miss81

miss81 BSN, RN

Surgery, Tele, OB, Peds,ED-True Float RN

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  1. Tampa nursing

    miss81 replied to MichelleHRN's topic in General Nursing

    Just moved from Tampa area. Never worked L&D there but step down unit was approx $26/hour for nights plus shift diff. I'm an RN with almost 7 yrs

  2. Bringing nurses into Canada

    miss81 replied to nursingbc's topic in International Nursing

    May be the case in Toronto but my province is 1000 RN's short. They have recruited some from the Philippines. My provincial regulating body now accepts BN or BSN as the minimum education for RN's...

  3. Unions: What's the big deal

    miss81 replied to artistnurse's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    No actually I don't... I'm from

  4. Unions: What's the big deal

    miss81 replied to artistnurse's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Here we have 2 bodies that represent/govern nursing, the Nursing Union and Association of RN's. The union helps protect nurses against unfair treatment by management, helps set up pensions and...

  5. What would you do in this situation?

    miss81 replied to arelle68's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    At my hospital we'd add it to the doctors list for the AM (if no other symptoms) and send it for culture and of course watch the pt closely. If we called the on call doc he would be like, "What the...

  6. Unions: What's the big deal

    miss81 replied to artistnurse's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I work for a union hospital and I have seen management try to get away with so many unbelievable things. But, our shop stewards are not long citing the contract violation. Our union works very hard...

  7. Union RN's what do they do when census is low

    miss81 replied to nicu4me's topic in General Nursing

    Same as Reno 1978. They can't cancel you here, you usually go to another unit to help or you can take voluntary Annual Leave (PTO). But lately we are so short nurses that there are way more pt's than...

  8. People you "know "coming to your unit for care

    miss81 replied to anewday's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, my Grand Father was on our unit and the charge nurse made me take the pod that he was in! HE was having chest pain and was dow playing it because he "didn't want to worry me!" Luckily the nurses I...

  9. Leaving ICU to Where?????

    miss81 replied to SurvivorRN's topic in General Nursing

    My husband left ICU to work as a critical care nurse with Oil companies and on the Ferries... he really likes it so far! I work Surgery and OB, so I guess that's not really an option for me unless the...

  10. New here! And WDYD, when a acquaintance asks for you to give admin their med

    miss81 replied to lovingit's topic in General Nursing

    I have given my friends their depo provera injections and B12 injections but I was comfortable with it. Now, I'm sure I'll get chewed out for this on here but I really didn't mind. These people were...

  11. Just Curious

    miss81 replied to MedSurgeMess's topic in General Nursing

    Here are some of the websites for the the Associations and Colleges of Nursing (same as BON in the us) http://www.nanb.nb.ca/ http://www.rnabc.bc.ca/ http://www.nurses.ab.ca/ http://www.cno.org/...

  12. Question regarding HIPAA

    miss81 replied to countrygonecity's topic in General Nursing

    In the PP I meant to say... "I can't see this very well...."

  13. Question regarding HIPAA

    miss81 replied to countrygonecity's topic in General Nursing

    Resident says to daughter, "Can you bring in my camera and take a picture of this for me. I can see it vary well from this angle and I'm not sure it's getting better." Daughter takes pic. How can we...

  14. What to expect as a nurse

    miss81 replied to hannahmarie's topic in General Nursing

    That's right, but don't forget wound dressing changes, cvp/picc dressings and line changes, pre op checklists, post op checks, epidural checks, starting and checking PCA pumps, starting IV's,...

  15. Morphine shortage?

    miss81 replied to Lunah's topic in Emergency

    We had a Nubain shortage last year on our L&D unit. Apparently the company stopped making it and we were using demerol in it place. That is until all our pregnant patients starting vomiting all...

  16. Just Curious

    miss81 replied to MedSurgeMess's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in Newfoundland, Canada and they are crying out for RN's here! Not so many jobs for LPN's. They have signing bonuses and travel reimbursements. 90% of the jobs are full time float positions but I...

  17. The word NO

    miss81 replied to SBehanna's topic in General Nursing

    We use normal sometimes too. Like "IV site within normal limits". That's actually the option on our computer charting system. We use "No" as well. For assessing a wound, "No redness or dehiscence...

  18. Sleep/work schedule for working 12 hour nights

    miss81 replied to pinkiepie_RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Clump! I worked this staggering shift thing and it's twice as bad. You feel like you never get a break and can't really go anywhere because you don't really have enough shifts off. That's just my...

  19. SEC ASSESSMENT

    miss81 replied to imdijit's topic in International Nursing

    What is the exam for

  20. Lone RN in L&D

    miss81 replied to RNBelle's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We average 40 births/ months and we have 3 RN's. But our delivery room is far away from the actual unit. We are assigned like this: 1 RN for delivery rm, 1 RN for Nursery (but we do have mostly...

  21. OB "Freebies"

    miss81 replied to malone2192's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We do have the butt paste but for some reason we only give it to ppl that ask. We also have tubes of Lanolin for the breastfeeders and formula for the bottlefeeders. How is formula unethical? Who are...

  22. decisions, decisions about nursing and education....any advice??

    miss81 replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    me

  23. oral care..

    miss81 replied to darren_callcareer18's topic in General Nursing

    Bahaha... yeah like cleaning your mouth out with lemon scented Lysol... Ummm...smells fresh in here, too

  24. Another nurse got fired because of me.

    miss81 replied to arelle68's topic in General Nursing

    I would have approached the nurse first. Maybe if she called the family herself and explained the situation herself it wouldn't have blown up like this. I doubt she as trying to falsify records, some...

  25. oral care..

    miss81 replied to darren_callcareer18's topic in General Nursing

    You need to address the dryness. NS is great for cleansing but will dry out the oral mucosa. The glycerine will keep it moist. I'd say the lemon is just flavoring