregivers you will ever meet!!! party on!!!! PS it took 4 weeks for the actual license to come to me.

Hi Sherry!!! Welcome aboard...I am sure this site will be insightful for you..but do not let it scare you away either!!! I have been in nursing for a mere 10 years...and it has flown by. I still love it as much as I did when I was a new nurse like yo...

Our hospital just mixes them in with the general population. Universal Precautions and all that. But in my experience, I have found most AIDS/HIV pts to be angry at best...unless they are at the end of their illness. and the anger is what I find most...