MIA-RN

MIA-RN

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  1. Migraines.. is this normal treatment?

    MIA-RN replied to mommyoffour's topic in Emergency

    HIPAA keeps your mom's doctor from talking to you, but doesn't mean that you can't talk to HIM (or her, to be PC) You could call and tell the doc what your mom is doing like you described here. The...

  2. Would appreciate all the advice i can get :)

    MIA-RN replied to yankees13's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know much about florida, but if you go to a teaching hospital you probably will get a good break on

  3. CALLING ALL NURSES: I Need Your Input

    MIA-RN replied to PACURN216's topic in General Nursing

    Years in nursing: 1 yr, 10mos Type of institution: Large teaching hospital--MD and Nursing as well as academia. I am in the ED which is the largest in my city. (there are several here) Five important:...

  4. standardized uniforms

    MIA-RN replied to traumamomtx30's topic in General Nursing

    my thought has always been that unless the standardized color is white, it won't work. People associate nurses with white in our culture. Its just how its been all these years. I am a huge fan of...

  5. Administering IV meds

    MIA-RN replied to maryjane1216's topic in General Nursing

    I read it as the way I am used to setting up PCA's, which is one pump with the LR on one channel and the PCA on the other channel, with the tubing Y-sited together into the same IV

  6. Got the phone call, not the letter

    MIA-RN replied to Penny8611's topic in General Nursing

    pat pat pat pat pat pat pat pat pat hug hug hug hug hug hug I had the mammo, ultrasound and biopsy issue last year at this time. All was fine in the end but no fun at all while going through it....

  7. The soap, the gloves or BOTH.

    MIA-RN replied to Bonny619's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, I leave my good lotion at home now and stick to the hospital

  8. ER Doctor

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

    I am an ER nurse and I am sorry that you had such a cruddy experience. I agree maybe it was a burned out doctor, but that is surely no excuse for shoddy behavior. Truthfully, the flu is pretty...

  9. The soap, the gloves or BOTH.

    MIA-RN replied to Bonny619's topic in General Nursing

    Everyone has such great advice I just want to add a bit more: I have excema/sensitive skin and I have found that if I wash my hands, apply lotion, and then wear gloves (we only have non-latex), my...

  10. Administering IV meds

    MIA-RN replied to maryjane1216's topic in General Nursing

    A PCA can be set to administer the demerol either only on demand or have a continuous dose plus demand. If the PCA of demerol was on a continuous running dose, and the drugs are not compatible, it...

  11. Administering IV meds

    MIA-RN replied to maryjane1216's topic in General Nursing

    Toradol can be given IM if you need to. Does the book say why the two drugs are contraindicated? Sometimes it has to do with the compatibility within the tube vs the meds actually not safe together....

  12. IM--to draw back or not?

    MIA-RN replied to MIA-RN's topic in Patient Medications

    Thanks Leslie, but the link doesn't

  13. IM--to draw back or not?

    MIA-RN replied to MIA-RN's topic in Patient Medications

    Thanks Fiona! I found the websites, so posting them if anyone is interested:...

  14. Big Brother - Hypoglycemia Seizure

    MIA-RN replied to Sara5229's topic in General Nursing

    i was interested in the show myself, having seen the ads for the 'medical emergencies'. I think the nurse did great, and she even managed not to get bit when the pt seized. I did think that maybe...

  15. what kind of watch do you wear?

    MIA-RN replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    timex indiglo with a leather band. Works great. water

  16. Did anyone read the People story about Christina Aguilera?

    MIA-RN replied to rph3664's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Is it possible that we are only told the baby is a 37 weeker? Remember, she kept her pregnancy under wraps for a while...could be the baby is term and she doesn't want anyone to know the more exact...

  17. Ethics in Nursing

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

    A popular topic is giving higher doses of narcs to patients who are dying, because their need for high doses is great but the possibility is that the high doses of narcs can suppress respiration....

  18. Rules of Nursing "Office Politics"

    MIA-RN replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    If you are not chatty with your coworkers because you are busy and working to provide excellent patient care to the best of your ability....it will come up on your review that you are not personable,...

  19. I AM "tough enough"!

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

    I think you might be experiencing a taste of reality shock....you have seen something terrible. You are allowed to feel and to care, but what you need to do is be sure that your demeanor is...

  20. Best Alternative Pain Treatment

    MIA-RN replied to ridere46's topic in General Nursing

    when people are in acute pain and losing control, I have them take slow deep breaths, and have them look at me. We breathe together and I talk quietly, so that they have to be quiet to hear me. We...

  21. Staying focused and calm

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

    I take a few minutes here and there for some deep breaths, and remind myself that it will end at some point. Also, try to avoid caffeine because it can increase the nerves and scattered-feeling. When...

  22. During school, did you see anything gruesome

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

    Pt in ICU with necrotizing fascitis of her abdomen and down her thighs....she was one big open gaping hole receiving wet to dry dressings. Pt with a wound with a sinus that I had to pack...and...

  23. How do you deal.....Anger and death

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

    I lost my cat to lymphoma when I was in nursing school and then my dog died suddenly of a ruptured spleen a couple months after. To say I was devastated was an understatement. I feel your pain. Anger...

  24. Gossip from the Manager?

    MIA-RN replied to KarmaComesAround's topic in Nurse Management

    My cautionary tale of woe: I had a supervisor once believe gossip about me.... I never did find out the details completely although I had a bit of it. Somebody told her I said something but I never...

  25. Funniest thing a confused pt. has told you...

    MIA-RN replied to GrnHonu99's topic in General Nursing

    My beloved grandmother got confused in her later days and believed that there was a radio station broadcasting from the ceiling behind her bed in the nursing home. While listening to this station, she...