Miriam57RN

Miriam57RN

MS, ICU, Peds, L&D, Camp, HH

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  1. Inaccurate story on CNN?

    Miriam57RN replied to amyphee's topic in Burn

    I guess CNN didn't want to shatter the (holy) image of House and other "doctor shows" where the (TV) docs give the meds, do all the testing, hold cups of juice for the pt's to sip..... so ridiculously...

  2. Computerized med system

    Miriam57RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I applied for and was hired for a weekend position in a nearby hospital and will be starting in late August. The nurse manager who interviewed me named the computer system they use and I later tried...

  3. Computerized med system

    Miriam57RN replied to Miriam57RN's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for your replies. I think it must be the McKesson. Unbelievably, one hour after I posted this question I had a medical crisis that landed me the hospital - the one I'll be working in. I saw...

  4. Offered Camp Nurse position

    Miriam57RN replied to mcknis's topic in Camp

    I think you are wise to wait a bit. This is my second summer of camp nursing and I find it to be as independent a practice as you can get compared to most of my other nursing experiences. We have a...

  5. How many jobs?

    Miriam57RN replied to nursebrandie28's topic in General Nursing

    1. I work per-diem for a pediatric home care agency most of the year, and take time off from that job to work as a camp nurse full-time during the summer. Being around kids/ youth helps keep me 'young...

  6. Changes this year

    Miriam57RN replied to Miriam57RN's topic in Camp

    Long waits - inconvenient for the campers/ counselors. They'd all descend at once upon the HC, many groups at a time - this meant even those kids who weren't on meds had to wait. Thing is, this is...

  7. Changes this year

    Miriam57RN posted a topic in Camp

    This year we have a new Director who has made some changes. Last year me and another RN alternated working 11-day sessions. We were there 24/7 so there was always an RN on the premises. We had one...

  8. Birth Certificates

    Miriam57RN replied to eager1hasbegun's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I apologize if I seemed to be making assumptions about a specific situation. I was mainly generalizing about a child's perspective later on, when that does happen, as I've seen it. Obviously that...

  9. Birth Certificates

    Miriam57RN replied to eager1hasbegun's topic in Ob/Gyn

    But you need to know something. When the child comes to an age of understanding, they will want to know who their biological father is. If they were lied to, they will feel a sense of betrayal and...

  10. fed up- cant get a job

    Miriam57RN replied to coogar's topic in Nursing Career

    Hi cooger - I know where Morristown is - you're not too far from the city. Have you considered looking at hospitals in

  11. Letter of recommendation

    Miriam57RN posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I have an interview appointment next week for a PCU (progressive care unit) position at a large children's hospital. I am to bring two letters of recommendation with me. In my experience, all...

  12. Letter of recommendation

    Miriam57RN replied to Miriam57RN's topic in Nursing Career

    This could happen...and may have happened already. I went on an interview last year which went great... but for some very mysterious reason... she didn't call me back as she said she would... and...

  13. What can I do to be more appealing to recruiters?

    Miriam57RN replied to aspiringcnm's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I aspired toward L&D during nursing school and did an independent study which included some clinical work in L&D. When I applied at a large urban medical center, I didn't apply for L&D......

  14. Vent question

    Miriam57RN posted a topic in Men in Nursing

    I was wondering where to post this question, looked at the different forums, and decided to post here with the rational that most males are mechanically savvy and will get an answer pretty quickly...

  15. Vent question

    Miriam57RN replied to Miriam57RN's topic in Men in Nursing

    Well I cared for said client again today (my Saturday case) and yes, my concern was valid. She was not getting any of her neb meds with the neb "T" (I think this is also called a U-adapter) placed...

  16. TOBI nebulizer

    Miriam57RN posted a topic in Home Health

    I have a homecare client, a baby on a vent, who was prescribed TOBI. When I came in, the Dad brought in a nebulizer piece (Pari LC Plus) that he said we're to use with it. I understand that this...

  17. Vent question

    Miriam57RN replied to Miriam57RN's topic in Men in Nursing

    I got ahold of the equipment company and waited for a call back. Meanwhile I also spoke to my home care director as I wasn't getting a prompt call back. She called the client family and spoke to the...

  18. Vent question

    Miriam57RN replied to Miriam57RN's topic in Men in Nursing

    I'm hoping I jotted their number down in one of my notebooks... I'll look for it and will call them. The T could probably easily be put into the inspiratory side without an adapter. When I told the...

  19. TOBI nebulizer

    Miriam57RN replied to Miriam57RN's topic in Home Health

    I got it straight today as far as setting it up. There's a special green T-piece with an adapter used with the Pari (neb chamber) that goes in to the circuit in place of the blue T-piece that is used...

  20. Eye injury

    Miriam57RN posted a topic in Emergency

    A parent is suing. I'm not an ER nurse but I'm asking this here as ER nurses are likely to have seen some eye injuries, if not many. I worked at a busy camp for part of the summer. There were...

  21. Eye injury

    Miriam57RN replied to Miriam57RN's topic in Emergency

    Yes, and he wasn't in pain. Discomfort and foreign body sensation immediately following the injury yes.. but not pain or ongoing pain. So I don't think there was a corneal abrasion unless he somehow...

  22. Eye injury

    Miriam57RN replied to Miriam57RN's topic in Emergency

    Wave - subconjunctival hemorrhage is exactly what I had been thinking also, in fact still am, yet he came back w/ a different diagnosis -- not that a contusion excludes a 'subconj heme' but could...

  23. Eye injury

    Miriam57RN replied to Miriam57RN's topic in Emergency

    Thanks for all of the valuable information and advice here. I do carry my own insurance, NSO, and will be calling them, and also plan to call the camp and set up a time to come down and discuss it....

  24. Eye injury

    Miriam57RN replied to Miriam57RN's topic in Emergency

    I just wanted to add that the mother could have come and picked him up, or asked the camp to bring him home, in her great concern, but she didn't. This camp is free for the children who attend as its...

  25. Married Nurses...

    Miriam57RN replied to GQRN's topic in General Nursing

    Hi GQRN. My husband and I are a pair of nurses also. We both grad. in 1984. We've had pretty different experiences over the years, but are working for the same agency right now.