Holding Hands at Work

2 This happens to me every so often and it happened again today. What would you do?

I am a PACU nurse and we do computer charting. After the patient arrives and gets hooked up to monitors, I make an initial assessment, check breathing, dressing etc.

your Help is needed

Hello All
good day,

i want your experienced openion about an issue in my career!!

recently i left my job in a Pediatric Hem/Onc Ward, i worked their as a senior RN/Clinical Resource Nurse, and moved to another country to work in a newly built Pediat

Got written up AGAIN

9 So today, I get written up AGAIN!!! & for what this time....

Here's my story, I have been working at this LTC facility for 8+ yrs (3 yrs as an LPN & 5 as a CNA), so I work 80 hrs biweekly on 11-7 shift. I have 60 residents all to myself...

Making it through the tough days...

5 Hitting the "wall" and how to hurdle over it!


So this past week I totally hit my "wall" while at work. It was one of those days where I was busting my butt and still feeling like I wasn't getting anywhere. The critical care pa

NYC ACLS and PALS

Hello,

I just landed a position in a ED, orientation starts in a week and they just told me I need my ACLS and PALS before starting then

Ive checked online and have found some hospitals that provide these classes but Im hoping I can find other info

Should I change from ICU to Surgery

A little background.
I'm a husband and father with 3 young children (3,7,8) and worked full time night shift since I can remember. Supported my family through nursing school. I currently work ICU where I commute one hour each way to a 7p-7a positio

Is this acceptable?

3 Hi, my name is Rose and I am very concerned. Live in TN and have an LPN license and not sure but where I work, they are allowing receptionist to give injections. The ONLY training they are getting is what they are told, not actually any schooling o

Dopamine infiltration how long the site will be necrotic?

just wondering if Dopamine is infiltrated, how long it takes for the site to appear necrotic? It has been 7 hours, the site is not discolored and pt has no pain, but I heard it takes 24 hours. just worried. the site is bruised, but bruise did present

What State are you in and nurse/PT ratios

I see a lot of posts where people are saying they are caring for up to 28 acute care patients with 1 RN, 1 LPN and 1 aid. What states do this in acute care? I live in California which is the land of safe ratios for acute care!

LTC care is a different

Job Help

Trying to decide between 2 jobs. Please point out the pros and cons that I am not thinking about!

Current job- School nurse. I have been doing this since August, thought it would be better since I have a baby. It is boring and lonely!! And I do not l