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I am a new to the night shift and not adjusting well. I have been on night shift since February. The other day after a very long shift, followed by a staff meeting, followed by a traffic filled commute home it happened. I woke up with a slice of pizza stuck to my face. I literally fell asleep at the kitchen table. In my pizza. I am thankful I was too tired to warm it up or the outcome may have been bad.
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The tale and advice of a brand new grad on how to stand out and score yourself a job as a new graduate nurse. I was the first in my class of 50 to score a job, and after giving out a lot of solicited advice, I've decided to write it out and share with other hopeful and passionate new grad nurses.
We're in the process of minimizing our life at the house of PeepnBiscuits. In the basement, in a couple of boxes are all the books I used for LPN school, in another box are all the learning modules, in big three ring binders. In another box are a few big three ring binders with all my RN stuff, and upstairs in our computer room, a whole shelf and a half is devoted to my RN textbooks...
So do you treat the monitor or the patient first? I have to say this patient taught me a lesson by using humor. Do you run all night and fight the monitor or do you assess your patient first? In this one experience with my new admit I learned a valuable lesson with humor infused.
Which areas (ER, MS, ICU, etc) do you think are the most in demand for travel nurses? I'd really love to do travel nursing after getting a few years of experience but I want to work in home health and am thinking there's probably not as big a demand in that field. Kind of at a cross roads and not sure which direction to take. Just know that travel nursing is #1 on my list.
I'm an ADN preparing to get my Bachelor's degree. I have three years experience in healthcare, two in critical care and one in long term care. I have found the bedside nursing experience is not where I want to be any longer, and am looking at a Bachelor's degree in healthcare administration. My advisor at college said she felt with my experience and desire to move into another aspect of care, I would have many job opportunities with this degree. I'm 43, and don't feel I have a lot of time to shift around trying to find my "niche" anymore. I guess I'm looking for general advice. Does someone with this degree get a job in a hospital, clinic or usually nursing homes? What positions would I be searching for once I have this degree
Aspirin use is associated with an increased risk of major bleeding, while patients with diabetes have a high risk of bleeding, independent of aspirin use, according to a study published in the June 6 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
I work in LTC and had a question about narcotics. I was working on passing pills in the morning and a CNA had informed me that somebody needed a catheter changed and that the client wanted it done right away. I already had all of my medications, including two narcotics, but one or two left to pull. Would it have been legal for me to put them in my cart and give them after the catheter replacement?
I need some advice. I have no OR experience, but I am interested in transitioning to surgical nursing (a long shot I realize, lol). I have the opportunity to apply for both a hospital's inpatient OR as well as the same hospital's outpatient surgical facility. Which is better for a new OR nurse?
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