meluhn

meluhn

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  1. Go find your patient

    meluhn replied to irmaRN's topic in Emergency

    Chances are if their is a 9 year old in the ER for suicidal ideation there is some sort of dysfunctional family dynamics going

  2. Merit Technical Institute* NJ

    meluhn replied to LilyNurseG0al's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    You will have the same problem at LT only their program costs 22K. All those technical schools are alike, they admit anyone with a pulse as long as they get their money. They tolerate all kinds of...

  3. Apparently we LOVE night duty?!

    meluhn replied to taeran's topic in General Nursing

    I know this is not true as does anyone who has ever worked a night shift. Everything is more difficult when you are fighting to keep your eyes open. I appreciate the night shift so much because I...

  4. MD AWARE

    meluhn replied to Italia13 RN's topic in Emergency

    I always chart "MD made aware, no new orders", if that is the case. I would not have said "No nursing interventions at this time" because that makes you look bad. You should always chart whatever...

  5. Conscious Sedation in the ER

    meluhn replied to Silktea3's topic in Emergency

    We used po versed and chloral hydrate on kids in a clinic setting (not at the same time). Never had a problem except for one time a kid had paradoxical reaction to the chloral hydrate and got all...

  6. Guess what the ER doc did?

    meluhn replied to dorie43rn's topic in Emergency

    I don't know, I'm guessing, blood cultures x2, more ns at a slow rate, a couple of units of prbcs, tylenol and more ABTs? Don't keep us in suspense--what did they

  7. What would you change about Nursing to make it better?

    meluhn replied to RNman09's topic in General Nursing

    I know I will get flamed for this but I think we should get rid of LPNs. I dont think they are the scourge of nursing and there are some good ones, but I do think it makes sense to require more than...

  8. What would you change about Nursing to make it better?

    meluhn replied to RNman09's topic in General Nursing

    Candygyrl, I agree with you 100%. Giving false hope to a pt and their family, while it may pacify them briefly, will only result in the family being disappointed and the pt dying alone because the...

  9. dismissed from my ADN program HELP

    meluhn replied to Laura77598's topic in General Students

    I agree that CNA experience is very helpful--I think everyone should work as a cna before NS. We should know what the cnas job is like if we are going to be overseeing them while they do

  10. Are there nursing jobs or not?

    meluhn replied to Lala27poodles's topic in General Nursing

    I dont get it--How does this economy do that? I think many people are flocking into the field for a good stable job. Not picking on you, just wondering what you

  11. dismissed from my ADN program HELP

    meluhn replied to Laura77598's topic in General Students

    In my experience, it is the students that have a bad attitude or are generally clueless that get picked on by the nursing instructors. C'mon ladies & gents--we have all had them in our clinical...

  12. Interview on Friday 8/21

    meluhn replied to nursenancy82's topic in General Nursing

    Congratulations and good luck!:cheers::balloons::clphnds::hpygrp: Just be confident, dress appropriatelyand neatly--a suit or conservative dress--nothing flashy, smile and make eye contact. Give the...

  13. Are there nursing jobs or not?

    meluhn replied to Lala27poodles's topic in General Nursing

    You may not be able to land your dream job but I am sure you will eventually find something. If this is what you really want to do, I would encourage you to go for

  14. Sick of NURSES who say they HATE NURSING!! Another Vent

    meluhn replied to SDA3694's topic in General Nursing

    To the OP: You will be where we are someday and you will see how hating your job is kind of a pandemic among nurses. However it is a transient feeling that we get over. Like you, we are venting...

  15. Would you rather work for a state-run facility, or a private one?

    meluhn replied to arelle68's topic in General Nursing

    I only know of county run ltc and state run psych hospitals. I can only speak about what I hear in nj and that is that the pay is average but you make up for it with the free benefits. I have heard...

  16. New Nurse who hates her job...nursing is not what I thought

    meluhn replied to dtermineddenise's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am sorry you are having such a bad time. I do think it will get slightly easier with time because you will know what you can leave and what is important. Try to hang in there and get at least one...

  17. No More Afternoon Med Pass? Say It Ain't So!

    meluhn replied to Nurse!Nurse!Hello?'s topic in General Nursing

    How is that going to work for insulin and prandin and coumadin (we always give it at 6pm) and that kind of stuff? I dont think you can get away without giving any meds at all at that time, but let me...

  18. How to become a nurse manager

    meluhn replied to Mommy Of Two 87's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. Though I have never held a management position I always wanted to. After finding out more about it, I was finally offered a position and turned it down. Why would I want to take on the...

  19. Anybody know how to get free money for np program?

    meluhn posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Aside from joining the military, does anybody know of a program that pays for you to become an np, perhaps in exchange for a commitment of you time/service? I live in nj and have to stay local d/t...

  20. I do not care anymore

    meluhn replied to JB2007's topic in General Nursing

    I think it is perfectly ok to feel like this sometimes. You can feel however you want as long as you do right by your patient by giving the best nursing care you know how to give and by always...

  21. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    meluhn replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I do not have time to sit here and talk to you for an unlimited amount of time everyday, about every one of your 400 medications and your health problems, I am your husbands nurse, not yours. For...

  22. Turned Down and My Position Given to a "Me Speaka No"

    meluhn replied to WoofyMutt80's topic in General Nursing

    This reply just seems a little backwards to me. First of all if these people are so worried about getting swept up in American culture, why move here? If an American moved to France and refused to...

  23. family plans on suing hospital, i'm nervous as hell.

    meluhn replied to Wheaties's topic in General Nursing

    I recently had a situation where I discharged a pt to a ltc facility and they immediately sent her back to the er with a problem that was missed by both myself and the doctor. We had to have a...

  24. What would make you feel appreciated on the job?

    meluhn replied to LumpyLooRN's topic in General Nursing

    Its the little things. How about management covering us for our lunch time that they know we never get. They seem to be able to do it for the secretaries but not the nurses on the floor. We do not...

  25. help, I have burnout bad!!

    meluhn replied to jrbl77's topic in General Nursing

    That is not a very helpful comment. I also take anywhere from 1.5 to 3 hours to pass meds to 6-7 patients. You must work in LTC if you pass meds to 30 people in 2 hours. Either that or you are not...