mina123

mina123 has 16 years experience and specializes in Cardiac, Maternal-child, LDRP, NICU.

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1. COMPUTER CHARTING

   mina123 replied to mina123's topic in NICU

   Thank you so much!

2. COMPUTER CHARTING

   mina123 posted a topic in NICU

   What computer charting your hospital uses for level 3 NICU? I need to present some ideas for computer charting to my administration. Thank you for your time and response.

3. Help with true calcium level!

   mina123 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Does anybody recall how to get true calcium level for a pt? Google did not help me at all. Total ca level for my pt is 14.4, albumin level is 2.0. Also, someone please explain me the difference between ionized ca and total ca. If ionized ca means, fr...

4. Confrontational co-workers!!!!!

   mina123 replied to mina123's topic in General Nursing

   First of all i did not publicly criticize anybody's job performance. When we have a charge position that charge should and yes her job describes her to follow with all the MD'S, lab values, call any critical result, put in medication orders and so fo...

5. Confrontational co-workers!!!!!

   mina123 replied to mina123's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you for all your comments. Lesson learned. I like the advice of keeping the comments neutral from now on. I did not intent any harm to anyone but there are varities of personalities we work with and you never know who takes things personally or...

6. my first job interview experience and shocking work environment

   mina123 replied to nurse_dot's topic in General Nursing

   I agree with NC girl post that;s very common in LTC I hope you are referring to night shift with that ratio, then it;s accurate ratio. Mostly blood sugars, no admissions at night and 6am meds. Most LTC facilities do smell like urine. In this economy ...

7. Confrontational co-workers!!!!!

   mina123 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I don't even know what happened at work yesterday but two of the co workers got really angry at me and started double tagging me in the break room. This is what happen. I work on a very busy med surg floor. We only have one assistant NM who is very g...

8. strange morphine reaction !!!

   mina123 replied to mina123's topic in General Nursing

   No we had ruled out everything very quickly no septic shock wbc was 9.2, no MI ck and trop normal, no stroke s/s at all, no pulmonary edema (-) xray and no dvt. It's just mind boggling though because his B/P and HR is elevated at same time. Usually ...

9. strange morphine reaction !!!

   mina123 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I had the strangest morphine reaction with my pt yesterday. Just quick background elderly asian pt, 3 day post op lap chole had been receiving 2 mg of morphine from past 3 days without any problems. In our facility we do not mix morphine with saline ...

10. How to make management happy!!!!!!!

    mina123 replied to mina123's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you both very much. I am also a pediatric critcal care nurse. Just yesterday i got recognized in front of 300 people in a great ceremony for being one of the best pediatric nurse and being thanked by numerous families for taking care of there s...

11. How to make management happy!!!!!!!

    mina123 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Since last week nurses on my floor, me and other nurses work surgical floor are so unhappy with our management. We have wonderful group of nurses and aids on our floors. All of them very compassionate to our pt's and families. Great care from everyon...

12. Help in finding np school!!!!!

    mina123 posted a topic in NP

    Hi everyone i live in nj (south nj) to be specific. I was wondering if anyone can tell me a good NP school in this region. I don't like on-line nursing programs never worked for me, i like to attend classes personally just easier learning for me. I h...

13. IV Dilaudid problem patients!!!!!!!!!!!

    mina123 replied to mina123's topic in General Nursing

    Or what about a quad who does not feel any pain or anything as a matter of fact below there neck needs dialudid for pain in there back or spine !

14. IV Dilaudid problem patients!!!!!!!!!!!

    mina123 replied to mina123's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry eriksoln; I appreciate what you have to say but I strongly disagree with what he had to say regarding sometimes in life being right is useless. Good god if i follow that quote I would lose all self-respect for myself. But regarding what you sa...

15. IV Dilaudid problem patients!!!!!!!!!!!

    mina123 replied to mina123's topic in General Nursing

    Most of these dilaudid orders are give dilaudid IVP 4mg q 1 hr or maybe q2 hr. This is ridiculous !!! That means in my 12/hr shift i am giving this pt 48mg of dilaudid I just think this is crazy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!