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 you have 10. Generally 6 is doable depending on acu...

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 are exceptional. Good luck.

3. Npo

   majrn replied to Sue McGann's topic in General Nursing

   Well put NICU_Nurse!

4. DMD Suppositories

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

   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 a week before she passed and these suppositories h...

5. Anybody do In-Patient Hospice?

   majrn replied to MRed94's topic in Hospice

   I work on a Medical/Oncology floor that is sprinkled with hospice patients. I love hospice patients and oncology pts. There is something about these people who are facing their own mortality and how they deal with it on a daily basis. I also love ...

6. Charge nurse

   majrn replied to janleb's topic in Med-Surg

   To NurseGr39.......it is worth getting the shift diff back and then some. If it were me I would ask for my shift diff back and then a couple of bucks on the hour on top of it.

7. what is it all about

   majrn replied to ava'smomRN's topic in Med-Surg

   It is not boring to me. I like being able to handle the miriad of problems that are med-surg. Isnt that what you do in the ER? Handle multiple problems at once? Doesnt it give you a sense of satisfaction? I do the same thing just on a larger sca...

8. 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. With the information you have supplied I see no reaso...

9. Inapsine

   majrn replied to 2rntish's topic in General Nursing

   Like Meownsmile we also give it all the time along with the others listed in the post. I never knew it was cardiotoxic. We give it to chemotherapy patients for nausea.

10. indianapolis nurses....please read

    majrn replied to nurseguy74's topic in General Nursing

    Community Hospitals.......South, East, North, Anderson.....go to e.community.com and check it out. Been there 15 yrs. I like it very much....

11. relocating to Indy

    majrn replied to momoftriplets's topic in General Nursing

    check your pm

12. MedSurg Nursing

    majrn replied to incognito's topic in General Nursing

    VicChick , You nailed it!!! Recommend it highly, you've got the right attitude and understanding. Do it (med-surg) before you branch out...Good luck. 15yr med-surg nurse.

13. Board Certification for Med/Surg

    majrn replied to nightingale's topic in Med-Surg

    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. Like said above, you know more than you think. You ...

14. Nurse Externships

    majrn replied to nursebucky's topic in General Nursing

    If you have the oppourtunity to take an extern job, by all means, DO IT!! You will gain good experiences in the "real world". We all know that school and clinicals arent the "real world". I did it my senior year in nursing school and felt more pr...

15. suggestions to begin Med-Surg?

    majrn replied to lynniepooh's topic in Med-Surg

    Lynniepooh, welcome to the floor! You will do well, like riding a bike, you never forget once you practice alittle. Ask for adequate orientation as the others have stated and you will do fine. Good luck.