NurseMikki

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1. Would you report possible diversion?

   NurseMikki replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

   You really are a unique little snowflake aren't

2. Would you report possible diversion?

   NurseMikki replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

   I would, and have in the past. At the time I was mentioning some odd things to my charge whom I was friendly without about the new nurses taking extensively long breaks and returning acting odd....

3. Should I leave this racist town?

   NurseMikki replied to ChutneyFries's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   Sadly, these things will occur. I've experienced it nursing in metropolitan cities. Some battles you don't have to show up for. There's no reason you can't start looking for your next position now....

4. Remembering the First Black U.S. Army Nurse During Black History Month

   NurseMikki replied to TheCommuter's topic in Government, Military

   Thank you for sharing

5. I Should Be in Jail

   NurseMikki replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

   I recall my Peds rotation being the one l got my best feedback in way back in nursing school. Stories like this are why l chose to work with the

6. What are some of the most ridiculous requests you have heard?

   NurseMikki replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

   Ha! I

7. What are some of the most ridiculous requests you have heard?

   NurseMikki replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

   At a previous employer some years ago our nurse managers would make rounds on new admissions within their 1st 24 hours. Apparently my elderly pt was upset that I just so happened to be born Black and...

8. What are some of the most ridiculous requests you have heard?

   NurseMikki replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

   This is nothing. A GI doc I used to work with saved his wife's hardware from when she shattered her ankle. Once her pins and screws were removed he had them dipped in resin and had them made into a...

9. Mid-forties Nurse - Thinking about my future

   NurseMikki replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

   So sorry Nurse

10. Mid-forties Nurse - Thinking about my future

    NurseMikki replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    this explains a lot. The hospital system our doctors are associated with are still using Meditech. Us on the outpatient side switched to EPIC from Nextgen a year and a half ago. Boy to say its been a...

11. Should Healthcare Professionals Ask About Guns in the Home?

    NurseMikki replied to P-RN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't see anything wrong with asking this question. My friend who does home hospice has been asking this for years. When I still worked bedside it was a routine admission question right along with...

12. Mid-forties Nurse - Thinking about my future

    NurseMikki replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    The position I was going to take would have been on the system wide team of 'experts' on Cerner. My current position uses EPIC which dare I say it? Is much easier and intuitive to

13. Mid-forties Nurse - Thinking about my future

    NurseMikki replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    This is interesting Donnakhamm. When I was interviewing for my current Telephone Triage position I was also interviewing for a Clinical Informatics

14. Just a regular ole nurse

    NurseMikki replied to NurseMikki's topic in General Nursing

    Lol. Thank you Beentheredonethat. Believe me I see it for what it is, I was was trying to keep my post happy, happy, joy, joy for those not quite as jaded. I'm actually no longer doing bedside care,...

15. Just a regular ole nurse

    NurseMikki posted a topic in General Nursing

    Am I alone in my thinking that with my BSN, and 17 years of nursing throughout a couple of different sub-specialties that being a competent RN is enough? I enjoy being a nurse and after close to 20...