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    Shift Report: Listening, no writing...

    mtmkjr replied to mtmkjr's topic in General Nursing

    Yes indeed. That's kind of what I've gathered listening to all the
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    Deciding to have a baby after ADN

    mtmkjr replied to ARODtheCRNA2b's topic in Nursing Career

    I think that is awesome! All the more reason to take it a little slower... adoption, which I think it great, especially older adoptions, likely will demand more of your
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    Deciding to have a baby after ADN

    mtmkjr replied to ARODtheCRNA2b's topic in Nursing Career

    I admire you for having high aspirations, and for wanting a family, but if you were my daughter... If you want 4 kids while working full time and going to school, something is going to suffer...you,...
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    Shift Report: Listening, no writing...

    mtmkjr replied to mtmkjr's topic in General Nursing

    I made a brain sheet that I use so I don't have to write so much. I can circle and check and fill in blanks. I also try to write down what I can before report so I can focus more on new info/updates....
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    Shift Report: Listening, no writing...

    mtmkjr replied to mtmkjr's topic in General Nursing

    I remember when I worked in NICU, back in the dark ages of paper charts, I did not feel the need to write as much, because it was all there on paper in front of me. Now in a floor setting, with 5-6...
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    Help please

    mtmkjr replied to Cpblondie81's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Did they search you? Or are you saying at the time you did have the bottle but it belonged to a patient? If it belong to the patient, and you had it, wouldn't there be some kind of narcotic count and...
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    Help please

    mtmkjr replied to Cpblondie81's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    OK, I was just curious, because the other post you said Xanax, and nothing about Precedex. Maybe you had another incident posted that I'm not seeing... Sounds like the lawyer is your best
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    Student Charge Nurse out of line

    mtmkjr replied to cin808's topic in General Students

    I never heard of "student charge nurse", but I graduated in the ancient days. If there is such a thing, I'm sure it is to provide a new range of experience during clinicals. OK. We always had a...
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    Help please

    mtmkjr replied to Cpblondie81's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Antidepressant or
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    How to approach this situation from management standpoint?

    mtmkjr replied to ShimmaShimma0304's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    A few questions... If a routine dressing change of that sort might normally be QOD, but this one is being done more frequently because of stool, is it possible the day shift nurse has the idea that...
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    Neonatologist

    mtmkjr replied to Millshel's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My guess is 3 years of taking classes. As in, one or more classes off and on for 3
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    2 full-time jobs?

    mtmkjr replied to anna225's topic in General Nursing

    2 years of pre-reqs before you could begin the ADN?? Something doesn't sound
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    CNA termination

    mtmkjr replied to Mcpheeh's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I don't have any reason to believe that what you learned in school is incorrect, but now is the time to become familiar with the facility policies and procedures... It's one thing to say, "that's...
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    Neonatologist

    mtmkjr replied to Millshel's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    As others have made pretty clear, you don't need a "degree in pediatrics" to be a Neonatologist. You could get a bachelors degree of any sort: history, political science, NURSING, Biology. You do...
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    Since when is it okay to be late ?

    mtmkjr replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I don't think age has anything to do with tardiness. Certain people have a problem being late, everywhere, all the time. However...if it is tolerated in the workplace, you have a management
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    I gave an IV medication that the patient is allergic to

    mtmkjr replied to 19rma's topic in Patient Medications

    This comment is kind of unsettling. You do a disservice to your patient and to other nurses when you aren't forthcoming in your med errors. We learn from other's mistakes that are known. Unknown...
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    Incontinent ON PURPOSE

    mtmkjr replied to curlyfry17's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    Urgency, frequency/overactive bladder, stress incontinence Anxiety over the above conditions Lack of sleep related to sleep disruption that overrides self dignity. Pain! Impaired cognitive...
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    CNA termination

    mtmkjr replied to Mcpheeh's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    40 years ago, when I had my first job as a nursing assistant I worked in a LTC facility where there were some good nurses/aids, but a lot who were either lazy or intentionally incompetent. It didn't...
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    Med carts with no drawers

    mtmkjr replied to Astral Walker's topic in Patient Medications

    You probably meant this for OP, but my post is unclear on this. To clarify ... with both the old WOWs and the new WOWs, the policy is the same. You may only pull meds for one patient at a time. I...
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    Med carts with no drawers

    mtmkjr replied to Astral Walker's topic in Patient Medications

    delete double
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    Med carts with no drawers

    mtmkjr replied to Astral Walker's topic in Patient Medications

    I feel the frustration as well. We haven't used med carts in ages. But the last WOW we used had 2 small drawers beneath the area where the keyboard was. you could keep each patient's meds locked and...
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    Opps, broke something? Maybe?

    mtmkjr replied to JePierreB's topic in General Students

    Don't worry about it. If it stops working, someone will put in a work order for
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    Can I please get a Parking Spot!

    mtmkjr replied to ArrowRN's topic in General Nursing

    I was shootng in the dark... How naive of me. I'm outraged for
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    Can I please get a Parking Spot!

    mtmkjr replied to ArrowRN's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't see an option that fit me...I park in an employee parking deck for free and have a short walk. I think it's really silly for the hospital to charge employees for parking! I don't know how...
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    Am I a woosy for feeling 5 patients is too much on a medsurg floor

    mtmkjr replied to PaperPushingRN's topic in General Nursing

    OP, are you a new grad? New to the job/med-surg? If not, how long have you worked in your current situation? If you've been there a year and are still feeling this way, maybe it isn't a good fit...