Mqnurse13

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1. Should I quit my job

   Mqnurse13 replied to whatisgonnabemyname's topic in General Nursing

   You should do what is best for you, what will make you happy. Work where you feel you will grow and feel like a team. Where you are proud to work. It sounds like you have already decided, and just feel bad about leaving the current place. But at the ...

2. Full time jobs hard to find ?

   Mqnurse13 replied to Anotherdegree4me's topic in General Nursing

   I’m 45 and have only 2 years experience, in acute care and one in critical care. I think I can speak for both of us and say we aren’t elderly and we are physically able to handle med surg, acute care, critical care. I know there’s a lot of nurses our...

3. Medication order correct or no

   Mqnurse13 replied to Mqnurse13's topic in General Nursing

   I appreciate the responses. I’m also surprised At all the times on this site how unsupportive we can be. “Don’t get your panties in a bunch”, “I’m amazed you need clarification”. Please to those that can’t be nice when someone is questioning somethin...

4. Medication order correct or no

   Mqnurse13 replied to Mqnurse13's topic in General Nursing

   It’s long term care so there’s no pharmacy to check with. The doctor said if he writes two tabs it’s two tabs not the mg I’m just concerned with how it’s suppose to be done and if I can be liable if there is a error if I give two.

5. Medication order correct or no

   Mqnurse13 replied to Mqnurse13's topic in General Nursing

   Exactly if we don’t understand it it’s a issue. It should state only mg we have enough sense to figure out how tablets based on that. I didn’t stay how many mg each tab are because it changes depending on the patient and order. So if I have 250mg I...

6. Medication order correct or no

   Mqnurse13 replied to Mqnurse13's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you that’s what my gut and brains were telling me while the others argued with me about it. It felt wrong and against what I’ve been taught and I questioned it because they were telling me otherwise.

7. Medication order correct or no

   Mqnurse13 posted a topic in General Nursing

   So I just started working at a facility but the medications are written differently than I’m used to. 500mg, 2tabs, twice a day. whats correct 2 250mg tabs or 2 500mg tabs? in hospital setting it always says total mg to be given not total tablets....

8. Can good nurses work in bad facility

   Mqnurse13 replied to Mqnurse13's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you so much that helps a lot! I think I’m going to have to make a sacrifice no matter what I choose, 12 hour long shifts at a better place or the 8 hour shifts at a not so good facility. Can’t find my exact match down here, Atlanta not so good...

9. Can good nurses work in bad facility

   Mqnurse13 replied to Mqnurse13's topic in General Nursing

   I agree with what you guys are saying and I appreciate the perspective I guess I am making judgement based on what you said I too have received patients from these places. So Maybe the better question is how can a nurse manage to work in these facili...

10. Can good nurses work in bad facility

    Mqnurse13 replied to Mqnurse13's topic in General Nursing

    That’s a comment from someone who hasn’t lived or worked down here, I’ve been to these facilities and they do not have caring nurses working at them, I’m not saying I’m better I’m saying I care more from what I’ve witnessed at these facilities so far...

11. Can good nurses work in bad facility

    Mqnurse13 posted a topic in General Nursing

    So I’ve always worked in the top facilities, I’m a very good nurse, meaning I care a lot about my patients , I have a lot of empathy as a person, like most nurses. However, here in Atlanta there’s a lot of facilities where that seems to be lacking a ...

12. Help

    Mqnurse13 replied to Briana1994's topic in Stress 101

    There are different kinds of political issues everywhere. It doesn't matter what facility you work at or where you go you will run into different problems. I've had the racial issues at many facilities here in Georgia, but I've finally found one whe...

13. Patient rights an privacy bathroom

    Mqnurse13 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Im wondering if anyone else at other facilities is crossing this issue. Fall risk patients insisting on privacy in the bathroom and falling in the process. If a patient insists we cannot enter the bathroom and they fall where is the liability and can...

14. New facility no med cart allowed

    Mqnurse13 replied to Mqnurse13's topic in Geriatric

    I did hand my keys to my LPN and nurse manager I already know about abandonment I would never do that. The only reason I stayed as long as I did was because I care about my patients. I'm feeling badly for them right now and wish things were different...

15. New facility no med cart allowed

    Mqnurse13 replied to Mqnurse13's topic in Geriatric

    No there was a Rn supervisor there and Lpn