MIA-RN

MIA-RN specializes in Med-Surg, ED.

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1. No injections through a tattoo?

   MIA-RN replied to cayenne06's topic in Medications

   my tattoo artist told me that most ink allergies are to the reds. maybe that has something to do with it?

2. MDS in LTC salary

   MIA-RN posted a topic in MDS

   hi all. I'm an RN looking at a position as MDS coordinator in a 200 bed LTC nursing home. Does anyone have an idea what the average salary is? I live in Upstate/Western NYS. thanks!

3. Skin cancer risks question,..I am confused

   MIA-RN replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

   These are my thoughts: superficial scar tissue: New and delicate tissue, easily injured and more susceptible to sunburn and damage. It doesn't cause cancer but is way more susceptible to damage/injury and therefore cancer. seborrheic keratoses: I thi...

4. ED Nurse Project for Nursing School

   MIA-RN replied to bkMT's topic in Emergency

   1. how many years have you been a nurse? a few months short of 3 years. i have been a nurse in the ed for just over a year. 2. what is your educational background and/or specialty certifications do you hold? i have an aas in nursing. 3. what is t...

5. Many RN's administer IV meds wrong.

   MIA-RN replied to Guest219794's topic in Medications

   I avoid this by not pushing meds too often. I never push narcs either. I am always interested in what meds are compatible. I saw an empty IV bag in the garbage that a nurse had labeled 'toradol' and 'zofran'. I wonder if they are really compatible?

6. OK ED nurses, fill me in on the real story.

   MIA-RN replied to eriksoln's topic in Emergency

   I work in the ED and I never try to hold a patient. Shift change doesn't matter in my ED...we get patients as we empty rooms. It's not uncommon to come into a shift in the ED and have a couple 'established' patients and then have a few more that were...

7. Looking for a pocket-sized lab reference guide

   MIA-RN replied to MIA-RN's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks! I am going to check the site out now!

8. Looking for a pocket-sized lab reference guide

   MIA-RN replied to MIA-RN's topic in General Nursing

   oh. my . god. I am so embarrassed--I have this book and forgot about it! Thank you so much!

9. Looking for a pocket-sized lab reference guide

   MIA-RN posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi everyone! I am looking for suggestions/recommendations for a pocket-sized lab reference guide. I am looking for something that lists lab tests, normal values, critical values, and what may cause the labs to be out of the normal ranges. I KNOW thes...

10. experienced advice

    MIA-RN replied to burnett24's topic in General Nursing

    Remember that you just earned your degree in 'textbook nursing'. You are now going into 'real world nursing' and there will be a conflict at some point between what you learned, and what is done. Remember that there is often more than one right way, ...

11. Charge Nurse responsibilities?

    MIA-RN replied to joamy2's topic in General Nursing

    When I am Charge (which is usually) I take a full assignment, room patients, try to finagle moving patients to the floors, check with triaging issues, help the other nurses, be sure everyone gets their break and cover accordingly, keep a general flow...

12. 1950s nursing

    MIA-RN replied to colrainrn's topic in General Nursing

    I remember being a very young child in the early 70's and every time I went to the doctor's, the nurse pricked my finger. She would then draw the blood up in a pipette held in her mouth. I remember being scared that she was going to suck out all my b...

13. Want to be ED tech

    MIA-RN replied to spooky64's topic in Emergency

    I think that even working as a tech, you will be held to the standards of a nurse. Meaning that if you find something wrong with a patient, say vs or bg or something, you have to do something about it, other than report it to the covering nurse. Not ...

14. Why are ampules stil used?

    MIA-RN replied to Sarah Bellum's topic in General Nursing

    Here is another question along these same lines... After drawing up the meds with the filter needle, do you have to change out the needle before injecting the meds into a 50cc bag? I switch out the needle, but nurses that I work with have told me tha...

15. Why are ampules stil used?

    MIA-RN replied to Sarah Bellum's topic in General Nursing

    Having just sliced my finger a few days ago on an evil ampule of dilauded....I am none too happy that we are using them again. The pharmacy does not have any ampule openers. I am not a happy camper.