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microtutor

Acute Rehab, Progressive Care

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microtutor has 3 years experience and specializes in Acute Rehab, Progressive Care.


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  1. Yep, they love to tell us all about how they know better, but they don't want to be in the room when the patient code-browns LOL, then we're all professional again!
  2. Lied to in Interview

    I did not read all the other comments, but if this happened to me I would leave ASAP - especially if I had another job prospect and it was something that fit my schedule that I really wanted to do. You still have references from your prior workplace...
  3. I took the plunge...it feels weird

    Congratulations! I have benefited greatly from all your posts, and I wish you joy and awesomeness in your next job, wherever it may be!
  4. Negative Post on Facebook About New Nurses - I'm Fired Up!

    I guess I'll give my $.02, since everyone else is. A bunch of RNs I know shared this post on FB. It struck me as an angry rant, which is exactly what the poster called it. Usually, posting angry rants on FB is ill-advised. I am a fairly new nurse,...
  5. Nursing as a Second Career

    I am a second career nurse; I was a computer programmer for 12 years before returning to school to become an RN. I felt my job making rich people richer was not very meaningful to me. Becoming a nurse made my work days a lot more stressful and a lo...
  6. My first med error

    I am a new nurse too. I am 6 weeks into my orientation and I have already made 2 med errors - both were missed scheduled doses - so I feel your pain. I was "doing well" so my preceptor & bosses pushed me from 4 patients to 5, then 6. Then, I e...
  7. Have you ever witnessed this situation?

    Nope, this has never happened to me. And I do use a chain pharmacy. However, there are areas - one labelled "Drop Off" and one labelled "Consultation" where you can lean into a sort-of carel, with walls on either side of you. If you speak in a low ...
  8. Leaving a job while in orientation

    You sound like a really nice person, but maybe not the most assertive? Does your former DON know that you did NOT actually make a med error? Things like that matter, as far as your reputation and future are concerned. Seems like you are in a situa...
  9. Our Death-Defying, Death-Denying Society

    Um...because we live in a civilized society, where we choose not to allow the most vulnerable - poor children, the elderly, the intellectually challenged and the mentally ill for example - to drop dead because they can't always earn a living on their...
  10. Our Death-Defying, Death-Denying Society

    I agree, RubyVee. Commuter, I think you are splitting hairs on this one. When I spoke of gatekeeping in the context of my post, I was speaking of financial gatekeeping - putting an arbitrary limit on treatments on the basis of finances because we "...
  11. Our Death-Defying, Death-Denying Society

    Are people acting as if it is something new, or are they just saying they disagree with it? I agree with Asystole RN and the others who say this is not right. I don't care who "gatekeeps" healthcare. It should not be gatekept. When we endorse ga...
  12. Top 10 tips for nursing school

    Other people covered a lot of them - here are a few I have learned in my last year: 1. Adopt an attitude of gratitude. Things that frustrate you will happen - instructors may make mistakes, yell at you, or give confusing directions or explanations. ...
  13. Still overwhelmed...

    FWIW, I have chosen a local school with a hybrid rather than a purely online program. The cost is more than a pure online program but less than the big universities in my area per credit hour. (It is both NLN and CCNE accredited.) My rationale is re...
  14. Precautions and Med Administration

    Thank you, that helps a LOT. Do you copy the MAR page with a photocopier, or just copy it onto a sheet of paper and have someone verify you got everything? I've never seen Ident-i-hide, but I'll look for it. Perhaps one could simply leave a pen in...
  15. Precautions and Med Administration

    Hi, I'm a student and I had a question for all you professionals... I'm having a hard time figuring out what to do about the third check of Med Administration when the patient is on precautions greater than standard. Should you bring an MAR into the...