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Life after NCLEX: How to Advance Nursing and Your Nursing Career

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5 Points of Consideration when taking the next step in nursing: Motivation, Education, Positive Attitude, Networking, and Integrity. Whether you are a fresh new graduate, or a nurse with years of experience, the future of nursing and your personal nursing career is in your hands. The ball, is in fact, in your court, do you shoot, pass, or let the timer run out? Do you stay current on the fundamentals of nursing? Motivation The first step to accomplishing any goal is having motivation. What motivates people to complete a task determines the quality of the harvest they will reap. Determine …

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Hospital Low Census Meaning and Reasoons

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When a hospital is in low census, there are less patients that usual. This means there are more staff scheduled to work that are needed to care ofr the patients that are prsence. This can happen for a variety of reasons that we will outline below.image source: nursetoon.com Low Census Meaning A “low census” in the healthcare setting refers to a situation where there’s a lower-than-usual number of patients requiring care in a hospital or medical facility. This scenario often leads to a reduced need for staffing, which can affect the working hours and schedules of healthcare professionals such as …

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Code Brown, not Nearly as Exciting, but Often More Enlightening than the Blue Variety

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How much poop can an old man poop if an old man hasn’t pooped in a week? A buttload. It was inevitable, don’t you think. I am after all, a floor nurse. Many of my patients have had bowel surgeries, or are attempting to avoid them. How long could I have possibly gone without writing at least one post about poop? In  my experiences as a nurse I have had the pleasure, and sometimes disappointment, of dealing with a wide range of characters. I have learned to appreciate the wisdom and wit of little old men. I have learned to …

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The Hardest Shift I've Ever Had - A long, eventful, tearful, and stressful journey as a night nurse

The Hardest Shift I’ve Ever Had – A long, eventful, tearful, and stressful journey as a night nurse

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One of most terrible nights as a nurse was early in my career.

My patients were all high acuity patients. It was a night full tubes, drains, fall risks, confusion, decubitus ulcer, vascular wounds, PICC lines, central lines, shunts, stents, pacers, OG tubes, family conflicts, blood transfusions, fresh post-ops, spina bifida, and sadness. In addition to the loads of problems the fact that nearly all of my patients required constant attention and management made for a very busy, and emotionally trying evening.

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