Mimi2RN

Mimi2RN ASN, RN

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  1. How does your unit staff for census? Standby (on call) versus called off

    Mimi2RN replied to I<3H2O's topic in General Nursing

    We do our staffing after 04 and 1600, shift change is 06 and 1800. We usually put one person on call (if someone is available). We do get $7.00 an hour call pay, and we do sometimes get called in at...

  2. Something wrong with this picture.

    Mimi2RN replied to Mimi2RN's topic in General Nursing

    I agree, the older woman, whoever she was, SHOULD have gone in with the girl. But she didn't. This was not a loud conversation, I just happened to be a few feet away. I was probably the only person to...

  3. Pyxis - The Ultimate Fomite

    Mimi2RN replied to Turtle in scrubs's topic in General Nursing

    We have a bottle of lotion on the Pyxis, to help people scan. I always have problems. But after reading this thread, Next time I work I'm going to talk to Pharmacy to see if I can change back to my...

  4. Shoulder dystocia

    Mimi2RN replied to mormor's topic in Ob/Gyn

    It's better for the baby to have a deliberately fractured clavicle than to be stuck with the head out. Clavicles heal, a baby that's down at delivery could have permanent

  5. Deathbed visions

    Mimi2RN replied to SCRN1's topic in General Nursing

    My mum was dying of cancer of the uterus. I went to visit her one evening, she was in a bed at the end of the ward. We talked for a few minutes, she knew who I was, and she had not had any pain...

  6. Can you really become an NP in 4 years from scratch?

    Mimi2RN replied to J-Swish's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'd like an NP to have some good basic nursing skills, experience which you get in the real world after nursing school. I feel the same way about new PA's, education but lacking in background. It...

  7. Nursing Diagnosis...the sacred cow that needs to go.

    Mimi2RN replied to Idaho4me's topic in General Nursing

    We have to have a care plan on every patient chart. As we do computer charting, it's not difficult as they are already in the system, we just check the appropriate boxes. It's a total waste of time...

  8. Would you be mad if a fellow nursing student did this?

    Mimi2RN replied to StangGang92's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I would hope that she takes and passes her NCLEX, or else she won't be working as an RN while she is going to school. I know a pediatrician who worked as an RN for that purpose. Then there is my...

  9. Nurses with nose piercings?

    Mimi2RN replied to Chameleonchick's topic in General Nursing

    I don't like nose rings, and dislike the huge holes some people have in their ears. That being said, our policy is no more than 2 earings on each side. We have nurses with 3 or more, and one with a...

  10. RN 2yr vs 4yr schooling?

    Mimi2RN replied to sammy30's topic in New York Nursing

    There are a lot of threads about this. My theory is, if you have the time and money and a convenient good four year school, go for it. If you would have to move house, find a job, daycare etc. and...

  11. Scheduling...

    Mimi2RN replied to winter_green's topic in General Nursing

    We have people enter the shifts they would prefer, and they are allowed 6 request off days on a 6 week schedule. Weekends, including Sundays must be covered. If staff cannot look at what is happening...

  12. when you hear "prove yourself 1st, then.."

    Mimi2RN replied to astral92's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    On my unit we discuss staffing issues during our shift report (charge nurse to charge nurse). We are aware of the skills of the different nurses, and the care needs of each patient. Have you tried...

  13. Liquid Glycerin Administration in Neonates

    Mimi2RN replied to ICNClinicalRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We use slivers, I've never heard of using liquid glycerin. It actually sounds like it would be more

  14. How do I tell staff members apart?

    Mimi2RN replied to xInspiredx's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We wear two badges, back to back, so that you always have one facing

  15. NPO before surgery is nonsense

    Mimi2RN replied to Guest219794's topic in Operating Room

    I was an inpatient scheduled for surgery at 1300. My surgeon told me I could have something to eat at 0400, then NPO. I requested a grilled cheese sandwich (we had 24 hour food service), which was...

  16. How does your hospital do "On-Call"

    Mimi2RN replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    We have a dock list, if you get docked the date has to be written on the list. If you have been docked over 4 hours and get called in, that counts. You can volunteer, but otherwise the person with the...

  17. No nursery but not allowed to tell new moms that their newborn must room in!

    Mimi2RN replied to Emberanna's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We have couplet care, the families are told this right from the start. Most of the mothers have someone staying with them (spouse or significant other, mother, daughter). We have been doing this for...

  18. At my boiling point...you are NOT a Nurse...of ANY kind!!!!

    Mimi2RN replied to nursehunnie's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    It would help if MA's in Doctor's offices wore a badge. Somehow, it doesn't seem to be

  19. Running Abx as primaries/Not setting up NS primaries

    Mimi2RN replied to klarck's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    We flush the saline lock, run the med, run a flush to clear the line before clamping. No primary

  20. Any night shifters split the difference?

    Mimi2RN replied to I see you RN's topic in General Nursing

    I go to bed between MN and 2am on my nights off, get up anywhere from 0700-0900. That depends on the schedule for the day, or how demanding the critters can be. It's hard to sleep with a cat sitting...

  21. I need 25 people to answer the following question....

    Mimi2RN replied to ctyler98's topic in General Nursing

    Yes from me,

  22. CBC clotting

    Mimi2RN replied to NJNICUCCRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We used to fill between the two lines, but according to the lab, they now have new equipment and the tubes have to be filled to the top line. We always hand carry our lab specimens to the lab, we used...

  23. Planing to move from chicago to california--help!!!

    Mimi2RN replied to nky30's topic in California Nursing

    You may have a better chance of being hired in the Central Valley, Fresno, Visalia, Bakersfield. The pay is in general better than down south, and I know some hospitals are hiring. Just google for the...

  24. Can a patient refuse sedation?

    Mimi2RN replied to Web-G.I.nurse's topic in Gastroenterology

    I had a sigmoidoscopy in the doctor's office, w/o sedation. NEVER AGAIN. It was extremely painful, I almost passed out afterward. I have also had a colonoscopy w/sedation, and no problems. No, that's...

  25. Was told this career isn't right for me....

    Mimi2RN replied to Crystal112's topic in Nursing Career

    When I was in high school, I was told by a teacher that I would never go to college. I was shy and quiet, didn't have much self confidence, and she didn't help. It took a few years, but she was so...