mpccrn

mpccrn BSN, RN

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  1. I was exposed to blood.

    mpccrn replied to nursing_student84's topic in General Nursing

    you can fill out an IR and get tested if you push it. frankly i wouldn't worry about it. you are young yet. you'll be covered in someone elses blood better than what you described before you career is...

  2. New Grad Question

    mpccrn replied to tigerlily44's topic in General Nursing

    you can apply as a grad

  3. Patient Identification

    mpccrn replied to baloobaba's topic in General Nursing

    we put a band on the patient with their name, medical record number and address

  4. Climbing the RN ladder....??

    mpccrn replied to gradRN2007's topic in General Nursing

    our clinical ladder program has 7 catagories with a variety of choices to meet the requirements. they consist of nursing process, education, communication, unit development, community, financial, and...

  5. PSA: Patients with anaphylactic reactions...

    mpccrn replied to MIcrunchyRN's topic in General Nursing

    hmmm perhaps this is more a "on an individual basis". i had an anaphalactic reaction, required several doses of epi and benadry, went home on nothing and was

  6. nursing ratios

    mpccrn replied to destiney's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    nursing is a profession although there are some that think we are glorified hired help. nursing ratios are set by the pencil heads (hospital accountants) and have little to nothing to do with patient...

  7. Can I interview anyone?

    mpccrn replied to allie86's topic in General Nursing

    we had no patients come in with either of those outbreaks. flu, our numbers were up with the elderly populations on the units. it's mandated now during flu season to vaccinate anyone that fits the...

  8. TCU/Stepdown unit clinical problems

    mpccrn replied to abrilatarn's topic in General Nursing

    patient accuity as a means of determining patient-staff ratios. you can be a hero if you fix that

  9. How does one become charge?

    mpccrn replied to beachbum3's topic in General Nursing

    i must be missing something. what's the big deal about being charge??? i've done it usually with a full assignment lots and lots of times. it's not a big

  10. Baths

    mpccrn replied to beachbum3's topic in General Nursing

    in school we were taught to expose just what was being washed...a nice thought but not reality in a busy ICU. i wash the patient's face, neck and ears, dry. take their gowns off but keep their covers...

  11. Shoes Blues.....

    mpccrn replied to rideslikethewind's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    nike air! even when plantar fascititis flares up....they last 40 hours a week. as far as laces go, i don't tie them in a bow anymore, i knot them and rethread them in the lace holes (a trick from my...

  12. patient assess

    mpccrn replied to destiney's topic in General Nursing

    in a phrase.....that's the job!

  13. Husband uncomfortable with my job!

    mpccrn replied to DA314's topic in General Nursing

    OMG! I'd have to tell him to grow up....best not tell him about holding a man's member in your hand for foley insertion and better keep suppositories a secret.

  14. MRSA isolation

    mpccrn replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    our ID nurse specialist actually measured the soap dispensers to see how much staff washed our hands........childish to say the least! undercover.....like we were too stupid to figure it out. needless...

  15. Getting away from bedside nursing

    mpccrn replied to Dakota28's topic in General Nursing

    lol....don't mean it in a bad way but what did you think nursing was? reading too many cherie ames books when you chose this

  16. Worried! Phone in prescription

    mpccrn replied to nessa1982's topic in General Nursing

    heck, i've called in scripts with less than that ....mr so an so wants a script for........ the doc says....go ahead. it is common practice at the dialysis unit i worked at. hated it each and every...

  17. Abuse from Family/Outside Personell

    mpccrn replied to Spritenurse1210's topic in General Nursing

    i usually get very quiet, almost a whisper while i tell them i'd be happy to discuss their concerns when they calm down enough to talk with me. i won't stand there and let them yell at me. my eye to...

  18. Help-my Hubby's Jealous Of allnurses.com

    mpccrn replied to bossynurse101's topic in General Nursing

    just ask them ........shall i talk shop with you or to them? i've been married 28 years, although he listened sort of, he's much happier he no longer has to grunt and hope they happen to be in the...

  19. Parenting, Nursing and Emergency Situations?

    mpccrn replied to missjennmb's topic in General Nursing

    we too were an island when it came to childcare and disaster. my husband and i took turns......he called in, the next time it was my turn. hospitals don't want to hear you have responsibilities to...

  20. Scheduled meeting with manager, HR and union rep

    mpccrn replied to meadow85's topic in General Nursing

    hmmmm......sounds like administration 101......IMO, you are definately in trouble and will be disciplined. they are not going to like you calling in sick especially if they know you are working part...

  21. Going back to the In-Patient setting...!

    mpccrn replied to oldskool61's topic in General Nursing

    ummm, don't mean to sound harsh but didn't you say you just finished your BSN? did that not require you to demonstrate skills in an inpatient setting? it shouldn't be that foreign to you now. orrrrr...

  22. EGD Question?

    mpccrn replied to casperx875x's topic in General Nursing

    i'd have to argue the sanity of restarting tube feeds with an abd. like that with the doc. a few hours would let you know if the distention was due to air (probably) in which case, if the gut was...

  23. MRSA isolation

    mpccrn replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    seems silly to gown and glove to answer a light or reset a pump when laundry is mixed with unisolated laundry, food trays are put in the general population

  24. Nurses showing up late for work.

    mpccrn replied to justmanda's topic in General Nursing

    i too am habitually late by 5 minutes. it's not that i don't get up early enough. i swear there is a time warp somewhere between my kitchen and the car port. it doesn't matter what time i...

  25. I Want to do Dialysis Nursing: NEED ADVICE!!

    mpccrn replied to ajlmalenurse's topic in General Nursing

    i did dialysis nursing for 5 years after 25 in an ICU. it took about 2 weeks to learn the machine....the hardest part of the job. i found it to be almost factory work.....assembly line stuff. pretty...