michlynn BSN, RN

michlynn has 2 years experience as a BSN, RN and specializes in Cardiology.

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1. What nursing task do you loathe???

   michlynn replied to richardgecko's topic in General Nursing

   TEDS for sure. Transporting immobile patients down to CT/Xray/MRI in the middle of the nights with multiple lines. And filling out the white board, I don't know why it annoys me so much! Probably because it's so menial and you get written up if it's ...

2. Giving report on med/surg floor

   michlynn replied to tsm007's topic in Med-Surg

   If you google "handoff reports" or "nursing assessment sheets" you can usually find a good one to go off of. I always include a brief h&p, current vitals/lab work and then I go through every system - neuro, heent, cardio/vascular, respiratory, GI...

3. Do you still have to do dosages math by hand as an RN now?

   michlynn replied to xmilkncookiesx's topic in General Nursing

   I almost never have to do any math, most electronic med administering programs will do it for you when you scan the med (always good to double check the dose of course!). I've never had to figure out a drip rate EVER, even if you don't have a pump fo...

4. I harmed my first patient today.

   michlynn replied to starwarrior's topic in Safety

   Causing harm and causing some pain are 2 totally different things. There could've been trauma during the insertion of the foley which can cause a painful removal and possibly some blood. Just wait until you rip all of the tele leads off of a hairy ma...

5. Mobile IV infusions... for hangovers

   michlynn replied to Dogen's topic in General Nursing

   Oh, gotcha. Read it wrong.

6. Mobile IV infusions... for hangovers

   michlynn replied to Dogen's topic in General Nursing

   HH patients have already been evaluated and are already in a "system" per say. I don't think there's much of a screening process for the mobile infusions. And I wasn't aware the infusion centers were by appointment, thought you could just walk in! Gu...

7. Mobile IV infusions... for hangovers

   michlynn replied to Dogen's topic in General Nursing

   They have stuff like this in Cali, not mobile, but infusion centers for people wanting a little extra hydration or vitamins or whatever. I don't really think I'd ever pay $650 for a bag of fluids no matter how hungover I was And I don't think I woul...

8. Switching to peds while traveling?

   michlynn replied to michlynn's topic in Travel

   I agree, I think it was kind of an odd suggestion.

9. Switching to peds while traveling?

   michlynn posted a topic in Travel

   Has anyone ever transitioned to peds from caring for adults while traveling? Is this even possible? My recruiter asked me about doing peds the other day and I never really thought about it because I didn't think you could. Any thoughts?

10. Bedside report - hate it? Like it? Love it?

    michlynn replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I hate it and I feel very strongly that it's a violation of HIPAA when pt's share a room. It's not appropriate to be going over one pt's entire medical history/current admission when the neighbor can hear everything. I do however think it's appropria...

11. 12 hr shift makeup routine

    michlynn replied to RN_srs's topic in General Nursing

    I like Estee Lauder double wear foundation for 12 hour shifts with bare minerals bronzer to finish. I used to use Smashbox mattifying BB cream but it barely lasted me 6 hours. I don't wear mascara to work, sometimes it can irritate my eyes so I just ...

12. POTS and Psych

    michlynn replied to michlynn's topic in Cardiac

    OMG! That's terrifying!

13. POTS and Psych

    michlynn replied to michlynn's topic in Cardiac

    I should have worded it better... I blame it on asking this at the end of a 12 hour night shift. "psych diagnoses" is what I was going for, I realize how ignorant it sounded. Thanks for your response.

14. POTS and Psych

    michlynn replied to michlynn's topic in Cardiac

    Thank you for sharing! I was really just curious because there seemed to be a correlation but I haven't seen enough of it to know enough about it. I didn't mean for this post to be offensive in any way. I've done a little research on it but have neve...

15. POTS and Psych

    michlynn posted a topic in Cardiac

    Just out of curiosity, has anyone ever taken care of POTS patients (postural othorstatic tachycardia syndrome) and notice a trend in psych issues as well? All POTS pts have been young, female, new moms and have multiple psych problems. Just curious i...