Mrs. M.

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  1. Mixing GT meds

    Mrs. M. posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    When you administer crushed pills via GT, do you dilute each one in water separately, or do you combine them? Our facility has always allowed us to combine them (assuming they are crushable and...

  2. Salary question??

    Mrs. M. replied to maggijo's topic in Nursing Career

    From the Hanford/Visalia area we are about 2 1/2 hours from Morro Bay, 1 1/2 hours from Sequoia/Kings Canyon National Parks, and 3 1/3 hours either direction to a major city. Both Hanford and Visalia...

  3. Salary question??

    Mrs. M. replied to maggijo's topic in Nursing Career

    Central California is competitive with the Bay area in salary (we have to be to keep nurses) and the cost of living is much less. You can buy a very nice home for $200,000. It doesn't have the...

  4. No Child Carseat = Child Endangerment = Call to Police?

    Mrs. M. replied to S.T.A.C.E.Y's topic in General Nursing

    I worked pediatrics for many years, and I found one line that worked like a charm. If a family didn't have a corificeat, we would offer to get one through social services. Sometimes that meant a delay...

  5. Salary question??

    Mrs. M. replied to maggijo's topic in Nursing Career

    New nurses start at $34/hr in central California. No

  6. Taking Pictures of wounds

    Mrs. M. replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We photograph the wound initially, then weekly. We get a consent signed from the patient or conservator. As for altering photos, they are no easier to falsify than our description/measurements in our...

  7. Out of my depth

    Mrs. M. replied to marjoriemac's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I think it takes a good 2 years to get comfortable with being a new manager. That doesn't mean you are in for two years of hell, but it's going to be a roller coaster. After a couple of years people...

  8. A question about culture (what does string around the waist mean?)

    Mrs. M. replied to np2b's topic in Pediatric

    I've read that book. I worked in peds in the 80's/90's in central California - lots of Hmong

  9. Abuse From Management

    Mrs. M. replied to boomer1's topic in General Nursing

    She should talk to Human Resources. It might not help, but at least she will know that she gave it her best effort. If the manager is abusive there's a good chance that she's not the first who has...

  10. Mixing GT meds

    Mrs. M. replied to Mrs. M.'s topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Giving 15 meds at one time isn't a good idea regardless of whether you mix them or not. If I swallowed 15 meds I suspect it would upset my stomach. I also don't want to have to worry about...

  11. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    Mrs. M. replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    Last year we lost a long-time (30 years!) surgical nurse to breast cancer. The OR was her home, and she was always the first one there in the morning. About a week after she died, I went into the...

  12. Mixing GT meds

    Mrs. M. replied to Mrs. M.'s topic in Geriatric, LTC

    *grin* yes, that's what all of the nurses are saying. We are finding that the g-tubes are flowing a lot more smoothly now though. I just wish I could find some resource that addresses this. Every book...

  13. Thank you's - memorable ones you've received?

    Mrs. M. replied to Liddle Noodnik's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I had a 12 year old patient with sickle cell who was a frequent flyer on our pediatric floor. I had taken care of him many times, and he was usually in crisis and in tremendous pain. I did what I...

  14. Don't Want to be Charge Nurse

    Mrs. M. replied to pnurseuwm's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I think that's the point. In an acute care hospital you have more support around you. In a SNF you have to hit the floor running. For a new nurse who isn't comfortable with a leadership position yet,...

  15. Don't Want to be Charge Nurse

    Mrs. M. replied to pnurseuwm's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    If you don't feel ready to be a charge nurse right now, perhaps you just need more experience, as others have suggested. However, an RN is a leadership position. If you can begin to shift yourself...

  16. Anyone like being a nurse?

    Mrs. M. replied to misserella8036's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked in a lot of different areas of nursing. Some of the jobs I loved, some I didn't. That's one of the greatest things about this profession - you have so many options available to

  17. Soon to be graduate nurse

    Mrs. M. replied to twilight3's topic in California Nursing

    The Central Valley hires new grads. Try the Fresno hospitals, and Kaweah Delta in

  18. I Threw Away Your Drink

    Mrs. M. replied to Tweezer93's topic in Nurse Management

    We don't allow drinks, even covered, at the nurses station. We have little kitchen areas where the patient food is stored, and if the nurses want to leave their covered drinks in there, it's

  19. Does this sound strange to you?

    Mrs. M. replied to inquiry123's topic in General Nursing

    The immunization doesn't seem like an issue to me, but the fact that you "have other concerns about this nurse's mental stability and her children's well being" does. Is there more to this, and the...

  20. Lvn

    Mrs. M. replied to valley1238's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Oh yes. Many of the nurses are scared to death when the surveyors are around - especially if they are the unfortunate person who gets to have them watch their med pass! The secret is in making sure...

  21. Why did you take up nursing? What's your story?

    Mrs. M. replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    I became a nurse because I wanted to get student basketball tickets. In the '80's our local college had a great basketball team, and my husband and I attended all the games with the cheap tickets he...