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ikimiwi

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  1. A Letter to Hollywood: Nurses Are Not Handmaidens

    ikimiwi replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in General Nursing

    isn,t nurse Jackie a on the job drug abuser/ She may be tough ,but I hope my patients don't think I am in the getiing percs with a little on the

  2. Sleepy Time

    ikimiwi posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    New to OB and everyone tells me babies have a Sleepy time an hour or so after birth. How long is normal and when should I be worried if they won't nurse? Also , under the bili lights how long would...

  3. How was Nurses Week celebrated at your Facility

    ikimiwi replied to HIPPIECHIKRN's topic in General Nursing

    no nurses week for us, it is now Health Care Workers Week, that way "everyone " is included, because otherwise, the other depts would be

  4. Public Service Announcement

    ikimiwi replied to ThrowEdNurse's topic in Emergency

    I miss

  5. Want to try ER Nursing

    ikimiwi replied to OBNurseInFL's topic in Emergency

    I just switched to OB after 18 years in ED, I say go for it,. I was getting a little "cranky" in the ED, but I do love it. Change is good, gets your mind working harder again, but I am a nervous...

  6. My daughter's experience today in a Phoenix Emergency Room

    ikimiwi replied to PeaceonearthRN's topic in Emergency

    So sorry for her treatment, too bad they didn't have a fast track/minor care area in ED. So what does everyone think of fasrt track/minor care four of the areas 6-8 hosp have them, run from 1100 to...

  7. sick call

    ikimiwi posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    just being on oreintatio in labor and delivery,last two days no deliveries, and i stayed away from mother baby.sure i have a virus, sore throat cough headache, no fever and a nasty cough.today and...

  8. Full to Overflowing

    ikimiwi replied to bjaeram's topic in Emergency

    we now have a policy if the patients tell us they are going to leave, we go get a doc to see them right away, most of the docs just treat them. only a few will saythis isn,t and emergency and we will...

  9. New OB Nurses, Grads and Students, Please Feel Free to post your questions here:

    ikimiwi replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hi everyone, been around here for a few years, but after working 18 yeasr or so in the emergency dept, I have just started in the ChildBirth Center. My mind is so full and swimming with new stuff, I...

  10. Is it time to get rid of 12 hour shifts?

    ikimiwi replied to country mom's topic in General Nursing

    I was happily working my 3 10 hour shifts, some with their 8 hours snf some 12". then our new nurse manager decided everyone will have to work 3 12, no other way! I sais I would do 2 12 but with...

  11. treatment of "vip's"

    ikimiwi replied to UtErRnEmt's topic in Emergency

    I treat every one the best I can , like all of you, but I think that if you work in the hospital, from housekeeper to adminstration and you come to the Ed ,if at all possible, I am not going to make...

  12. Her perfume stinks!!

    ikimiwi replied to DebRN06's topic in General Nursing

    I feel your pain. i get horrible migranes from fragrances. We have a no scents policy at work, but it doesn't stop some people. Once I got such a bad migrane and started vomiting and ended up...

  13. Help, ER getting swamped.

    ikimiwi replied to MAISY, RN-ER's topic in Emergency

    I would love to hear about it. We are trying to work it out and do a trial one of these days. Any info would be so helpful.

  14. Name hospital and salary--everywhere

    ikimiwi replied to mistydave's topic in General Nursing

    western Mass, union 35 per hour base,15 years

  15. How do you describe your job?

    ikimiwi replied to HealthyRN's topic in Emergency

    I'm trying to get into heaven the hard

  16. Appreciated in different ways...

    ikimiwi replied to jack19's topic in General Nursing

    on er nurses day we got a card, but the clinical coordinator bought us supper. We used to get $100 check at Christmas from the er docs, but other departments complained so the docs were told not...

  17. Male staff-Female Pt. - ECG

    ikimiwi replied to bill4745's topic in Emergency

    our male tech will usually ask the female to lift her breast, but the males usually don't do EKGs on females without a female present. Its just not worth the potential problems. In the initial cp...

  18. Waiting Room Assesments

    ikimiwi posted a topic in Emergency

    do to our increasing waiting to be seen times, we need to reassess the people in th WR q1 hour after triage. Anyone have a policy on this? Who is responsible for this, and how do you do it? Just...

  19. ED Flow Sheets

    ikimiwi posted a topic in Emergency

    I am looking for an Ed nurses notes flow sheet to help with documenting. We will be going paperless in about 18 months, so not looking to buy a system like T-Charts. To improve flow and keep the...

  20. complete nursing

    ikimiwi posted a topic in Home Health

    Looking for a change.I am an emergency nurse,for 15 years. I still love the job, but am tired of not having the time/staff or toolsto do my job the way it shoulde be done. In home care, do you feel...

  21. Anyone doing Chair Massage?

    ikimiwi replied to nightingale's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    Trying to get our hosp to have chair massage therapy. I would gladly pay for one on a break, or after work, just rub my neck and shoulders. I think someone could make a

  22. If there was one piece of advice...

    ikimiwi replied to ImaERtraumaRN's topic in Emergency

    There is always "a minute" to think. 60 sec a long

  23. Bad Habits Nurses Develop

    ikimiwi replied to Debbie_LPN's topic in General Nursing

    pulling caps off tubing and needles with my

  24. Your least favorite patient.

    ikimiwi replied to errn7's topic in Emergency

    Let's see, we seem to be having a run on 14 year old females, who after having a figh with their mother, take a handfull of whatever happens to be around,The last one took her mothers ativan, because...

  25. Your Worst Mistake

    ikimiwi replied to aurora_borealis's topic in General Nursing

    In nursing for 30 years, once set the heparin to run at 100cc/hr instead of 10, ran only 30 min, no harm done, but I got very pale....also some how I got 2" of nitropaste stuck on the back of my arm,...