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miko014

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  1. Anyone had this happen to them?

    miko014 replied to AussieKylie's topic in General Nursing

    I know...it's going to be a lot different when we go smoke free (as of 1/1/07). I do work with a few who will take a few smoke breaks and eat a little bit while they're doing that, and then not take a...

  2. Cold weather causing pneumonia? *vent*

    miko014 replied to wannabesedated's topic in General Nursing

    I have the same issues but not quite as bad...one side of my family comes to me for everything. So do a lot of my friends. They trust my opinion, but they always say, "if you dont' know, you don't...

  3. "Nurses have priced themselves out of the office."

    miko014 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hey all...that's a quote from a story in my local paper from today. It was about MAs and how Dr.'s offices love them and need them and couldn't function without them. All of the MDs interviewed for...

  4. "Nurses have priced themselves out of the office."

    miko014 replied to miko014's topic in General Nursing

    Like I said, it's not terrible...just interesting. Here's a link to the story:

  5. Anyone had this happen to them?

    miko014 replied to AussieKylie's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, it's happened to me...my ANM asked if there was anything she could do for me since I was so busy. It was 2155 and I had 3 pts who still had 2100 meds due (we are and hour before to an hour after...

  6. Falls (kinda long, sorry!)

    miko014 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I had my first pt fall recently. I'm upset about it, but I'm not sure which part is upsetting me. This pt is a middle-aged, NOT confused person with a hip condition which makes it impossible for her...

  7. Anatomy Question!

    miko014 replied to Haunted's topic in General Nursing

    Well, it has been awhile, so I don't remember specifics. But There's a whole system of support in there (ligaments, muscles, tendons)...if not, how could women run marathons, or dance, or move at all?...

  8. Patient Care Tech/Assistant

    miko014 replied to LiveZen's topic in General Nursing

    I was in school full time and I did one or 2 shifts per week. Now I work with a lot of students who are contingent and just pick up whatever shifts they can...or just do weekends, or nights. It...

  9. temporal artery thermometers

    miko014 replied to adrienurse's topic in General Nursing

    We had them and got rid of them. Went back to oral (never had tympanic). It's easier to use, I think, but, as someone already said, too sensitive to user technique. I read that they are supposed to...

  10. to aspirate or not while giving insulin and flu vaccines

    miko014 replied to ginger43's topic in General Nursing

    That's interesting...I hit a vessel the other night with a SQ heparin shot in a belly. I pulled back and that sucker FILLED with blood - I got a nicer backflow that I usually get with an IV start,...

  11. Patient Care Tech/Assistant

    miko014 replied to LiveZen's topic in General Nursing

    Heck yes, it wil be invaluable! You will pick up LOTS of info, get a head start on clinicals (you'll already know some of the skills you'd have to learn, e.g., foley insertion, blood draws, or...

  12. Pinning ceremony, now that you're an RN, was it worth it?

    miko014 replied to Halinja's topic in General Nursing

    I went to my pinning and skipped graduation, and I'm not sorry at all. We didn't have to pay anything for the pinning...I don't think I would have gone to the pinning if it would have cost that much...

  13. Medical Workers wearing scrubs to and from work, outside the Hospital, etc..

    miko014 replied to Galvatron1's topic in General Nursing

    I'm more afraid of them than they are of me...And I'm still probably cleaner than they are! Kids are covered with germs and are on the floor EVERYWHERE (including hospitals)! How many times have you...

  14. 75 Questions on the NCLEX

    miko014 replied to TheDude,RN's topic in General Nursing

    75 and

  15. Medical Workers wearing scrubs to and from work, outside the Hospital, etc..

    miko014 replied to Galvatron1's topic in General Nursing

    Yep. As long as I'm buying them, I'll wear them. I usually go straight to and from, and I of course change (and shower!) right away when I get home. But if I need to stop and pick something up on...

  16. Morbidly obese patients

    miko014 replied to 1husband's topic in General Nursing

    Yes! I feel like I've had millions of them! It sounds like she has "hotel syndrome" - in that she thinks she is in one. We had a pt not long ago who was a young man with pancreatic problems and DM...

  17. Who's working all of the holidays?

    miko014 replied to letina's topic in General Nursing

    I once picked up someone else's shifts for a month while they were in the hospital. I was only supposed to be part time then, but I picked up most of her shifts, and worked my own in addition. That...

  18. Wrong reasons

    miko014 replied to oldshoes's topic in General Nursing

    No, I went into nursing because I just looooooooove the smell of C diff in the

  19. Extubated my patient

    miko014 replied to BlueEyedRN's topic in General Nursing

    Again, you didn't kill her! I work with a lot of hospice and palliative care patients (in fact, other units send dying pts to us becasue they are not used to it and dont know how to handle it), and...

  20. Anyone here's in the unit coordinator profession?

    miko014 replied to BJstudent's topic in General Nursing

    THis may be really stupid, but what is a health unit coordinator? Maybe I just read it wrong, but I can't come up with anything! I used to be a UC. Here's my best answers to your questions: 1) It...

  21. How does your nurse manager stack up?

    miko014 replied to jo272wv's topic in General Nursing

    That doesn't sound so bad...we have notes all over the backs of our breakroom doors, and a few in the employee bathrooms, though awhile back they said "no more notes in the bathroom". Now it's not...

  22. oh boy, how I wish I could post this WSJ article

    miko014 replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    We get a lot of "oh, we'll probably let him go home tomorrow", and then the pt thinks in the am, but the doc doesn't show up till 5:30 at night, etc. For us, it's a nursing shortage...1,000+ beds,...

  23. Breaks?

    miko014 posted a topic in General Nursing

    My manager said something to me last night and I want to see what you all think of it. I had 5 pts, one who spoke only Spanish (and my Spanish is terrible! It's been years since I actually used it...

  24. Breaks?

    miko014 replied to miko014's topic in General Nursing

    We're not supposed to leave campus either, but we couldn't if we wanted to...it takes 15 minutes just to go to the cafeteria, where could I go in 45 and still be back on time??? We are expected to...

  25. Breaks?

    miko014 replied to miko014's topic in General Nursing

    I said that I normally take at least half an hour for break. This is not a normal occurrence. I just want to know what you would do in this situration - would you rather take your break or get out...