mykrosphere

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  1. Survey: How do you get a life outside of work?

    mykrosphere replied to neonatal_nurse's topic in General Nursing

    i just lie in bed and sleep. catching up mostly consists of online or phone communications. i have no

  2. What is your biggest nursing pet peeve?

    mykrosphere replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

    nurses who cant do basic patient care and treat stnas like slaves. the time it took you to find the stna to ask her to go get a colostomy bag, and then explain the type you wanted, you could have went...

  3. If healthcare reform resulted in salary caps of $40k for nurses would you stay?

    mykrosphere replied to keithjones's topic in General Nursing

    i would totally stay in nursing. its taken 9 years and a lot of heartache to find a job i like, but im here now, and i wouldnt trade it for nothing. im surprised at the amount of replies saying no. it...

  4. agency nurses

    mykrosphere posted a topic in General Nursing

    i work with a fair amount of agency nurses (sometimes outnumbering regular staff) and have noticed that 90 percent of their conversations center around wages. why is that? do you work with agency...

  5. Just had a Consent Agreement go into effect, I feel like I'm hanging in limbo

    mykrosphere replied to GotoGirlRN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    i find this mostly untrue. ive worked night shift over ten years and most nurses and people i have worked with have saved their exhaustion until after they are done working. some people are not day...

  6. Just had a Consent Agreement go into effect, I feel like I'm hanging in limbo

    mykrosphere replied to GotoGirlRN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    WE ARE NOT ROBOTS!

  7. Just had a Consent Agreement go into effect, I feel like I'm hanging in limbo

    mykrosphere replied to GotoGirlRN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    im sorry to hear about your situation. its too bad when we (nurses) provide everything from physical care to emotional comfort, and when we need some in return, and take steps to feel better, it is...

  8. Yelling Doctors, How do you handle them?????

    mykrosphere replied to Danielle7's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    havent been yelled at since i worked in dialysis when i first became a nurse, but that dr yelled at everyone and has a nice rep as an ******** anyway. as far as the accent thing and getting correct...

  9. how do you keep your sexy??

    mykrosphere replied to healthcarefome's topic in General Nursing

    confidence is sexy. no matter if you are wearing scrubs with no make-up, or dressed to the nines. anyway.....i keep my sexy by having some wine and some

  10. IV Lopressor...who can administer it?

    mykrosphere replied to HurricaneBreeze's topic in General Nursing

    i see youre an lpn and i assume you cant do iv push meds anyway? im only aware of the lpn "rules" in ohio im an rn and give iv lopressor quite frequently (ltach) but usually the pts im giving it to...

  11. Anyone Familiar with Extended Care Hospitals?

    mykrosphere replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    i work in an ltac now and dont really mind it. the nurses i work with are mostly knowledgeable and the NAs are great. we have a house doc who stays the night in case we need anything. nurse to patient...

  12. How do you work with the "SUPERNURSE"!!!

    mykrosphere replied to akrn70's topic in General Nursing

    took me awhile to learn how to ignore these folks, but i do. when you fail to pay attention to them, which is sadly what they seek, they get bored and move on to the next potential victim. a good...

  13. Respiratory Therapist?

    mykrosphere replied to tiffdeandre's topic in General Nursing

    i have respected a lot more respiratory therapists than i have nurses, and i am a nurse. theyre very knowledgeable and i couldnt do my job without

  14. Post mortem care

    mykrosphere replied to mc3's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    i have never heard of NOT giving post mortem

  15. I cant start IV's!

    mykrosphere replied to Creamsoda's topic in Emergency

    i went through nursing school without ever starting an iv. except on the kind emt/ fellow nursing assistant who let me try one on him. of course he had excellent veins. :) i would suggest something...

  16. Did you catch a disease while working as a nurse?

    mykrosphere replied to bronzemint23's topic in General Nursing

    ive never caught anything to my knowledge in the 8 years ive been a nurse, but if i were to tomorrow, it certainly wouldnt surprise

  17. Discussing religion in the workplace

    mykrosphere replied to missrose's topic in General Nursing

    i think diversity can be discussed without introducing religion into it. feels somewhat inappropriate to

  18. The Economy and your job as a nurse

    mykrosphere replied to szccdw's topic in General Nursing

    i have been working at an LTAC for a little over 2 months now and am very grateful to have a job. it took me 6 months. no job is recession proof,

  19. What do you do?

    mykrosphere replied to kdrose01's topic in General Nursing

    nursing is the hardest thing ive done in my life besides giving birth. dont know if i would do it again, although i love it. been a bit hard on the psyche. i now work at an LTACH i have worked in...

  20. New nurse in LTC & Overwhelmed (long)

    mykrosphere replied to LogCabinMom's topic in General Nursing

    and good luck on your finding a hospital job.

  21. New nurse in LTC & Overwhelmed (long)

    mykrosphere replied to LogCabinMom's topic in General Nursing

    long term care was the hardest thing ive ever done. we took vent patients, also, who were not stable whatsoever and the place was a sh*thole. lasted there a year. now im at an ltac and having 5...

  22. How do you keep from catching everything?

    mykrosphere replied to Purple_Scrubs's topic in General Nursing

    havent been sick in about 5 years. my hands pay for it, but handwashing really does help i

  23. What is your biggest nursing pet peeve?

    mykrosphere replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

    nurses who need to have vitals or blood sugars in order to give a med and follow around the overloaded nursing assistant asking what the pts BP or sugar was when they could just take it themselves,...

  24. What do your CNAs do ?

    mykrosphere replied to poppy101's topic in General Nursing

    i work in an LTACH and the STNAs are invaluable. they do vitals and blood sugars as well as any sort of basic patient care. they are also extremely helpful and resourceful in any sort of situation...

  25. Anxiety the day before work

    mykrosphere replied to CJsGirlRN's topic in Health, Stress Management

    i feel the same way no matter where i work or how long ive worked there. being selfish every once in awhile helps. take care of