mgababyko

mgababyko has 11 years experience and specializes in Oncology, Medical-Surgical.

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1. Anyone CHOOSE to work 2 different places?

   mgababyko replied to ajaxgirl's topic in General Nursing

   I love working in 2 places! But not really happy about not getting benefits. What do you do to save for your retirement and where do you get health

2. Does "your" instead of "you're" drive anyone else nuts?

   mgababyko replied to *ac*'s topic in General Nursing

   YES! Our Nurse Educator spelled the word VIAL,

3. Q for nurses who got back into practice after a break...

   mgababyko replied to turncoughdeepbreathe's topic in General Nursing

   Med-Surg/Oncology. Do not feel discouraged about doing hospital again. Of course you'd feel rusty at first but there are refresher programs in some hospitals specially catered to people who want to...

4. Q for nurses who got back into practice after a break...

   mgababyko replied to turncoughdeepbreathe's topic in General Nursing

   I graduated in 1998, got married, had 2 kids, worked for only 3 months, then quit entirely to be a full-time wife and mom. I returned to work in 2003. It can be stressful at first but if you are...

5. Help me with a portacath question

   mgababyko replied to nsgnva's topic in General Nursing

   Your manager was the idiot, not you. Always check for blood return. Although it doesn't necessarily mean the port is malfunctioning if you don't get a blood return. You must check signs like patient...

6. How can an adult leave a child in a hot car?

   mgababyko replied to Patrick57's topic in General Nursing

   8 yrs. ago my son was left inside a hot car for about 1 hour by a relative- it was in the middle of summer in a tropical country. It was a miracle the window on his side was 1/2 inch open. I'm...

7. I charted that he died!

   mgababyko posted a topic in General Nursing

   We do computerized charting and my boss called my attention about an entry I made that said the patient DIED. I charted on the wrong patient! I could not correct it because it happened 2 weeks ago. We...

8. childcare and nursing

   mgababyko replied to Heath82371's topic in General Nursing

   I almost resigned from my job because of childcare issues and conflict w/ my husband's work schedule. My boss gave me the option to work Registry. So far it's working well. My husband and I alternate...

9. chemo at MD's office

   mgababyko replied to mgababyko's topic in Oncology

   is there actually a law or regulation related to

10. chemo at MD's office

    mgababyko posted a topic in Oncology

    i work in an oncology unit. an MD asked me if i could give chemo in his office (outpatient). he will pay me to do it . is it OK? i'm not technically his employee. what do you

11. I See JCAHO People.....

    mgababyko replied to CareBayer's topic in General Nursing

    JCAHO was in our facility recently. My pt's chart got audited and I had to stay 1hr w/ a surveyor. She had the chart and asked me questions. These are some important points: - document, document,...

12. Where are all the happy nurses?

    mgababyko replied to NPs4health's topic in General Nursing

    I work in Oncology and deal with a lot of dying patients and frantic families every single day but I can say I'm a happy nurse. Why? My co-workers are fun! We have teamwork and we manage to have good...

13. Why So Many Unhealthy Nurses?

    mgababyko replied to kukukajoo's topic in General Nursing

    I work 12-hour shifts. I get days where all I do is chew on gum- no water, no food...then I pig-out as soon as I get home- mostly because I'm hungry AND I feel so sorry for myself for being NPO for 12...

14. hospitalists in hospitals

    mgababyko replied to juswilliams0978's topic in General Nursing

    We have hospitalists too, called "rounders". They usually have on-call and clinic time as well. All are

15. Breaks

    mgababyko replied to frog96's topic in General Nursing

    Break? In our hospital we all carry wireless phones. You still can be reached whether you're in the restroom or having a lunchbreak. I fyou can't be reached they'll page you