mpccrn

mpccrn BSN, RN

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  1. Staying organized on the floor

    mpccrn replied to quetepye's topic in General Nursing

    ummm am i the odd animal here? i put 1 pen, 1 penlight, and alcohol pads in my pocket. i put a roll of tape on my hemostats and clip it to the hem of my scrub top. the end. PDA's? for what? your mind...

  2. Help with BSN project??

    mpccrn replied to almostthere08's topic in General Nursing

    hospitals are 24-7 last time i looked.......shouldn't be a problem at all. degree nurses work all shifts. try an ICU for the accuity and overall complexity of problems found there.

  3. Is It OK for Nurses to Do These Things?

    mpccrn replied to Plagueis's topic in General Nursing

    now here's the difference between the ideal world of school and the real world. do you realize the turn around time to get new drugs from pharmacy? try 1-2 hours, is it worth the arrythmia? NO. will...

  4. For a hypochondriac RN

    mpccrn replied to sundowners2's topic in General Nursing

    laughing at yourself.....it's the best medicine.......you've been proven wrong how many

  5. newer grad feeling inept at rounds

    mpccrn replied to jam2007's topic in General Nursing

    try sitting next to the charge nurse so you can see where she goes for info.....comfort will come with confidence......stay with

  6. Drawing SVO2's from PICC lines???

    mpccrn replied to x455645's topic in General Nursing

    i've done it.....the numbers are pretty close to what you'd expect and very usable

  7. These docs are gonna fight!

    mpccrn replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    surgeons are surgeons......they always want to cut. they don't see the big picture usually and never want to manage anything more than the incision itself, always putting consults in to real docs to...

  8. info on charting

    mpccrn replied to dava's topic in General Nursing

    we use computer charting.....it usually is ok unless i'm faster than the speed of the computer at the time, then it's a bit frustrating.....hoping MD orders go computerized soon.....their writing is...

  9. Creaking Fingers

    mpccrn replied to Bumashes's topic in General Nursing

    hold the head of the stethescope against the patient's chest with your palm.....it doesn't make noise

  10. In need of career advice

    mpccrn replied to noiseordinance's topic in General Nursing

    humans are adaptable and can learn to like or accept most anything. if you do pick nursing as your career, you'll find you like some things over others, though you will learn it all. i personally hate...

  11. bonus's

    mpccrn replied to roesseba's topic in General Nursing

    not really.....you want to show your appreciation for what i do? say it with money!

  12. New job: Problem with orientation-VENT

    mpccrn replied to Poochee's topic in General Nursing

    this is not how it should be, but in reality, sometimes is. my orientation a looong time ago was something like this....you have 8 weeks....oh, we're short staffed, here's your assignment, orientation...

  13. brand new, solid college graduate - massively confused as to nursing field

    mpccrn replied to oceansouljewels's topic in California Nursing

    2 words.......DIPLOMA PROGRAM.........you leave school with skills that are marketable and you can function at the bedside the next day....while the push is for degree nurses, i've never worked with...

  14. Nursing then and now?

    mpccrn replied to astig_matic's topic in General Nursing

    i've been doing this for 30 years. back then, there was a tiny bit of respect shown by patients, nurses were seen as people there to help with compassion and care.....now, less. patients have been...

  15. Unit Secretary Abuse

    mpccrn replied to PowderedToast's topic in General Nursing

    if the MD feels that strongly about it, perhaps he could have been paged every time the patient put his call bell on for nonsense. i do regrettable agree however, the US turning the call bell off...

  16. Called Off for Low Census!!!

    mpccrn replied to BlearnRN's topic in General Nursing

    we have a "star" book where you can sign up to be called off. if you want to work however, they can't make you take off...you may not work on your usual unit (there's a pull book and if it's your turn...

  17. How strict is/was your nursing school concerning your appearance?

    mpccrn replied to KarynicaRN's topic in General Nursing

    appearance at my nursing school was "professional". long hair in a bun type do, clean ironed uniforms, clean white shoes, small pair of earings, wedding sets only, white stockings, no runners or...

  18. customer service and nursing

    mpccrn replied to nads786's topic in General Nursing

    i NEVER agreed with the concept of my patients being my customers....the concept is absurd and obviously a marketing tool created by people that haven't spent a minute at the bedside and have no clue...

  19. How to set limits on inappropriate pt behaviors

    mpccrn replied to RNcDreams's topic in General Nursing

    i had an irate patient's son screaming at the top of his lungs, threatening to "clean my clock"...i stood up to him, spoke very quietly that i was happy to have a conversation with him, but i was not...

  20. unsure of job reference

    mpccrn replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    i'd be honest.......since you haven't received notification that you were terminated, then you have to assume you are still on the books. have you contacted

  21. will be taking boards in a couple of days

    mpccrn replied to chiynadol's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    don't overthink the questions.......boards aren't as scary as people make them out to be. you've made it through school, you'll make it through boards. good luck! in my day boards lasted 3 whole days...

  22. continuing ed. conferences

    mpccrn posted a topic in Critical Care

    would like to know how to find a critical care conference in

  23. Young Eating Unit Secretaries

    mpccrn replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    i've only run into 1 secretary that oversteps her bounds in the 30 years i've been doing this. the great secretaries i've been priveledged to work with were the glue of the unit. they always had the...

  24. Proud Moms

    mpccrn replied to Spritenurse1210's topic in General Nursing

    my mother-in-law always use to call me for a medical opinion on the most minor things. (my specialty is critical care, shock/trauma).....when i tell her i don't know, she use to say......you're a...

  25. About Your Hours

    mpccrn replied to J_Jackson's topic in General Nursing

    2-8's, 2-12's a week...0645-1515 and 0645-1915......i like it just