mmc51264 BSN, MSN, RN

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    Having trouble in new job

    mmc51264 replied to needhelppls's topic in General Nursing

    Does your organization have employee assistance programs? We have that and a special hotline for surviving Covid. There should be resources for
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    Atrium Health or Duke Health???

    mmc51264 replied to WCSU1987's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Duke all the way. Treating us amazingly well during
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    Biggest Pain or Problem

    mmc51264 replied to tronix304's topic in General Nursing

    High turnover. It seems that the expectations that new grads have about what nursing is does not match what the job is and there is constant "grass is greener" stuff going
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    Jobs.. What are these??

    mmc51264 replied to Sweetlb's topic in General Nursing

    ya-most hospitals have rotating shifts and certain amount of weekends for at least a year. Only the veterans get weekday shifts only. I am a weekend option so I work weekends on purpose, but no...
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    EPIC EHR Practice Question

    mmc51264 replied to Nursing4ever's topic in General Nursing

    your organization should be able to give you access to intranet to go to the "playground" I needed real time charting to get good at
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    What is your "favorite" procedure?

    mmc51264 replied to NewRN'16's topic in General Nursing

    you hope they do. No fun to bladder scan, I&O, bladder scan ...... FYI, love to work with
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    Moving to the Triangle area

    mmc51264 replied to rubyagnes's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Raleigh-Durham is a great place to live!! I have been here for 15 years and have been at Duke for 7+ years. I love working at Duke, they have been really awesome through this Covid crisis and I am...
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    UNC vs Duke Neuro ICU

    mmc51264 replied to rubyagnes's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Duke is opening a new tower within the next year and it's going to be awesome! I love working at Duke. They have been absolutely amazing throughout the whole Covid issue. I completed my RN-BSN with...
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    Are Big City Hospitals Really Getting Hit With COVID-19 Pts?

    mmc51264 replied to EPS's topic in Disaster Preparation

    900+ bed hospital and we have 4 dedicated units for Covid. 1 ICU, 1 Peds, 2 pulm. Predicted peak of 50 pts but have not reached that. Average is 40-45 per day. I think our ICU/vent capability is 22...
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    Quick Comparison of Hospitals in Triangle Area

    mmc51264 replied to AdrenalinJunkieRN's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    I would apply now. It can be a long process. We are opening a new tower and new ambulatory surgical center so there are going to be a lot of
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    Future Nurses are Brighter Than Ever

    mmc51264 replied to M1ST3R3DW1N0_RN's topic in General Nursing

    So much of what I learned did not have great context. I waited 2 years after my ADN to go back and get my BSN. It made so much more sense after having experience. I am not saying that new nurses...
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    Future Nurses are Brighter Than Ever

    mmc51264 replied to M1ST3R3DW1N0_RN's topic in General Nursing

    what I am seeing in new grads is a higher percentage of book smart and not much common sense or critical thinking ability
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    Will an LVN, RN, or BSN route open up more opportunities for working outside of bedside?

    mmc51264 replied to Aprilj09's topic in General Nursing

    Many of the clinics where I am hire CMAs instead of LPN or RNs. Have no idea about rates of pay for
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    Quick Comparison of Hospitals in Triangle Area

    mmc51264 replied to AdrenalinJunkieRN's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    I work the orthopedic unit and there are 4 units in my surgical care group-the other 3 are the neuro units. 41 is ortho spine and neuro, I can't remember which is which, but 8E and 8W are neuro ICU...
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    Nursing Is No Longer Worth It

    mmc51264 replied to AnonymousSuper's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I have to say that my organization has been amazing! Making us feel wanted valued, important and making sure we are safe. They are redeploying people that worksites are shut down (ambulatory surg...
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    Trying to get more experience. Help

    mmc51264 replied to Grande_latte04's topic in General Nursing

    We have an IV team. I am not sure why starting an IV is a goal. I have not put one in since nursing school. Unless I would have to do it every day, I don't mind not doing it. The population that I...
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    To stay or to move?

    mmc51264 replied to prenursing359's topic in General Nursing

    I would stay where you are if you like the facility. 2 years of stepdown will really help you not only get great experience but it will make you a great candidate for ICU. 2 years goes by quick, I...
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    Quick Comparison of Hospitals in Triangle Area

    mmc51264 replied to AdrenalinJunkieRN's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    I would highly recommend Duke. The way they have acted and treated us during all this Covid mess has been unbelievable! They are amazing!!! Shift diffs are approx (I don't have them memorized)...
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    Advantages and benefits of being active in a nursing professional organization?

    mmc51264 replied to reapirkle's topic in General Nursing

    I volunteer with the NCNA. I have had a great time talking to senior nursing students (I was an older new nurse). I have volunteered to be "nurse of the day" for our State Gov't. Also, being a...
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    Famous person as patient?

    mmc51264 replied to MarkMyWords's topic in General Nursing

    That can explain some of it. Many of them are downright rude. It's the mentality that "I am the patient now and you have to everything for me" Several pts that have been NCAs and EVS, dietary-are...
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    Famous person as patient?

    mmc51264 replied to MarkMyWords's topic in General Nursing

    I've had several VIPs. All very nice. Usually it's the ones who don't have much that are demanding and entitled
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    What is it like in your hospital right now?

    mmc51264 replied to FloatFNP-C's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Our census is low but pos Covid pts has increased 4x over the last week (I work weekends). Expecting peak in the next 2-3 weeks.
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    Nurses caring for Coronavirus patients could get up to $25k from the Feds in Hazard Pay

    mmc51264 replied to Naturally Brilliant's topic in Disaster Preparation

    My hospital is paying for being put on-call so we don't have to use PTO. They are also redeploying many of us. The surgical nurses are the hardest hits as there are no elective surgeries happening. I...
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    Have you ironically lost out on a donated perk because you were at work

    mmc51264 replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    Haven't gotten my Crocs yet
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    Why are some RNs rarely busy, while others are always busy

    mmc51264 replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    I am really good at multi-tasking and had a natural affinity to EPIC. I started at a LTC so learned time management and prioritization early. I don't think I am a better nurse, but I feel like I am...