miko014

miko014

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  1. Nurses not doing assessments

    miko014 replied to gucci rush's topic in General Nursing

    This scares me - there has been more than one time where I go in and do my assessment and pts (who have been there for days, mind you) say, "oh, nobody has done all that before". Yikes! I've also...

  2. Do you shower when you get off work???

    miko014 replied to luvmy3kids's topic in General Nursing

    I always take a shower right away when I get home from work, then it's pretty much bed time. I usually get home just after midnight, and I like to be in bed by 2am. I get up around 10, and if I work...

  3. nurses are vastly underpaid and vastly unappreciated!

    miko014 replied to RNDreamer's topic in General Nursing

    Nice to hear that for a change, isn't it? I had a pt the other day who asked for pain meds. The tech came and told me right away, but I was in the middle of doing someone else's chemo. I had to...

  4. Is it me or does this sound completely off the wall???

    miko014 replied to Lisky90's topic in General Nursing

    That sounds insane!! And unsafe! There are bad days/nights everywhere, but when something like that happens, you should (like others have said) document your butt off!!! Keep track of everything...

  5. Are nurses in other nations bilingual? Should US be?

    miko014 replied to **nurse**'s topic in General Nursing

    Yes, and who created the barrier? Again, I don't have anyting against people coming here (but I prefer that they do it legally), and if you're here short term, then just bring your dictionary with...

  6. Are nurses in other nations bilingual? Should US be?

    miko014 replied to **nurse**'s topic in General Nursing

    Do they speak English in Mexico? Do they have English interpreters at hospitals? If I move there and can't find a job, are they going to allow me to recieve free healthcare services? I'm not trying...

  7. Are nurses in other nations bilingual? Should US be?

    miko014 replied to **nurse**'s topic in General Nursing

    Exactly! I took Spanish for 6 years and tested out of the language requirement in college! But I've never beein toally immersed in Spanish, and I will never be fluent in it! Can I get by? Sure,...

  8. Are nurses in other nations bilingual? Should US be?

    miko014 replied to **nurse**'s topic in General Nursing

    If you're coming to visit, great! Welcome! Do the best you can and then go home! If you're coming to stay, learn English! It's not that I'm against learning a second (or third, or whatever)...

  9. how many hours do you work a week?

    miko014 replied to firstyearRN's topic in General Nursing

    I work four 8 hour shifts a week (it's considered full time where I work). We have 8 or 12 hour shifts

  10. Help me to do it

    miko014 replied to hajer's topic in General Nursing

    If you do have an IV or response team, see if you can go with them for a few hours. The ones at our hospital will take anyone for 4 hours, and they are great. Also, we are allowed to go to...

  11. How would you tell your boss this?

    miko014 replied to RNOTODAY's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with what several others have said. You know what's going on isn't right. You have to do something about it. I think you should set up a meeting with your boss and maybe even her boss....

  12. Question for Charge Nurses

    miko014 replied to mom4josh's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not a charge nurse, but I can answer your questions. 1. Charge for days RARELY takes pts - Evenings sometimes take them - Nights always has a full assignment (6-8 depending on the night). 2....

  13. Introduced as "The Nurse"

    miko014 replied to NurseLatteDNP's topic in General Nursing

    I can't say that's happened to me too often. All of my family members' friends seem to know that I am a nurse, but I have never noticed being introduced as "my cousin, the nurse". I bet your MIL...

  14. Secondary IV tubing question

    miko014 replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Hmm the only time I ever thought of back flushing is if there is air in the secondary line...that's an intresting idea. I personaly check compatibility. If it's two IVPB that are compatible, I...

  15. Range orders

    miko014 replied to hogan4736's topic in General Nursing

    Why, thank you Kymmi. For a second there, I thought I must be an idiot! Glad someone agrees with me . Hogan - yes I can have it both ways. Lopressor is a scheduled BP med that the pt needs. If...

  16. Range orders

    miko014 replied to hogan4736's topic in General Nursing

    We are not allowed range orders for anything. Even if they say, "phenergan 12.5mg IV q4-6 prn" we have to call and get them clarified - or if pharmacy sees the order first, they will default to the...

  17. Are nurses in other nations bilingual? Should US be?

    miko014 replied to **nurse**'s topic in General Nursing

    Bottom line - if you don't use it, you lose it. I can speak a bit of Spanish, but it's terrible, and I can't conjugate verbs very well anymore, even if I *can* remember them. I think that's...

  18. Are nurses in other nations bilingual? Should US be?

    miko014 replied to **nurse**'s topic in General Nursing

    Well, lets say that 15 million English-speaking people moved to Portugal (not sure on this, but according to some quick research I just did, I believe the census there is between 10 and 11 million)....

  19. Are nurses in other nations bilingual? Should US be?

    miko014 replied to **nurse**'s topic in General Nursing

    I'm not saying everyone has to speak perfect English! I certainly don't speak perfectly. I don't think anyone does, for that matter. But if you can tell me, "I have to go to the bathroom", it will be...

  20. Are nurses in other nations bilingual? Should US be?

    miko014 replied to **nurse**'s topic in General Nursing

    Oh give me a break, wmarat! We speak English here, because the first European settlers here were from England. I'm not getting into the whole Native American debate. It might be a different dialect,...

  21. How long will someone survive after removal of life support?

    miko014 replied to GeminiQueen's topic in General Nursing

    I hate when they tell people that it will be "less than 24 hours" once life support is removed. I have seen someone live 33 days with no nutrition! Sh had an IV of 0.9 @ KVO (20 at our facility) and...

  22. Nurse Tech

    miko014 replied to angel75's topic in General Nursing

    I started as a tech on a med/surg onc floor, and I loved it! I didn't choose where I wanted to go, I just said that I wanted a tech position and they dropped me in where there was an opening. If...

  23. Are nurses in other nations bilingual? Should US be?

    miko014 replied to **nurse**'s topic in General Nursing

    I have to say, I agree with Mulan - if I moved to France, they would expect me to speak French. It would be nice if we all could speak other languages, but bottom line - our language is ENGLISH. I...

  24. Summer Job or not? Advice needed!

    miko014 replied to model50's topic in General Nursing

    ...I mean...unless they have a short-term opening where someone is off sicek, on maternity leave, etc, I don't know whether they will want to mess with you working for only 2 months. You couldn't...

  25. "Nurse" on Ellen Gegneres today?!!

    miko014 replied to tridil2000's topic in General Nursing

    Hmm...the clip I saw just had a lady dressed "old-nurse" style sitting by the bed...I can't get anything else to play - what did she say that was so