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  1. Is It Safe To Reuse Blood Sample Bags?

    MIcrunchyRN replied to ER_John's topic in General Nursing

    Ok 1)I worked in the lab for over 3 years... the very few rare occasions I got blood on my hands I used those germicidal wipes to clean the tubes PRIOR to touching htem ungloved. 2) The caps of the...

  2. Spin Off: Nurse abuse?

    MIcrunchyRN replied to MIcrunchyRN's topic in General Nursing

    It was very hard to be there as a friend and watch that. I'm glad this doc is no longer practicing at our hospital and has since moved out of state because my friend's postpartum care was also just...

  3. Mandatory Vaccines and the Law.

    MIcrunchyRN replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    HEre is link http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21839294/ A friend of mine had to go to court because she chooses not to

  4. Mandatory Vaccines and the Law.

    MIcrunchyRN replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    I will try and find links...it was sad and happened earlier this year...in maryland i

  5. Spin Off: Nurse abuse?

    MIcrunchyRN replied to MIcrunchyRN's topic in General Nursing

    From personal experience OB was the worst. With my son my nurse was great minus that one experience. My nurse with my first wasn't so nice.. and that implied authority was very traumatic for me. My...

  6. Spin Off: Nurse abuse?

    MIcrunchyRN replied to MIcrunchyRN's topic in General Nursing

    see then isn't that abuse by doc? I personally while in labor swatted in the general direction of my nurse, never made contact (that I'm aware of, she said I didn't when after he was born I...

  7. Is It Safe To Reuse Blood Sample Bags?

    MIcrunchyRN replied to ER_John's topic in General Nursing

    Really the amount of blood on the outside of tubes is almost next to nil. (and the caps are designed the way they are so that blood sticks in that little indent in the cap if here is any) And if your...

  8. Mandatory Vaccines and the Law.

    MIcrunchyRN replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    I think it depends on the state. A while back a judge was throwing parents in jail for choosing not to vaccinate their kids. Parents were given a you better vax or go to jail warning. I my state...

  9. a patient who things she's in a hotel

    MIcrunchyRN replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in General Nursing

    I try really hard not to judge people's pain.... really hard (lol sometimes not so effectively). But why or who is admitting her? Maybe they know a bit more about her and how she handles pain? Me...

  10. Spin Off: Nurse abuse?

    MIcrunchyRN replied to MIcrunchyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I agree I think nurses are far too abused. In my PCT days I was kicked thru a wall by a patient (long story) and recieved a concussion from another because of a nurse not tying restraints down... so...

  11. Spin Off: Nurse abuse?

    MIcrunchyRN replied to MIcrunchyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes... but I'm talking specifically about coherent patients.. not ones that are mentally out of it. I agree mental detectors especially in the ER's... I was just curious about those situations where...

  12. Was Anyone Pregnant During Nursing School??

    MIcrunchyRN replied to Sl1011's topic in General Nursing

    I was.. twice!!! (ROFL don't ask me what I was thinking!) Actually it wasn't that bad aside from the fatigue and trying to hide pregnancy in the early weeks while combating nausea etc. I was...

  13. Fired, need advice.

    MIcrunchyRN replied to JohnBearPA's topic in General Nursing

    what she

  14. Grades don't matter!

    MIcrunchyRN replied to MissKitty21's topic in General Nursing

    Gomer42- LOL i'm not a C student nor was I. And I'm offended by this thread. (I graduated with a 3.48). BUT i seen some al idiots who got 4.0's. I've seen students who cheat to reach their 4.0...

  15. Nurse fired for calling police

    MIcrunchyRN replied to Runman1914's topic in General Nursing

    What hospital is this so I can avoid working there? I say this ONLY because what hospital did was illegal by stating or even hinting at why that nurse was fired. If that nurse were to find out she...

  16. Grades don't matter!

    MIcrunchyRN replied to MissKitty21's topic in General Nursing

    Ooohhh the big stuff like looking up meds and reading yes.. that's a must. ROFL the stuff I skipped that lowered my grades was "journals about what we learned this week" and we had one class that we...

  17. 18-gauge vs. 20-gauge

    MIcrunchyRN replied to solneeshka's topic in General Nursing

    Well I think some of it is that you were in the ER for your IV training. LOL not sure about other ER's but ours motto I swear is "bigger is better" and I"ve seen many patients come up with 16g in...

  18. Grades don't matter!

    MIcrunchyRN replied to MissKitty21's topic in General Nursing

    Ummm I graduated with many straight A students who aren't quite the brightest. Actually one straight A student I know within first 6 months of having her license is facing a major lawsuit, killed her...

  19. Nurse fired for calling police

    MIcrunchyRN replied to Runman1914's topic in General Nursing

    I see this from both views... Woody's and as a Nurse. First as a nurse: This was pt family that had police called not the pt. so the nurse did as she was suppose to. I think it should have been...

  20. Help Phenergan & Picc Line????

    MIcrunchyRN replied to 1_Dedicated_RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Dilute dilute dilute.... it won't hurt anything (well as long as its compatible with what your diluting with). You need at least a 10mL syringe anyways for a picc line so might as well dilute it. (I...

  21. Does any nurse here work on an Gyne/Oncology Unit?

    MIcrunchyRN replied to AussieKylie's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I work on a Gyn/Onc floor but for chemo our patients either move off the floor or our IV nurses do the chemo. We have a floor in the hospital for chemo so once their gyn issues are resolved they...

  22. New Grad Orientation - How Long...

    MIcrunchyRN replied to rosstat2's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Yah no where near enough time!! I get 6-8 weeks of on the floor 40 hours a week orientation. Starting with one patient and working up to 4-5 patients. The first patient is low acuity. As time...

  23. First day back at work... and I find used narcotics in my mailbox!

    MIcrunchyRN replied to MIcrunchyRN's topic in General Nursing

    We handed them over to supervisor and security is no involved and they will be looking into it. They are also removing all of the mailboxes and putting in locked boxes that will now be checked by...

  24. Water Births?

    MIcrunchyRN replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Try hypnobirthing or hypnobabies its fantastic. Also epidural doesn't guaruntee you'll be pain free. I hadan epi with my daughter and felt everything except my legs. My 2nd was natural and while...

  25. They did a c-section without anesthesia

    MIcrunchyRN replied to Mrs.S's topic in Ob/Gyn

    lol deleting seeing this is really