MJB2010

MJB2010

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  1. Is it worth travelling 4 hrs to work?

    MJB2010 replied to RNHURT's topic in General Nursing

    Working 12 hour shifts pretty much rules out spending a lot of time on those days with your kids. I mean if you work day shift, you leave early in the am and come home when they are in bed, right? I...

  2. Ortho orientation

    MJB2010 posted a topic in Orthopedic

    How long was your orientation to the ortho unit? Was it

  3. Went to work in whites today!

    MJB2010 replied to SHGR's topic in General Nursing

    Very brave! Sounds like you had a wonderful

  4. New grad first interview help!

    MJB2010 replied to learning2Bnurse's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Be sure to grab a business card from the person you interview with! Then you can send a thank you card or email after. I am usually so nervous I hear them say their name but never remember it after. I...

  5. New grad first interview help!

    MJB2010 replied to learning2Bnurse's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Be 15 minutes early. Dress in a suit. Bring copies of your resume on resume paper. Have photocopies of your RN license, your CPR card, and your written references if you can get them all together. It...

  6. Nurse Educator without nursing experience.. (?)

    MJB2010 replied to bsnwnab's topic in Nursing Career

    I think it would be very difficult to get an education position without any clinical experience. It does not sound like a good idea. Seems to me you might want to try to do the skills yourself before...

  7. commonly used meds on ortho floors

    MJB2010 replied to ashleyisawesome's topic in Orthopedic

    The two newer ones that our floor hs started using is Nucinta and Xarelto. I feel like my shift is mostly pain med, nausea med, more pain med, antibitoics, pain med, and bowel protocol.

  8. Love or hate your IV pumps?

    MJB2010 replied to steffimarty's topic in General Nursing

    We also use Alaris, love

  9. One year later as a nurse, what have I learned?

    MJB2010 replied to Catch22Personified's topic in General Nursing

    That is your own little version of hades right there! I'd lose what's left of my mind if I had to hear

  10. One year later as a nurse, what have I learned?

    MJB2010 replied to Catch22Personified's topic in General Nursing

    Hahahaha. I think we all can appreciate this

  11. Orienting a new hire - issues

    MJB2010 replied to teleRN08's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think it might be a good idea to have another person precept her for 1 or 2 shifts, but give them NO info on what your thinking before they work with her. After, meet with them to discuss if they...

  12. Patients being discharged prematurely

    MJB2010 replied to Patti_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I see it happen. Usually when the facesheet lists "self pay". I had a pt this past week who had no insurance. He was "the living poor" meaning works full time at a low paying job with no insurance....

  13. DaVita(Alabama)-looking for Staff RN New Grad will train

    MJB2010 replied to kaeanna's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    When I started in Dialysis I was told I could not be left alone in the building for at least 6 months post training. I was left alone my first day OUT of training. It was terrifiying and extremely...

  14. Will this haunt me forever?

    MJB2010 posted a topic in Post Graduate Students

    I am looking to go back to school for my MSN. Problem is, although I maintained a good GPA in my ADN program 3.2, I have a previous BS degree from when I went to college right out of high school. My...

  15. Few questions

    MJB2010 posted a topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    How many chairs in your clinic? How many RNS present at a time? How much staff total? I was just respodning to a post on another topic and it infuritated me how I was left alone in the dialysis...

  16. Hospital Won't Hire Obese Workers

    MJB2010 replied to chevyv's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, becoming a nurse is what made it so hard to stay healthy. The long hours, overnight shifts, erradic schedules,stress and being forced to scarf down food without any actual time for a break....

  17. Thinking of ADN..Have M.S in Biophysics, B.A Biology Pre-med

    MJB2010 replied to Powernick50's topic in General Nursing

    Ok, I'll bite! How can a premed bio major be a BA? Why is it not a BS? Woulnd't it have to have the science core? If not, how can it be pre med? For pre med with my undergrad I was required a year of...

  18. assaulted by my patient--one year later

    MJB2010 replied to fiveofpeep's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Have you considered an online graduate program? Visit the college section here on AN. Some schools also offer hybrids which are part classroom and part online, so even while "in school" you could be...

  19. RN-MSN program at Aspen University

    MJB2010 replied to mkdwhnpbc's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I am very interested in hearing from people in the program right now, and those that have finished it. How much time do you spend per week? How easy are is it to use the online format? I need to go...

  20. FMC

    MJB2010 posted a topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I heard some of them are unionized, anyone work for one that is? I have a lot of questions about staffing etc if you could

  21. Why Is It That Everyone Thinks They're A Good Nurse?

    MJB2010 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Even good nurses can make mistakes sometimes. All nurses make mistakes, and anyone who claims to have never made one is a liar. I think for the most part, most nurses are good nurses. Of course there...

  22. Bogus degree?

    MJB2010 replied to nurseprnRN's topic in General Nursing

    If I were you, I'd mind my business. Why are you poking around and looking up her credentials? Sounds like you are looking for trouble with this

  23. Change of shift admissions

    MJB2010 replied to grtwhite24's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    One of the hospitals I did clinicals at had a policy where no patients could be transferred to the floor between 630 and 8. We were informed that this policy was instituted after a patient DIED. The...

  24. Stupid things doctors do?!

    MJB2010 replied to healthstar's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I opened this thread hoping for a chuckle. Instead it seems to be filled with self righteousness. ALL humans make mistakes, some of them amusing. Even docotors! GASP. We treat other nurses horribly...

  25. What can I do to these scrub stains? Help Me!!!!

    MJB2010 replied to BostonTerrierLover's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I'd probably try washing them with bleach. (the bleach goes into the washer after all the water is in, but before clothes go in). Also you could try scrubbing the ketchup stain with a little...