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  1. Do you attend funerals?

    mim-o replied to Rnmomajmj's topic in Hospice, Palliative

  2. paper charting

    mim-o posted a topic in Home Health

    Hey all, Just curious to see how many of you all still do complete paper charting. My agency is still all paper. We have been told they are looking into computers for us, but are checking various...

  3. What to do??????????secretions.....

    mim-o replied to AtlantaRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    i just got the royal ream out for using roxanol via nebulizer - any experience any one? I'm home health-NOT Hospice. Although I must admit there are times I wish I was(because I sure needed to be). I...

  4. Upsetting Email about HH

    mim-o replied to nurseby07's topic in Home Health

    wow......Where does her knowledge or lack their of come from? Home health is "nursing by the seat of your pants". You better know what to do and how to do it because if you don't you have no one else...

  5. Favorite hospital you ever worked at :-) ? ? ?

    mim-o replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    St. Joseph Hospital (6 north exactly)Asheville, NC. Great food-Donald gentleman over kitchen even made homemade desserts-awesome. My co-workers were wonderful and helpful. The floor director was very...

  6. Favorite hospital you ever worked at :-) ? ? ?

    mim-o replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    For lack of sounding stupid could you tell me what a DO is? Sounds

  7. Any RN who decided to do PA instead of NP???

    mim-o replied to RN28MD's topic in General Nursing

    What is your deal? It isn't nice to feel bigger at the expense of others feelings. It was a question. Shame on you for being so rude:nono: I should only hope this is just a bad day for you. If you can...

  8. Needlestick from a HIV+ Patient.....I am so upset :(

    mim-o replied to RiaRN's topic in General Nursing

    So sorry this has happened-FOLLOWUP ON THIS NOW!!! EMERGENCY ROOM-TELL THEM EVERYTHING.....Forget about what they might or might not say. Take care of you-and please let us know how things go. I also...

  9. Do you shower when you get off work???

    mim-o replied to luvmy3kids's topic in General Nursing

    YES---ALWAYS. Before and after shift. A few times during some shifts thanks to a floor full of c-diff at the

  10. Newbie Needs Help

    mim-o replied to MedicGA's topic in Home Health

    Hey,:welcome: I am one month into home health. I had a year in a step down unit and then icu- I would strongly suggest at least a good year on the floor. You are totally independent in the home,...

  11. Seeking Narcotics or Chronic Pain?

    mim-o replied to samaletta's topic in General Nursing

    Hey, It is not my job as a nurse nor anyone elses to judge anyone for anything. I am their to treat my patients. Pain is what the patient says it is-period. The only time I withhold pain meds is...

  12. Should I take a job with more opportunity but an unprofessional manager?

    mim-o replied to NurseRotten's topic in General Nursing

    Hey, The pasture is very rarely, if ever, greener on the other side. I would NOT leave It might take more time to reach your goals there, but as time progresses, at your current job, and you work...

  13. Need help with a gift for my wife graduating nursing school

    mim-o replied to retrvrman's topic in General Nursing

    I think the spa/massage idea is FABULOUS!!! I gift certificate because once she starts working on the floor she is going to feel body parts she forgot about not to mention some major back straining....

  14. first week at home health

    mim-o posted a topic in Home Health

    hey, I have just finished my first week at home health. I LOVE what I have done and I am learning so far. Have went out on several visits with other nurses and I am learning the paper work. Although...

  15. I feel so incompetent....

    mim-o replied to sjbrian's topic in General Nursing

    Hey, What you are feeling is normal. Remember nursing school is to build a basic foundation. Look into hospitals with intense orientations and make your preceptor your greatest assest. A good...

  16. Do you think this is true?............

    mim-o replied to cappuccino's topic in General Nursing

    I think this is one of the many reasons this individual has made her way to supervisor:devil: -she is full of mud. People like this is why the decent supervisors have a bad name. You need to remeind...

  17. Newbie

    mim-o posted a topic in Home Health

    I am very excited.:w00t: I have excepted a position May 1st as a home health nurse. This is a totally different avenue for me and I honestly believe I will love it. Any pearls of wisdom would be...

  18. Newbie

    mim-o replied to mim-o's topic in Home Health

    Hey, Sorry so long to post-seen the massive storm on east coast the past few days? No power for almost three days- anyway, I have only been a nurse one whole year. I have been on a pulmonary step...

  19. hospice, family and thank you

    mim-o posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I am a pulmonary nurse. There are several members of my family who are nurses in some capacity, paramedic and even one Dr. Between us we have encountered alot of different things. I say that to say...

  20. 18 y/o RN!

    mim-o replied to PMFB-RN's topic in General Nursing

    I love this!! It is so refreshing to hear positive things about our youth. She will be an excellent role model for other young people considering nursing. Lord knows we could use some more, good...

  21. hospice, family and thank you

    mim-o replied to mim-o's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Let me clarify something. My loved one had breast cancer ten years ago-she has been fighting mets since 2004. She lived "cancer free" for almost 8 years. I did not realize how this read till I looked...

  22. Transferring patients to larger hospitals...

    mim-o replied to deespoohbear's topic in Rural

    Well i have been on both ends of this situation-sometimes you don't get the whole picture when you are on the recieving end till they arrive-then it has the potential to be a catastrophe for the...

  23. Things you wish you could say to your co-workers...

    mim-o replied to nurse4theplanet's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    going back tonight for 3 nights - pray for me.Oh MY Gosh-do we work with the same people:lol2: Sending prayers and good vibes your way

  24. Things you wish you could say to your co-workers...

    mim-o replied to nurse4theplanet's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    1. Do NOT expect to stand in my face "talking" down to me about my faults from the shift before EVERY SINGLE TIME YOU work behind me because "this is not my old hospital" NO KIDDING CAUSE YOU WOULDN'T...

  25. 1st day off orientation was HORRIBLE

    mim-o replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry you had such a bad day. This was a a real learning experience right off the bat. we all have these shifts. What I do is this-I step out of the situation very briefly (if not literally-then...