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miko014

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  1. Staying in touch with pt after discharge

    miko014 replied to Texas Tornado's topic in General Nursing

    Eh, sticky situation. I'm sure she is innocent and all that, but it might not be long before she starts asking you for free nursing help/advice. You wouldn't want to be abused for your nursing...

  2. When to NOT give insulin?

    miko014 replied to natrgrrl's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    While it is important to know all the different insulins and times of action, peaks, etc, you should also listen to the pt. Many of the pts who will need insulin will have been taking insulin for a...

  3. Men can't give complete baths?

    miko014 replied to stelon's topic in General Nursing

    First, I think it is a rdiculous policy. It should be on a patient by patient basis. When I was a tech, if we had a male tech working and there was a female patient who had a problem being bathed by...

  4. Need help with research for therapy dog

    miko014 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello! I hope this thread doesn't get closed...I need someone to point me in the right direction. We have a golden retriever who works as a therapy dog with our pts. He is the best dog ever!!!...

  5. Should there be a 'White Nurses Association'?

    miko014 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Why are you attacking me? All I am trying to do is point out that we are all people, and that we all deserve respect. My challenges in life are not the same as yours, but we all deserve the same...

  6. Should there be a 'White Nurses Association'?

    miko014 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    note what i said: "i'm also not saying it is unfair. but as more and more companies are striving for diversity, it does get harder for your everyday average white american to get into school, get...

  7. Should there be a 'White Nurses Association'?

    miko014 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Oh hon, I wasn't trying to generalize and say that all black people act like that. I was talking about the minority of people who, when things don't go their way, drag out that old argument about how...

  8. Should there be a 'White Nurses Association'?

    miko014 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    In some ways, they do. Who gets all the scholarships and preferred acceptance in nursing school now? Men and minorities. You try being a 20 yo white girl from a middle class family and, and just try...

  9. Should there be a 'White Nurses Association'?

    miko014 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Oh don't think I was saying anything against you! I think it's a good topic for discussion! I also think, like someone else said, it has the potential to get heated. I didn't want anyone to take my...

  10. Need help with research for therapy dog

    miko014 replied to miko014's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the links guys. I don't have time to look at them right this minute, but I will later this afternoon. I really appreciate the help. I am wondering whether he has some kind fo sponylosis....

  11. Techs checking O2 sats

    miko014 replied to 1TachyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I see. And what about hospitals that don't have LPNs? We don't. This whole discussion annoys me. Techs are allowed to do blood sugars, which is a mildly invasive procedure, yet they can't stick a...

  12. Should there be a 'White Nurses Association'?

    miko014 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    This is a topic that I hate because it's always automatically assumed that the only people who can be racist are white. I think black people or hispanic people or whoever can be prejudiced against...

  13. Techs checking O2 sats

    miko014 replied to 1TachyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah our techs do sats, but they let us know at 90%, not 95%. The argument we are having now is whether or not they can chart the 02 level or not. If they can't, there is no point at having them do...

  14. Isolation with MRSA in sputum

    miko014 replied to queenjean's topic in General Nursing

    Same policy with us, yet everyone tries to put them on airborne isolation. The reason is that when the person coughs, the droplets do not stay in the air. They immediately fall onto whatever surface...

  15. I'm gonna sue you

    miko014 replied to jessiern's topic in General Nursing

    I would be documenting my butt off, and, after informing her that it is not okay for her to talk to staff like that, I would be grabbing my manager and/or house sup so fast her head would spin. NO....

  16. Neutropenic Precaution Policies

    miko014 replied to bc130's topic in General Nursing

    No food restrictions for us anymore. I'm on a committee that just reviewed our new policy - it hasn't ""hit the stands" yet, but it will soon. We used to restrict food, but not anymore. Studies...

  17. Time savers....please.

    miko014 replied to garciadiego's topic in General Nursing

    One thing that will really help you is to chart as you go. Don't wait till the end of your shift, or you're going to be spending a lot of time at the end trying to remember things. Also, there's a...

  18. "My Mom Can't Sleep!"

    miko014 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Do people have any common sense at ALL? Seriously, this family, who is unhappy about EVERYTHING and lets us all know it, is really at the limit right about now! Last night "You've got to do...

  19. "My Mom Can't Sleep!"

    miko014 replied to miko014's topic in General Nursing

    You got it, on the nose! Remember when Oprah gave away all those free cars and people got mad 'cause they had to pay like $7k in taxes? Wow, a brand new car for $7k...seems like a pretty good deal...

  20. CNAs or no CNAs? Primary or Team? What do you think?

    miko014 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Just a debate we were having last night - thoght I would get some of your opinions on it. Would you rather have a larger group of pts with some CNAs to help, or a smaller group of pts and no CNAs?...

  21. "My Mom Can't Sleep!"

    miko014 replied to miko014's topic in General Nursing

    Oooooooohhhhh, let them LEAVE! Duh! I guess I had that all backwards, didn't I?

  22. "My Mom Can't Sleep!"

    miko014 replied to miko014's topic in General Nursing

    Meh, I dunno. I don't think "8 hrs is 8 hrs" when it comes to sleep. Think about it. 8 hours of peaceful, restful sleep is different from 8 hrs of light sleep where you keep waking up all the time....

  23. Is DNR (do not resuscitate) a good idea?

    miko014 replied to tam-tam's topic in General Nursing

    Interesting perspective. What's your answer? Do you think it should be just up to the docs? Everyone stays a full code until the docs say "okay, enough, we're done here, DNR". Should we code...

  24. CNAs or no CNAs? Primary or Team? What do you think?

    miko014 replied to miko014's topic in General Nursing

    Does anyone in an acute inpatient setting use team nursing? As in - one nurse for assessments, one nurse for meds, etc? I personally think that would be awful, but I'm sure it's got it's positive...

  25. CNAs or no CNAs? Primary or Team? What do you think?

    miko014 replied to miko014's topic in General Nursing

    How many pts per RN (for each different shift)? What kind of unit?