majrn

majrn has 19 years experience and specializes in medical oncology and outpatient surgery.

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1. Nurse patient ratio

   majrn replied to gaulkari's topic in General Nursing

   I work on a 23 bed Medical-Oncology floor, our ratios are 6-7 to 1. Most generally the max we have is 6. I agree with the fact that it is "just a number" You could have 4 patients that feel like...

2. 2yr. Assoc. nurse or BSN nurse? Which is better?

   majrn replied to Will's topic in General Nursing

   I agree with cannoli........down the road if you want to do management or have career advancement pick the BSN and then you wont have to do it later. I also agree that some BSNs stink and some ADs...

3. Npo

   majrn replied to Sue McGann's topic in General Nursing

   Well put

4. DMD Suppositories

   majrn replied to Today-God'sGift's topic in Hospice, Palliative

   I just recently learned of the ABHR suppositories. I work inpt hospice and had never heard of these but my Grandmother recently passed away from liver cancer and she was in hospice at home for about...

5. Question on neutropenic precautions

   majrn replied to PJMommy's topic in General Nursing

   Really you need more info. What is the definition of neutropenia. At our facility it is when the absolute granulocyte count is less than 500. To figure that you need a differential on the CBC....

6. Board Certification for Med/Surg

   majrn replied to nightingale's topic in Medical-Surgical

   I have been Med-Surg certified for almost 10 years now. My current certificate expires in Nov 2004. I, like a few have mentioned, have studies relatively little prior to the test, if any at all....

7. What is it about Med-Surg?

   majrn replied to Mint Julip's topic in Medical-Surgical

   Pro med surg here, worked it for the last 15yrs, love it, crap and all. Work it long enough...and you can handle just about anything a pt/doc/manager/secretary/family can dish

8. I decided to start my career on a Medical-Surgical unit. Looking for advice

   majrn replied to peaceful2100's topic in General Nursing

   Congrats, you made a good choice, I agree with RN-PA she said it well. I have worked Med-Surg 15 years. You can go anywhere and deal with anything with a good med-surg base. You learn alot as...

9. Bonus Pay

   majrn replied to rreed's topic in General Nursing

   we get 50% for anything

10. Night Shift Nurse...I Can't Sleep at Night anymore..

    majrn replied to zambezi's topic in General Nursing

    I do it out of neccessity, I have 2 young children, work only weekends, so Mondays I sleep a short while so I am not a total crank when they get home from school, and then go to bed and sleep at night...

11. Night Shift Nurse...I Can't Sleep at Night anymore..

    majrn replied to zambezi's topic in General Nursing

    On the day of your first night off, try sleeping only alittle while. I sleep about 4 hours, granted I am quite the zombie until bedtime. But instead of sleeping all day long then trying to turn it...

12. What does med/sug. nursing entail?

    majrn replied to Kim33's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Started there, stayed there 15 yrs. Love it. Ditto all the above

13. Double entendres

    majrn replied to ayemmeff's topic in Nursing Humor

    Oh my gawd! What a hoot! Thanks for the

14. Faking It

    majrn replied to l.rae's topic in General Nursing

    :chuckle :rotfl: what a sight that must have

15. Faking It

    majrn replied to l.rae's topic in General Nursing

    Had a guy over the weekend, known addict to ms contin. Drug stopped upon admission. Friday nite he started holding the side rail of the bed and jerking it sporadically back and forth. Was able at...