MIA-RN

MIA-RN

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  1. How do you treat headaches?

    MIA-RN replied to Anagray's topic in Emergency

    We use 1 or 2 L NS bolused, compazine, and toradol. I am curious about using benadryl...I haven't seen that done before. Is headache relief a side effect of the medications, related to anticholinergic...

  2. Life in the ER

    MIA-RN replied to Student J's topic in Emergency

    Best: The turnover---no more taking care of the same heavy patient day after day after day... Immediate orders Autonomy The team atmosphere--people who don't 'do' teamwork are weeded out...

  3. things friends/neighbors have asked you "because you are a nurse"

    MIA-RN replied to aloevera's topic in General Nursing

    I have been asked if my friend's kids need stitches, if my mother's husband really needs the back surgery that his doctor reccommended. I have been told all sorts of personal and private (and...well,...

  4. Not Sure If Nursing Is For Me

    MIA-RN replied to D.C.Guy's topic in General Nursing

    My vote is that you keep the job and keep going with school. Seriously, none of us look forward to the displeasurable parts but we all have to do it. CNA's/techs have it tough. I was one for only 3...

  5. Defining Moment

    MIA-RN replied to heylfire's topic in General Nursing

    I always knew in my heart it would be what I had to do....it was part of me. I ignored it for a long time, did other things, but kept coming back to it. I knew for absolute sure it was the right...

  6. Recognized by coworkers on AllNurses.com?

    MIA-RN replied to medsurgrnco's topic in General Nursing

    I'm glad it had a positive

  7. Recognized by coworkers on AllNurses.com?

    MIA-RN replied to medsurgrnco's topic in General Nursing

    My guess is that it happens a lot more than we know. You probably won't get a lot of answers to your post for just that reason. If a poster is not careful about the amount they give of the details,...

  8. Need advice with work situation

    MIA-RN replied to hollyberry678's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds to me like she did get spoken to, and is now taking it out on you. She is playing the 'Im just the aid" card when it came to the collar; she surely knew the pt needed it if she'd been...

  9. How did you know nursing was the career for YOU?

    MIA-RN replied to Fast's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds corny but I became a nurse because I had to. I didn't really have a choice, it was just what my heart and soul told me to do. Chemistry can still confuse me, anatomy was not my best subject,...

  10. Do you take the MAR into the patient's room with you?

    MIA-RN replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in General Nursing

    I always take the MAR in the room. ALWAYS. Even when I worked with the same patients for weeks on end. If I have to pour from a unit dose, I will pour and measure it at the med station, and check and...

  11. obituaries

    MIA-RN replied to shannonRN's topic in General Nursing

    I've been reading the obituaries since I was a little girl. Defintely not just a nurse

  12. Inmate Pts

    MIA-RN replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in General Nursing

    I am never told and I never want to know. I think that it would be hard to keep my objectivity if I knew a patient had done something unspeakable. Once an inmate looked familiar to one of the nurses...

  13. Doctor title, Nurse title

    MIA-RN replied to pegbord's topic in General Nursing

    The docs that I call by first name are either the ones younger than me, or the ones who use their full names with patients. The doc who tells a patient "I'm Joe Cool and I'm the attending physician...

  14. Question bout hours

    MIA-RN replied to jenni82104's topic in General Nursing

    I work 36 and get paid for 36 but since half of my shift is on the evening part of the shift, I get eve. differential for the whole 12h. Over time is time over 40, so an extra 12h shift will get me 8h...

  15. Pet Un-Peeves, or what I like about Emergency Nursing

    MIA-RN replied to ERbunny's topic in Emergency

    All of the above. I love the autonomy and I love working side by side w/ the providers, instead of when I was on the floor, when the docs would round once a shirft and just throw orders at the nurses....

  16. IM--to draw back or not?

    MIA-RN posted a topic in Patient Medications

    I was in a bit of a panic last week when I gave an IM and totally forgot to draw back to aspirate for blood. I talked with one of my friends (an NP) who told me that it was okay, that the latest...

  17. Ever Been On Discovery Health Channel?

    MIA-RN replied to HisTreasure's topic in General Nursing

    I wasn't on a show but I cared for a patient who, after she recovered, was featured on one of their

  18. Can one become a nurse if one has Genital Herpes?

    MIA-RN replied to Serenity9595's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I don't think its a reportable illness, and you do not have to put it on your school physical form. The school wants to know more about things like lifting restrictions and conditions that would...

  19. OMG! Unreported Patient Fall

    MIA-RN replied to HisTreasure's topic in General Nursing

    If I were you I would just not do anything. You know you are innocent but if you start getting all nervous and asking lots of questions etc...they will start looking at you funny. Just let it lie and...

  20. I'm in trouble for doing my job?!

    MIA-RN replied to LokiM's topic in General Nursing

    How about telling your manager you would be more than happy to delegate some of the tasks you do for others---but since that would be yet another task for you, you expect more compensation for it!

  21. How much do you feel that you can just "be yourself" at your job?

    MIA-RN replied to deeDawntee's topic in General Nursing

    It could be that your primary job is one you rely on more, so you are trying really hard to remain the professional that we are trained to be. Also, I believe that people kind of 'get in a groove' and...

  22. Good ER leadership

    MIA-RN replied to cookienay's topic in Emergency

    You're not the only one. I am incredibly impressed with our management team. Our manager even takes an assignment! I love where I work and hope others are similarly

  23. Poor Management (Nurse Leaders)

    MIA-RN replied to fairness's topic in General Nursing

    Its also possible they DO read this and then try to fire those who complain.....(just a

  24. Dress Codes for the ER

    MIA-RN replied to nursebrandie28's topic in Emergency

    i work in the ED and I almost always wear white. We don't have a dress code other than just wear scrubs...but I like the white and it makes me feel professional. Plus, white = nurse in almost...

  25. er visitors...a funny

    MIA-RN replied to UtErRnEmt's topic in Emergency

    WANNA-BE WANDA: the family member who claims to be a nurse and offers many suggestions to treatment, up to and including which vein to use and suggesting 'starting the IV with a butterfly', and when...