Bedpan? Why not a Poise pad?

8 I work on a med/surge unit and all day long, men can lay in perfect comfort to urinate in a convenient urinal. But WOMEN with horrible injuries have to be rolled to the side in extreme pain then have to sit on a bedpan and basically pee all over th

Feeling Apreciated

National Nurses Weeks has just passed and within that week was National School Nurses and also National Nurses Day. I really felt appreciated....Flowers and Bundt velvet cake on my desk in my office was just such a cool surprise when I opened my offi

EvCC Fall 2015 applicant

[FONT=Open Sans, verdana, sans-serif][COLOR=#000000]Wanted to start a thread for fall 2015 applicants and can post TEAS scores if desired. I got 84 on my first attempt taking the teas test. I am battling with my own mind whether to retake it or not b

Magnet status

So I am trying to find a comprehensive list of minimum qualifications to get magnet status.

I currently work at a magnet hospital and I have heard many rumors that we will be losing our status based on the high turnover rate we have had of RN's leav

How to ask if you can use an employee as a reference..

Hello all!

I just graduated with my BSN last week (YAY!) and have been applying for jobs. I have been trying to get into the local children's hospital (this is the only childrens hospital in the area with the exception of one peds floor at another

Unique Cna

I'm a fairly new RN at a hospital and recently I've had to work with a male Cna who is also new. After working with him for I've noticed one thing. He has a massive insecurity complex about his position. I don't understand because he's a year in

CHOC Children's RN Residency Summer 2015

1 Hey all!

I just wanted to start a thread for everyone that applied to CHOC Children's Summer RN Residency for 2015. Let us know if anyone has received any status changes, emails, or calls for interviews since the waiting period can be tough! Good

Nursing students not happy to hear about how tough it is to get started as a nurse

1 I teach fundamentals and M/S clinical in NYC. I have a mix students in my class. My current group of 10 students are all young adults working on their first degree. The students have spoken with the unit nurses and have been informed about the comp

Nurses: How do you protect yourself?

4 This is a serious topic for sure. In the news recently, a Nurse was brutally attacked and severely injured. We can all be prone to immediate danger and fall victim to patient assault. Have you been trained in early recognition of violent behavior?

Counting Pulse Rate in 60 second

Why should we count pulse rate in 60 seconds? why not 15 seconds or 30 seconds? Thanks 60 is more accurate

Comment: It depends on the situation. Some patients especially unstable patients pulse can all the sudden drop or speed up. Which if you only