MelissaPhoographerRN

MelissaPhoographerRN

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  1. Just Fired, Need Interview & Resume Advice

    MelissaPhoographerRN replied to MelissaPhoographerRN's topic in General Nursing

    Just to point out, I never said ANYTHING to the patient about her only being a few weeks along. I told that here as part of explaining that the fetus was not very big, so easy to miss when covered by...

  2. How do you keep your hands in good shape?

    MelissaPhoographerRN replied to LilyBlue's topic in General Nursing

    Ohh, I love the Mary Kay Satan Hands kit too. Luckily, my hands aren't bad. The hospital I used to work at in Cincinnati used antiseptic gel with aloe in it. The soap there was HORRID though. Both...

  3. Just Fired, Need Interview & Resume Advice

    MelissaPhoographerRN replied to MelissaPhoographerRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, from what I was told in the meeting w/ my supervisor it was in a grocery bag that the family brought it in. In the sink, under her clothes. No, I did not dispose of it, I didn't even know it...

  4. Air in I.V. tubing

    MelissaPhoographerRN replied to hds51403's topic in General Nursing

    Is it on a pump or no?? The pumps we use we can back prime into a syringe or piggy back bag hooked to the pump. If not you should be able to put the syringe on the port, pinch the line below the port,...

  5. Yelling Doctors, How do you handle them?????

    MelissaPhoographerRN replied to Danielle7's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Well, I can understand him not remembering the dose. But, he should be the one to give you orders for whatever dose he wants her to have now. In the ER thankfully I didn't have to deal with that....

  6. Just Fired, Need Interview & Resume Advice

    MelissaPhoographerRN replied to MelissaPhoographerRN's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't say I didn't think it was a baby. I consider any size fetus a baby and human life. I was just pointing out that it was very tiny, so I didn't know it was under the pile of clothes. It...

  7. Just Fired, Need Interview & Resume Advice

    MelissaPhoographerRN replied to MelissaPhoographerRN's topic in General Nursing

    But what do I type into that box that says "Please explain reason for leaving job."? I can't just leave it blank! some have told me to say "I left to pursue other career goals." "My work ethics did...

  8. Just Fired, Need Interview & Resume Advice

    MelissaPhoographerRN replied to MelissaPhoographerRN's topic in General Nursing

    No, in Georgia I don't qualify since I was

  9. NO LUNCH? NO BREAKS? Is that common in nursing?

    MelissaPhoographerRN replied to CleveRN2008's topic in General Nursing

    I read several pages of this. I've worked on a tele floor and in the ER. On the tele floor it was about 50% of the time I got no lunch. Of course I was a new nurse and moved slower than an...

  10. nonrebreather-how long, and what should be next

    MelissaPhoographerRN replied to luce2008's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I would have suggested getting some blood gasses drawn. The Dr ordering some breathing treatments. If he consistently stayed in the mid to high 90's on the NRB I would have started trying to get him...

  11. Just Got Fired, Need Interview Advice

    MelissaPhoographerRN replied to MelissaPhoographerRN's topic in Nursing Career

    I'm not eligible for unemployment since I got

  12. Bedside reporting

    MelissaPhoographerRN replied to Mystere's topic in General Nursing

    We did this in my old hospital, or um, we were supposed to. We never did taped report, we always gave report one on one, just in the nurses station. It was hard to do as most of the patients were...

  13. Phlebotomy question for ER nurses

    MelissaPhoographerRN replied to studenter1988's topic in General Nursing

    In our ER we draw our own blood and start our own IVs. The nurse techs also draw blood. If we can't get an IV we call the IV team. If we have a line, but can't get blood we call the lab who sends a...

  14. Does anyone ever feel guilty about care not given by the end of your shift?

    MelissaPhoographerRN replied to rtbabb's topic in General Nursing

    Just do your best!! Like someone said, it's a 24 hour job that never ends. There's always something that you're going to have to pass on. There have been times when I have stayed late to change a...

  15. Cobb WellStar and their ER

    MelissaPhoographerRN posted a topic in Georgia Nursing

    My husband and I are getting ready to move to the Douglassville area as long as everything goes well with his potential job. I have an interview for an ER job at WellStar's Cobb ER. Besides what is...

  16. New OB Nurses, Grads and Students, Please Feel Free to post your questions here:

    MelissaPhoographerRN replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hi, I'm new to the site. I have almost 1 year of experience as an RN on a very busy critical care telemetry floor. I take care of up to 6 critical patients at once. The more seasoned nurses on our...