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"Death isn't as scary and sad as you'd think it to be, in fact, at times, it really is a beautiful release and a happy thing for many." - SandandSandwiches
 Nursing Insider
May 14 - May 20 Hottest Topics
"I'm not the doctor!"
Quad strength Levophed not workingHave any of you seen a precipitous drop in blood pressure when you switch from a normal (4mg/250ml) concentrate of Levophed to a quad strength (16mg/250ml)? [Toon] Oh oh, the patient is a nurseIts so hard to let go of the caretaking role, even when its the nurse thats ill. We've all had patients who are nurses and they get up and change their beds, keep their own I&Os, empty their catheters and in general also look out for their room mate. If you've been a patient, what nursing job was the hardest for you to abdicate to someone else? Or...did you?
Having a hard time getting over a baby's deathI just had a kid get NEC out of nowhere and die a not so pleasant death. I will never forget the way she looked up at me when this all started going down. I will never forget how sweet and loving her parents were. Why nursing is a mess. Three simple facts.1) Cost to transfer license from another state - 220 bucks! Humble Pie
What do you love and hate about NICU?I work in a pediatric observation unit that is closing soon. I have the opportunity to go to NICU. I've spent the last couple of days over in NICU shadowing nurses but I've only been on the 'feeder grower' side. I have a few months to make my decision but I really want to weigh all my options. Pediatric Chest Tube Securement DevicesI am researching new devices to be used to secure chest tubes. We are looking for a device such as grip-lok or stat-lock that holds the chest tube in place and will reduce its displacement in neonatal and pediatric populations. Also looking for something that doesn't cause skin breakdown. What are other hospitals using and what works? Color coded uniform vent
Neuro vs Cardiac ICU as PreparationI'm a newly licensed nurse who may have an opportunity to work at either a neuro or cardiac ICU at a large teaching hospital. Would either one put me at a significant advantage as far as preparation for either a CRNA or ARNP program down the road? Nursing Jobs
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As a patient family member (who is also a nurse), I recently encountered an interesting situation. The nurse corrected the assumption she was the doctor by saying "Oh I'm not the doctor, I don't want that much responsibility"! Attitudes such as this one perpetuate the subservient mentality of many nurses today. We MUST start acting like the educated, experienced, capable professionals we are!
After many years as a successful LPN in acute care, there are more and more LPN's who are being shred of their nursing duties. Even more that are being laid off. Some being required to obtain more schooling in order to keep their positions. And even some that are sensing they are being set up to fail. This can wreck havoc on the most composed LPN in the bunch.
For those of you that work in hospitals with color coded scrubs (RN/LPN-royal, PCT-teal, Radiology-black, Transport-brown, etc), can you buy whatever brand fits you best as long as it is the right color? If your hospital does require a specific brand/color, do they provide you with the scrubs or do you have to purchase them from the hospital? 
