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  1. Get THIS!

    miko014 replied to miko014's topic in General Nursing

    PS: no, I didn't say anything...as soon as she came back and saw me sitting there, she had this look on her face like "OH SH**!" Words weren't necessary...I didn't know her eyes could open that wide....

  2. Get THIS!

    miko014 replied to miko014's topic in General Nursing

    No, the other nurse stayed on "our side", and I sat on the other one. We were both 8 hour people so we didn't have to get report, and we had both already taped our report - we were just waiting for...

  3. Murphy's Law... (long)

    miko014 replied to miko014's topic in General Nursing

    THANK YOU!!! I was not comfortable doing that seeing as how I have no idea what I am legally allowed to say. I was covering my own butt and I'd do it again in a

  4. Murphy's Law... (long)

    miko014 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Okay, so I had the weirdest shift last night. First, I was really busy, just because my pts were busy. I had a 90 yr old lady, LOCx1, very unsteady on her feet, who decided she was going to walk...

  5. Do you have Nurse Aides?

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

    How many pts do you take at a time? That sounds really unsafe! You need the second set of eyes and hands to help! We have 3 techs for 30 pts - some places do a 1:1 nurse:tech thing, but we do RN =...

  6. Murphy's Law... (long)

    miko014 replied to miko014's topic in General Nursing

    I love my NM, but she is worse than the ANM as far as that goes. I have never asked her not to do that to me because she's really only done it twice, and it was when I was so new that I was too...

  7. Murphy's Law... (long)

    miko014 replied to miko014's topic in General Nursing

    I was thinking window. leslasic - I had to get that lady back to bed or she was going to fall, otherwise, that could have waited. And yes, I have thought that I should have told her I'd bring a...

  8. "I don't want to do bed side nursing"...SAY WHAT!

    miko014 replied to lauralassie's topic in General Nursing

    A lot of the posts I have read seem to have a very narrow definition of bedside nursing. First, there seems to be some discrepancy between bedside nursing and med/surg nursing. Some posts are...

  9. Hello..new and wondering???

    miko014 replied to jamer's topic in General Nursing

    I wish we had one of those. They had one at the nursing home where I did clinicals when I was in school, and it was so much nicer! We have the twist-top kinds. You put the pill in and twist the top...

  10. "I don't want to do bed side nursing"...SAY WHAT!

    miko014 replied to lauralassie's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not knocking anybody - since when is it my right to judge? It sounds like you're very responsible and doing a wonderful thing - for yourself and for your son. Way to go! I wish more people were...

  11. "I don't want to do bed side nursing"...SAY WHAT!

    miko014 replied to lauralassie's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I know some people are just jerks, period, but...some of the students that I have worked with (and even went to school with) have seemed very scared. Maybe they feel that office nursing or...

  12. First patient death...

    miko014 replied to scizzerin's topic in General Nursing

    You beat me to it!

  13. First patient death...

    miko014 replied to scizzerin's topic in General Nursing

    PITA = Pain in the A** I work oncology/inpt hospice/palliative care, so deaths are nothing new to me. In fact, there was a day last week when we had 6! It was nuts. Everyone was in a hurry to get...

  14. Policy on IV tubing/bag change?

    miko014 replied to climberrn's topic in General Nursing

    Makes sense, if you think about it. There's not much risk of contamination just switiching the spike from one bag to another, but every time you touch that port (the actual IV site, I mean), it's one...

  15. Policy on IV tubing/bag change?

    miko014 replied to climberrn's topic in General Nursing

    Drives me nuts too! If I don't know when it's from, I have to change it! We don't have different colored labels for the days of the week (though the other large hospital in the area does - but when...

  16. Ideas for elementary school presentation

    miko014 replied to SkateBetty's topic in General Nursing

    I know there are some organizations out there that have "I Want to be a Nurse When I Grow Up" coloring books...if you have enough time to find them and get them, that might be good. That's not really...

  17. Does your work call you at 0530?

    miko014 replied to MarySunshine's topic in General Nursing

    That doesn't really seem fair. It's called overtime for a reason. I hate that they can mandate people and make them work extra! It's unsafe and unfair! I'd like to see them tell me that I didn't...

  18. Policy on IV tubing/bag change?

    miko014 replied to climberrn's topic in General Nursing

    When we do NS @ KVO (20/h where I work), we use a 250 ml bag. It runs out after about 12 hours, but then you just hang another small one. It beats throwing away half a bag! Plus, it MAKES you...

  19. PT/OT: 100% satisfaction Nursing: 75% satisfaction

    miko014 replied to PeachPie's topic in General Nursing

    I agree! What I want to know is, why don't they care about the RNs? And why do we let them treat us that way? Or should I say, why do the hospitals let them treat us that way? Well, it's becaue...

  20. Leaving work at work

    miko014 replied to Lightning Bug RN's topic in General Nursing

    I do something similar to rn/writer. When I'm at work, I have a piece of blank paper that is divided into sections for each pt. Mine isn't as detailed though. I write down room number, med times,...

  21. PT/OT: 100% satisfaction Nursing: 75% satisfaction

    miko014 replied to PeachPie's topic in General Nursing

    Sure, what the heck. It's not that I don't have sympathy, but I have enough trouble dealing with my own stuff (say, the 93 year old who can't walk but won't stay in bed, and the guy who only speaks...

  22. Hilton Head Hospital uniforms

    miko014 replied to P_RN's topic in General Nursing

    When I was a UC, I was also a tech, and just because I was on the desk that day doesn't mean that I wouldn't be helping with baths, etc. So as a secretary, I still worse scrubs. Some of the ones who...

  23. Med pass negligence? please feedback

    miko014 replied to Kashia's topic in General Nursing

    We use computer MARs now. So I guess I technically document before I give. I scan the pt, scan the med, scan my badge, save, open meds, and give to pt. If the pt does not take them, I can go back...

  24. PT/OT: 100% satisfaction Nursing: 75% satisfaction

    miko014 replied to PeachPie's topic in General Nursing

    I work with a few people like that! I can't stand it! One of them is a very good friend of mine, but she is the worst. She works on the schedule (we have a committee instead of using the computer),...

  25. Policy on IV tubing/bag change?

    miko014 replied to climberrn's topic in General Nursing

    Depends if the IVPBs are compatible with each other or not. If they are, we use the same tubing. If not, we get another out. If It is compatible, I spike the bag and back prime also. For us,...