MECO28 BSN, RN

Float Pool-Med-Surg, Telemetry, IMCU

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    Stop the drama already...

    MECO28 replied to Joe V's topic in General Students

    Wait till you get to the hospital. It gets
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    8 months as a nurse and I am failing miserably

    MECO28 replied to RN119's topic in First Year After Licensure

    In response to the misogyny comment, I respectfully disagree. I am a woman, a lesbian, and a feminist and to be honest, I find all-female environments very hard to work in too. Women can be downright...
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    Blood alcohol

    MECO28 replied to Sassy5d's topic in Emergency

    584??!!
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    Doctor's attitudes

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

    Cardiacfreak, I've totally done that. I got yelled at for calling the provider about a crazy elevated blood pressure and during his tirade he said "put a note in the chart that says not to call me...
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    Reprimanded for reporting medication errors and so much more

    MECO28 replied to reprimanded's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Oh man, I don't know where to begin with this. I know you have some good intentions but I'm gonna be candid with you: Here's the deal: You will make mistakes when you are out of school and employed as...
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    Got an email saying that we are encouraged to have our MSN by 2017

    MECO28 replied to pheonixRN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    That's ridiculous! My place of employment is currently pushing for magnet status and we have all been strongly encouraged to get our BSNs. I had been planning on doing that anyway so I applied and got...
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    Observation of the day

    MECO28 replied to R!XTER's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    (I'm mainly talking about people who list ridiculous things like "oxygen" or "Vitamin C" in their allergy
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    Observation of the day

    MECO28 replied to R!XTER's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    There often appears to be a direct correlation between number of allergies listed and level of pain-in-the-butt-ness. (I am making a huge sweeping generalization, please take this in the lighthearted...
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    The sight of blood makes me pass out.

    MECO28 replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    I know I'm going to regret this...but
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    The sight of blood makes me pass out.

    MECO28 replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    I had a patient want to discharge so bad that she didn't want to tell me that she was nauseated. After she went home I went into her room to remove her food tray and picked up a glass that I thought...
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    Ever have a patient complain about you?

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

    My patient told the charge nurse that I lacked empathy because I refused to give her 2 different benzos, a hefty dose of narcotics, and a muscle relaxer all at the same time. I always medicate pain...
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    If you could have one nursing superpower, what would it be?

    MECO28 replied to Blue Roses's topic in General Nursing

    I would like a cloak of invisibility so no one can come up to me with an empty water pitcher, see me not answering the phone, ask me how to get to the cafeteria, or complain about something I forgot...
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    Any good "nurse" shows on tv? Netflix?

    MECO28 replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    Oh man, I hate Grey's Anatomy so much. My partner got hooked on it in med school and every time she puts it on I get up on my soapbox about the doctors hanging IV fluids, drawing their own labs, etc....
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    Is nursing really that bad of a career choice?

    MECO28 replied to alyssajeanette's topic in Nursing Career

    Travel Junkie- Might I argue that if you go into it for the the right reasons you may be even more unhappy when you realize just how little organizations support us in the work we do? Sorry, I've...
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    Great Salary But Sometimes I Wonder...

    MECO28 replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    Meh. I daresay the professional athlete is more deserving of his millions than your average hospital
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    Studeny Nurse Flu Shot Needle Stick

    MECO28 replied to Trackgal13's topic in General Nursing

    It happens to the best of us. I've been a nurse for over 2 years now and I managed to stick myself not too long ago (of course while giving an HIV+ patient an injection). I was embarrassed and ashamed...
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    Marijuana and Nursing School

    MECO28 replied to heather19's topic in General Students

    My school did not drug test but it sounds as though many do- so I wouldn't risk it. It is legal in my state but most facilities have their own policies. Mine does not drug test unless there is a...
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    Stooopid

    MECO28 replied to Ciale's topic in Emergency

    I wish I hadn't googled
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    Heads up to all new nursing students:

    MECO28 replied to Nursing2102's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Nursing school was great! It's nursing itself that is stressful...Enjoy school, folks, and try not to stress! You'll make lifelong friends and learn interesting stuff. Now the first year after you...
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    What's the craziest thing a patient or family member has said to you?

    MECO28 replied to monkeybug's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Ok, I know this is an old thread but really???? Do people really ask that question about stomas all the time?! I am so glad I haven't encountered that one yet.
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    Cough Syrup - wow!

    MECO28 replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    Chloroform used to be used as an anesthetic...I wonder how many folks didn't wake up from this concoction! Scary. Cannabis, morphine, chloroform, alcohol. Sounds like a party, all right.
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    Cough Syrup - wow!

    MECO28 replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    "Skillfully combined with a number of other
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    WC Field Case Manager

    MECO28 replied to QTNurseBSN's topic in Case Management

    Oh. I thought this was going to be a funny post about a case manager who resembles W.C. Fields.... darn. W. C. Fields - Wikipedia, the free
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    Cursing on the job

    MECO28 replied to Ciale's topic in Emergency

    I find the Ween song "**** Up a Rope" and anything by Wesley Willis (google him) to be especially cathartic after a tough day. Sometimes it's hard not to giggle when I think about what the other...
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    Cursing on the job

    MECO28 replied to Ciale's topic in Emergency

    I had a patient start screaming like someone was killing her the other day. I immediately dropped the million things I was doing to run to her room, the rest of the nurses on the unit on my heels. We...