Mini-Murse

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1. What is the first thing you are going to buy once you are a nurse?

   Mini-Murse replied to Living4Peace's topic in Male Students

   Principal. Aston. Good luck finding an Ashton Martin. Where do all you people saying youre gonna buy a house and buy a $75k car think you're gonna get the money? RNs make decent money, but you're not exactly instant millionaires. You have student loa...

2. Use of Restraints on Intubated patients - ER and ICU

   Mini-Murse replied to MassED's topic in Emergency

   I'm incredulous. You work in an ICU and you don't know the laws and your hospital policy on restraints? Needing an order for ANY restraint is the first thing they teach you in your Ethics section of Nursing Fundamentals I. I really hope none of my fa...

3. Priority patient...abd pain, vag bleeding, or broken arm

   Mini-Murse replied to JDD1017's topic in Emergency

   if the bleeder is pregnant, shes priority #1. if not, the abd pain. could be aaa, could be mi, could be gi bleed, could be gallstones, could be constipation, could be cancer, but it also could be a ruptured spleen, or a bursting appendix. the kid is...

4. Best way to get a transfer to an E.D Tech?

   Mini-Murse posted a topic in Emergency

   Im just starting a job as a PRN PCT in the hospital float pool (the only positions they were actively hiring for), but my goal is to be an Emergency Nurse, and I REALLY want to get tech experience there. Can you guys toss some advice on the best way ...

5. Horrific Write Ups? Has it ever happened to you?

   Mini-Murse replied to NonieJuice's topic in General Nursing

   Wow, that's some bull.. Id go talk to your nursing supervisor about that, you dont want it on your record.

6. Having trouble with Nursing Diagnosis / Care Plan

   Mini-Murse replied to Ashleymc's topic in General Students

   Sorry about your dad Is there a reason you list cognition over wound care & mobility? Is she really out of it, or just a little? If she's completely bedridden and immobile, I (as a new student, mind you), would consider the risk for pressure wou...

7. Trouble in Clinical groups

   Mini-Murse replied to student89's topic in General Students

   Doing it once is a mistake. Doing it every week is an intentional, conscious choice to say "Eff the rules, Eff HIPPA, and EFF YOU!!" She knew the HIPPA rules, chose to ignore them multiple times, and not only ignored them, but put her partner (the O...

8. Trouble in Clinical groups

   Mini-Murse replied to student89's topic in General Students

   Ahh ok, yes, bish. lol I think, based on what Ive read from the OP's situation, that if they had confronted her about it, she wouldve denied it, and possibly threatened to implicate the OP in it as well. And respect needs to be earned, it's not ju...

9. Chances

   Mini-Murse replied to Jerhendr2203's topic in General Students

   Near impossible to say without knowing the scores of your cohort applicants. IN my school, the TEAS was taken into account only as a Pass/Fail of a certain score. My scoring in the 98th percentile was equal to someone scoring in the 48th percentile. ...

10. duties of a student nurse??

    Mini-Murse replied to nursingstudent_88's topic in General Students

    you should never be bored as a student nurse on a floor - you should never have downtime. You should always have something to do - what about "Med, Fed, Bath & Bed"? Med admin, breakfast/lunch feeding support for pts that need assistance, giving...

11. Trouble in Clinical groups

    Mini-Murse replied to student89's topic in General Students

    BI? Bi-sexual, or am I missing something? Cause noone mentioned that And no, this person would NOT have been a good nurse. She would have been a danger to patients. She didnt think the rules apply to her. Rule #1 is YOU DO NOT VIOLATE HIPPA. Every o...

12. My first day of Clinicals

    Mini-Murse posted a topic in General Students

    So today was my very first day ever of clinicals. We were paired with a partner just for today, as opposed to going at it alone. Was a real eye-opener - so many practices that we are taught in class that aren't used in the hospital - even our instru...

13. What do you think of nurses who can't spell medical terms?

    Mini-Murse replied to Mini-Murse's topic in General Nursing

    I've thought about that, one or two, I give no thought to, but every single occurrence catches my notice

14. What do you think of nurses who can't spell medical terms?

    Mini-Murse posted a topic in General Nursing

    Honestly, no personal attacks, but im curious.. I see posters on this forum who can't spell "cough" or "aspirin" or "Morphine" correctly.. and it really concerns me. I'm not really a grammar nazi, but when someone who claims to be an RN for a numbe...

15. ER nurse to patient ratio

    Mini-Murse replied to MGHERRN's topic in Emergency

    In the ED I volunteer at (and hope to get a tech job, then a nursing job in), the ratio is 4:1, with 1 tech per 8 beds; the techs start IVs, draw blood, and run cardiac enzymes, as well as assist the nurses in whatever else they need. It's a small ED...