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    Not just a waitress

    mtmkjr replied to oceangirl1234's topic in General Nursing

    It may be a personality thing, but it takes a lot to ruffle my feathers. It matters less to me what some person thinks of me than what I know is true. If someone referred to me as a waitress, I would...
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    Exposure to Hep C blood daily??

    mtmkjr replied to mzsuccess's topic in General Nursing

    Where is there a vacuum suck thingy? Are you talking about the capillary
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    Exclusively working day shifts

    mtmkjr replied to SKnursing's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I think I understand that you are asking if it is ok for you to state to your employer that you can only work day shift? Did your conditional offer not specify a shift? If that is the case, no, you...
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    Reasonable time frame for prn medication to be given?

    mtmkjr replied to nicegirl2's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, hard to explain that post any other
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    Reasonable time frame for prn medication to be given?

    mtmkjr replied to nicegirl2's topic in General Nursing

    OK, so what are we to tell the other patient who is actually experiencing an emergency..."Sorry, guy down the hall has diarrhea and his family thinks it's an emergency?" While you may believe your...
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    As a RN did you ever get paid minimum wage for a training?

    mtmkjr replied to Marian96's topic in General Nursing

    I guess we can see where the campaign to raise the minimum wage is going... if suddenly non-skilled workers are making just short of college educated professionals... there will have to be some kind...
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    Reasonable time frame for prn medication to be given?

    mtmkjr replied to nicegirl2's topic in General Nursing

    This is how I like to practice nursing in the ideal world, and in my job, I am actually able to give care this way on the good days. However it is not unusual to be in a situation where things are...
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    Reasonable time frame for prn medication to be given?

    mtmkjr replied to nicegirl2's topic in General Nursing

    Well that is the problem right there. The family probably thinks it should take just one minute. They just don't
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    Didn't scan a narcotic at bedside

    mtmkjr replied to Hailbop16's topic in General Nursing

    I gave 15mg of Oxycodone to a pt yesterday. Later in the day I noticed it did not show up as scanned, although I know for sure i scanned. Maybe I walked away without verifying the meds given? It's not...
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    Epic Charting

    mtmkjr replied to newvillemom's topic in General Nursing

    We have learned that in our facility, we have to click "file" in order to save flowsheet data after entering. Otherwise, very occasionally, something charted will not be saved. I have noticed several...
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    Starting over

    mtmkjr replied to Ad515's topic in Nursing Career

    Good suggestions here so far. I would just add that for skills type things, like IV pumps, watch Youtube videos (making sure the videos come from reliable sources of course...) I am a refresher nurse...
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    Cna incident investigation

    mtmkjr replied to Nnb07's topic in General Nursing

    I read through this whole thread and I am surprised to see that no one question what happened during the transfer that led to the patient falling. Was there a failure of the lift? As in defective?...
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    Do 3, 12 hr shifts for weekdays only exist?

    mtmkjr replied to M0nk3y007's topic in General Nursing

    $12 That's on top of evening and night
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    Do 3, 12 hr shifts for weekdays only exist?

    mtmkjr replied to M0nk3y007's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks to a generous weekend differential I do not work weekends. I only work weekdays... 12 hour shifts, Monday, Thursday and Friday. We have some people who still work every other weekend, but a...
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    Secondary IV infusions

    mtmkjr replied to eiwneon's topic in General Nursing

    It seems to me that either way should be fine, whether you prime with secondary (taking care to not let fluid drip out before securing it in the y-port of the primary) or back prime. We should know...
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    nurse doesn't do her charting

    mtmkjr replied to NayNeyRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Apparently it's cheaper to absorb those costs...what's mind boggling is that with those ethics, they can sleep at
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    Secondary IV infusions

    mtmkjr replied to eiwneon's topic in General Nursing

    I don't see a logical reason to back prime the secondary line with primary fluid unless it is for compatibility purposes when the secondary line is used for more than one med. The quote below is from...
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    New Grad Orientation Contracts

    mtmkjr replied to Kaiyas's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I advised my daughter who was hesitant to sign a contract (with good reason), to treat it as a bonus. Set aside as much as possible early on, and by the end of the contract you have the "bonus" in a...
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    Nurse dating former patient?

    mtmkjr replied to mzsuccess's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Based on what? That he persists past an initial no? She said no and then came here to get an opinion, so she sounds like she might be open to something. I don't think we know enough to determine that...
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    Nurse dating former patient?

    mtmkjr replied to mzsuccess's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    The fact that you are asking here tells me you might have some interest, but are concerned about professional boundaries. You do say that his calling you is NOT in a stalking way.... As long as you...
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    Insulin error

    mtmkjr replied to rn1924's topic in Patient Medications

    An Endocrinologist can't make a
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    Working schedule what's best?

    mtmkjr replied to Jollynursy's topic in General Nursing

    Our hospital pays a sweet shift differential to attract nurses to nights/weekends so we don't have to force people to work nights... they choose
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    Mistake on orientation..please help

    mtmkjr replied to MommyRN89's topic in Patient Medications

    If eMAR... isn't there a pop-up if a med is given too close to previous
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    Mistake on orientation..please help

    mtmkjr replied to MommyRN89's topic in Patient Medications

    1200...2000...0400 (should have been) 1200...2100...0300 (actual) Your facility might be different, but In ours, we have an hour before and after scheduled administration to be "on time". In this...
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    Los Gatos ER Physician in the News

    mtmkjr replied to CityofAngelsRN's topic in Nursing News

    "...see if the coworker is willing to consider some help ie sensitivity training, coping mechanisms, continued education that might help her." Not disagreeing with you in general, you make a lot of...