mykrosphere

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  1. Trying to understand difference between LPN and RN practice....

    mykrosphere replied to lovesunsets's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    the only real difference ive noticed between an rn and lpn where i work is the IV stuff, and acting as supervisor (but there are also rns who dont work in supervision) the ones i have worked with at...

  2. Changing one's spots

    mykrosphere replied to heartbeep's topic in General Nursing

    these are HUGE points! especially the not accepting responsibility/ coming up with excuses part. which i guess fit in with the humble(pie) thing! nobody is perfect, although we may try to be....

  3. HELP - employment with restrictions

    mykrosphere replied to sandi67103's topic in General Nursing

    this is

  4. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    mykrosphere replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    i hope to remember this quote always

  5. A serious case of senior nursitis!

    mykrosphere replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

    excellent post! if

  6. Those that prefer to work with men

    mykrosphere replied to OhioCCRN's topic in General Nursing

    i work with some great women, although that has not always been the case in the past. there are only maybe 2 male nurses where i work now, a few male RTs, and a few male STNAs. they are all great....

  7. Should nurses with long hair be required to wear it up?

    mykrosphere replied to dura_mater's topic in General Nursing

    our policy is that we are to have our hair up and out of the way and no fake nails/ long nails, etc. seems everyone pretty much abides by this. i have long hair and wear it up. short nails (already...

  8. Neuro ICU - Do you talk to brain-dead patients?

    mykrosphere replied to talaxandra's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    always who am i to say if they are really "there" or not? sometimes i wonder.... i think talking to someone is just natural anyway. it makes the situation a bit more "real" as opposed to

  9. ICU within an LTACH center

    mykrosphere replied to Squeaky44's topic in Long Term Acute Care

    i work in an ltac. we have two units. icu and med surg. i primarily work in the med surg part but have been over to work in icu quite a few times as well. the ltac icu is hard to describe though. i...

  10. What is the highest temp you have seen?

    mykrosphere replied to momthenRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    107. i was working in ltc and it was a fairly new admit. 23 years old who had od's on some heroin / fentanyl mix going around detroit a few years back. i was adamant about getting the guy transferred....

  11. cough assists,cpt vests

    mykrosphere replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Pulmonary

    what is cough assist? i guess i could google or something, but ive never heard of it... i have, however been seeing quite frequent use of the cpt machine and i have never seen one in place with a tube...

  12. Nursing Superstitions?

    mykrosphere replied to JustEnuff2BDangerous's topic in Nursing Humor

    Agree with talking about patients who were previously patients and having them show up again. That sucks! They are usually the ones with the overzealous family members....its not even really the...

  13. Favorite Dr or Nurse Name

    mykrosphere replied to sethmctenn's topic in Nursing Humor

    dr. frankenfurter (in my

  14. My nurse manager is

    mykrosphere replied to nursinger's topic in Nursing Humor

    thats a

  15. What the Heck to You Do on Night Shifts?

    mykrosphere replied to RedRubCatheter's topic in Nursing Humor

    i think we are allowed a half hour break per 12 hour shift, with 2 -15 minute breaks, if time allows. not so sure about the 8 hour shifters. i am in ohio, if it matters. never get the half hour break...

  16. Are they trying to get rid of me? Will I make it as nurse?

    mykrosphere replied to bluemorningglory's topic in General Nursing

    this thread is ridiculous. there are a lot of attractive nurses, but not a lot of attractive nurses who have attitudes that display their ignorance in such a way to arouse animosity in their...

  17. Help me save my poor hands

    mykrosphere replied to wmg246's topic in General Nursing

    the neutrogena stuff is excellent, but when it wasnt enough anymore, i tried out aveeno daily moisturizing and its the best by

  18. assignment issues

    mykrosphere replied to tennisjdh's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    agree with other responses. i think sometimes if you are competent, they think you can handle things like this, getting the short end. you definetly did the right thing, because its not about anyone...

  19. Favorite Dr or Nurse Name

    mykrosphere replied to sethmctenn's topic in Nursing Humor

    dr.

  20. Personality Type and Nursing

    mykrosphere replied to Mesomorph's topic in General Nursing

    http://similarminds.com/embj.html got a different result using this one, which is one i have used in the past and seems to be a bit more accurate :) infj on the above. istj on the link posted here on...

  21. In need of a good cardiac drips calculation book.

    mykrosphere replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    thanks for the

  22. Help? Broken hearted & sad...

    mykrosphere replied to Crystal112's topic in General Nursing

    this is

  23. Help? Broken hearted & sad...

    mykrosphere replied to Crystal112's topic in General Nursing

    there are people who told me i couldnt, (important people in my life), and sometimes i felt like i really couldnt, but i did it. and am still doing it. its been the second hardest road ive chosen (the...

  24. How many years have you been a nurse?

    mykrosphere replied to rn4ever?'s topic in General Nursing

    10 years...i am 36 i have worked mostly acute care. think im in this for the long haul now although there were times when i had my doubts...

  25. Favorite Dr or Nurse Name

    mykrosphere replied to sethmctenn's topic in Nursing Humor

    dr.