MMARN BSN, RN

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About MMARN

MMARN is a BSN, RN and specializes in Cardiac/Telemetry.


Truckin' along!

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  1. MMARN

    Holiday Scheduling - how to make it fair

    In my current unit, we work what we didn't the year before. So, I had Thanksgiving off last year and will be working it this year. One year I really wanted Christmas Day off but had it off the year before, so because we were staffed fairly well and t...
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    I cringe at the thought of work

    I am so sorry you're feeling this way. Honestly, though, I think almost (if not, all) of us at bedside nursing are feeling what you're feeling. The burden being put on nurses these days borders on abuse. So, I can understand where you're coming from....
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    Clinical Instructor Advice

    Definitely begin looking around the schools in your area. I'll be doing clinical instructor come Fall semester and I'm pretty excited about it. It all started with one of the professors who works in the school I attended for my nursing degree decidin...
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    What was the lowest diastolic bp you have seen?

    ROTFL!!!! A&ox3 pt with dbp of 43. Asymptomatic. We went on with our day as usual. ?
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    The first time your pt crashed

    I've been a nurse for about three years and I have yet to become completely confident in a code. It's a high stress situation, and unless you've been involved in a lot of codes, it takes a while to get used to them. My first code was a pt who was sta...
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    Why do docs do this?

    There are only a couple of docs who sit in our lounge and those are the ones who have established a rapport with most of us in my unit. All other docs do not. They round, chat in the nurses' station for a bit, and leave. Nothing more, nothing less. T...
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    failed Nclex for the 3rd time.

    I completely disagree. There are many Filipino nurses who work with me and ALL are RNs. All of them studied over there and took the NCLEX here. As for "sending them the big money," even non-Filipino nurses do that for their parents, myself included.
  8. Epitome of jerk.
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    Anyone ever have a famous person as a patient?

    Yup. They were completely different than I expected, and very, very nice. They treated nurses with respect and even brought us treats as thank yous.
  10. I get that a lot when I call docs for troponin results. I absolutely write it as an order. That's what he/she said, it shows they're aware, what you did, and what they "ordered." It is definitely appropriate.
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    How to answer the 10 year goal question??

    I was such a dork at my interview lol. I literally answered with, "I just hope I get a 'Thank you!' once in a while!" I was nervous and had no idea what she wanted me to say, but that was my honest answer; granted, not a very intelligent one! However...
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    Bitter dried up nurses that need to RETIRE

    Eh. I have been a nurse for three years and I can get very bitter, dried up, and feel like I need to retire. The demands on nurses are ridiculous and keeping a positive attitude and plastering on a smile does not always happen. It's very difficult to...
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    What does this mean?

    I almost said the same thing!!
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    Skills Fair Ideas?

    We do unit specific skills fairs, and they include: Chest tubes: care and maintenance. External pacemakers. Code blues Information regarding magnets for ICD's. Dressing changes of all of the above. Maxi moves, stedys. Cardioversions
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    Who wears a nursing cap?

    Honestly, I don't even know if caps are uniform-approved in my hospital. I'm not sure how they would be received by the patients these days. Many of the younger population would find it a joke, or some sort of sexual garb because that's what society ...