mmc51264 BSN, MSN, RN

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    JUST CURIOUS! After completing a new graduate residency program, when can I request a transfer to a specialty unit?

    mmc51264 replied to AspiringICUnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I had a 6 month residency (I did ortho rehab at a facility and it was a great experience learning time management) in the specialty I wanted. After 4-5 months, I was trained to work in our sister unit...
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    Nursing Scrubs Policy Question

    mmc51264 replied to nursesaba's topic in General Nursing

    we just went to a scrub policy so pts knew who was who. The only ones that can wear prints are the peds unit. I don't know many that embroider scrubs. It can be expensive. When I got my lab jacket,...
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    pH in NGTs

    mmc51264 replied to arabas's topic in General Nursing

    X-ray at my
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    What was your first job as a new graduate?

    mmc51264 replied to Lovethenurse2b25's topic in General Nursing

    I worked in the ortho rehab section of a rehab/SNF. I was there 10 months until I got my dream job: ortho nurse at the hospital I am at still. Best part I was considered a new grad @ 10 months so I...
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    Discussing salary with co workers

    mmc51264 replied to Dawnkeibals's topic in General Nursing

    I work at a large facility and the pay is what it is. There is no negotiation. The only thing a manager can work with is preferred shifts, etc. We do not get paid differently ADN/BSN/MSN. We do have a...
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    Classism in the Hospital-MD vs. RN

    mmc51264 replied to paramedic-RN's topic in General Nursing

    I work at a teaching hospital. The attending physicians are great. They teach the residents how to treat the nurses and they learn very early on to never throw the nurse under the bus. We have...
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    Pediatric resp distress

    mmc51264 replied to Lbu's topic in General Nursing

    No advice, but a child in resp distress is what made me decide that I did not want to work in peds
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    New nurse to Raleigh area

    mmc51264 replied to Amb. RN's topic in General Nursing

    Big Duke (there are 2 in Durham). Which are you looking
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    Is this a Med Error?

    mmc51264 replied to AllyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I hate those kind of orders!!!! I don't believe that it was a med error. TID can mean anything. To me, that Q8H. Some are TID w/meals. Some are 8 12 2100. They need to be more specific and I will ask...
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    Suicide by chronic pain sufferers after opioids reduced

    mmc51264 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    My beef is that yes, they want to cut down on opioid use, but add more medications. I have chronic pain. I cannot take NSAIDS or steroids. My PCP did not feel comfortable prescribing the tramadol I...
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    Help! Preceptor Issue

    mmc51264 replied to MQ Edna's topic in General Nursing

    Where I am, preceptors/orientees are not eligible to be sent home or float. They are exempt while this is going on. You should not have had to get a new preceptor for part of a
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    New nurse to Raleigh area

    mmc51264 replied to Amb. RN's topic in General Nursing

    Come to ortho @ Duke!!!!!!! I have been there 6 years. I love it. When I got hired, there was tuition reimbursement for my ADN. After 3 years, I was eligible for benefits for Duke employees (paid...
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    Relocating to NORTH CAROLINA

    mmc51264 replied to Dayzdaym's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Starting pay for an exp nurse should be $25ish. Depends on where you work. I am in the Raleigh-Durham area and I think we make a little more. Onslow and the Naval hosp @ Lejeune are the two closest to...
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    IV Push Meds

    mmc51264 replied to AlmostThere19's topic in General Nursing

    your medication administration orders should give you parameters for how long to give a medication
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    Nurse bringing child to work

    mmc51264 replied to adclay's topic in General Nursing

    That would never fly at our facility. We did have one nurse that brought her pre-teen to work (I think it was a snow day for school) and she stayed in our work room for 12+ hours. The nurse got away...
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    Nursing Smells You Love?

    mmc51264 replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

    Xeroform gauze!!! It is the cleanest smell
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    How would you handle this ....

    mmc51264 replied to RUBICON's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like some situations that happen where I am at. We work very hard to get people treated. We don't "dump" pts (not saying that your facility did). We get to keep them until most issues are...
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    Do you think nurses aren’t taught enough about general emergencies/basic info about emergency medicine?

    mmc51264 replied to stacylethani's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing school doesn't go deep into any subject. I am a parent of 2 type 1 diabetic kids. When I post in my FB groups, they are all apoplectic about nurses not knowing the ins and outs of type one...
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    Inpatient rehab unit

    mmc51264 replied to nurseontheway's topic in General Nursing

    I was offered a job doing that and a friend, who had been on the same unit said RUN! I worked ortho inpatient and that was
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    Another thread about burn out

    mmc51264 replied to Adina bat Reuven's topic in General Nursing

    So sorry about the loss of your mother ❤️ Can you work from home doing phone triage? Maybe you could do that part time. When I looked into becoming a CMA, there were coding classes. You might...
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    10 years of ortho and feeling it

    mmc51264 replied to elenasalh's topic in General Nursing

    On my unit (ortho) the patients that are the most difficult, physically, are the off-service patients: the total care ones that need 2-3 people to turn Q2H, on & off bedpans. Older pts with...
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    10 years of ortho and feeling it

    mmc51264 replied to elenasalh's topic in General Nursing

    I have been an ortho nurse for 8 years Time management and body mechanics keep me going. I started nursing at age 47. I worked a very physical job working with horses for 25+ years. I have had...
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    Quick Comparison of Hospitals in Triangle Area

    mmc51264 replied to AdrenalinJunkieRN's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    "pay back some of your student loans (not a significant amount) so that's a plus." Last I heard was $30K. That's not a significant amount of money? UNC just got put on probation from Joint...
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    Possible Relocation--Wake Forest

    mmc51264 replied to NurseMel_7112's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Also Duke Raleigh and the 2 Duke hospitals in Durham. Depending on where in WF you live. WFB is much further as PP
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    Can good nurses work in bad facility

    mmc51264 replied to Mqnurse13's topic in General Nursing

    I work at a very highly regarded facility and I love it there. I struggle with people that I work with that see nursing as "just a job" I can understand what OP is trying to say. There are a couple...