NurseMikki

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  1. Hard and Soft Skills

    NurseMikki replied to TheCommuter's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    It is very interesting since this has been a frequent topic of late at my job. Moral in my department is the lowest I've seen it. I can recall only one staff meeting since I've worked at my current...

  2. Hard and Soft Skills

    NurseMikki replied to TheCommuter's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I guess it is time for me to find myself a new career. I am very much a tell it like it is person, while not mean, or intentionally hurtful, as we are demanded to do more with less resources I don't...

  3. Dear Nursing Students/Orientees: A Love Note from the Preceptor from Hell

    NurseMikki replied to CheesePotato's topic in General Students

    Hear, hear...There is so much truth in this

  4. Patients who "cheat" and drive home

    NurseMikki replied to Lilme04's topic in Gastroenterology

    I wish we could let patients leave by cab after simple procedures, but the local cab companies won't accept liability and refuse to take patients. I just feel like our hands are tied as healthcare...

  5. Patients who "cheat" and drive home

    NurseMikki replied to Lilme04's topic in Gastroenterology

    I work in a hospital's same day surgery area and we also recover/discharge endoscopy patients. We have had this instance multiple times and our new practice is to confirm there is a ride PRIOR to the...

  6. when patients go off the floor...

    NurseMikki replied to turnforthenurse's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked on the floor, I always worked on tele units. If you were sick enough to have your heart continuously monitored you'd have to sign AMA to go off the unit since not all areas of the...

  7. How to transition from Telemetry to Ambulatory Care Nursing?

    NurseMikki replied to missdeevah's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    I was a tele nurse for clothes to 8 yrs before I was completely burnt out and I transferred to an outpatient surgery center owned by my hospital system. At the time they were using quite a bit of...

  8. Question regarding travel nursing

    NurseMikki replied to NurseForce's topic in Travel

    Hi there, I've been a travel nurse for over three years now and if you haven't already sold your home, DON"T! As a traveller you need to have someplace to claim as a permanent residence in order to...

  9. Nursing and body piercings

    NurseMikki replied to Pronurse's topic in General Nursing

    I guess I'm one of those trashy nurses. I've got a tongue piercing that I wear a flat stud in for work and surprisingly no one has noticed it. I also had a nipple pierced for a while and recently...

  10. Travel nursing agencies

    NurseMikki replied to Ebeza's topic in Travel

    I'm not sure what company you're looking to travel with, but I've worked for three different ones and I've never been put up in a hotel. Pretty much all the companies put you in apts or a few I've...

  11. Travel nursing agencies

    NurseMikki replied to Ebeza's topic in Travel

    Motel 6, most Red Roof Inns, La Quinta Inn, and I beleive some Holiday Inn locations all allow

  12. Travel nursing agencies

    NurseMikki replied to Ebeza's topic in Travel

    I've been travelling for the past 3 1/2 yrs now, and no need to worry. Pretty much any agency will be able to get you an assignment and housing with pets. I began travelling with one dog and have...

  13. transgender nurse (transvestite)

    NurseMikki replied to nursecathy's topic in Patient Safety Issues

  14. transgender nurse (transvestite)

    NurseMikki replied to nursecathy's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Please, plese keep an open mind. Like a previous poster replied, your transgendered student doesn't feel as if he is misrepresenting himself at all, he believes that he/she is only now finally able...