It occurred to me that some of you might be reading this blog but haven’t yet subscribed. (that means you, Mom!) I love the convenience of reading all of my blogs with a feed reader. It lends organization to the massive amounts of info that we are exposed to on a daily basis. In short,…

It was doomed before it even began. I asked my agency if the hospital would offer some sort of orientation other than the few online courses they provided. The answer was no. I talked to the shift supervisor at the hospital and she assured me that this was normal. She said, “The charge nurse will…

Facebook for old people, found via Seth Godin’s blog.

I took this photo with my lightbox thingamajig. It’s one of my many nurse tchotchke Christmas ornaments. So here we have a nurse dressed up as snowman, wielding a big fat syringe. I wonder what she’s got in there and who she plans to administer it to. Perhaps a reindeer-sized flu vaccine?

When I read this headline… Study: Timing of Pills Might Matter …my first thought was, “Well, isn’t that obvious? Why else do nurses rush to get all their medications given by the correct administration time?” But then I realized it’s not about being “on time,” rather it’s about the “timing” of the meds. The article…

Here’s some advice for the new ICU nurse. Here’s an example of some of your orders: Notify House Officer (NHO) if HR 100 NHO if MAP < 60 NHO if 02 sat < 92% and so on and so on… One of the challenges of a new nurse in the ICU is learning when to…