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  1. another salary question...

    miko014 replied to miko014's topic in General Nursing

    Now that would be doable. But $11 less? Yikes! This one was just a doc's office, but I have been looking for an occ health job for a while now, and I just can't find anything anywhere! I'm jealous...

  2. I hate direct admits

    miko014 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Our direct admits sound a lot like yours! I HATE that the come with no orders. I also hate that the pts have no idea what to expect. We've had them not know they had to stop at registration and sit...

  3. Is My Hospital The Norm??

    miko014 replied to lisa41rn's topic in General Nursing

    That sounds like a fairly normal shift to me. I don't know why we stand for it, but we do. Sometimes the combined acuity of your assignment can just be too much for one person to handle. I would...

  4. For Those of You Who Have Press-Ganey At Your Hospital

    miko014 replied to BabyRN2Be's topic in General Nursing

    In short, Press-Ganey is a way for pts to rate the hospital. There are differnt categories such as nursing, docos, tests, dietary, etc. The scores are from 1 - 5, with 1 being very poor and 5 being...

  5. press gainey

    miko014 replied to celery's topic in General Nursing

    It doesn't matter anyway. People want to make comments about their entire stay, and they are going to, whether it says UNIT A or not on the survey. The whole system is freakin crazy! But what can...

  6. diluted IM Phenergan?

    miko014 replied to awesomemom's topic in General Nursing

    I hate giving phenergan period. I guess PO is okay, but if you're puking, a pill probably isn't the way to go. IV phenergan is classified as a vesicant now, I'm sure we all know about the young lady...

  7. press gainey

    miko014 replied to celery's topic in General Nursing

    The tops of our surveys say please rate your experience at XYZ Hospital Unit 12345. But nobody EVER sees

  8. For Those of You Who Have Press-Ganey At Your Hospital

    miko014 replied to BabyRN2Be's topic in General Nursing

    My boss posts our scores on her door weekly, with good and bad things circled. The photocopies of the surveys are put in the break room that everyone can read if they want to. Most of them come back...

  9. press gainey

    miko014 replied to celery's topic in General Nursing

    Press Ganey isn't even accurate! First of all, they don't send surveys to every pt. The random sample theory just doesn't work in this situation! True, not everyone would return them, but they are...

  10. press gainey

    miko014 replied to celery's topic in General Nursing

    Seriously???? I am sooooooo jealous! How did that come about? Who do I have to talk to about that for my hospital????????? Seriously, 90% of my stress at work comes from "customer service" and PG!...

  11. anyone with hospital and office experience??

    miko014 replied to NellieP73's topic in General Nursing

    Nice thread! I have an office interview coming up, and these are all great things to consider. I would say make a list of pros and cons, and start with the biggies. Can you afford to make the...

  12. What to wear?

    miko014 replied to miko014's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks guys! Now I am specifically wondering - what do you think as far as black pants and shoes, nice sweater? I don't get the vibe that this is the place to wear a suit - I thought about wearing a...

  13. What to wear?

    miko014 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Okay, so funny story...I was kind of frustrated at work a week or so ago, and happened to come across an ad in the paper for an RN at a docs office. I sent in a resume, never really expecting to hear...

  14. why are drs babies

    miko014 replied to rnheart's topic in General Nursing

    How about "if you wanted pit started, maybe you should have ordered it"? Just sounds like she didn't order it. If it's some sort of standard thing in L&D, just remind her that that isn't your...

  15. Dosage Question

    miko014 replied to misslo's topic in General Nursing

    No

  16. Dosage Question

    miko014 replied to misslo's topic in General Nursing

    I think it's a trick question, that's why you feel like your answer is off. Your teacher threw in the three divided doses thing to throw you off. You're right though, if they question asks for the...

  17. Bladder Scans

    miko014 replied to floatRN's topic in General Nursing

    Valid point, but why would there be a bag on a straight cath? It should just be a cath that goes in and then right back out, so no need for a bag. Every kit I have ever seen has had a cath, the...

  18. Do you work when you have The Crud?

    miko014 replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    I'll tough it out as long as I feel okay - wear a mask, trade away my myelosuppressed pts, and wash my hands like a maniac (but I do that anyway). Our call-off policy requires you to call off 3 hours...

  19. Transfering DNR pts to MSICU

    miko014 replied to Lorie P.'s topic in General Nursing

    Yes, but the problem is that it's different in every state. I'm in Ohio now too, and those categories don't apply. Like you said, it's DNR-CC or DNR-CCA. But they can also be a DNR-CCA DNI - some...

  20. So how many pts do you have?????

    miko014 replied to SandraCVRN's topic in General Nursing

    Hem/onc / med/surg / hospice / palliative care unit - I think we have 36 beds, but our usual census is 30. Days - 5:1 with 2 charges w/o pts (managers - they help, but they do other things too), plus...

  21. Needing a Tubex!

    miko014 replied to ilovenursing2009's topic in General Nursing

    But why go through all that when you can just screw it into the carpuject and squirt it out? I always go into the med room and see nurses squinting at that little vial and shaking it, trying to get...

  22. How many of you worked during school?

    miko014 replied to ChrisAHF's topic in General Nursing

    I don't advise working full time while you're in school, but I would hate to think that anyone is missing out on all that experience just because "it's hard to work and go to school at the same time"....

  23. How many nurses had hands-on experience before starting nursing school?

    miko014 replied to GaMBA's topic in General Nursing

    I did a year as a tech/UC before I started nursing school to see if I liked it/could handle it, and I am SO glad I did! Just getting used to the environment was amazingly beneficial, not to mention...

  24. Getting the foley past the prostate

    miko014 replied to queenjean's topic in General Nursing

    I seem to be the one who is able to get the guys - I'm the one who has problems finding it in some women! I have found that if you just hold constant pressure agains the prostate and wait, the pt...

  25. ouch! need help!

    miko014 replied to daisy62's topic in General Nursing

    For dogs you can spray something that tastes bad on whatever they chew, and that usually works well! You could try spraying something that tastes bad on your arms, haha! Seriously, the pushing toward...