mpccrn

mpccrn BSN, RN

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  1. Can i pick your brains about your training please guys?

    mpccrn replied to dissle's topic in General Nursing

    in an ideal world, we'll get an inservice prior to the equipment showing up. in the real world....see one, do one, show one.......and rarely but it does happen......here it is, figure it out

  2. From Nurse to Physician

    mpccrn replied to meghun503's topic in General Nursing

    maybe the orders you will eventually write will make

  3. What I didn't get in school...

    mpccrn replied to Price 2002's topic in General Nursing

    given the opportunities were there and NOT taken advantage of is just WRONG. pure lazy on your instructors part. i'd love to hear their explainations and having them say, you'll get that later....is a...

  4. How Many Times During the Night Do You Wake Your Patients?

    mpccrn replied to abundantjoy07's topic in General Nursing

    it depends on their condition.......bedridden, reposition every 2 hours by turning them, not just a change in HOB......prime canidates for pneumonia and atelectasis.......not on my watch. but i work...

  5. A bunch of questions!

    mpccrn replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in General Nursing

    WOW.......slow down a bit......lol :heartbeat 1. PEGS. no you don't have to check placement. yes you can push meds through them, in fact, it's better to as you can confirm you have given the dose at...

  6. Night shift woes

    mpccrn replied to MamaT's topic in General Nursing

    i feel your pain. i originally started out on a day-night rotation....it was hell on my body and thought a straight night shift would be better...it wasn't. i never did adjust right. i never knew when...

  7. If a baby in your normal newborn nursery

    mpccrn replied to BittyBabyGrower's topic in Ob/Gyn

    ......and then send him out to the general public without

  8. BP 50's/30's left arm, 130's/60's right arm--?

    mpccrn replied to RNcDreams's topic in General Nursing

    on admission we rountinely take BP's in both arms and document......then there is no question later

  9. My elderly mother scared me tonight, coughing and gasping

    mpccrn replied to iwanna's topic in General Nursing

    a little knowledge is a scary thing.......be

  10. Giving a gift to a patient??

    mpccrn replied to EllenDeeRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    definately..........NOT WEIRD.......go for

  11. Got my evaluation today...

    mpccrn replied to NurseCard's topic in General Nursing

    when i find out it's evaluation time i immediately go into "report to the principal" mode. my boss laughs and now knows not to even mention it until she's ready to give it to me....i won't leave until...

  12. MRSA exposure???

    mpccrn replied to moviefan2000's topic in General Nursing

    i can't tell you the number of times i've taken care of patients several days in a row only to find out they are + for mrsa......never once was i cultured, treated or have gotten sick for that matter....

  13. Is this even possible?

    mpccrn replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    is this really a good marriage for you?.....just a question you might need to look into. given a hotel is not an option i'd get a lock on my bedroom door, curl up in bed and watch movies......all by...

  14. How does everyone wind down after work?

    mpccrn replied to RN1982's topic in General Nursing

    somewhere during the bad shift i promise myself a "mike's" when i get home. i talk to myself on the way home if the day was really bad. usually by the time i get home, mike's isn't needed and i have...

  15. Thank you to the PCA's :)

    mpccrn replied to daisydoll's topic in General Nursing

    i know what you mean........i have a boss that does that......couldn't love her

  16. Question about flouroscopy?

    mpccrn replied to buster4's topic in General Nursing

    docs here usually step on the floor button to actually operate the

  17. graduate nurses and night shift

    mpccrn replied to lflyew's topic in General Nursing

    new hires fill in the holes........wherever they may

  18. when to report to the bne?

    mpccrn replied to pkmom's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    it's been my experience that people like her HAVE been reported and it's felt safer to get her away from direct patient care by giving her a management

  19. Very disrespectful !!!

    mpccrn replied to RedhairedNurse's topic in General Nursing

    you are far too young to sink to her level......"I will not go out of my way again if I know this nurse is following me!".......is this really how you want to practice nursing??? it doesn't sound like...

  20. Filling in MAR holes

    mpccrn replied to Laurab14's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    i've known of 2 nurses that got terminated for "altering" a medical record.......if i found out my initials were placed in a blank hole, i'd error them out.......and let the chips fall where they

  21. Another "What would you do post" but I really need some opinions....

    mpccrn replied to Nursey2b3's topic in General Nursing

    i wouldn't have given it a second thought. this is your family you're talking about. i can seriously see myself saying.....don't let dr. butcher cut you......a phone call to the next of kin while off...

  22. Admitting Patients from the ED

    mpccrn replied to TexNurse's topic in Emergency

    most of our ED admits come at change of shifts...hmmmm wonder why that is??? reports from them are usually worthles (according to the ED managers, their nurses "are not allowed" to assess patients, it...

  23. Do you hold TPN for PICC blood draws?

    mpccrn replied to crawlyberry's topic in General Nursing

    shut it off for 2 minutes.....withdraw 10cc and disgard.....then draw your samples, hematology samples first leaving the chemistry tubes for last. if i have a pressor running in the PICC.....sorry,...

  24. Urgggggggg!!!!!!!!!!!

    mpccrn replied to Bella36RN's topic in General Nursing

    hmmm, a new grad is house supervisor?? are you nuts? it's not a criticism as it's not unheard of for new grads to be naive enough to be talked into unsafe situations, however a few things did come to...

  25. Scheduling Death??

    mpccrn replied to icyounurse's topic in General Nursing

    it's usually at this point that i become very frank with the family often telling them that sometimes they have to LOVE the patient enough to let him go, free him of his suffering. placed in those...