MelissaRN

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  1. What do you bring home with you?

    MelissaRN replied to Stitchie's topic in General Nursing

    I used to come home with alcohol pads, syringes with saline for flushing and those red caps and once in a while a CLC or my assignment with all my plan of care stuff on it (bad bad and not very HIPPA...

  2. Is it okay to love parts of nursing and hate others?

    MelissaRN replied to luckymichelle's topic in General Nursing

    Alot of nurses hate "working the floor", it's not for everybody. You have to find the right area that you can thrive on. I was at my best friend's pinning ceremony on Friday and one of the faculty...

  3. any other nurses who "refreshed"

    MelissaRN replied to nurseunderwater's topic in General Nursing

    I think once you get back on the floor alot of it will come back to you. Getting into the swing of things as far as prioritizing as well as any new technologies may take some time, but I'm sure it...

  4. Seriousely,do you even use algebraic equations ?

    MelissaRN replied to Hypoxic Pixel Eyes's topic in General Nursing

    I do use them to do dose calculations on PRN meds. Like for example Dilaudid comes in 2mg/ml carpujets and some physician will order .5 mg which barely fills the syringe but oh

  5. A Nurse's Lifestyle

    MelissaRN replied to Lauren3249's topic in General Nursing

    I work at one of the best paying hospitals in my state. I make $25.00 an hour with shift diff for working night shift. I've been able to pay off a lot of credit card debt, and buy a nice used SUV....

  6. need to vent

    MelissaRN replied to z's playa's topic in General Nursing

    I know from experience that patients will wander around rooms especially in ER's and doctor's offices looking for needles to steal. I used to work in an office as a medical assistant and we had a...

  7. Most admissions you personally had during shift or most your floor had.

    MelissaRN replied to webbiedebbie's topic in General Nursing

    One night I came on at 7:00 and didn't have any patients and I was put down to take two admissions and two transfers. I was able to hold off the transfers until I got the admissions settled and then...

  8. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    MelissaRN replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    My big gross out is bathing people that are 300 or 400 lbs. They have nasty yeast in their folds. It's so gross, you feel the gloves sliding through it and it feels all mushy. I scrubb it and dump...

  9. getting vein stripping done tomorrow

    MelissaRN replied to amber74's topic in General Nursing

    I had it done outpatient three years ago. They injected lidocaine from ankle to groin so I was awake for the whole procedure. I am so glad I got it done. No more pain an my legs look fab!! I...

  10. Incident reports

    MelissaRN replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I think that the location of the bruise is more of a concern vs. a bruise in general. I mean with elderly that are Coumadin they bruise easily not to mention the bruises from venipunctures! I have...

  11. Tired of toileting, docs, and pt dependency

    MelissaRN replied to lady_jezebel's topic in General Nursing

    I realize that bed pans and bed baths are all a part of nursing. Working nights you don't have to do alot of bed baths unless of course someone throws up or _hits all over the place. I don't mind bed...

  12. Hospital RN/Will I ever grow to like it?

    MelissaRN replied to Jill03RN's topic in General Nursing

    I've heard the name. What is

  13. Hospital RN/Will I ever grow to like it?

    MelissaRN replied to Jill03RN's topic in General Nursing

    You are so right OrthoRN. The nurses on my floor are the exact same way. Day shift comes on just looking for things and then in turn the next shift finds stuff on them. If you make a mistake it's...

  14. Hospital RN/Will I ever grow to like it?

    MelissaRN replied to Jill03RN's topic in General Nursing

    I totally understand where you are coming from. I work on an adult medical floor and it's been quite a year. I don't dread going in as much, but I do still feel grouchy before going in. I don't...

  15. Horrible day

    MelissaRN replied to zacarias's topic in General Nursing

    The exact same thing happened to me a couple weeks ago. I came in at 7:00 pm and was told that this patient was awaiting palliative care consult (cancer with mets) and that she gets SOB and aggitated...

  16. Horrible day

    MelissaRN replied to zacarias's topic in General Nursing

    The exact same thing happened to me a couple weeks ago. I came in at 7:00 pm and was told that this patient was awaiting palliative care consult (cancer with mets) and that she gets SOB and aggitated...

  17. Survival Tips for First Year Nurses

    MelissaRN replied to rosemadder's topic in General Nursing

    well I have been an RN for almost a year. Here's my list. 1. Ask questions!!!!!!! 2. Don't assume you're tech is doing their stuff. Check your patients to make sure they are turned, changed, etc....

  18. compartment syndrome-did I cause it?

    MelissaRN replied to Lynn RN ER TX's topic in General Nursing

    Actually I think that they were trying to research issues regarding staffing to me. It's well known fact that the more shifts worked back to back and overtime hours worked and patient to nurse...

  19. Your Worst Mistake

    MelissaRN replied to aurora_borealis's topic in General Nursing

    At my hospital year before last there was a nursing student that made a mistake with Heparin. Not sure exactly what happened but it was a serious mistake. The school that she was going to...

  20. Nurses who smoke

    MelissaRN replied to Fivestar22's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    As nurses we should be modeling the lifestyle that promotes health. It's hard for a patient to be educated about preventing heart disease from someone who smokes or who is 100+ pounds overweight. I...

  21. LPN payscale in Maine?

    MelissaRN replied to Roozeyk's topic in General Nursing

    I'm from Maine and I'm not quite sure what the pay scale for LPN's is, but I can tell you as a registered nurse I started out at $21.50 an hour, but it's the best paying hospital in the state. Alot...

  22. Rude Cna To Nurses

    MelissaRN replied to inna's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have been in much the same position on my unit with a tech. He really gave me attitude because he had been there for years and I am a new nurse making more money. Yea sure he can reposition a...

  23. Someone Please talk to ME....I am Brokenhearted

    MelissaRN replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I used to think I wanted to be an OB nurse but the heartbreaks that happen keep me from it. Everyone I know that talks about nursing says "oh I'd love to be a nurse and work with the babies" like...

  24. Clinic or office nursing?

    MelissaRN replied to PedsNurse1981's topic in General Nursing

    Kdiggity, I read your post and found it to be helpful to me. I'm going through that also. I really hope that I'll get this job if they offer it. I'm so tired of being tired and

  25. Clinic or office nursing?

    MelissaRN replied to PedsNurse1981's topic in General Nursing

    I'm going through much the same thing. I've been working about a year in acute care in the hospital on night shift. I have been wanting to get into the OR but it's not happening and I'm exhausted!!...