MECO28 BSN, RN

Float Pool-Med-Surg, Telemetry, IMCU

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    Ever work with people who talk about church all the time?

    MECO28 replied to Nola009's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I used to work with this one nurse who was super religious. I didn't care but then she started talking about how gay people are going to hell, etc, etc and as a gay person it made me pretty...
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    The Docs Who've Got Your Back

    MECO28 replied to Music in My Heart's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I love most of the docs I work with and am friends with a few outside of work. There is always the occasional jerk but they are few and far between. Most are nice and some even bring us donuts. :-)...
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    What makes a COB crusty?

    MECO28 replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm curious...to the COB out there; when you had 10+ patients were you able to do hourly rounding? Because I can't imagine; my max is 5 patients and that can be hard at
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    What makes a COB crusty?

    MECO28 replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The giving up the chair thing would make me mad. I learned how to calculate drip rates in nursing school but haven't had to do it
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    On Negative Feedback

    MECO28 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    No one gives me as harsh criticism as I give myself. I am painfully aware of my faults and tend to beat myself up a lot. I recently got a good review and was surprised; I had gone into the manager's...
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    Still Reeling From This

    MECO28 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Fellow nurses, I recently was involved in a case where I feel that there was a terrible breach of ethics and it still has me upset. I will be vague to protect the privacy of those involved; there is a...
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    Still Reeling From This

    MECO28 replied to MECO28's topic in General Nursing

    The patient had expressed not wanting invasive treatments during their stay. I was not emotionally involved in the sense of really liking this person; actually they were probably one of the rudest,...
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    Still Reeling From This

    MECO28 replied to MECO28's topic in General Nursing

    Also, for the record I am not one to demonize doctors. My spouse is one and about half of my social circle is comprised of them. I know they face decisions that I don't have to deal with. I know they...
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    Nursing School Oopsies

    MECO28 replied to Music in My Heart's topic in General Students

    Man, I sucked at dealing with feeding tubes in nursing school. I managed to shoot myself in the face with gastric juices when giving meds through a PEG tube causing my awesome clinical instructor to...
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    Still Reeling From This

    MECO28 replied to MECO28's topic in General Nursing

    Susie, you make valid points and trust me when I say, I would have supported the MD's decision if I hadn't known from several days with this patient that beyond a shadow of a doubt, they did not want...
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    Still Reeling From This

    MECO28 replied to MECO28's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you all. I am looking into how to get involved on our ethics committee because I'd really like to help prevent future cases such as this
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    Seattle Central Community College Fall 2014

    MECO28 replied to kristiesin's topic in Washington Nursing

    Hi all, I graduated from SCCC in 2011 and had an excellent experience there. I liked all my professors and am still close with much of my graduating class. Yes, it was disorganized at times and some...
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    Came across this gem...

    MECO28 posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    I love The Onion.
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    The dumbest thing you've ever heard...

    MECO28 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Sometimes it makes me sad how little the average person knows about anatomy/physiology. I had a very sweet patient with very poor health literacy admitted to my unit for ARF secondary to severe...
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    Came across this gem...

    MECO28 replied to MECO28's topic in Nursing Humor

    I could pack a wound with one hand while eating a sandwich with the other.
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    Horrible experience with IV push Furosemide, any insight is appreciated

    MECO28 replied to shopARC's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Oh my gosh, seriously; don't freak out. That is a very small dose of Furosemide and 3 minutes is more than adequate. You did nothing
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    Feed me, Seymour! When patients want forbidden food...

    MECO28 replied to TrevyRN's topic in Emergency

    Not an ED nurse but I have to chime in on this one. I was doing a bed bath on an elderly woman with dementia who was on a strict cardiac diet and while washing her off I discovered a salt shaker that...
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    Nurses Week Gifts that Knock You Off Your Feet

    MECO28 replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    We had a breakfast that no one but nurse executives could attend because it was held from the start of shift till the beginning of our med pass (0700-0900). Also, ice cream but I was off that day. Our...
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    That certain odor on some patients and their visitors

    MECO28 replied to Emergent's topic in Emergency

    Emergent, if you are from "Seahawks Country" I can assure you, that's some Mary Jane you're
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    Patient Families

    MECO28 replied to 1fastRN's topic in Emergency

    I always joke around with one of our doctors that I'm biding my time till I can work on the unit that serves only childless orphans without siblings, friends or significant
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    Vacation Requests Constantly Denied: A Rant

    MECO28 posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Hi All, What do you do when every single vacation request you make is denied? I am not unreasonable; I never request off during the holidays but I do try to take a handful of days off in the summer...
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    Vacation Requests Constantly Denied: A Rant

    MECO28 replied to MECO28's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I hear you, Emergent. We work hard, we need to play hard once in awhile. When I came into work EVERYONE was grumbling. I didn't organize a group protest or anything like that but I did sit and talk...
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    Racial Refusals In Nursing

    MECO28 replied to TheCommuter's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I recently took care of a guy who likely assumed, because I am white, that I wouldn't be offended by his disgusting racial slurs. I was changing his dressing while he watched some stupid program on TV...
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    Mistakes Are Inevitable: No One Is Perfect.

    MECO28 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Ruby, I'm kind of amazed that nurse was given a second chance...and I think it is great that she was able to overcome that. Not everyone has been that supported by their place of employment,...
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    Mistakes Are Inevitable: No One Is Perfect.

    MECO28 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Ugh. I remember my first med error...I gave a whole instead of a half Hctz. Thankfully, the NP was awesome about it; I monitored the patient and she was fine and then I wrote myself up. Still a...