The most memorable story I have is a laboring woman who's FHR was decelerating...as I was preparing to administer oxygen by facemask I explained that this was for the baby...she proceeded to uncover herself and open her legs!!!!

Joyce

I will be starting an RPN position at a long term care setting in a week or so
up to this point I have only had experiance working in acute care settings where i worked independently to provide care to my patients. I am wondering if there are any RPN's out there who have had experiance in a long term care setting and can give me [...]

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how smart is it to go into the navy (or any other military branch) after i graduate from nursing school? Im not tied down to anyone. I dont have any kids. I would like to travel for a bit, but i ultimately don't want to spend too much time away from texas.

Lori

I am a new nurse, July 31 08 new grad. Things are coming along. I am getting to the point that I am making sure all my ducks are in a row and nothing is left undone for the next shift. Well I am starting to catch things that the NA's are leaving undone and not informing me that they weren't able [...]

I'm a newly licensed nurse, 20 years old, and started working as a volunteer Nurse in a tertiary hospital, along with 11 new volunteers. I'm going on for my 2nd month now and I feel that I can't really attend to my duties as a staff nurse and can't be left alone by my senior. I had no issues before about my skills and competencies [...]

I was so nervous my first time independently giving an IM that i totally forgot to aspirate it slipped my mind so much that i didn't even realize it until i asked my preceptor what she thought of my technique. I felt so bad about this I was overwhelmed and eventually made my self sick just at the thought of what i had done....I get [...]

I am an OR nurse who just signed up for my first assignment.

I am looking for some advice from some more "seasoned" travelers. How about it?

Nicole

Hello everyone,

I'm a nursing student who works as a nurse tech on a Rehab floor in a hospital. I have found that I really enjoy working with the elderly population. I find it both interesting (in a physiologically sense) and fulfilling (in an emotional sense). I am looking at my options for when I leave school -- I would like to hear from nurses who [...]

First year nursing student that is focused on getting my CRNA. How hard is the exam, really. I keep getting the whole, just study hard thing, but study hare FRE, study hard regents exam or like study hard LSAT?

Cianna Greaves

Another nurse told me about this situation which I think y'all might enjoy.

A nursing student was taking care of an infant in the NICU that required an IV to be placed. Wanting to be helpful, the student rushed about to set up the needed supplies for the nurse. The student eagerly observed as the catheter was placed in the infant's forehead. After the nurse was [...]