MrsMommaRN

MrsMommaRN

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  1. Computerized graphic for vital signs.

    MrsMommaRN replied to Beary-nice's topic in General Nursing

    Our facility has the computer charting with the option to show the vitals and labs in a trend view. There are programs out there the powers that be would rather give a simple no than invest in the...

  2. Manager wants me to sign this

    MrsMommaRN replied to chaoticnme's topic in General Nursing

    Don't sign it. Who is above your union rep? Is there a liason of some sort. Your union rep is an employee like you correct? Speak directly with the

  3. How do you round?

    MrsMommaRN replied to Mommy TeleRN's topic in General Nursing

    i am new too and in orientation. i am taking 5-6 patients. this is what has been working for me: introduce myself write name on board wash hands do vitals and assessment. check op site and neuro...

  4. needle-stick injury

    MrsMommaRN replied to livingroomcomputer's topic in General Nursing

    there are risks associated with every profession. most institutions prefer to be almost needless. yes you will give your sub q injections into fatty tissue and an intra muscular injection. if you...

  5. Pet Peeve: Poor Grammar by Nurses

    MrsMommaRN replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    here's a few that drive me nuts: he ain't got none or he don't got any he ain't.... i ain't

  6. The hospital from very close to hell...Long vent.

    MrsMommaRN replied to Alibaba's topic in General Nursing

    how sad. a better nurse manager would have planned for you to be there and made a preceptor aware that they would be working with you. there are so many other places that are better you could work at....

  7. Best Scrubs for Fatties

    MrsMommaRN replied to peds4now's topic in General Nursing

    geez! i wish i was as fat as you. anyway. wal mart has a great selection of scrub tops and bottoms. try them on see what you think. the price is great too. you can get 4 sets for

  8. Surgical stepdown vs cardiac stepdown

    MrsMommaRN replied to freedom22's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the above poster. You will get a lot of exposure in both. Cardiac you will get a lot of multiple IVs to manage. Surgical its about pain management. Either way you will learn a lot. Best...

  9. What do you *LOVE* about nursing?

    MrsMommaRN replied to jollyjenny's topic in General Nursing

    i love to see the progress of medicine. i love that through the care i and my team have given we have brought someone thorugh a tough time and they are getting

  10. Mophine IM vs IV

    MrsMommaRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    i recently started working on a busy orthopedic floor. we often have standing orders for morphine 6mg to 10mg im or iv. what i am finding is a lot of the nurses that have been around awhile like to...

  11. What do you *LOVE* about nursing?

    MrsMommaRN replied to jollyjenny's topic in General Nursing

    I Love to say that I am a nurse. I Love that I can help ease pain I Love that I can spend time with a person that may not get attention at

  12. Well meaning but is it helpful?

    MrsMommaRN replied to julesradio's topic in General Nursing

    once you are done with school and want to see how things were done back when check it out. i wouln't take what it says as gospel. i would take it as an easy read something to look at and say "wow i...

  13. Mophine IM vs IV

    MrsMommaRN replied to MrsMommaRN's topic in General Nursing

    the general consensus i am getting from some of the experienced nurses on the floor is they like to give im rationale being that im will last longer an give better pain relief while not snowing the...

  14. Mophine IM vs IV

    MrsMommaRN replied to MrsMommaRN's topic in General Nursing

    see my thinking has been agreeing with most of the posters here, why are they telling me to do im when there is perfectly good iv access? the nurse that is orienting me has been a nurse for 40+ years...

  15. bariatric surgery

    MrsMommaRN replied to blueeyedgoose's topic in General Nursing

    i have not had the surgery but have thought about it seriously. there are so many things that play a part in this endeavor. this surgery is a life changing event. it is not a quick fix. you must...

  16. When to Specialize? 2yrs. med/surg 1st? Advice?

    MrsMommaRN replied to jetson's topic in First Year After Licensure

    you have to go where you feel comfortable. i was offered a position on cardiac step down unit as a new grad and i turned it down. i accepted a position instead on an orthopaedic unit. i have...

  17. Quitting after 4 months.....

    MrsMommaRN replied to KayceeLeeRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    :icon_hug::icon_hug::icon_hug::icon_hug::icon_hug::icon_hug::icon_hug::icon_hug::icon_hug::icon_hug::icon_hug::icon_hug: i am so sorry you are feeling this way. if your heart is truly into nursing...

  18. Nurse offering to sell products to family member

    MrsMommaRN replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in General Nursing

    since you are not a member of management i would stay out of confronting her directly. using her patients as a way to make conatacts for her own personal gain is wrong. it needs to be brought up to...

  19. why aren't gummas infectious?

    MrsMommaRN replied to GingerSue's topic in General Nursing

    thought this might help its from e-medicine: the primary lesion (chancre) occurs on the member or scrotum of 70% of men with syphilis and on the vulva, cervix, or perineum of more than 50% of women...

  20. When has your intuition saved the day?

    MrsMommaRN replied to deeDawntee's topic in General Nursing

    yes i started having them in my early teens. sometimes i have dreams about certain things. i'll tell my mom or husband. once in awhile when i see something on the news like a missing child or...

  21. Living poor to living middle class!

    MrsMommaRN replied to rn2bn07's topic in First Year After Licensure

    i am a new grad with my first job and waiting for that first paycheck. i can't even begin to tell you how excited i am. all my kids have ever known is momma going to school. now it is just exciting...

  22. embarrassed myself! Need to vent....

    MrsMommaRN replied to Anjann's topic in First Year After Licensure

    first of all you did nothing wrong. you were in the moment and feeling for your patient. it is truly hard to observe procedures on children. i am glad you are ok. i would suggest talking to whomever...

  23. When has your intuition saved the day?

    MrsMommaRN replied to deeDawntee's topic in General Nursing

    my grandma lived alone and i liked to go and check on her as often as i could. other family members did the same as well. one monday my grandma knew i was coming and i usually give her a call and let...

  24. not getting paid

    MrsMommaRN replied to momsanurse2001's topic in General Nursing

    before you quit find out what is going on. start with who you report to. if they don't have a clue then next is payroll or your human resources. you need some kind of income now. don't let them bully...

  25. Troublemakers in Class?

    MrsMommaRN replied to flowers4me's topic in General Nursing

    yep and you just have to smile and rise above it. don't play into