Apr 25- May 1 Hottest Topics
This article talks about why I became a nurse and how death has affected my decision to be a nurse. My experience with my grandmother and her death made me realize how important nurses are when it comes to end of life. Death has also affected how I feel about nursing and has illustrated how nurses can truly be there for a patient and their family.
For the past few months, in an attempt to get a feel for what it's like being a man in the nursing profession, I've been trolling around the internet, asking questions of my sister, my wife, and my friends. I'm fascinated by ICU & ER nursing, but understand that MedSurg may be the only work available? I'm hoping you can help me with...
A successful relationship is one where you find time for each other. As a nurse you know that is sometimes difficult to do. The hours are long and the stress is up the roof.
Do you spend quality time with your partner? How do you plan for it?
This will be our 3rd "nurses" Caption Contest. A poll will appear Saturday, May 5th with the top 8 captions. A week later, the cartoon with the winning caption will be posted and the winner will get $100.
I am currently orienting a new hire RN.
I have oriented her two nights and the second night made me have some concerns. I realized the new hire gets very defensive when questioned. She gets very agitated around an MD asking her to do some ASAP and stated, "I won't deal with attitude" even when attitude was not being given...
I was wondering what is a nice way of discussing these problems with the new hire in the meeting without sounding like I am bashing her in front of the managers. Constructive criticism is all.
Seems there are a lot of LTC/nursing home type positions available in my state, but many new grads are holding out for hospital jobs. So would it be safe to say that yes, there are an abundance of nursing positions available, just not at the hospitals? Or is it true that jobs are truly that difficult to find?
My post is to primarily question what constitutes true patient satisfaction with stay. What are some nurses thoughts on this, and do you all see a trend in negative behaviour by residents/families lately?
I am pleading with all experienced NPs out there to help precept and train the up and coming NPs. We as nurses always call for equality and autonomy but I find it very disturbing that our leaders do not plan our education accordingly, there is some much discord in our education it does not send good vibes to other healthcare providers.
Prenatal exposure to chlorpyrifos (CPF), an organophosphate insecticide, correlates with structural changes in the developing brain, according to a study published online April 30 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Does anyone have any suggestions for someone who wants as little hospital experience as possible, but loves learning theory and has 8 yrs experience in medical field? Maybe an LPN program that will take my credits. Also, if anyone knows if you can become a CCM as an LPN?
You know you're a nurse if...
You've been telling stories in a restaurant and had someone at another table throw up. (share and add your own)
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