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miko014

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  1. Yelling Doctors, How do you handle them?????

    miko014 replied to Danielle7's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    That's an awful lot to assume. I'm giving the OP the benefit of the doubt that she knows that you don't need to worry about the PO abx if they ordered them IV. 1) The op clearly states IT WAS NOT YET...

  2. "Take care of my mom!"

    miko014 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm so frustrated with people dumping their elderly family members at the hospital to spend the night with their ill family members!!! We have had a string of this lately, and there is nothing we can...

  3. "Take care of my mom!"

    miko014 replied to miko014's topic in General Nursing

    Actually that was how we first found out that things weren't quite right...son called in and said, "I just called my dad's room and didn't get an answer, where's my mom?" I was in charge and didn't...

  4. "Take care of my mom!"

    miko014 replied to miko014's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I think we finally got through to this particular family - THANK GOODNESS!!!!! I think there was some sort of close call as they were coming in this morning, and they finally decided that maybe...

  5. "Take care of my mom!"

    miko014 replied to miko014's topic in General Nursing

    Insane! The bracelet should say, "if you find me, call the police and report my stinking family for dumping me at the

  6. Yelling Doctors, How do you handle them?????

    miko014 replied to Danielle7's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It's their job where I work too, but they rarely do it, so it falls to us. It can be infuriating at times, because the doc will direct admit at pt and write "continue home meds". They haven't been...

  7. "Take care of my mom!"

    miko014 replied to miko014's topic in General Nursing

    Nope, 24/7/365. Yay. Like I said, I don't care if "mom" stays, but I think someone else needs to stay too if she can't safely take care of

  8. "Take care of my mom!"

    miko014 replied to miko014's topic in General Nursing

    We have! They always just brush it off! And it's not like they say, "okay, we're leaving now, but mom is going to stay!" They just leave, and then call later and tell us all that. And when we try...

  9. Giving Lantus insulin when patient is NPO

    miko014 replied to retiredlady's topic in General Nursing

    We still give both - lantus as scheduled and SSI, but the SSI is on a q6h schedule rather than the pt's normal. If they have been running high or low, then we will adjust the lantus, but not based on...

  10. Yelling Doctors, How do you handle them?????

    miko014 replied to Danielle7's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Maybe they just need a juice box. j/k

  11. Lighting at night

    miko014 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi there - just want some opinions on this. We have recently started a new...not policy really, just thing...where we dim our hallway lights at 9pm. We did this in response to pt complaints of too...

  12. Lighting at night

    miko014 replied to miko014's topic in General Nursing

    I think that for the most part, we can see well enough with the lights dimmed. If not, we can always flip on the low lights - or turn them all the way if we need to. I think it's better because it...

  13. Lighting at night

    miko014 replied to miko014's topic in General Nursing

    Hmm cool, thanks for the replies. I happen to be on the pro-dimming side of the argument, haha. We just have to flip on the bathroom lights in the visitor restroom so that people can see down that...

  14. Yelling Doctors, How do you handle them?????

    miko014 replied to Danielle7's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Ah yes, I found it. I'm all for discussion on this topic, but it seems like we are talking about 2 different situations. Half of us are talking about the above quote, and the rest are talking about...

  15. Yelling Doctors, How do you handle them?????

    miko014 replied to Danielle7's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I thought she said the doc she called WAS the admitting

  16. Yelling Doctors, How do you handle them?????

    miko014 replied to Danielle7's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Hmm...I didn't read it as the pt's PCP - I read it as whoever was on call for the pt that night. And also, the OP clearly states that it was NOT 2300 yet, so I don't think that's the same as waking...

  17. Yelling Doctors, How do you handle them?????

    miko014 replied to Danielle7's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    No!!!!! You shouldn't apologize for calling a doc! You're doing what is right for their patient, and if they don't want to be on call for their patients, then they should arrange to have a resident or...

  18. I accidentally swallowed some dish washing soap

    miko014 replied to omgodzilla's topic in General Nursing

    SSE, $4.95. Knowing where to put it?

  19. Checking peer orders and counter signing

    miko014 replied to PsychNurseWannaBe's topic in General Nursing

    I was a little confused too...I didn't know if you were saying that you also listened to the order from the physician for a TO, or if you are checking off every order written or otherwise. I like the...

  20. Nursing with a Latex Allergy

    miko014 replied to Homesteader2B's topic in General Nursing

    That stinks that you're so allergic to the latex. My facility is almost completely latex free - there are just a few supplies that still have it. Even our BP cuffs and band-aids are latex free. I,...

  21. got shouted at yesterday night

    miko014 replied to melz34's topic in General Nursing

    I was referring to the situation I described - you took the part of my post about the adult I was talking about and made it about the kid. I said that a gentle reminder is often all that is...

  22. Is it a law?

    miko014 replied to akrn70's topic in General Nursing

    We let them walk out, but we chart that we offered a wheelchair and they refused it. Just a CYA policy for the institution, I

  23. got shouted at yesterday night

    miko014 replied to melz34's topic in General Nursing

    Right on! I had a nurse who got ripped apart by a family the other night, and she was so shaken and upset that she had to leave the floor for awhile and I had to change the assignment midshift so...

  24. Which Pumps are OK for Blood Transfusions?

    miko014 replied to JohnW's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know a lot about that, but I don't think it's the pump that is the problem. I know that at least some Baxter pumps can be used for blood, but it depends on the tubing that you have. If you...

  25. Do you think your manager likes you?

    miko014 replied to LilyBlue's topic in General Nursing

    I guess it doesn't make a difference who the manager likes, as long as they treat everyone fairly. When the "in crowd" starts to get perks that others don't get, that's when it has gone too far. My...