MiaLyse

MiaLyse APRN

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  1. Best shoes ever?

    MiaLyse replied to redraccoon's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    My comfort clogs from allheart "squeak" while I walk, it's the most annoying noise. Did you have that

  2. Like Crocs? Try these!

    MiaLyse replied to GadgetRN71's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Okay, thanks. I ordered the white ones (black was OOS ugh) so I'll see how they fit. thanks

  3. Like Crocs? Try these!

    MiaLyse replied to GadgetRN71's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I'm going to try the size women 10, men's 8 to start. I wear a 9.5 woman's shoe. Think these will be large enough? I hear they do stretch out with

  4. I feel so depressed...

    MiaLyse replied to edwardla, RN's topic in General Nursing

    > I am sorry to hear and agree that it was a crappy way of handling it. It seems like it would benefit them more to go back and find where, in the system, things went wrong to prevent it from...

  5. Experience needed? LTC and Home visits

    MiaLyse posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I have 5+ years experience as a nurse in LTC (currently work in Psych). There is a job posted for LTC Hospice care in nursing homes and assisted living. Do you get a good orientation? How does this...

  6. Sad and angry about what I overheard BUT NOT SUPRISED.

    MiaLyse replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    This is what they are doing on my unit, making it very unpleasant to work there and unsafe for both staff and

  7. Sad and angry about what I overheard BUT NOT SUPRISED.

    MiaLyse replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    > I'm learning this the hard way. The psychiatric dept. I work in is threatening a RIF, encouraging older nurses to retire, nurses to take other positions if they were thinking about it and then...

  8. Going to RN program at age 40--crazy?

    MiaLyse replied to Teapot12345's topic in General Nursing

    I became an LPN at age 38 and an RN at age 40. If I had tried to do this in my twenties I don't believe it would have worked out at that age. I think my life experiences and older age are reasons why...

  9. Experience needed? LTC and Home visits

    MiaLyse replied to MiaLyse's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Okay thanks. I just thought there may be some general type of orientation that hospice nurses do. I have never worked independently as hospice nurses do so was wondering how it is

  10. Questioning Doctor's Order

    MiaLyse replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    I've had this happen. My patient was NPO after her swallow study showed that any consistency resulted in aspiration. Dr. comes in and gives her jello and orders that she can have that and something...

  11. I haven't found my niche in nursing

    MiaLyse replied to jensfbay's topic in General Nursing

    I think this is going to be me. I've loved psych for the past almost 2 yrs. Now, it's time to move on. It's getting to be same old, same

  12. Hiring freezes, cut backs?

    MiaLyse replied to Floridanurse's topic in General Nursing

    I did apply at Albany Medical Center but will have to decide if the cut in pay plus travel is a good move right now. I was working a shift last night and 2.5 hrs into the shift management calls me...

  13. Hiring freezes, cut backs?

    MiaLyse replied to Floridanurse's topic in General Nursing

    Same here in MA. Plenty of new construction but at the same time talk of a RIF in certain parts of the

  14. Working as a new nurse with less seniority..Help!!!!!!!!!!

    MiaLyse replied to Leng27RN,BSN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    > they can do that? wouldn't 20 hrs. be considered dangerous if you didn't feel safe working that many

  15. What type of Liability insurance do you have?

    MiaLyse replied to Kurious RN's topic in General Nursing

    Same here, I have

  16. afraid of change

    MiaLyse replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    Same here. I am currently working on a psychiatric unit but I am limiting myself so much (in my area) by not keeping up my medical skills/adding to them. I previously worked in LTC. I am also not good...

  17. Danskos and Bad ankles

    MiaLyse replied to ChinUp's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I bought a pair of danskos. I have been wearing an ace bandage on my right ankle for two weeks now because of rolling my ankle. ugh and to think how much I

  18. You work 3 days a week? MUST BE NICE!

    MiaLyse replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in General Nursing

    I am looking into changing my schedule to 3 -12's vs. 5-8's. I would probably still have to do 8 hrs. OT each week but with 3-12's I would still have 3 full days

  19. 101 Questions - My Nclex experience....

    MiaLyse posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    was not a good one, ugh. My stomach dropped when I went past 75. I think I was really upset by that because I passed my LPN boards with the minimum 85. Then I kept watching the numbers go up and just...

  20. Baystate vs. Berkshire Medical Center

    MiaLyse posted a topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    I believe Baystate nurses don't work for a union? (no union doesn't bother me) How is the pay compared to an RN at Berkshire Medical Center? Are the benefits comparable? Does orientation well prepare...

  21. Baystate vs. Berkshire Medical Center

    MiaLyse replied to MiaLyse's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    I can tell you that at BMC the differentials are not so good. 3-11 shift is an extra $1.25/hr. I haven't heard of the base starting pay going to $30 by the 1st of the year either. Nights are not 20%...

  22. Psychiatric Travel Nursing??

    MiaLyse replied to MiaLyse's topic in Psychiatric

    Oh great, I'll have to look into that. Do any of the agencies offer good family

  23. UMass RN-BSN online updates please

    MiaLyse replied to Nurseismade RN's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Is it the pharm and nutrition CLEP tests? What books did you use to

  24. BPD Clinical Tips

    MiaLyse replied to Thunderwolf's topic in Psychiatric

    Thanks! Printing this out as a reference.

  25. Got Beat Up Badly In Face By Patient

    MiaLyse replied to Aviationurse's topic in Psychiatric

    > I work on an intensive care psych unit and we are lucky if we get 24 hours of lost privileges after assaultive behavior. That used to be the policy but I don't know that it is ever followed...