MelpyRN2B

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1. Write Up's and Potential Termination for Pain Reassessments

   MelpyRN2B replied to MiralaxOnIceRN's topic in General Nursing

   We use epic.

2. Write Up's and Potential Termination for Pain Reassessments

   MelpyRN2B replied to MiralaxOnIceRN's topic in General Nursing

   Our charting doesn't allow for that part! Only sees the use of narcs for pain.

3. Write Up's and Potential Termination for Pain Reassessments

   MelpyRN2B replied to MiralaxOnIceRN's topic in General Nursing

   I work hospice and we give narcs for air hunger. How do you reassess pain when it wasn't given for pain?

4. Healthy Weight Week: Eat Healthy Lose Weight

   MelpyRN2B replied to JanineKelbach's topic in General Nursing

   I started my nursing career 40+ pounds over my ideal weight and I felt horrible! My back hurt, my stomach never felt right and I was seeing patients in beds who were clearly in the same rut I was. Thankfully my organization sent me an email inviting ...

5. Whatever happened to going to school to be a nurse?

   MelpyRN2B replied to indish's topic in General Nursing

   I'm a new nurse and I want to be just a nurse. I have to get my BSN or risk losing my job. All because of an inappropriate study that has become "evidence" upon which to base practice about the outcome of patient care by BSNs vs RNs. There were two v...

6. Low census--what do you do?

   MelpyRN2B replied to compassionresearcher's topic in General Nursing

   Our hospital does a rotating/volunteer low census. If we're put on standby, the "joy" is that we get time and a half if we're called in. Otherwise there is a very nominal $/hr that we're paid while on standby. Often they make it up, unless you tell t...

7. How old were you when you started nursing school?

   MelpyRN2B replied to Joe V's topic in General Students

   I started prereqs at 39-10/12, graduated with ADN at 44 will start BSN probably at 44-1/2! Start my first job as licensed RN in one week!

8. I'm ready to start a paper trail.

   MelpyRN2B replied to VAC's topic in Relations

   I'm still a student, but we've had the Nursing Code of Ethics drilled in pretty hard and it sounds like she is violating them! As a profession for which you've all (and I will!) make a pledge to do things ethically she's non-compliant with that! Code...

9. Test Ethics Question

   MelpyRN2B replied to studentRNclassof15's topic in General Students

   Cheating has very serious consequences for a very good reason. It is terribly unethical, in a career such as nursing, it does absolutely no good at all and if these habits have already been established in nursing school, what will they pick up and c...

10. Test Ethics Question

    MelpyRN2B replied to studentRNclassof15's topic in General Students

    We just covered ethics in class this week and we had a scenario that I really don't think is all that different from this. The scenario was a new nurse in good relationships with all her peers. She seems to think that one of the seasoned nurses may...