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Little_Mouse

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  1. wearing makeup to work?

    Little_Mouse replied to meghan91's topic in General Nursing

    I wear makeup nearly evertime I go out so for me, it is only natural I put on makeup before work and its practially the whole deal: mineral powder, bronzer, blush, eyeliner, mascara, a light touch up...

  2. Work at Rehab, Lose Chance in Med/Surg?

    Little_Mouse posted a topic in General Nursing

    I work in a Gero/Psych-Med/Surg unit, but quintessentially Pysch. I hit my one year mark and I still do not like my unit. It's mainly due to disrespect, gossip, and lack of support....just too much...

  3. Work at Rehab, Lose Chance in Med/Surg?

    Little_Mouse replied to Little_Mouse's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for all your input! I've spoke with a few people and some think I'm a bit crazy to want to leave my job because the pay is amazing. I haven't even gotten the job offer at this rehab place, but...

  4. How to bring up hospice discussion?

    Little_Mouse posted a topic in General Nursing

    Have you ever encountered a pt in the acute care setting and thought s/he would benefit from hospice? I just recently had a situation where a pt was to go in for a PEG placement per family request and...

  5. Work at Rehab, Lose Chance in Med/Surg?

    Little_Mouse replied to Little_Mouse's topic in General Nursing

    According to the site it states they treat: "stroke, spinal cord injury, brain injury, various neurological disorders, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, amputation, joint replacement,...

  6. How to bring up hospice discussion?

    Little_Mouse replied to Little_Mouse's topic in General Nursing

    It's been a while since this thread was active, but in case anyone was wondering, the pt died in the operating room just moments before surgery for PEG placement. I think the pt is in a better place...

  7. Do you actually like your unit?

    Little_Mouse posted a topic in General Nursing

    Just curious. So many RNs (including myself) complain and aren't happy in the unit they work in. I'm in a unit with a high turnover rate; the average stay is 1.5-2 years and many that are hired are...

  8. Paying for Meds that you dropped or vial broke??

    Little_Mouse replied to asicit's topic in General Nursing

    Lol! You almost sound like me... It's only happened once, but I did accidentally drop and break an insulin bottle. Asked for pharmacy to replace and they did....nothing more. P.S. Please stay on...

  9. When IV's aren't in use

    Little_Mouse replied to Mommy of 2's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I did not know that looping was bad and that not capping a saline lock...I have not seen one nurse on my unit do either of these. My unit doesn't even carry any of those

  10. Pressing charges on a psych patient?

    Little_Mouse replied to Little_Mouse's topic in General Nursing

    Those were my thoughts

  11. "International Association of Nurses" - is this legit?

    Little_Mouse replied to psysn's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I was wondering the same thing about this organization, but I saw no one had written anything about IAN previously on allnurses...or anywhere else for the that matter, but I just bought into it and...

  12. Pressing charges on a psych patient?

    Little_Mouse replied to Little_Mouse's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for the last two posts and bringing it back to the topic at hand regarding my initial post as well as answering my questions. The psych pt that attacked my co worker (non-nurse) and "gave"...

  13. Thinking about jumping in..

    Little_Mouse replied to mowski1214's topic in General Nursing

    LOL! I work in a medical psych unit (gero), but that was just too funny. That literally made me laugh outloud. Thanks for making my night. (The irony though is that I'm looking for a way out) :)...

  14. Advice on transferring to another unit

    Little_Mouse posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I have been working on a Gero-psych unit (that's attached to a hospital) for about 8 months now. Since my first few months I have felt more comfortable working as an RN, although politics and poor...

  15. Advice on transferring to another unit

    Little_Mouse replied to Little_Mouse's topic in Nursing Career

    You're right-- I don't want to burn any bridges especially with nursing really being such a small world. Thank you for the information! I'll be looking into

  16. Depressed and Lost

    Little_Mouse replied to Trying23's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I totally understand.I've been working at the same facility since Feb '10 and I compare myself all the time to other new nurses, especially regarding errors. I've comitted a few (more than 1!) med...

  17. New Grad RN, BSN wants to know if working in SNF is a dead end?

    Little_Mouse replied to FutureFlightRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It's NOT a dead end. Initially, I had feared that too, but my friend and former NS classmate proved the both of us wrong. She had worked at a nursing home for 9 months and during that time she kept...

  18. Blood Sugar Coverage...Did I do the right thing?

    Little_Mouse posted a topic in General Nursing

    ...or the wrong thing? Pt has Accucheck and coverage AC and HS. HS BS level was 50. Rechecked and it was 68. Gave OJ and Applejuice. Notified Charge RN. Rechecked 30min later and it was 150. Charge...

  19. Celebrities who were formerly nurses...

    Little_Mouse replied to Gldngrl's topic in General Nursing

    On tv, I remember hearing kate from "john and kate plus 8" was an ob nurse and the blond lady from "real housewives of atlanta" was either an rn or

  20. Blood Sugar Coverage...Did I do the right thing?

    Little_Mouse replied to Little_Mouse's topic in General Nursing

    twinmommy-- it totally makes sense. I'm up late too and I should be getting sleep since I have work 11 hours from now. That's what my coworker brought up--why cover a blood sugar that you just brought...

  21. Blood Sugar Coverage...Did I do the right thing?

    Little_Mouse replied to Little_Mouse's topic in General Nursing

    I gave the 2 units of Novolin R coverage for the 150. And surprisingly, the pt did not have any parameters regarding a blood

  22. Exposure to Medications

    Little_Mouse posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello, I would like to know about being exposed to medications at work if that could affect a nurse's health in the long term? This includes getting IV antibiotics accidentally spilled on the skin or...

  23. Excessive write-ups at work

    Little_Mouse posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm a new grad (have been working for 6mo. now) and the unit where I work is known for excessive write ups. This includes ANY med errors, but also forgetting to put a meal percentage or not completely...

  24. Excessive write-ups at work

    Little_Mouse replied to Little_Mouse's topic in General Nursing

    Just to specify regarding the MAR, I meant signing the bottom of the MAR with your name/signature. I totally understand how not signing for a med would be an issue, but forgetting to sign your name...

  25. Natural Born Killer

    Little_Mouse replied to koalafiedRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thank you so much for the update! Its good to see that things are better. Reading your post gives me some hope for the