MoonRN

MoonRN specializes in Med-Surg/Tele.

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1. Major Error.

   MoonRN replied to june2009's topic in General Students

   Unfortunate. This job is not one to cut corners in...ever. That is one advantage to our COW system, scanning all the meds and then the pt wristband would catch such a mistake. The other student that pulled a PICC- bad enough, but the lack of ethics ...

2. How about a thread for baby names you liked?

   MoonRN replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Wow, I just read through this whole thread (vegging on my day off), and didn't see Joshua one single time! Surprising. That's my oldest son's name, and I have a Lucas (LOVE that name!) and a Daniel. Of course, I had many girls names picked out along ...

3. Night Shift and Nausea?

   MoonRN replied to Poopsie Gigglebuns's topic in General Nursing

   I had the same problem when I worked nights. Try ginger ale, it works well.

4. Nursing Burnout

   MoonRN replied to mollymoocow's topic in General Nursing

   Being understaffed/ pt ratio-acuity too high. Long hours. Non supportive management who have never worked the floor. Too much value placed on profit. To name a few.

5. Making mistakes at work

   MoonRN replied to ChocoholicRN's topic in General Nursing

   It takes time to feel comfortable on a busy med-surg floor, and even then... I have had the hardest time with prioritizing and multi-tasking, and learning not to panic when I'm seriously drowning. Sometimes, you have to just take a deep breath and sl...

6. Lunch????

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

   It sounds good in theory to say it's a choice, make sure you take your breaks, ect., but when you are so busy that you can't see the forest through the trees, and you are already going to be there until 8:30 pm regardless to chart, and you are so far...

7. anyone wait tables before becoming a nurse?

   MoonRN replied to picurn10's topic in New Nurse

   I was a waitress for years before becoming a nurse. I used to think it was stressful and physically exhausting- ha! Now I think those were the good ol' days- it wasn't life or death.

8. do you use this site everyday?

   MoonRN replied to proud2b1's topic in General Nursing

   It's a great place to gain different perspectives and insight into this unique (among other possible descriptions) career we chose!

9. Skechers or New Balance

   MoonRN replied to rkrs6673's topic in Uniform/Gear

   I used to wear Sketchers, but I love my New Balance now! And my Crocs are very comfy, too.

10. Saddest I've ever been at work

    MoonRN replied to joeb1's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Many years ago, I lost a baby at 20 weeks, and the nurse cried with me. I will never forget that.

11. How to get into ICU nurssing as a LPN

    MoonRN replied to Poochee's topic in General Nursing

    It would never happen at any hospital around these parts. I understand how you feel, too, because I was an LPN, and I had the same assignments/ pt ratios as the RN's on my floor, but I still had to go get one of them or the charge nurse to do my IV p...

12. Non-contact patient shares room with contact patient...is this typical?

    MoonRN replied to ChocoholicRN's topic in General Nursing

    Contact Isolation= private room. If you witness an employee not changing gloves between patients again- speak up and be a patient advocate!

13. MRSA during preceptorship

    MoonRN replied to TeresaB930's topic in General Nursing

    Many patients have a history of MRSA, but that doesn't mean an active infection is occurring at present.