MInurse.st

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  1. I Hurt A Patient

    MInurse.st posted a topic in General Nursing

    Going into hour 16 or 17 of my shift tonight, the scrub tech and I were getting the patient cleaned up on the OR table before transferring back to ICU. We turned the patient away from me, I began to...

  2. Health Insurance rates...

    MInurse.st replied to HippyDippyLPN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm single, no kids and pay $7/month - yes 7 - for an HMO plan. No deductible, $20 copay for all office visits (incl specialists, urgent care), no lifetime max, no deductible or copay for hospital...

  3. Rounding on patients at night

    MInurse.st replied to proud nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I come in at 11 two nights a week so I often have to wake up my patients to introduce myself and do an assessment. I work on a surgical floor, so when I patient comes from PACU we do vitals q1 X4h....

  4. Planned Parenthood

    MInurse.st replied to wish_me_luck's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I work there (contingent) and I LOVE it. I started as Health Care Assistant (MA w/o certification), and when I passed NCLEX got to transition RN. I'm not there for the pay for sure ($6/hr less than...

  5. Is this even allowed?

    MInurse.st replied to wish_me_luck's topic in General Nursing

    In Michigan there is a law that any woman getting an abortion must obtain a packet of information about their "options" written by the state and have this info for 24 hours before the abortion. This...

  6. How do you all like to start your shifts?

    MInurse.st replied to j_tay1981's topic in General Nursing

    Look up patients before report, done w/ report 1920-1930, assess the first patient, including lines, drains, etc, give pain meds and address immediate wants/needs (ice water, reposition, etc), repeat...

  7. Need help! seniority or higher pay?

    MInurse.st replied to loongway2goRn's topic in Nursing Career

    I would take the higher pay, if pay and seniority are the only differences to you. 2 months is not much in terms of "seniority." And I think $1/hr more is

  8. Restraints

    MInurse.st replied to mindlor's topic in General Nursing

    I think whether mitts are considered a restraint varies by facility. Previously, they were not considered a restraint at my hospital (which I always found odd). Recently, policy has changed and now...

  9. Med Surg Nurses: How many patients do you care for?

    MInurse.st replied to cheez1285's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I work on a surgery unit, but we also get medicine patients when gen med floors are full. 3-4 on days and 5 on

  10. So, who is working tomorrow?

    MInurse.st replied to beeker's topic in General Nursing

    I'm happy to work - 12 hours of triple

  11. what makes a good/great nurse?

    MInurse.st replied to Mrsladysoul83's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Clinical competency and

  12. Where can I actually help people??

    MInurse.st replied to AlphaPig's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    My surgical floor takes the liver and kidney transplants. Tons of teaching, and these patients are almost always eager to learn (and compliant w/ meds, treatments.

  13. Giving iv meds through running line

    MInurse.st replied to fiveoclocksomewhere's topic in Patient Medications

    I work on a surgery floor. Phenergan is a commonly prescribed med, and we give it IV

  14. So I get a call from the lab.....

    MInurse.st replied to mindlor's topic in General Nursing

    We don't get a call from the lab unless K is over 6.0 And isn't normal K 3.5 to

  15. Is it possible to get the holidays off?

    MInurse.st replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    We get triple time on Christmas (double time and a half for all other holidays), so most people want to work. Unfortunately, Christmas and New Years are always overstaffed, so we get called off by...

  16. Current starting rate in MI hospitals?

    MInurse.st replied to OnlyByHisGrace's topic in Michigan Nursing

    I'm not sure where you got your info, but new grads start at U of M at 27.11/hr base, night shift diff is

  17. RNs: How much vacation time do you get?

    MInurse.st replied to SummitRN's topic in General Nursing

    15 hours per month =4.5 weeks/yr (I work 40

  18. Was I at fault? the nurse embarrassed me in front of others.

    MInurse.st replied to crunchytaco's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    If an aide gets my light, great. But ultimately it's my responsibility, because they're my

  19. Starting Pays and O R Nsg

    MInurse.st replied to porkey2's topic in Michigan Nursing

    U Of M has an OR residency for new grads. I haven't heard good things about the work environment in the OR, but I don't know first

  20. Piercings & Tattoos?

    MInurse.st replied to Champs94's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I have my nose pierced (I wear a small stud) and a tattoo on each wrist. I work in a large university teaching hospital and this has never been an issue.There is an aide on my unit with several...

  21. The cost of a Ace wrap

    MInurse.st replied to psu_213's topic in General Nursing

    In reference to RNperdiem, and if the family can't afford the medicine/supplies, the pt doesn't get them. In the parts of the world where healthcare works like this (developing countries) usually the...

  22. What Kind of Patients Do You LIKE Most?

    MInurse.st replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Post op pts, esp the ones who can't wait to get up and walk or the ones who I find using their incentive spirometer on their own w/ no one around, haha. Transplant pts who study their Ed materials,...

  23. What patients/behaviors/illnesses/injuries do you HATE the most?

    MInurse.st replied to JZ_RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Dementia C-diff Medicine service pts (we're a surgery floor but get overflow if no gen med beds

  24. What exactly would an ortho/urology nurse do?

    MInurse.st replied to biggybigmcnurseypoo's topic in Orthopedic

    My guess is that you'd be caring for patients post op from urology surgeries (surg for bladder CA, prostate CA, CBIs) and other urology issues (work up for hematria, etc). And also ortho post-ops (hip...

  25. What is the nurse-patient ratio where you work?

    MInurse.st replied to kaliRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Michigan (union): med-surg 4:1 days, 5:1