mmc51264 BSN, MSN, RN

orthopedic/trauma, Informatics, diabetes

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    Preventing patients from leaving AMA, legally covered?

    mmc51264 replied to JBMmom's topic in General Nursing

    I would think that if a person is deemed unfit to make the decision to leave AMA, they should be on a medical hold and require a 1:1 attendant. It sounds like a financial thing. If we have someone on...
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    How to handle patient’s threats

    mmc51264 replied to PeachTea7's topic in General Nursing

    As an orthopedic nurse, that is a very common problem. I just have to tell them that I have orders and that the PO goes before the IV. I will write on the white board what times they can have what....
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    Effect of 12 Hour Shifts on Patient Care and the Nurse: A Need for Change.

    mmc51264 replied to LindaGracie's topic in General Nursing

    I drive 45 miles to my job. No way I would be able to do that 5 days a week. I love my job and I love working 3 days a week. To help us out, don't give us more pts to care for. It is really not...
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    new grad residencies or start working

    mmc51264 replied to msstiletto97's topic in General Nursing

    I got a job at an ortho rehab that was attached to a SNF. I worked there 10 months, when I was offered a position as an ortho nurse. The best part is that I was considered a new grad for a year and...
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    Duke employment, commute, etc

    mmc51264 replied to rubyagnes's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Any place that would be close enough to bike to work is going to be cost prohibitive. Remember you are competing with students, residents, doctors, university staff, not just hospital staff. There...
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    Advice - should I or shouldn’t I?

    mmc51264 replied to 3rdgenRN2B's topic in General Nursing

    I lost my job as a teacher @ 44. I went back to school and got my ADN. I have 2 T1 kids. My husband works first shift for TSA (0245-1230). We knew ahead of time what my schedule would be, so he was...
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    Vanity Plates?

    mmc51264 replied to mrcleanscrubs's topic in General Nursing

    I have a vanity plate but it is about the music I love ? It is a University plate for the school/hosp I work for and went to school.
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    When was your a-ha moment?

    mmc51264 replied to EDNURSE20's topic in General Nursing

    I wasn't sure what I wanted to do. Originally peds, but during my capstone, I found out that I was going to have trouble emotionally. I ended up taking a job at an ortho rehab. being a person who has...
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    Graduated in March, Cannot Find a Job

    mmc51264 replied to cfelt23's topic in General Nursing

    Eastern NC is in need of nurses. Raleigh-Durham, Wake Forest, Greenville, I would assume Charlotte, too. A friend of mine just graduated and has had 6 offers. One could not start her until August...
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    How important is facility reviews to you?

    mmc51264 replied to Toaster2k18's topic in General Nursing

    I chose to work for a highly rated facility/organization. I drive 45 miles as opposed to a local hosp that I would not take a dead dog to. I definitely would look at facility ratings. I have worked...
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    allnurses has Become so Politicized

    mmc51264 replied to adventure_rn's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    Unfortunately, that is life right now. Very polarized.
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    Misconceptions/truths about specialities

    mmc51264 replied to vintage_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Ortho is "hard" lots of physical pushing and pulling and lifting-no "real" nursing. Or that they are a bunch of pain med seekers. Ortho is amazing!! There is a lot to keep people safe. We have to...
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    What happens when you quit a nursing contract?

    mmc51264 replied to anyname02's topic in General Nursing

    I have no travel experience, but there has to some sort of plan for Covid exposure. You cannot safely work if you have Covid and/or are
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    New Grad RN on L&D unit. Discouraged and questioning my nursing career.

    mmc51264 replied to RNeileen's topic in General Nursing

    There are circumstances where it can work. There was a program in place when I started my job, on an orthopedic floor. It was a program that gave us extended orientation. I had 6 months of...
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    Are there any specific questions you could ask to seperate registered nurses from impersonators?

    mmc51264 replied to Whistler8612's topic in General Nursing

    No. Other than getting a RN license # there is no way to confirm. Lots of people know a lot about a lot of different things. If I were to find a nurse that said she was an ortho nurse, I could ask...
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    Are there any specific questions you could ask to seperate registered nurses from impersonators?

    mmc51264 replied to Whistler8612's topic in General Nursing

    look the person up in the state they live and see if they are registered with the BON. I see people giving "medical" advice all the time. I have 2 T1 diabetic kids and am in a support group. Oy, the...
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    Any advice on when to put in 2-wk notice??

    mmc51264 replied to SweetBabyJames's topic in General Nursing

    I may have missed it, but you may want to find about notice. I was always told that an RN has to give 30 days, not 2 weeks. I changed jobs and gave 2 weeks. Then I was informed that I needed to give...
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    How far can hospital go?

    mmc51264 replied to RNTX31's topic in General Nursing

    when I started my job, our "sister" unit was a uro/gyn/plastics/ENT unit. We were cross-trained so that we could float back and forth (I am on an ortho floor, joints, no spine). It was really weird...
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    Black Lives Matter Protests and Medical Care

    mmc51264 replied to Chris___RN's topic in General Nursing

    I am curious about my job if I got arrested for being at a protest (I assume that unless I was doing something really stupid that these charges are usually misdemeanor). I personally would not...
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    Nurses Refilling Prescriptions

    mmc51264 replied to Garden's topic in General Nursing

    you're not prescribing. The order is there, it is being adjusted to pt's weight. You are not diagnosing and choosing the med. I assume there is a protocol or algorithm in place that you are using to...
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    New Grad RN on L&D unit. Discouraged and questioning my nursing career.

    mmc51264 replied to RNeileen's topic in General Nursing

    I am impressed with your organization for giving you almost double the orientation. It seems like they are trying. I am a preceptor (not L&D) and when you say that having different preceptors is...
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    Hiring freeze UNC and/or Duke?

    mmc51264 replied to rubyagnes's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    No hiring freeze at Duke, I think the issue is that most of HR is working offsite (until very recently, I think). I know that my unit has a new nurse starting soon and my manager had an interview this...
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    I'm so ashamed of myself

    mmc51264 replied to gonzo1's topic in General Nursing

    One of the down-sides of not having family at the bedside is now they call 10 times a day! I admit, I have been enjoying less interference from family. I feel bad for the older population feeling...
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    What are your views on switching days with people?

    mmc51264 replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    I switch with people if it is convenient. My unit is pretty good about helping each
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    The culture of silence and police brutality

    mmc51264 replied to rebeccaUTA's topic in General Nursing

    Racism is so entrenched in our society and my personal opinion is that the current atmosphere has emboldened some. I have listened to some podcasts about Civil Rights events and the 1619 project. It...