MelEpiRN

MelEpiRN

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  1. What is your worst visitor story?

    MelEpiRN replied to nordie's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmm common theme here? It is absolutely insane the amount of violence we are exposed to. Bless you

  2. Do what now? ( How to save a stroke victim according to facebook)

    MelEpiRN replied to That Guy's topic in General Nursing

    I'm done. It's 7:15am. Time to go home. Going to forward to my boss (a vascular neurologist) and explain our services are no longer

  3. Seeking Guidance

    MelEpiRN replied to Raquel.Perez's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    When you say NICU, do you mean a Neonatal ICU or a Neuro ICU? Edit...nevermind, I see this was posted under neonatal

  4. How can I help educate floor nurses as a Hospitalist NP?

    MelEpiRN replied to Bumashes's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Enlist the help of physicians who support nursing education. I have often found that they're the ones with the ear of the admins and can push for educational opportunities. (Heck it benefits them too...

  5. Hospital Ad Campaigns

    MelEpiRN replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    When I was a newbie nurse I once asked an admin at my hospital why they didn't advertise (I thought it was a wasted opportunity). She replied with something along the lines of "advertising is...

  6. How has the nursing world changed over the years?

    MelEpiRN replied to BaileyBSNRN's topic in General Nursing

    A) telemedicine- what an amazing technological advancement that has so much potential. B) the role of the nurse manager. I can't think of the right words...I want to say it used to be more clinician...

  7. Neuro (ALS) question!!! Please help!

    MelEpiRN replied to Ashalia21's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

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  8. How to Work and Win With Application Tracking Software (ATS)

    MelEpiRN replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Great question and advice. Thank

  9. nursing

    MelEpiRN replied to nursingnurse2b1's topic in General Nursing

    I think you should google 'selection bias' and then postulate how it pertains to people on

  10. Does anyone really read all this charting?

    MelEpiRN replied to gypsierose's topic in General Nursing

    A lot of people read the chart, especially if the patient/ family has a complaint or takes a turn for the worse. If you're a part of a disease-specific program (e.g. Joint, Chest Pain Center, Stroke,...

  11. what is the hospital nurses role in organ donation?

    MelEpiRN replied to xmilkncookiesx's topic in General Nursing

    Definitely call your OPO. They're extremely knowledgeable and helpful and the ones I've worked with would be able to help you understand your role. I suppose it could vary state-to state, but your...

  12. Dying Patient Requires CPR- Nurses Laugh Instead.

    MelEpiRN replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in Nursing News

    This made me so, so sad. I'm so

  13. Fired from my first RN job after only 2 weeks.

    MelEpiRN replied to Mountainrnbsn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    @Snowdin- a couple of reasons you don't want to mention thoughts of switching units: orienting is extremely time consuming and expensive. Many people are putting a lot of effort into molding and...

  14. Why nurses don't want to talk to a ward psychologist?

    MelEpiRN replied to manjar's topic in General Nursing

    I know many would disagree with me, (which would make me happy, to be honest) but I think it's also a culture of the current workforce. I organize educational opportunities (many offer CE credit) as...

  15. F Grade Hospital

    MelEpiRN replied to Jessicajayyy's topic in General Nursing

    Leapfrog also takes data collected from the previous year with IC and CMS data varying.... It's entirely possible plans have been put into place since then that would improve scores. I'd check out...

  16. Everyday Nurse problems

    MelEpiRN replied to babarfirasat's topic in General Nursing

    I find that there's a lot of amazing tech out there already...the problem is it's too expensive. So hospitals end up with piecemeal programs and equipment X that can't upload to chart system F, or if...

  17. When Your LPNs & PCAs Take Over

    MelEpiRN replied to nursingforlife24's topic in General Nursing

    Where (i.e. city or state) do you work that has union LPNs but not RNs? Did I read that correctly? Is that normal? Seems weird, but most of my career has been in states that don't really have nursing...

  18. Floating

    MelEpiRN replied to Crush's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah just because I'm an RN does not mean I've kept up in fields not my own. When I had my baby I couldn't believe how much had changed in the world of L&D in the 17 years since I had been exposed...

  19. Manager wants me to alter documentation on expired patient

    MelEpiRN replied to All4NursingRN's topic in General Nursing

    "Avoid this in the future by placing a line through boxes that can't be completed in the usual way and write something to the effect, "CPR in progress, please refer to resuscitation record." It's true...

  20. How did/do you pay for nursing school and expenses? I need some advice.

    MelEpiRN replied to justSara's topic in General Students

    You only have $150 a month on credit card bills? I'm jealous. Definitely work on the car. Do you live close enough to anything to Uber/Lyft? I live in the city and after my husbands car was totaled,...

  21. Staff Hysteria

    MelEpiRN replied to Ashizzle's topic in School

    How awful. I don't work in schools and have nothing insightful to add other than I hope she doesn't drive. I've seen too many people come through my ER that have seizures while driving.

  22. Tired of jumping jobs, does anyone like her job?

    MelEpiRN replied to rearviewmirror's topic in General Nursing

    I am a stroke program coordinator. I love it. I too am an introvert. I find program coordination gives me the perfect blend of data analysis/ behind the scenes PI, etc and patient/ staff interaction....

  23. New Career

    MelEpiRN replied to Lamby's topic in General Nursing

    Desk jobs, yes- open to new grads without experience? Probably not so much. You can try though. Look into jobs that have "coordinator" in the title. Or case management (but again, I imagine they...

  24. Help! First year new grad can't pick which job to take

    MelEpiRN replied to Amae13's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I agree with pretty much all of this. Personally, I would choose the ER position as it affords more flexibility in the long-term for career mobility. (And let's be honest, it's freaking cool stuff!) I...

  25. Nursing, Hurricanes, and Floods.

    MelEpiRN replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    The Cajun Navy is on the way! Hang in there! All of us in New Orleans truly feel for