mpccrn

mpccrn BSN, RN

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  1. Electonic documentation,how much time does it take from the bedside?

    mpccrn replied to Been there,done that's topic in General Nursing

    I don't mind electronic charting if it can keep up with me. It becomes frustrating when the system is running slow and you have to wait for the next page to load. I too take my lap top with me and...

  2. Looooong narrative notes

    mpccrn replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in General Nursing

    I work with the newer generation of grads in the ICU and I see what some of them chart....it's amazing to me that they spend time charting 'PO meds given' on a routine med pass. WHY? They signed them...

  3. 12 Hour Shifts--A bad idea?

    mpccrn replied to ObstreperousYoungLad's topic in General Nursing

    I work 2-8's and 2-12's in an ICU. The 8's seem like 1/2 days and the 12's seem normal. I think it's better for the patient's.....you get a "feel" for them and don't have to wait till you have changes...

  4. arterial sheath pulling post catheterizations

    mpccrn replied to anurse4life's topic in Critical Care

    our hospital is just starting a cardiac cath program and i wrote most of the policies and procedures regarding it. After extensive research I found it recommended that highly trained limited...

  5. Difficulty Orienting with Younger Nurse?

    mpccrn replied to Sailingshoes's topic in General Nursing

    although the younger generation are more comfortable with computers and what they can do, us older folks can easily make them our friends. i actually do better than some of the younger ones. it's a...

  6. Probably a dumb question: "I have to pee even though I have a catheter in!"

    mpccrn replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in General Nursing

    I always thought the feeling of the "Need to pee" with a foley came from the fact that the meatis is open because the tube in keeping it open. On a rare occassion the foley is gravity sensitive and...

  7. Keep forgetting my labs!

    mpccrn replied to SoundofMusic's topic in General Nursing

    setting priorities in caring for a patient is what we have to do each and every day. forgetting labs can have different meanings in different circumstances....routine labs? not a problem, a couple of...

  8. Dressing changes

    mpccrn replied to litlamp's topic in General Nursing

    i'm responsible for that patient. i change dsg to make sure things are status quo under there. i don't wait for orders

  9. Shift change department transfer errors

    mpccrn replied to purpleiris's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    we have a study going at our hospital...door to floor......where the icu actively calls for report the minute they are notified of the admission. it is quite impowering to be the active party rather...

  10. Running multiple IV antibiotics at one time

    mpccrn replied to sonnyluv's topic in General Nursing

    as long as they are not first doses.....go for

  11. Can you give blood and antibiotics both at the same time through a triple lumen cath?

    mpccrn replied to mommy2anangel's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Ditto.

  12. pts who say "it's ok" and it's not!

    mpccrn replied to RNsRWe's topic in General Nursing

    nope....they didn't deny pain.....confrontation at that point in the posters scenario would have been fruitless, the bothered patient was not 'bothered' enough to allow the nurse to intervene....

  13. What is the average age of people entering nursing?

    mpccrn replied to Satori77's topic in General Nursing

    guess i was the baby....i went to nursing school at

  14. pts who say "it's ok" and it's not!

    mpccrn replied to RNsRWe's topic in General Nursing

    seems to me you did what you could......when asked directly the bothered patient simply had to say 'yes'...i wouldn't waste another second on her, she was presented an opportunity to make things...

  15. Bipolar does not mean "druggie"

    mpccrn replied to aslaten08's topic in General Nursing

    no! sorry, i haven't run across that....ever. that's

  16. adenosine for ER nurses

    mpccrn replied to sunshineonleith's topic in General Nursing

    we push adenosine on patients as long as they have a monitor on......telemetry included.......we just tell someone to watch the monitor, and run a continuous strip. i never had to code a person...

  17. Recieving pt report question

    mpccrn replied to MuleMarine's topic in General Nursing

    i agree it should be licensed person to licensed person. the policy in our institution is RN to RN, however, when i work on a step down unit we have very good LPN in charge of care with an RN covering...

  18. advice needed please for new RN

    mpccrn replied to tobycoop's topic in General Nursing

    i'm asked that more times then i care to think about. IMO there is only one way to answer , i tell them the truth, good, bad or indifferent. i prefice it by saying there is no way to tell for sure...

  19. Writing new policies and procedures

    mpccrn replied to Louisernc's topic in General Nursing

    talking to local hospitals for their policies might be a good place to start. they'll be very willing to

  20. Does taking low census look bad?

    mpccrn replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in General Nursing

    are you sure you aren't taking other staff member's opportunity to get off. i work with several people that ALWAYS take off, never giving anyone else a shot at it. mangement calls them first cuz they...

  21. Back-stabbing in nursing?

    mpccrn replied to Iflew's topic in General Nursing

    horizontal violence is found in lots of professions....nursing included. i'm been at the receiving end of it at one institution and left. now i work at a hospital where i see very little of it and...

  22. I'm only 22 years old.

    mpccrn replied to oncologynurse77's topic in General Nursing

    i did it since receiving my license at 19. i'm not sure why you are so shocked by what you are seeing and doing. what did you think you were getting into? ot trying to be mean, but i'm hearing and...

  23. Are doctors all high and mighty?

    mpccrn replied to trefer84's topic in General Nursing

    .........not the good

  24. Huge dilemmas...advice please!!

    mpccrn replied to Jessica415's topic in General Nursing

    IMO, you could certainly go talk to HR, it couldn't hurt to show an interest. if they can't facilitate this for you, i will say that a unit secretary job will give you immense experience that will be...

  25. Low Census and on call

    mpccrn replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    when we get called off for low census,there are 2 designations........available and not needed. the available person runs the risk of being called in for any unit in the hospital while the not needed...