How to handle a coworker who is giving poor care

2 So I have been at a new job for a year and a half. I am at the same hospital I have always been at. I love my new job. However, I work with a nurse that has been in this current unit for 20 years. She is having some issues at home. Has been for a f

Back after 2 years reference sheets?

So I'm back to nursing after 2 years at home. I've done OB/Gyn, Peds and Day Surgery but now am at a military PCM Clinic. Does anyone has some reference sheets to help me get back in the swing of it? I don't need report sheets, we are more of a ge

For AAA patients

If an AAA patients aneurysm burst, and he/she is not DNR, we still perform CPR, even it will make it worse, right? You can't fix dead. However, you can attempt to get the patient into the OR and try to repair the ruptured AAA. Doesn't always end hap

Which was more stressful: nursing school or actually working as a RN?

In you're experience. School seemed v. stressful at the time, but it is a walk in the park compared to actual RN practice, esp. when you're first starting out (it does get better as you go ).

Comment: *your Working as an RN. You're not dealing wi

PPD Allergy?

1 Sine I have been 17 I have had PPDs done, at first I never had any reactions to it, but every year that I have had it I have gotten more and more of a reaction. Two years ago I had one done and I developed redness, itching, swelling and an itchy th

Nursing in North Carolina

Hi Everyone!

I am a nursing student here in NC, originally from Philadelphia, PA. I wanted to get some feedback from fellow nurses down here before I choose my specialty. I KNOW I want to get my Masters, however I am torn between three different spec

How to eat on night shift

Hey guys! I need some advice on what and when to eat while I'm working 7-7. So far I've gained 10 lbs since starting work and I'm just so out of shape because I rately have time to workout. Most of the time I'm so tired I have to go to sleep when

Vent: Why so many local threads started in General Nursing

19 I have noticed a recent trend here at Allnurses. I seem to be seeing a lot of local threads started in the General Nursing Forum and it's starting to get on my nerves I feel like I have to scroll past many posts that belong in the State Forums t

Time off

Hello Everyone!

I am 21 years old and currently attending a BSN program. I was born and raised in Italy, and most of my family still lives there which is why I try to travel back home and visit my family every year/couple of years for at least 4 week

Nurses Diverting Narcotics.

4 Today I caught a fellow coworker diverting narcotics.... she's an RN with a past history of doing this, but it couldn't be proven, not even with a pop up Urine screening. She had patients complaining about not being given the correct pain pill...