miss81

miss81 BSN, RN

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

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  1. OB "Freebies"

    miss81 replied to malone2192's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Our hospital gives out a magazine, I think it is called "Parenting" or "Todays Parent" something like that and we have bibs that say "I'm a born non-smoker". Along with the stuff you listed above. The...

  2. How many different jobs have u had since u became a nurse?

    miss81 replied to SurvivorRN's topic in General Nursing

    2! One as float (OB, Surgery, Medicine, Peds) in Canada and one in PCU/tele in the US. Both were

  3. Preceptorship..what is involved?

    miss81 replied to *Butterfly8*'s topic in General Nursing

    Oh, and one more piece of advice, if you don't know how to do something don't say, "I don't know how to do that..." A better response would be, "I've never done that before, but I'm really interested...

  4. Preceptorship..what is involved?

    miss81 replied to *Butterfly8*'s topic in General Nursing

    Are you an RN, LPN, PCA??? How far are you in your program??? Don't be afraid, I had some wonderful Preceptors and some that were ... ummmm .... not so awesome, but I learned a lot from each and every...

  5. Policy on ED violence

    miss81 replied to littleRNthatcould's topic in Emergency

    Holy crap... that's ridiculous! Funny, I bet if that same guy walked in the police officers place of work and threatened to kill him or another officer it wouldn't be long before the matter was "taken...

  6. Job market prefers BSN , turns away ADN

    miss81 replied to aromarn's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    What crap! I am VERY well clinically trained and so is my husband! (both BN's). I'm so sick of that excuse... just as pinkypie has said, "Education is the greatest equalizer." Maybe some day I won't...

  7. ADON getting by on Charge nurse's license

    miss81 replied to mercy1975's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    Something fishy about this LPN getting this job in the first place. Who is she married to or bestfriends

  8. Policy on ED violence

    miss81 replied to littleRNthatcould's topic in Emergency

    Ummm... I'm pretty sure it's a crime to threaten to kill

  9. EKG HELP!!!

    miss81 replied to inteRN's topic in General Nursing

    Glad I could share. I really liked it too... have

  10. MRSA (again) and Family Members...Argg

    miss81 replied to Penguin67's topic in General Nursing

    Is he colonized anywhere else? Like the

  11. Nursing knowledge please!

    miss81 replied to tolerantgirl's topic in General Nursing

    True, but I'm sure that a doc is not going to order a doppler on EVERY pt that is wearing SCD's, so that is where the policy comes in. I'm not saying don't use your judgement, but doing a doppler on...

  12. teds and scds

    miss81 replied to jennifers's topic in General Nursing

    Funny, at my last job we were told NOT to us two of them together, even if it is ordered. We were supposed to report it to the manager so she could address it with the Doc because they were not...

  13. Do nurses have a right to privacy?

    miss81 replied to mama llama's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, Lifelock is right...but someone besides me would be paying for

  14. Attention use-to-be new grads: when did you feel confident?

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

    Sorry, "caseroom" must be a regional term. The delivery

  15. EKG HELP!!!

    miss81 replied to inteRN's topic in General Nursing

    EKG flash simulator. It's really easy to use and fun, and helps learn the rhythms.

  16. Attention use-to-be new grads: when did you feel confident?

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

    Are you going to be working in the caseroom? I was a nurse for 5 years as a float (med.surg, peds, and antenatal-postpartum) and it took me longer than 3 months to be competent, (let alone confident),...

  17. Patient's family that lies and blames everything on staff....

    miss81 replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    It's families like this that ruin nurses careers. They make up BS and bring it to "your boss"! Before you know it, nurses are getting canned because the boss does not have the balls to stick up for...

  18. Nursing knowledge please!

    miss81 replied to tolerantgirl's topic in General Nursing

    I've seen the same as the PP. If no S/S of VTE/DVT SCD's are applied. But check your units policy for SCD's. If it doesn't say that one needs to be done first it probably doesn't. BUT... if I have a...

  19. What do you do?

    miss81 replied to faline1973's topic in General Nursing

    When I applied for a position in a different hospital we had just gotten a new manager on my unit. She didn't really know anything about me, so I gave the Charge RN as a reference. Now we only have...

  20. Dehydration headaches

    miss81 replied to RITA2007's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, I was like this too. Also ended up with Pyelonephritis. The doc told me it was my own fault, he laughed and said that nurses do this to themselves by not drinking and not peeing for 12 hours. He...

  21. Pressure Ulcer, CHF, & UTI r/t Foley

    miss81 replied to WildFlowers84's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe she's never had a UTI and if she is only in her 1st semester right now she is learning bed baths and basic anatomy... I commend her for asking the question. WildFlower, don't get intimidated......

  22. Demoted, now what to do

    miss81 replied to cenote's topic in General Nursing

    Three letters for ya...

  23. On Call Pay

    miss81 replied to SaniAnnie's topic in General Nursing

    The pay is bad...but your on call hours suck. Seriously, that's way too much. When do you have time to relax, have a drink, invite friends over and not be worried about being called

  24. Ever stuck your foot in your mouth in front of a patient/visitor?

    miss81 replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in General Nursing

    We had a patient go to the OR for EUA for her eye, she ended up returning post op with an Enucleation. She had not signed the consent for the eye removal, just the EUA and the family had not been...

  25. Stuck In A Pickle..

    miss81 replied to michelle4698's topic in General Nursing

    As a CNA in most facilities you would be responsible for bathing pts/residents so perhaps nights may be a little easier on your body, with all the lifting. But that being said, usually there are 2 or...