merri666

My husband stopped a nurse from trying to give lortab elixir as an IV push one night...I guess everyone has "moments" but it is getting ridiculuous. I went for a job interview today... I went ahead and told the DON that I am "old school" and I don't ...

How do you as nurses feel about "random" drug screens ? Especially when it is a "third" (unidentified) party making the request? The memo stated that a person might be picked once or several times and another person might never be picked. When this ...

No, I am not in Florida. Supposedly, if you have a script and are working "unimpaired" it is no problem. At least that is what administration at the facility says. I guess I shouldn't have opened this can of worms. I don't have alot of faith in what ...

That's just it... who are they? Just because we are in the nursing profession doesn't mean that anyone and everyone has a right to do to us whatever they please. If it is all one the up and up why should the facility mind identifing the third party? ...

"Golden years"...umm. What is going to happen, "dude" when all of us "golden years" nurses get fed up and retire? If your post is any indication, hospitals will turn into "Romper Room" (we old folks will get that one). My concern is that even though ...

Check the Meridian area. Times are tough there right now but you might find what you are looking for. My son drives from Meridian to Jackson (about 90 minutes each way) to work on week-ends. You can check out the Vicksburg area. I have a friend who w...

My husband and I were working at the same LTAC hospital. (I was PRN Level 3 on week-ends;) my husband is Charge Nurse/ House Supervisor during the week. I had worked at this facility before so I was no stranger to the docs from the hospitals that sen...

My step father was transferred from ICU in the middle of the night. His NG tube was removed after he was transferred to the floor (about 2:00am). When my mother and I got to the hospital and got to his room, we found him covered in dried emesis. You ...

New RN's have to go through the "trial by fire". If your LPN sees you get in there and help with the grunt work you will probably gain some respect. I hate to open a can of worms but as a RN I really get tired of some (not all) new nurses thinking th...

I would love to see Mississippi nurses unionized. The "open door" policy does not work. By the time you take a problem to upper management, the chain of command has been compromised. Other states (unionized) have nurse to patient ratio. The "good old...

In case anyone isn't aware, Mississippi is a "right to work " state which means if the State Survey team comes to your facility and you are truthful in your answers, you can (and most probably will) be terminated. So...my question is: what are we sup...

The majority of negative responses regarding Biloxi Regional are not good for a reason...in my opinion, it is not a good place for a seasoned nurse to work. As a new grad, I would advise you to stay away from this facility. Have you considered the Si...

I was told (by an attorney) that the state of Mississippi does not support the Whistleblower's Act. It doesn't make sense to me. But I also found out that an employer can "bounce" payroll checks with no ramifications. I was advised to call the Depart...

I didn't attend PRCC...I attended Meridian Community College. However, I live in Wiggins (about 25 miles east of Poplarville) so I usually meet students and nurses who went to PRCC at some point. Nursing school is challenging...make up your mind that...

Congratulations! Relax and enjoy your time before you start the program...you will be busy once August comes! Merri:yeah:

I had a major personality conflict with my 4th DON within 6 months at the local county hospital. She basically told me that she was going to look for cause to terminate me (Mississippi is an "at will" state). Anyway, I resigned in the morning after h...

My son thought he wanted to become a RN right out of high school...then he saw all the crap I had to put up with. After he married and started a family, he decided to go back to school. He has been a RN for about 3 years and he seems to be happy. I d...

Alliance is an inpatient psychiatric hospital. They serve children, adolescents, adults and geriatric patients. I worked there when it was LaurelWood...I helped open the children's unit and I worked with adolescents until then. I loved it. The teen-a...

Hey guys! I am in Wiggins. I was wondering if there were any members in this neck of the woods! Poplarville is just down the road!

I worked at East MS. back in 1996...the Skilled Units are okay. They have rebuilt and updated some of them. I worked in the Intermediate Care Facility on the male ward (the women will drive you crazy) and I liked it. Most of the guys had been institu...

In my opinion, you should stay away from Biloxi Regional Hospital and Stone County Hospital. Garden Park seems to be staffed mostly by agency these days. I know people who work at Gulfport Memorial and they appear to be happy. The doctors are easy to...

As long as it's not white I will wear whatever color I'm told. If I wanted people to see my underwear I would wear it on the outside.