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  1. Did you work when going to nursing school?

    miko014 replied to DaughteroftheKing's topic in General Nursing

    I worked anywhere form 8 hours/week to full time (40 hrs/week) - depending on my class schedule for the quarter - as a PCT and Unit Coordinator. The experience was invaluable and I can't imagine...

  2. Help Re: Constipation - Need Recipe!

    miko014 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello ya'll! I'm at work right now and could use some help. I have a pt who has not had a "good" BM in about a week. I remember reading on here someone's recipe for something to help with that. If I...

  3. Help Re: Constipation - Need Recipe!

    miko014 replied to miko014's topic in General Nursing

    Good tips, thanks dudes. I tried to do a search on this, but I was at work and didn't have time to comb through all the results - but get this, my manager was looking at this with me! I was sure I...

  4. How can we make nursing a more positive profession ??

    miko014 replied to sandlewood_nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I can't think of a specific field in which you would be able to improve anything...but my theory is that pts/families have no idea what nurses do, and sometimes have very unreasonable expectations....

  5. Funniest Complaint on Press Ganey Scores

    miko014 replied to nursebrandie28's topic in General Nursing

    Press Gainey can kiss my you know what. We actually won an award from them for something or other (see how much I pay attention??). That actually makes it worse. Now pts see that we are "customer...

  6. how many hours a week do you work?

    miko014 replied to Christine950423's topic in General Nursing

    I'm full time, but I do 32 hours (four 8s). We don't get anything for just picking up a regular shift, but if they have a lot of holes, they will offer incentive pay, which I think is $5/hour extra,...

  7. Dealing with family

    miko014 replied to rn undisclosed name's topic in General Nursing

    I guess she has never read any of the pamphlets they have given her at at her Drs offices about HIPAA. If she had continued to argue with me, I would have said, "it's more than just hospital poilcy,...

  8. Do Nurses have time...

    miko014 replied to xjae's topic in General Nursing

    I make time to pee. Sometimes I will go a whole shift without realizing that I haven't yet...then I get home and I think I can hardly stand it! I mean, I know we get busy and sometimes you just...

  9. Is it worth it?

    miko014 replied to Jogirl's topic in General Nursing

    I like it. You have to remember that (usually, at least) when people have a great day, or even just a good one, they don't come onto this site and post about it. We come here to discuss and vent,...

  10. canker sores

    miko014 replied to sister--*'s topic in General Nursing

    With our chemo pts, we use salt water (just 0.9 NS) as a swich and spt. If it's really bad, we use the magic mouthwash, viscous xylocaine, or nystatin swish if it's yeasty. One thing that I've tried...

  11. How Would You Handle Pt Anger r/t Wait?

    miko014 replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I do that too. For example, the other night a pt asked me for new slipper socks. I said that the next time I came into her room, I would bring them with me. She was fine with that, and I did...

  12. So my Scheduler is Insane

    miko014 replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    I would say no. We sometimes have to talk to the NM about our schedules becasue we are either short or over on hours for the week. But I would flat out say no. I wouldn't think they would want you...

  13. How Would You Handle Pt Anger r/t Wait?

    miko014 replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    I have said that I was stuck with another pt who wasn't doing well, etc, etc. Sometimes they are okay with it, and sometimes not. If they are being a jerk, I usually just tell my charge nurse and...

  14. Why do we put up with it? (sorry, longish)

    miko014 replied to miko014's topic in General Nursing

    Amen! I wholeheartedly agree that that is a HUGE part of the problem. I always say that we need to get Dateline or 20/20 - or heck, why not all of them - do to a story about what (and how much)...

  15. think before you speak ........

    miko014 replied to PHLEBOTOMIST_TO_RN's topic in General Nursing

    People can be huge jerks, can't they? I try very hard to watch my mouth, but I can't say I've never put my foot in there. But I have never looked down on anyone for the job they do! I can't believe...

  16. What is a nurse?

    miko014 replied to Tiwi's topic in General Nursing

    Perhaps this is a little cynical, but I had a terrible shift last night. A nurse is the person who is supposed to be more than human. Each pt thinks they are the only one, and wants whatever they...

  17. Post-traumatic nurse disorder ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

    miko014 replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    I get so mad at myself when I wake up and realize that I have been dreaming about work! My most common work dream is that it's like 5 hours into my shift and I have not seen a single pt or done...

  18. Help Imediatly!

    miko014 replied to futgirl's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I think it's called

  19. Important Drug Tips!!

    miko014 replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    We run lipids with our TPN. Also, make sure to check your IV compatibility before you mix anything! Some good tips here, but bottom line, LOOK IT UP. If you don't know what you're doing, ask for...

  20. Recommend a friend?

    miko014 replied to miko014's topic in General Nursing

    Like I said, I'm not worried about it. She interviewed awhile back with the same manager, who loved her at the time. Actually, my manager came to me and told me that there would be a position...

  21. Recommend a friend?

    miko014 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Has anybody ever recommended a friend for a job? Right after we graduated nursing school, my friend applied for a job on my unit (I already had an RN job because I had been a tech there). She did...

  22. They're doing away with them

    miko014 replied to SCRN1's topic in General Nursing

    We don't have monitors where I work, and we don't have a night secretary or even a charge nurse at night w/o pts! IF they are lucky, the charge nurse gets 7 pts instead of 8. That and the fact that...

  23. First Med Error

    miko014 replied to Happy-ER-RN's topic in General Nursing

    We used to use handwritten MARS up until about a year ago, and I don't miss them at all! It's a lot nicer to have the computer double check things with you! I can see why you are upset - it's a...

  24. Wrote up for being negative?!?!

    miko014 replied to RNLisa's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I have never been written up for it, and that was actually the first time I've really ever heard anything about my attitude. I'm generally a helpful "teamwork, let's just get it done" kinda...

  25. Wrote up for being negative?!?!

    miko014 replied to RNLisa's topic in General Nursing

    No, never heard of that...but my ANM said to me yesterday, "it's so good to see you in a good mood. When you're in a bad mood, you put everybody in a bad mood." I said that the reason I was in a bad...