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  1. Things nursing school FAILED to tell us

    mykrosphere replied to Debbie_LPN's topic in Nursing Humor

    that is so hilarious on so many levels........!

  2. M.R.S.A or mersa?

    mykrosphere replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    m.r.s.a. american. i hate

  3. if u had to choose another career in healthcare besides nursing, what would it be?

    mykrosphere replied to ErinDel's topic in General Nursing

    agree with original poster.... paramedic or respiratory therapist. i admire 99 percent of them

  4. Abusive Doctors!

    mykrosphere replied to new_oldRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    nephrologists are sticklers. i think once you provide that you are human, they may come around. i feel i am tested by them, and if i can answer their questions (know whats going on with their patient)...

  5. Nursey things that you'll NEVER say again.

    mykrosphere replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    "it'll be okay" or..... "youll be okay" stopped saying that sometime ago. 99 percent of the time it doesnt work

  6. How do your units/hospitals judge acuity and staffing loads?

    mykrosphere replied to mappers's topic in General Nursing

    i work night shift in an ltac and even though we have to fill out all these acuity paperwork things so the managers / supervisors can determine staffing, im under the impression they dont even look at...

  7. feeling guilty not going in due to snow

    mykrosphere replied to heavenlystar87's topic in General Nursing

    i bet its spooky but it had to be good! for whatever reason, i am driving an old cutlass with rear wheel drive and the only thing that kept me going tuesday morning when the snow hit was the stupid...

  8. Abortion in nursing school rotations?

    mykrosphere replied to caffeineRx's topic in General Students

    my kudos to anyone who can deal with peds/ ob. i could never do it. i would rather work at mcdonalds. :/ or maybe not work at all..... you are some strong individuals

  9. Abortion in nursing school rotations?

    mykrosphere replied to caffeineRx's topic in General Students

    never saw this in my peds/ob clinicals.... mostly saw really sick babies (mostly drug addicted) and teen moms...sad in its own right. never saw anything like this in my surg rotation

  10. Question on the use of restraints

    mykrosphere replied to Wicked Wahine's topic in General Nursing

    list or no list, using a gait belt to tie someone to a chair is obviously a restraint. i have seen this in ltc. where i work now, pretty much everything is a restraint except for we can have siderails...

  11. medications at bedside

    mykrosphere replied to carebearsRN's topic in General Nursing

    and........that question is horribly vague

  12. medications at bedside

    mykrosphere replied to carebearsRN's topic in General Nursing

    i agree with this here..... although i think technically, if its a medication/ script, it should not be at the bedside at all. i occasionally find pills in med cups at the bedside, or even inside the...

  13. IV tubing changes

    mykrosphere replied to VAJenny's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    changing tubing every day is expensive! we change all iv tubing every 3 days (if it is labeled....if not labeled, then i change it, and date it, for 3 days) the only tubing change we do every 24 is...

  14. Macho Men in the ED

    mykrosphere replied to Jerry 75's topic in Emergency

    :hehe::anpom:

  15. My Preceptor Hates Me (need advice)

    mykrosphere replied to 09NewGrad's topic in General Nursing

    i hate to see posts like this....they seem pretty popular though, and i think its because a lot of nurses can relate to either the bad preceptor, or nurse work mates who seem to like to pick at you...

  16. Staffing Question

    mykrosphere replied to snowmaiden2005's topic in General Nursing

    it depends on the nurse. a new grad can be horribly intelligent and be able to handle some of these patients, whereas an lpn with 5 years experience might be a lazy slob. or vice versa when we are...

  17. Have they gotten rid of Respiratory Therapists where you work, also?

    mykrosphere replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    i have great respect for the respiratory therapist! i work in an ltach and my job would be way harder without them. i try to do as much as i can as an RN as far as vent alarms and suctioning and...

  18. Rn as a patient

    mykrosphere replied to blackpants22's topic in General Nursing

    i completely agree here! i have taken care of nurses, and pts whos family members are nurses, and it really doesnt phase me too much. they are usually nice and dont complain (the nurse/pts), and if...

  19. Ever have a major crush on a doctor

    mykrosphere replied to ninaldunn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    i have had a raging crush on an on call night doc for months. im not really impressed by anyone. perhaps its chemical. who knows. of course, i would never approach the subject with him. he makes me...

  20. Where do you work?

    mykrosphere replied to jlove86's topic in General Nursing

    So, what type of facility do you work in? LTACH What unit? we have 2 units, med-surg and icu. primarily i work in med-surg but have been floated to icu Do you work part-time or full time? full What...

  21. What PRN meds do you give a lot?

    mykrosphere replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

    lopressor, ativan, ambien, morphine, percocet, vicodin, ducolax supp(wonder why??) i work in ltac

  22. If you could no longer work as a nurse, what would you do?

    mykrosphere replied to LockportRN's topic in General Nursing

    dental floss tycoon -or- wild squirrel rehabber -or- professional beer taster or maybe just an independently wealthy bum, would

  23. Dry Hands..Just starting clinicals?

    mykrosphere replied to newlpn_chic's topic in General Nursing

    aveeno daily moisturizing lotion. i recently started using this after trying pretty much everything and its awesome. i find i am washing my hands too much at work for anything to stay on so i just use...

  24. the neverending med pass

    mykrosphere replied to FROGGYLEGS's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    i worked in long term care and its the hardest job ive ever had. most of our long terms were on vents, even. its pretty sad when most of the patients dont even really care about the pills, they just...

  25. Sure signs your pt. is sick

    mykrosphere replied to danger's topic in Emergency

    i just had a patient on friday do this. he went as far as asking how much time/ minutes he had left. hes dead