Munch

Munch

Med-Surg/Neuro/Oncology floor nursing.

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  1. criminal background

    Munch replied to rap0713's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    I agree with a lot of the posters. When I was in college I used to work in Human Resources for an insurance company(not a hospital). I used to be responsible for hiring employees. I have to say it all...

  2. Drug companies are ridiculous...

    Munch replied to VolunteerCPR's topic in General Nursing

    It is amazing how far pharmaceutical companies will go to earn an extra buck(or hundreds for that matter). I am a pain management patient and my doctor put me on a long acting narcotic(Opana ER..they...

  3. Dream job if you weren't an RN

    Munch replied to EDnursetobe's topic in General Nursing

    I had always been interested in crime, criminals, the law and forensics. Since I was 16 I have always wanted to be a forensic psychologist. I got accepted to the renowned John Jay College of Criminal...

  4. Help! Common meds given in the hospital

    Munch replied to busttamuv3's topic in General Nursing

    The meds most commonly used(some posters have already named them and they are in no specific order/category): tylenol motrin flexeril lasix cipro flagyl tramadol dilaudid zanaflex zofran morphine...

  5. Ethical Issue: ECT on down/dementia patient?

    Munch replied to whitebunny's topic in General Nursing

    Were any other alternative methods tried for this patient? Also does she have any co-morbid psych disorders like Bipolar Disorder or Major Depression? ECT usually isn't the first line of...

  6. exposed to respiratory mrsa

    Munch replied to sophie09's topic in General Nursing

    I was just thinking what mommyandrn stated. Unless you have a compromised immune system(due to cancer, immunosuppressant medications etc) OR if maybe the patient sneezed or vomited on you(I've had...

  7. Pain control for CEAs

    Munch replied to RNPamP's topic in MICU, SICU

    Sorry I know this is an older post but I put in a search for pain management for Cranis and this popped up. I had surgery in my brain stem and I was immediately put on a PCA. I think if a patient is...

  8. I Miss LTC

    Munch replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Wow my hospital has the complete opposite problem in terms of being on call. We are ALWAYS short handed so if anyone wants to move to NY I am sure you'll get a job in a New York minute...full time...

  9. narcotic from e-kit..

    Munch replied to dadah_vxr's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I don't believe you did anything was wrong at all. I was in a really bad car accident so bad(some drunk rammed his SUV into me so fast that my little mustang flipped over).I had to be airlifted to a...

  10. Narcotics pyramid/tier

    Munch replied to TonyaM73's topic in General Nursing

    As far as oral medications go (IMHO, been in pain management for 3+ years so I've been through the ringer as far as opiates go-trial and error) oral dilaudid and oral morphine have a terrible...

  11. Obese children...my rant

    Munch replied to Gently.me's topic in Pediatric

    I was also watching a talk show a while ago(can't remember which one) and the topic was obese children. They showed this 8 year old boy who was pushing 280lbs and he would eat a whole(adult size) rack...

  12. Am i the only crazy one who feels this way?

    Munch replied to newnurse012's topic in General Nursing

    I'm with 86toronado...I get 4 days off a week. Sure working 7:00am-7:30pm stinks and can be a VERY long day but it is totally worth the four days a week I get

  13. wow! the laziness!

    Munch replied to OhioCCRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    My favorite PCA's(Patient care associates) I only write that in parenthesis not to confuse some people with patient controlled analgesia. Are the ones who jump up and down and beg to sit with the...

  14. Why does everyone seem to want to work L&D?

    Munch replied to IowaLPN's topic in General Nursing

    I am going to speculate here because I don't work that specialty either(anyone who does please do feel free to correct me). My guess is most of the time it is happy(with the few tragedies that happen...

  15. 3-11 shift on telemetry

    Munch replied to thekidisback's topic in General Nursing

    Actually where I work(busy urban hospital in Manhattan) The nurses work one of two shifts:7:00am-7:30pm and 7:00pm-7:30am. So honestly both shifts stink. The first shift goes well into the evening and...

  16. Working on a Neuro Floor

    Munch replied to jojofries2's topic in Neurological

    I am not sure how your hospital is set up but where I work, I work on the neurology/neurosurgery floor. We get A LOT of post-op neurosurgery patients(the hospital I work at does A LOT of neurosurgery...

  17. wow! the laziness!

    Munch replied to OhioCCRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Where I work many of the PCA's(patient care associates) which I am sure is the same thing as a CNA are lazy as well. If I am working on the floor and we are short handed with nurses and the PCA's...

  18. Explaining to a new employer being terminated

    Munch replied to sorry's topic in General Nursing

    You could also have holes in your history due to a medical leave(not that I am telling anyone to lie about their

  19. Explaining to a new employer being terminated

    Munch replied to sorry's topic in General Nursing

    Before I worked in the health care industry I worked in human resources for four years. When applicants would leave our company and work someplace else we would get other employers calling us to see...

  20. What is the most effective med(s) for chemotherapy related pruritus?

    Munch replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in Oncology

    I agree with annabeap and Ghgoonette I find that narcotics cause a lot of itching especially morphine given IVP...and of course on the oncology unit narcotics are going to be given out a lot. A couple...

  21. Chemotherapy Protocols

    Munch replied to AJpcvRN's topic in Oncology

    This isn't exactly a site that has chemo protocols but this site has every cancer drug you can think of from Cisplatin to Mesna to Avastin to Prednisone(all the medications are in alphabetical order...

  22. Suboxone side effects

    Munch replied to iluvivt's topic in Addictions

    An anesthesiologist I know who is also certified in pain management said that suboxone can indeed be used for chronic pain. I mean it depends on how severe your pain is, but i can be used for the...

  23. I know, I know.... another night shift thread....

    Munch replied to A&OxNone's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked nights I had the same issue as the OP, I was completely forgetful and pretty much dead on my feet for the first month or two working nights. After a couple of months though I got used to...

  24. CRNA and ICU Nurses Please Help!!!!

    Munch replied to vanasd's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I am with VICEDRN. I am not a CRNA or an ICU nurse but one of my good friends is a CRNA(at another hospital I worked at, not at the hospital where I am now) and he said to go with the smaller...

  25. What is the Oncology floor like?

    Munch replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in Oncology

    I actually worked in a cancer hospital, maybe some of you heard of it (Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center...they also take care of patients that need bone marrow transplants that don't have...