MinnieMomRN

MinnieMomRN

Med-Surg; Telemetry; School Nurse pk-8

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  1. can a med-surg nurse work in telemetry?

    MinnieMomRN replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    Put me in the camp with the "no" people. Yes, we are all a team and help each other out, but ultimately YOU are responsible for your patient. You need to know what to do for a change in rhythm, and...

  2. Behaviors you've learned to lose when at work.

    MinnieMomRN replied to nola1202's topic in General Nursing

    Breathing through my nose while on the job........

  3. Have you ever

    MinnieMomRN replied to walkingonthestars's topic in General Nursing

    LOVE

  4. New job, really need advice:)

    MinnieMomRN replied to beccanurse's topic in School

    RUN!!!! Seriously, your BON expects you to practice within your state's guidelines. A private school can not change how you practice to suit their needs. Check your state laws and contact your BON...

  5. Reccomended Background for school nursing?

    MinnieMomRN replied to mslove's topic in School

    Hi! I'm in Massachusetts. To work as a School Nurse in a public school here, you must be an BSN-RN, have 2 years clinical experience, and pass the teachers licensure exam to get an initial license as...

  6. How long does it take you to calm down?

    MinnieMomRN replied to bridezillatobe's topic in General Nursing

    You were scared. You acted anyway. That's what heroes do. Go to nursing school. It gets easier with knowledge and time. Besides, we need more heros. Great

  7. Can your employer call you back after you called off sick and demand you come in??

    MinnieMomRN replied to princessnurse1's topic in General Nursing

    Pretty sure if you asked me to throw-up on command I could force myself to do so. Also pretty sure that if I was throwing-up involuntarily, I couldn't stop on your command and come to work.

  8. What would you change about nursing?

    MinnieMomRN replied to Tay245's topic in General Nursing

    1. Safe staffing. 2. A ban on transfering patients to the floor at change of shift 3. No mandatory OT 4. Understanding of the value nursing provides to ensure better patient health outcomes - maybe...

  9. List of most commonly prescibed meds, please

    MinnieMomRN replied to Stcroix's topic in General Nursing

    Awesome list Blondie! Stcroix -- if you know what Blondie posted -- class, reason it is prescribed, adverse side effects, onset/peak (especially the insulins!) you will have a very good start. Also...

  10. Foley Catheter Insertion Tips

    MinnieMomRN replied to Spritenurse1210's topic in General Nursing

    For a woman, place an upside down bedpan under her buttocks so that her pelvis is tilted for you to see

  11. Nurses, have you been been spit on, pushed, scratched and verbally or assaulted?

    MinnieMomRN replied to Brian's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    All of the above on my shift last night --- plus a drink thrown at me. I ducked that, but the patient's spouse wasn't as quick. Sadly, these are not isolated incidents on my floor. We nurses tend to...

  12. Hiring Staff? When Did That Become My Job?

    MinnieMomRN replied to tencat's topic in General Nursing

    I would not have a problem with it. In my previous career we often did this. The candidate would meet with the boss and then with several of us in other areas -- someone in marketing, someone from...

  13. What to give a nurse when they retire?

    MinnieMomRN replied to psychnurse25's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    A well written letter, card, scrap book/photo journal if you really want someting tangible. Otherwise, I like the massage idea. Even at my age (I still feel young!) I have WAY too many nursing...

  14. A Staff Nurse's Fantasy

    MinnieMomRN replied to Scarlette Wings's topic in General Nursing

    The only thing I can think of to add, would be for the crazy family to go

  15. 10 Things to NEVER Say to a Nurse

    MinnieMomRN replied to mosaicism105's topic in General Nursing

    You're smart. You could have been a doctor. Why aren't you?? Just knew that would be

  16. Quick rant

    MinnieMomRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Spectra-link phone rings... Aide: Minnie? 37 needs to see her nurse right away. Me: Okay. What's up? --- no reply. call ended ---- Drop what I'm doing and head down to room 37. Me: Mrs. 37? Everything...

  17. Quick rant

    MinnieMomRN replied to MinnieMomRN's topic in General Nursing

    I hate the intercom for just this reason! We used to follow a policy that we never used the intercom feature, but would physically go to the patient's room. Recently, they put in a new call light...

  18. I called in today, no I mean ..I called Out! / huh??

    MinnieMomRN replied to cecilsgirl's topic in General Nursing

    And a grinder is a submarine sandwich. Welcome to New

  19. I called in today, no I mean ..I called Out! / huh??

    MinnieMomRN replied to cecilsgirl's topic in General Nursing

    Boston: Called out -- I'm out sick... Called off -- cancelled. Low census On-call -- stuck by the phone/held hostage for lowly pay in case they need you. Called in -- Too many people called "out", you...

  20. What do you look for in a Nurse Supervisor?

    MinnieMomRN replied to Leelee2's topic in General Nursing

    One who has his/her nurse's backs -- supports the staff needs v. other department's push-back. One who is advanced in practice to function in the Rapid Response role/ handle the "hard" situations......

  21. Pet peeve

    MinnieMomRN replied to Up2nogood RN's topic in General Nursing

    Family memebers who let their toddlers crawl around the hospital room. Then when you tell them that hospitals are probably the germiest of places and it's better keep them off the floor, they say...

  22. Just a change of pace.

    MinnieMomRN replied to eriksoln's topic in General Nursing

    Erik -- the other thread has taken on a life of it's own! So to this thread... I am happy when my patients state that are at ease because the care I give, and it pleases me when they ask if I will be...

  23. what color is your scrub-achute?

    MinnieMomRN replied to fungez's topic in General Nursing

    I wonder what color MDs wear. Hmmmm.... I wear whatever color suits my mood that day. To my way of thinking, forced color-coding would be a reason NOT to work for a certain place. I can see if I wore...

  24. The positive side of nursing...PLEASE!!!

    MinnieMomRN replied to sarahsmile44's topic in General Nursing

    You have received many positive replies, which is great. You need to know that there are many things to love about nursing. However, it is a really tough job. Your good days will be really very,...

  25. "And what would you like me to do about it?"

    MinnieMomRN replied to LouisVRN's topic in General Nursing

    The son might have been a dolt, but your resident was