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  1. Sooooo done with the verbal abuse!

    miko014 replied to miko014's topic in General Nursing

    Not if they followed you! She wouldn't let me say ANYTHING, let alone the whole "you need to cool down" spiel. And when I did take a few steps toward the other side of the station, she followed me!...

  2. NCLEX: How many times is enough?

    miko014 replied to PMHNP10's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I guess I've just seen the opposite of what you describe. I'm going to keep using this person as an example since she is the one I started with. She is totally booksmart, and a great clinical person...

  3. NCLEX: How many times is enough?

    miko014 replied to PMHNP10's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Fair points. I have considered them when thinking about this person. But I'd rather have someone who took a few times to pass than someone who guessed and got lucky and really has no clue what to do...

  4. NCLEX: How many times is enough?

    miko014 replied to PMHNP10's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Very interesting question. I happen to know a very, very smart girl who has taken and failed the NCLEX at least 3 or 4 times. She graduated school something like 2 or 3 years ago, and is still...

  5. Thank you note?

    miko014 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello all - I have been stressing about this for a few days now, and I was hoping some of you could give me your opinion. I had an interview that went really well (I thought). I have a thank you...

  6. Thank you note?

    miko014 replied to miko014's topic in General Nursing

    You're right. Thanks to everyone who replied. There's nothing I can do now but wait anyway. I just hate

  7. Thank you note?

    miko014 replied to miko014's topic in General Nursing

    I know they are good, that's why I wanted to send one! Unfortunately for me, it's not the thought that counts in this situation. My question now is, is it too little, too late? Did I blow this chance...

  8. Thank you note?

    miko014 replied to miko014's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I did think about dropping it off myself, but it was too late - there was nobody there to give it to. So I sent a quick email to the guy who interviewed me and just said what I would have said...

  9. MRSA isolation

    miko014 replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    We have locked boxes in each room that have a drawer with the pt's meds in it. They are saying that we can't keep the meds in the room anymore. So first they said "no med carts, the meds must be...

  10. MRSA isolation

    miko014 replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    I know that! I said that I wasn't trying to be mean, it just struck me as funny. It was this particular phrase that I found amusing: I dunno, it just made me laugh! What can I say, it brought an...

  11. MRSA isolation

    miko014 replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    Lol okay there's your answer! A bleach/water nasal soak station in every nurses's station! I'm sorry chenoaspirit (I'm not trying to be mean!) but that just made me crack up! Soak your nose in...

  12. MRSA isolation

    miko014 replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    That's gross. I try not to lean on the bedrails even if they aren't on isolation. I guess that just illustrates my point that if we use universal precautions appropriately, there is no need to use...

  13. MRSA isolation

    miko014 replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think the attitude is that we should all just assume that we are already colonized, so it doesn't matter. I hope that's not what you got from my earlier post. My point was the debate of...

  14. MRSA isolation

    miko014 replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    They can't do that. If you swab say 100 nurses, and "a bunch of them" (not going to guess a number) turn out to be colonized, then

  15. MRSA isolation

    miko014 replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    Any pt admitted to our ICU is automatically put on contact isolation until they get 3 negative nasal swabs. Then they can come off of precautions. If they have a positive swab, they stay on isolation...

  16. Does your hospital contact you thru Facebook?

    miko014 replied to clvjackson's topic in General Nursing

    Eww, I wouldn't let them be my friend! I have my fb privacy settings really high for a reason - and there's not even anything bad on my site! The only friends I have on fb are people I know IRL....

  17. Charge nurses?

    miko014 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello! We've been having some discussion on my unit about charge nurse responsibilities. During the week on day shift, our NM and ANM share charge suties. Evenings during the week, we have an ANM...

  18. Cussed out by a family member

    miko014 replied to jschut's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think I would be willing to take that chance. He did all that with the CNA present - could have easily become violent in a secluded room with nobody else around. As if nursing isn't stressful...

  19. Pulmonary Hypertension

    miko014 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello! Anyone know of any good resources for pt ed re: pulmonary hypertension? If so, can ya'll point me to them? I've seen the AHA stuff, the PHA stuff, and the medline stuff. Just wondering...

  20. Working with a cast?

    miko014 replied to Skwidward's topic in General Nursing

    I know I woulldn't be able to do it. How can you write? Start an IV? Open things? Can't your employer put you somewhere else temporarily until the cast comes off? Good

  21. Abuse of Nurses

    miko014 replied to widi96's topic in General Nursing

    YES! Exactly! You are a smart cookie, Michigan RN! I've been saying this for years! It's bad enough when "customer service" prevents me from giving safe care to my pts (hanging antibiotics on...

  22. "oh, by the way..."

    miko014 replied to miko014's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks all! Nice to know I'm not the only one this happens to. I don't feel like that company did anything wrong - if someone internally wanted the job, they deserved first crack at it. I'm just...

  23. "oh, by the way..."

    miko014 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hey all, just a quick vent. I'm sure this has happened to others besides me, so here goes. I'm totally bummed out! I've been trying to get a new job for awhile now, and stuff just keeps happening...

  24. 18-gauge vs. 20-gauge

    miko014 replied to solneeshka's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly! Because it is a vesicant! When a vesicant medication infiltrates, it's called an extravasation, and can do seriouos damage to the surrounding tissue. That is why I firmly believe that...

  25. 18-gauge vs. 20-gauge

    miko014 replied to solneeshka's topic in General Nursing

    Yes vein size vs. catheter size makes perfect sense (and you stated it well), but contrast through an IV placed at a joint is a very scary thing to me - I know they do it, but I can't believe it's...