mmc51264 BSN, MSN, RN

orthopedic/trauma, Informatics, diabetes

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    Do you have to be an extrovert to make it as a Nurse?

    mmc51264 replied to Want2BeeRN's topic in General Nursing

    I am an introvert. I liek being around people for a little while, but definitely need my "alone" time to recharge. This is why I prefer the weekends, there are less people around: pts, other nurses...
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    Technology and nursing

    mmc51264 replied to Catcar1963's topic in General Nursing

    there is work on a wristband that measure blood sugar in real time. I have 2 Type 1 kids and they wear continuous glucose monitors that bluetooth to an iPhone so hubby and I can follow their blood...
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    Do you have visible tattoos or know anyone who has visible tattoos?

    mmc51264 replied to xmilkncookiesx's topic in General Nursing

    I think there are more people at work with visible tattoos than not. I have one on my inner wrist that is small. The others aren't visible with scrubs on. (i have an ankle band, so with socks you...
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    never seem to be getting the hard patients

    mmc51264 replied to GE90's topic in General Nursing

    Be careful for what you wish
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    New Grad May 2016

    mmc51264 replied to ea.hunter's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    The only 2 that I know people personally have worked for, Caper Fear and Rock Hill. Run from them. Don't know about Moses Cone or Asheville. I love working at
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    Haldol, Pneumonia, PD

    mmc51264 replied to Rnfortuna's topic in General Nursing

    My question was asked because we may get a pt in the middle of the night and there is not always an attending readily available. Less likely to have an APRN, It was more out o curiosity on my part...
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    Haldol, Pneumonia, PD

    mmc51264 replied to Rnfortuna's topic in General Nursing

    If haldol is contraindicated in parkinson's pts, is there a recommended alternative? We get a lot of elderly pts (ortho floor) with fx hips that are in many stages of delirium and it can be very...
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    Nurses Performing Ultrasound

    mmc51264 replied to xtymae's topic in Philippines

    We bladder scan all the time. The best is when a pt is "scanned" in the PACU and they say they are dry and then we scan them and the pt wants to know why we are scanning so low. There a some scanning...
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    Why do you wear a white coat? (if you indeed do)

    mmc51264 replied to RNdynamic's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    There are different lengths for different positions. An RN can wear a lab coat. I wear one if I am speaking at a class or as a representative of the nursing profession. I have other colors to wear at...
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    Associates in biology

    mmc51264 replied to ashelly's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    once you get your Bachelors, you can get your
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    Nurse residency programs--be aware!!

    mmc51264 replied to LexiRN6's topic in General Students

    That is why you read the contract before you sign it. I did a residency program at a big teaching hospital, but it was part of my orientation after being HIRED. No contingency there. I did have to...
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    PEG Tube to suction..

    mmc51264 replied to RN2114's topic in General Nursing

    Gravity drain to decompress sounds like a good idea. I just had a patient with very nasty ileus that was not a great pt to have an NG tube. I never really though about a pt with a peg having an ileus....
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    Resignation

    mmc51264 replied to heronurse's topic in General Nursing

    Truth!!!!!!
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    Duke 2016 Nurse Residency Program

    mmc51264 replied to sb_peds_er_rn's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Which one? :) Not trying to be funny. Duke Raleigh wears Duke blue scrubs-not sure of the colors of ancillary services. There are rumors that since the three hospitals have become one entity, that...
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    Resignation

    mmc51264 replied to heronurse's topic in General Nursing

    RNs usually require 30 days. I fulfilled that when I left my first job. I wanted my PTO cash out and my "eligible for rehire status" intact. Nursing is a VERY small
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    When a pt "gets" to you

    mmc51264 posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I had an experience this past weekend that has kind of taken me by surprise. I had a pt that is very ill. large supportive family around, oldest child very nice. I spent a lot of time caring for this...
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    Welp - it's official!

    mmc51264 replied to meanmaryjean's topic in General Nursing

    Congratulations!!!!!! Inspiration for those starting that
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    Obesity; The "Second Hand Smoke" of Modern American Society

    mmc51264 replied to Brenda F. Johnson's topic in General Nursing

    One thing about school lunches: they are in the same category as prison food, so kids that are free/reduced lunch, which is pushing 50% of the population here in the South where I live, are fed CRAP....
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    When a pt "gets" to you

    mmc51264 replied to mmc51264's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Many of you telling me to get out. This is the fist time EVER in 4 years that it had happened. I work on an ortho floor and this was an off-service pt. I don't see a lot of them like this. I was just...
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    When a pt "gets" to you

    mmc51264 replied to mmc51264's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It is just so frustrating that they don't see what you have been doing for their family member when they AREN'T there and you think it is all right to step away for a while because they are there to...
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    How to handle rude doctor

    mmc51264 replied to Rnfortuna's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    that's part of the order set for ortho pts: narcotics = bowel regimen. Karma usually takes care of most if it. When the pt is not allowed in a rehab facility because they have not had a bowel movement...
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    RN to MSN

    mmc51264 replied to hlnorrn's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I don't know how to answer that. So far the cohorts are part time and have 10 students. Not sure if that will grow soon or not. I asked and was told about 30 applied, so the odds were better than if I...
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    RN to MSN

    mmc51264 replied to hlnorrn's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Have you looked at Duke. I am in the MSN-Informatics. It is online. I live in NC too. Tuition is not that bad-a lot of the expense of this school is on campus housing. I have a BSN but they do take...
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    Paradoxical reaction to Benadryl?

    mmc51264 replied to Infofreak411's topic in Patient Medications

    I can take benadryl, but there are other meds that I have paradoxical reactions to. SSRI/SNRi-heart palpitations and paranoia. Up for 2 days the first time I tried 10 mg Lexapro. Can't take Nyquil,...
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    Whats the Catch: RN to MSN?

    mmc51264 replied to sandiegotrish's topic in General Nursing

    My 2 cents-most DNPs require the BSN, you can go BSN to DNP but not MSN to DNP without the BSN. Also, it seems the trend is requiring a DNP so you might be in a little trouble. I know that PT are now...