thumb problem from popping blister packed meds

Does anyone else struggle with a painful/swollen thumb from continuous popping of pulls from bubble packs....if so any suggestions on the ease of this problem Have you seen your care provider and reported this issue? That would be a good place to star

RN B.S M.B.A- Starting Over

Currently I work in banking. I have a B.S. in Busiiness Administration and I recently recieved my M.B.A. this may. I worked, went to school and was my mothers caregiver who had Multiple Sclerosis for 20 years. She required the assistance of a wheelch

New Here - Question of Advice..?

Good Morning, Afternoon, and Evening all!

I currently have Certification as a Certified Nursing Assistant and a Restorative Nursing Assistant, a BLS through the American Heart Association, and a Fire Card. The only thing that I do not have is enough

IM

If you had to administer 7.5 mls IM of Ig but also still needed IM site for vaccine admin.. How would you split that up? Not using dorsogluteal! I would do half in bilateral ventrogluteal.

Gtube leaking on autisic child

I am a school nurse and there is a 9 year old boy who is blind, deaf, autistic and has a gtube. It leaks horrible. the balloon isn't leaking, but he constantly plays with his mickey, so I think hes made the opening larger. He went to the drs yesterd

Not as sure as I used to be...

Hi!

To start off, I am currently a pre-nursing student who is about to finish up her prerequisites. I was originally aiming to get into nursing school next spring. I have worked as a psychiatric nursing assistant for about 3 months, I have many famil

New grad moving to california

I plan on moving to California after I graduate with by bsn in ohio. What is the entry level salary in ca? In ohio is 24. Is it hard to get the ca license as an rn if I graduated in ohio? You'll take the same NCLEX anywhere in the US. If you're in a

Care vs Health Care (existential discussion)

3 I just thought I'd start a discussion if there are like-minded out there. Sorry if it's not "professional enough" for this forum. I won't be offended if it gets deleted.

I struggle with this weekly nowadays... providing "Care&quo

who has taken a pay cut willingly

Just curious as to how many people took a pay cut to switch to a job that has better hours or is more enjoyable or closer to home?

How much of a cut did you take?

I was offered a job that would be nice, in a plastic surgeon's office but the pay cut

Need opinion from non-Corrections nurses

Just curious what your views are on corrections nursing and the nurses that do it. Welcome aboard, just posting to point out that there is an entire section dedicated to "Correctional Nursing". Just follow the "nurses" tab in the y