Southern Union State RN 2015

Hi yall I just got accepted in to the RN program for August 2015, did anyone else?

Foot spa

Can anyone recommend an effective foot spa or massager for home use? My dogs are barking after 12 hour shifts and I would love something (preferably under $200) that I can stick my feet into when I get home and unwind a little.

Nurse Tracking Device

I just want to get others opinions on this subject. I searched on here and saw where there were some old threads regarding this topic but I wanted to start a new one.

The hospital in which I work started using a tracking device system called Respond

Taking Pulseox- SPO2

While measuring SPO2 of a patient where is it(SPO2) more accurate Tragus (ear) or over the finger???? It totally depends on the patient. If they have poor circulation or cold fingers you may have to use a forehead probe. Wherever you get the best wave

Computer Generated Staffing Issues?

Hello everybody

I need some help and advice. Currently, at my hospital, we are implementing a new staffing tool where our acuity and our nursing ours is based on the way we chart on our EHR. Basically, with every click and with every document we crea

How to lower the stress level

Does anyone have any advice for decreasing the stress level and worry that comes with being a new nurse? There is such a huge learning curve and it causes a great amount of stress and worry for me. Any ideas???? I think that being organized helps a lo

NICU: Enteral Feeding Warmer?

Greetings,

My hospital currently uses a hospital grade milk warmer for warming and thawing of human milk. A few of us attended a conference recently in which we saw an enteral warming device that seemed interesting but would require us to switch out

hard of hearing

I am a tech of several years and I have applied to nursing program hopefully to start this fall. I haven't been able to hear a blood pressure reading very well the last few years and was hoping that someone could tell me if there is a special stetho

blood pressure

I work in a nursing home and always have more that can be done, I have heard it said that one can I take a blood pressure without a machine or cuff? it that true. Quote from HHHI work in a nursing home and always have more that can be done, I have hea

Not so sure about my first job offer

I'm a brand new nurse super eager to get out there and work. I applied to a few jobs online and somehow I caught the attention of a nurse registry called Nurse Core. I went through their interview process etc... and have been offered a job. All of t