rnmi2004

rnmi2004

private duty/home health, med/surg

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  1. Lethal injection nurse???

    rnmi2004 replied to Zhakrin's topic in General Nursing

    Your answer makes no sense. We are not at the bedside, we are posting on an internet board -- vents, opinions, questions, concerns, etc. I had a pinning ceremony. There was no pledge

  2. Night shift and Sleeping

    rnmi2004 replied to jaznia15's topic in General Nursing

    Patients at my job rarely all sleep all night. Meds, VS, toileting because of the IVF running 24/7, pain, nausea -- it just doesn't happen. On the rare nights when there is a stretch of time where...

  3. To ask or not to ask: Approach manager about a possible poor reference?

    rnmi2004 replied to kimbalotz's topic in Nursing Career

    Congrats on your new position! I would suggest you do approach your manager as tactfully as possible about the reference. Your manager may not give you a straight answer -- but watch her body...

  4. Texting staff to cover call off's

    rnmi2004 replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    I'd sign up for it if the offered it at my work. I think it's a great idea, as long as it was a voluntary

  5. Feeling so guilty about calling in.

    rnmi2004 replied to rnay312's topic in General Nursing

    Wouldn't you feel even more guilty if you passed your bug onto your patients or co-workers? It's okay, you would have given your employer more notice if you body had given you more notice.

  6. Lethal injection nurse???

    rnmi2004 replied to Zhakrin's topic in General Nursing

    1. We are allowed to voice opinions. 2. I did not take any pledge, Nightingale or

  7. Joint Commission choose me...question!

    rnmi2004 replied to melisgood's topic in General Nursing

    I've seen Q PM plenty of times. It means every evening, so it would be given earlier than the HS meds. Usually around 1700 or 1800. I think if it isn't on the "do not use" abbreviation list, JC can't...

  8. How's My Mom iPhone app

    rnmi2004 replied to Dorali's topic in General Nursing

    Who would foot the bill for the iphones that all the nurses are now going to

  9. Press Ganey and Medicare?

    rnmi2004 replied to nowIamRN's topic in General Nursing

    It's stupid. OK, let me be PC and say "short-sighted, full of flaws." How many of your patients have the same caregivers through their entire stay? Hospitalists, surgeons, consults, etc. -- they're...

  10. PTO/Sick Leave for Nurses

    rnmi2004 replied to zem2002's topic in General Nursing

    If my hospital adopted a policy as ridiculous as this one, you bet I'd be devloping a condition that required intermittent FMLA. Any employer that wants to punish employees for every call in deserves...

  11. Do Nurses Still Make *Real* Beds?

    rnmi2004 replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in General Nursing

    Bottom sheet is fitted, no point in doing hospital corners on the top sheet & blanket because most of my patients have SCDs. I do my best to make it neat,

  12. Do you think removing an NG tube is "killing someone"?

    rnmi2004 replied to krenee's topic in General Nursing

    From the OP: Obviously this patient could NOT "assimilate the feedings." This patient's body was shutting down, and the feeds were most likely going to end up causing more problems. Also, Terri...

  13. Holy Abscess! Not for the faint of heart

    rnmi2004 replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    I had no problem with it, since it wasn't

  14. Can I do this to help me insert a Foley?

    rnmi2004 replied to allthesmallthings's topic in General Nursing

    Ouch.

  15. *Easy* things I just hate doing

    rnmi2004 replied to SolaireSolstice's topic in General Nursing

    I hate charting. Hate it! I want an assistant to follow me all shift recording what I do. I would review the records & sign off at the end of my shift. Do you think management will ever go for...

  16. How do you keep awake on a slow night shift?

    rnmi2004 replied to TylerDurdenRN's topic in General Nursing

    I actually had two nights in a row with the same patients where they all slept at the same time for a 3-hour stretch! And they were low acuity, very few meds to pass so I actually had all my charting...

  17. Finally understand the Facebook no-no's

    rnmi2004 replied to raebabelvn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Anyone in the camp of "If you're too sick to go to work, why are you posting on Facebook" is absolutely ridiculous. You are insinuating that a nurse only has the right to call in sick if she/he is...

  18. Blended units: pediatric patients on med/surg units

    rnmi2004 replied to LouCadet's topic in General Nursing

    I'm thinking many parents would have the same response as I do: not my child! If my children become ill enough to be hospitalized, I want them on a pediatric unit. I want them cared for by staff with...

  19. Hospitalists?

    rnmi2004 replied to YankeeHater's topic in General Nursing

    Of all the medical groups I deal with while working nights, the hospitalists are the easiest and usually the quickest to get a hold of. We have 1-2 on call on nights (awake, in-house) plus a PA or 2....

  20. *Vent* RN's make toast?!?!?!

    rnmi2004 replied to WickedRedRN's topic in General Nursing

    The OP stated that she works in an ICU. The toaster is in a kitchen not even on her unit. Taking a "few minutes" out of her morning could jeopardize patient safety. What part of this sounds like...

  21. I need two people to respond to this question about nurses and attire.

    rnmi2004 replied to Spikey9001's topic in General Nursing

    No part of a uniform should be required to be white. Unless the hospital is going to shell out the $$ every few weeks for fresh whites. They show stains too easily and I shouldn't have to jump through...

  22. is fmla detrimental to companies/hospitals?

    rnmi2004 replied to johnnyDoGood's topic in General Nursing

    Once your intermittent FMLA has been approved, you can "call in FMLA." And your employer is not allowed to ask for proof or any kind of verification that your call-in really is

  23. is fmla detrimental to companies/hospitals?

    rnmi2004 replied to johnnyDoGood's topic in General Nursing

    I think the OP was talking about people who abuse intermittent FMLA. We have people that do this at work. Some are brazen enough to talk about how they won't be in the next day & mention their...

  24. What do you think of this Ambien order?

    rnmi2004 replied to IowaLPN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't see how it is a med error. I also don't see how it is a poorly written order. Who has decided that nurses don't have the capacity to safely administer meds unless the order is ridiculously...

  25. Any experienced nurses still have bad shifts?

    rnmi2004 replied to PAERRN20's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, still have the really rough shifts occasionally. On a med/surg floor, you've never worked enough years to have truly seen everything, but after a few years you get enough confidence that you know...