mpccrn

mpccrn BSN, RN

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  1. Floating to other units...

    mpccrn replied to owensmommy's topic in General Nursing

    in the hospital i work at now, a new hire (regardless of their experience) does not get pulled for 3 months after their orientation is over. in my prior hospital, you got pulled the day you were off...

  2. Freak accident

    mpccrn replied to KaroSnowQueen's topic in General Nursing

    freak accident....it

  3. Staff nurse dating manager

    mpccrn replied to dks54's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    if it is kept out of the unit.......who cares! there are far more important things to discuss and worry about then who's dating who. their personal life is theirs. as licensed professionals, i would...

  4. Can Someone Help!!! I Need To Conduct An Interview Of A Nurse For My Essay

    mpccrn replied to brownskin07's topic in General Nursing

    1. critical care requires expert knowledge in every field of discipline. 2. who's Valencia? guess she/he doesn't have much to do with the job, unless you count thinking every moment you are on the...

  5. Is working in a hospital really so awful?

    mpccrn replied to cherubhipster's topic in General Nursing

    i've only worked critical care. i couldn't dream of doing anything else. yes it's stressful, yes it's hectic, yes every dept. wants a piece of you and yes, being the nurse you can be all and do all...

  6. The powers that be

    mpccrn replied to mayagoose's topic in General Nursing

    welcome to nursing.........unfortunately. we'll just work harder, faster to get the job done. that's a nurses basic personality and it is so very exploited, and we let it. i personally love the new...

  7. just a vent about a nurse brown noser!

    mpccrn replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in General Nursing

    i've seen male nurses treated differently from female nurses. it's the power of the member. somehow having one makes you more authoritative. they could be the most lazy, uncompassionate nurse ever,...

  8. is this illegal at work regarding pay

    mpccrn replied to babybumblebee's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    it's good to be the accountant! legal or not, it's the way it is. i haven't taken lunch in 30 years and have yet to be paid for it. i'm also supposed to get sick time and 1-15 minute breaks but that...

  9. Prayer at work??

    mpccrn replied to ski4life's topic in General Nursing

    i agree with ilstu99...it's not about you or your beliefs....it's about the patient. it's such a little thing in the grand scheme of things. it probably took all of 2 minutes. fretting about it years...

  10. What is your policy regarding pt transports from the er?

    mpccrn replied to larn901's topic in General Nursing

    if admit to telemetry, cardiac monitors were a must along with a licensed person, however, it was always a fight when the OR came to pick up patients from ICU....for some reason, they thought monitors...

  11. Sundays Off??

    mpccrn replied to daisy87's topic in General Nursing

    when i worked dialysis i had sundays off although there were on call times that included

  12. npo question

    mpccrn replied to julezzz26's topic in General Nursing

    i guess i'm from the old school......npo means npo. no gum, candy, ice. i discourage it even when it's ordered. it's been my experience it usually prolongs the ileous and buys the ngt longer post...

  13. Pt says "I want to die"

    mpccrn replied to stellasaurus's topic in General Nursing

    this is always a tough one. unfortunately, i've dealt with it quite a bit. as an icu nurse, the goal is not always to fix things, but allow a patient to die, after all, it's bound to happen to us all....

  14. Is BSN ( bachelor degree in nursing) worth it ?

    mpccrn replied to neatnurse30's topic in General Nursing

    i never got my BSN and never regretted it. i can't justify the money spent for nonsense courses that have little to do with nursing. having said that, the big push is for degrees. if you have ANY...

  15. To late to negotiate salary?

    mpccrn replied to NeosynephRN's topic in General Nursing

    with a start date so close it almost sounds like a nonverbal agreement. i'd take it and keep my mouth shut then woo them with my skills and work ethic. the hospitals i worked for in the past usually...

  16. No Work And Sitting By The Phone

    mpccrn replied to Aviationurse's topic in General Nursing

    ya gotta do what ya gotta do. if eating is mandated by the amount you work, i'd start looking for a new

  17. love job

    mpccrn replied to roesseba's topic in General Nursing

    sweet! kudos for your boss who shows she cares about her staff. there are still a few out

  18. The think I cheated

    mpccrn replied to Nicky30's topic in General Nursing

    there is an internet site that can check for plagerism. that's probably what she's talking

  19. death and dying

    mpccrn replied to evil03midget's topic in General Nursing

    that's the reality of ICU nursing. sometimes the goal is NOT to get the patient better. some are just unfixable. the patient as well as their family are under your care now. introduce yourself. ask if...

  20. Unfreaking Real!!!!

    mpccrn replied to chiari_mom's topic in General Nursing

    supervisors are trying to cover a shift. while they may be empathetic to the circumstances, they still have to cover the shift. i understand that. it's all about the numbers. sick people need a...

  21. IJ catheter for Dialysis

    mpccrn replied to kstec's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    ummm some of the above information is correct, some not so accurate. i left ICU and was a dialysis nurse for about 5 years. First, IJ's are a central line like PICC's, subclavians or femoral lines....

  22. Running KCL without knowing the pt's baseline K

    mpccrn replied to Erin 321's topic in General Nursing

    in the good 'ol days, most inpatients were given D51/2 with 20meq KCL as base line fluids. chasing their low K rarely happened. hmmmmm. in older folks we'd rather keep their K levels towards the...

  23. When the hospital kills people

    mpccrn replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    hospitals are the most germ infested environments short of the CDC.....do you think that's why we ask that kids and babies dont visit?......hmmmm funny thing though, the people who have to work in...

  24. A Bad, Bad Day

    mpccrn replied to misslo's topic in General Nursing

    just apologize to the man and don't let it happen again. you will learn from the mistakes that happen. i'd love to have a person like you on my team!

  25. what jobs in nursing dont require weekends?

    mpccrn replied to soroz's topic in General Nursing

    poorly paying