From MS/Tele floor to ER nurse

Hi everyone,

Just wanted some input. I just transferred from MS/Tele floor to ER and I am on my 4th week of orientation. I have been a floor nurse for 5 years, but moving to ER just feels like I don't know anything. My IV skills aren't up to par. M

Workers comp injury- injured back at work

I hurt my back at work last fall log rolling a 320 lb labor patient. Workers comp approved my claim. I finally had a spinal fusion surgery 11 weeks ago (my fifth spinous process completely broke off and was just floating). 3 weeks prior to my surgery

Holy Redeemer Hospital New Hire Smoking Policy

Hello everyone, I am finding that many hospitals in the Philadelphia area will not hire you if you smoke, they even go as far to test you for it. I don't want this to turn into a heated conversation but I am amazed that this is allowed where in NJ i

Varicocele Surgery

Hi Nurses,

I have a Varicocele surgery to undergo soon. I hear that most urology nurses are female and it would be hard to have an all male team.

My problem is that I am 24 and embarrassed especially when my gown will be lifted in the OR with all aro

LPNs to RN: does your experience count

Hello, I just posted about wanting to become a CNA but I do not think that is really true. I guess I just want a quick way to get into the health care field & make some p/t money (while working f/t). I want to apply to an LPN program but felt dis

Wood Alcohol Poisoning: An Era Gone By

Someone I know committed suicide by drinking antifreeze. This is exactly what happened to her.

Comment: When I was a kid, there was a little ditty-rhyme we used to sing that had the phrase "wood alcohol" in it and I had no clue what it wa

Community health clinicals

Hi fellow nurses,

I am looking for an RN to take me under their wing and precept me during the summer for clinicals. I need 90 hours at a school or local health department in the St. Petersburg / Tampa, FL area. If anyone is willing to precept me I

Nurses Week

3 Nurse's week is here again. During my 33 years in the profession , our dedication has been acknowledged in different ways. Sometimes, it was an ice cream cone.

Last year, my employer did not acknowledge nurses in any way.

I would appreciate ANY ac

Causes of losing your license?

I'm not asking about drug use, intentional fraud etc but due to clinical/medical errors.

We have a new nurse (graduated 2 yrs ago and new to HH) who is afraid of making a mistake and losing her license. I asked if she knew of anyone who had and the

Trauma Burn Unit CNA

I recently was asking about the difference between hospital and long term care when it comes to a CNA/(soon to be nursing student) position. Although I love my current LTC facility, I decided to continue my search for a hospital CNA position closer t