mmc51264 BSN, MSN, RN

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    Radonda Vaught Trial

    mmc51264 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    My 2 cents. A colleague posted this on FB (I know, I know) but it resonated with me: "I get nurses backing nurses, but come on y’all! Radonda was criminally negligent, more so than Vanderbilt....
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    How to quit a job I've had for under a year...

    mmc51264 replied to Aliceozwalker's topic in General Nursing

    I have never known a nurse that quit without giving 30 days. When I left my first nursing job for a better one, I was told 30. Did not want an "ineligible for rehire" on my
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    Subacute Rehab to Med Surg

    mmc51264 replied to Googlenurse's topic in General Nursing

    Yes we have tele monitors that we monitor. Used to have central tele, but changed to monitors in the room and portable monitors. It's a large hospital and we have IV team, phlebotomy, transport....
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    Subacute Rehab to Med Surg

    mmc51264 replied to Googlenurse's topic in General Nursing

    I went from ortho rehab to inpatient rehab. Depending on facility, I don't draw labs or place IVs. We have dedicated teams for that. We don't change the WVs either. I found going from rehab to...
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    How to quit a job I've had for under a year...

    mmc51264 replied to Aliceozwalker's topic in General Nursing

    My 2 cents, make sure that you don't have to give 30 day notice. Most nursing jobs require that. Hope you find something that suits you
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    What is a the difference between RN I, II, III etc?

    mmc51264 replied to mzjennx's topic in Nursing Career

    We have a CNI, CNII, CNIII and CNIV. CNI is a new grad. CNII is either an RN that has been at our hosp for a year or hired as an experienced RN. CNIII and CNIV have specific requirements, clinically...
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    Can we talk about the Travel Nurse Cap?!

    mmc51264 replied to CardiTeleRN's topic in General Nursing

    What concerns me is that they are hiring new grads for travel positions, which, last I knew, travelers were supposed to be experienced and fairly autonomous. We have lost quite a few new hires to...
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    Can you tell me what days are considered weekend where you work?

    mmc51264 replied to johnnymoney99's topic in General Nursing

    I am a weekend option nurse and 1500 Fri my w/e pay starts. (for night shift, it ends Mon @
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    I Hope Some Of Your Days Are Still Worth It

    mmc51264 replied to JBMmom's topic in General Nursing

    I too have had a rough couple of months. Watching RNs come and go. This past weekend I had a couple of pts that really helped reinforce why I do this. A young man after an MVC, reminded me of my son....
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    Leaving the Bedside as a New Nurse: Is It a Good Idea?

    mmc51264 replied to thehappynurse98's topic in General Nursing

    If you really are miserable, leave, make sure that you leave as "eligible for re-hire" and give appropriate leave (I have been told RNs give min 30 days). It does sound like you are in a bad...
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    Are you a Nurse just for the money or do you do it from your heart?

    mmc51264 replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in General Nursing

    I do this because I genuinely love doing it. I was a vet tech for many years (horses) when I was younger. I then tried teaching and didn't get tenured because of my degree (talk about job on does NOT...
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    Okay to wear traditional nurse uniform to work?

    mmc51264 replied to Elliebeanlovesmisterbubbles's topic in General Nursing

    We have a dress code (certain positions wear certain colors). Some wear scrub skirts. There is a Christian denomination that women don't wear slacks/pants. It does not affect their ability to do great...
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    Giving 2 weeks notice

    mmc51264 replied to babysplash's topic in Nursing Career

    I would talk to HR or manager. FYI, when I left my first job, I was told that I needed to give 30 days, not 2
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    Peri-care without gloves?

    mmc51264 replied to lightwing's topic in General Nursing

    I believe this is acceptable for people that self cath, although, I hear that insurance is covering single use catheters now. I am so used to wearing gloves that I feel weird taking my sons' BG...
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    Am I crazy or too old for considering this??

    mmc51264 replied to Seaturtle01's topic in General Nursing

    I became an RN at 48. It will be 10 years this year. I love it. After getting my BSN and MSN, I still love working the bedside. Age is just a #.
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    When the Nurse Becomes the Patient: What I Learned Sitting on the Other Side of the Triage Desk

    mmc51264 replied to echmorrill's topic in General Nursing

    My son had to be taken to the ED this past Summer. I had NO idea what was wrong. He is T1 diabetic and it was not a hypo event. I really thought it was a seizure. The triage nurse was great with...
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    Gobbledygook In Nursing

    mmc51264 replied to Guest 1152923's topic in General Nursing

    A lot of these comments make me sad. I guess I am in the minority, but I work for a large organization that is part of a teaching hospital/university system. I can email the president of the...
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    Epic HIPAA violation

    mmc51264 replied to EmNightShamala's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I would NEVER!! I can't believe someone would do
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    Epic HIPAA violation

    mmc51264 replied to EmNightShamala's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I work for a very large organization as well (>10K employees) There are flags/alerts that pop up. I have "break the glass" for me and my kids so that adds a layer of extra protection and many...
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    EPIC-Brain

    mmc51264 replied to ThatNerdNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I personally, HATE the brain function! And I have been told that it will be the preferred way of charting soon. The new nurses that have been hired in the last 2-ish years, have all been taught...
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    Epic HIPAA violation

    mmc51264 replied to EmNightShamala's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    We are allowed to look at our own charts and those we have permission to (I am HCPOA of my son and he has signed a waiver) although I have never been brave enough to go into my own. Most...
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    Are there any travel nurse jobs for Unvaccinated Nurses?

    mmc51264 replied to Heart Attack Zack's topic in Disaster Preparation

    We are so short staffed because of post-Covid burnout. It is going to take a while to recover. The omnicron variant seems to not cause more hospitalizations, but our hospital is full and not too many...
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    What's your most ridiculous supply shortage?

    mmc51264 replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

    I am a little OCD about pillows!! I will walk down a hallway and if I see extras on an empty bed, I take them to my unit! I work on an ortho unit and we are always in need of pillows for
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    Dear Nurse That wanted to know if pt had a bm... (venting)

    mmc51264 replied to CardiTeleRN's topic in General Nursing

    Just my 2 cents, I work on a unit that a large percentage of pts go to rehab or other facility for rehab. Almost all will not accept a pt that hasn't had a BM >3 days out. As a stand alone...
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    Patient going to complain against me?

    mmc51264 replied to Bella345's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't know the visitor's name. She was upset because I was trying to enforce our visitor policy and she didn't like it. She complained about me, and I got called into the office, she kind of left...