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Nursing Humor
I am week 4 in a 6 week orientation as a new RN in LTC/Rehab. I have done some really stupid stuff so far.
Highlights (Top 10 List):
10. Tried to hook up an IV antibiotic with kangaroo (g-tube) tubing!
9. Unhooked a suprapubic catheter to flush without pinching the tube. Hello pee! I love pee!....just not on my shirt and shoes...
Clinical News
Life expectancy has declined slightly in the United States, stroke is no longer the third leading cause of death, and heart disease and cancer still account for nearly half of U.S. deaths; these and other statistics can be found in a new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, entitled "Deaths: Preliminary Data for 2008."
Nursing Articles
Many of us learn valuable lessons from our patients. I was fortunate to learn one very early in my career that has stayed with me for 35 years. I have long ago forgotten her name, but her face and her circumstances are embedded in my brain and have dictated the way I have treated many other patients. I am now a teacher, and I use this as a lesson to my students every year - it is that important.
As a young US Army nurse away from home for my first Christmas, I learned an important lesson from a patient.
Topics
Can a hospital legally force or require an RN who only has their adn to become a bsn or be fired??? That is the rumor at our hospital.
I've been nursing for about 4.5 years on a 30 bed Neuro unit. I love my job (for the most part) and feel pretty confident. I feel comfortable approaching most of the doctors and feel I have a good rapport with most of them, except one. This doc is known for being extremely nasty. This MD has been known to "find your weakness and go for the jugular" as some other nurses have put it. I respect the MD for their work. They are a very good and talented surgeon, but they will eat you up. This MD has a notorious rep among the nurses and most nurses dread dealing with them.
Student Discussions
I wrote this as a reply to a question regarding LPN to RN. I decided to repost it here for those interested. My intent is to provide advice to help nursing students and new grads enter the job market.
My name is Linda and I'm a manager. I found this thread and site by accident while doing a web search. I wanted to add a few notes in case the OP is still checking replies.
Will begin RN-Nursing degree in January 2011 for SPC and am really curious as to what to expect in both the classrooms and clinicals. Can anyone provide a sort of a "day in the life" of a first semester RN nursing student both in class and at the hospital? Any and all info/details would be greatly appreciated!!
My instructor stated that we should keep our steths in our pocket and not around our neck. She claimed that it was unprofessional and only doctors and nurses on TV wear them around the neck. Eventhough I've seen plenty of professional staff with it around their necks, I've tried to comply, but twice ended up knocking the cap off of my markers and ended up ruining my uniforms which are white. Also with all the stuff we're expected to carry around in our pockets, it takes me forever to take out the steth without papers, 4x4s, etc. joining up. So, just wondering what everyone else does.
Regional Discussion - California
I'm curious to know if people really think that nursing will be in demand again, or are we just saying that it will get better to keep our spirits up?
I'm trying not to get discouraged, but I was just rejected again for a position out of state. I've had to take some time off that was unavoidable, so I think maybe I'm not as competitive as I would have been 2 years ago.
I just feel like I want to cry sometimes because I absolutely love nursing.
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