drmorton2b

drmorton2b

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  1. Quick Rant on Meds

    drmorton2b posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am tired of a particular nurse who works the shift before me and has been a nurse forever NEVER signing out ANY meds from the MAR (we are all on paper). Then not yellowing out d/ced meds. Which...

  2. Financial Aid while a FT LPN-RN

    drmorton2b posted a topic in LPN to RN

    I recently graduated a year ago from LPN school and I work full time. My yearly paycheck is about $50K not including OT when its available. I plan on taking A&P 1, A&P 2 and Micro Bio and...

  3. Nurse managers-Do you think tattoos look professional?

    drmorton2b replied to Blackcat99's topic in Nurse Management

    I'm no nurse manager. But I find any tattoo that cannot be covered unprofessional. As an example if you work in LTC your working the geriatric crowd. A tattoo on a women was virtually unheard of in...

  4. LVN "teamate" not doing meds properly-advice wanted

    drmorton2b replied to babblingbrook's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    In my state MA the RN can legally have authority over the RN (Supervisor). But if the LPN messes up its the LPNs license. Unless the LPN and RN were doing a procedure or something together and messed...

  5. When are you going to get a "real" job?

    drmorton2b replied to luvtwilight's topic in Private Duty

    Don't feel like your alone... Psych and Detox nurses get the same crap... Its to the point now where I don't talk about my specialty with people outside of it unless they show interest. You do what?...

  6. Universal Heath Care - Lessons from Massachusetts

    drmorton2b replied to dp1200's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I mean get the government out of regulating private health insurance. Example MA used to set and highly regulate auto insurance rates... now MA no longer does this and rates have gone down. Air line...

  7. forensic nursing

    drmorton2b replied to bubbasmom's topic in Forensic

    Fitchburg State University has a MSN program for it. That is about all I know. I think some work for Medical Examiners and as SANE (Sexual Assault Nurse

  8. How fast did you find your first job?

    drmorton2b replied to casnee's topic in First Year After Licensure

    One month after NCLEX... and I thank god everyday that I have this FT job... Now to have a healthy work life balance :-)... Enjoy life

  9. Salary range for LTC?

    drmorton2b replied to sbostonRN's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Take what you can get for a job right now. It is not the time to be

  10. What are the major issues you have struggled with as a nurse?

    drmorton2b replied to Nurse Mentor Nancy's topic in General Nursing

    1. Being belittled because I'm an LPN 2. People not understanding that there is no such thing as a true part-time LPN-RN program in my area. 3. People thinking that ALL nurses work in the Hospital...

  11. Universal Heath Care - Lessons from Massachusetts

    drmorton2b replied to dp1200's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Why do all of the nursing unions tout Universal Healthcare as the way to go. Lets say Everyone got Medicaid (which in my eyes is what these Universal Healthcare People want) or some government...

  12. Life

    drmorton2b replied to NurseK21's topic in General Nursing

    Being able to find a life long partner while working 11-7 would be one way of living a fulfilling life.

  13. Who is a professional nurse?

    drmorton2b replied to jmqphd's topic in General Nursing

    How about Introducing yourself?! Maybe a start... I get made fun of introducing myself but the purpose of having a nurse there is to provide nursing care... If I introduce myself to the patient upon...

  14. How do you incorporate faith into your daily nursing tasks?

    drmorton2b replied to orangepink's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    Simple: I say this every time before I go into work: God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and...

  15. whinny nurses

    drmorton2b replied to Nurse-One's topic in General Nursing

    I love when I see the "older nurse" with all of his or her work done (pick any level of acuity) and then some whiner barely keeping up.. all over the place... has no prioritization in place.. Of...

  16. Ativan...do i hold or give?

    drmorton2b replied to payang0722's topic in General Nursing

    Ativan is a very potent benzo.. I would hold.. however does the order read more like this.. this may give you more latitude in holding. Ativan 0.5 mg -1mg po qhs for agitation You still of course...

  17. How can your pharmacist help?

    drmorton2b replied to Rdaily's topic in Home Health

    As an experienced Pharmacy Tech before I was a nurse I understand exactly where your coming from. I wish someone would come up with a MUST TAKE WITH FOOD/WITHOUT FOOD DRUG LIST: Example

  18. New RN's...do you have a job ?

    drmorton2b replied to pat8585's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It all depends on your location: 1. Location 2. Types of Facilities 3. Its the Economy The days of sign on bonuses (for non specialty/rural positions) and pages and pages and pages of nursing jobs are...

  19. JIT (Just-In-Time) management applied to staffing levels

    drmorton2b replied to SunDazed's topic in General Nursing

    Union? If there is one its

  20. CNS! Is this a Dying Specialty!?

    drmorton2b replied to Visuals's topic in Clinical Nurse Specialists, CNS

    The CNS's I have seen in MA are mostly involved in nursing education at hospitals, etc. or They are Psych CNS=to a Psych

  21. Not a real nurse?

    drmorton2b replied to Iris34's topic in Psychiatric

    One could argue that an L&D Nurse isn't a real nurse because they take care of the "well". Then of course internally in L&D they argue or you work Postpartum that's not real LABOR&DELIVERY...

  22. What's my nursing specialty?

    drmorton2b replied to Nurzelady's topic in General Nursing

    Mine is psych/detox but in the future WHEN I become an RN I want to possibly do

  23. reamed out for using soft wrist restraints

    drmorton2b replied to newnurse012's topic in General Nursing

    You saw a problem, your evidence of the problem according to YOUR nursing judgement was serious enough to call the MD. The MD orders soft restraints and you assess and document per facility policy. SP...

  24. Furthering career options to my LPN degree

    drmorton2b replied to mmcdlpn's topic in General Nursing

    With a BS in psych you would make way less then you are as an LPN. You need that Masters to be able to do any therapy and

  25. Can an RN travel on an airplane with detox patient?

    drmorton2b replied to heather8228's topic in General Nursing

    I am fairly certain that the RNs you see on intervention are giving enough "comfort meds" so they can fly them to the detox only (Compazine, etc. etc.) I doubt they are giving Methadone. Also if that...