Munch

Munch

Med-Surg/Neuro/Oncology floor nursing.

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  1. Should nurses post on social media, HIPAA violation?

    Munch replied to Alexx_xox's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah the nurse that was fired in NYC for the trauma room photo was Katie Duke from NY med/NY ER. I watched the episode where she was fired and they indeed fired her because the photo was insensitive...

  2. And we were having such a nice day, too...

    Munch replied to audreysmagic's topic in General Nursing

    Yes the words quiet, dead or slow are definitely no-no words when remarking on the census in the hospital. As soon as someone remarks how we have empty beds on our unit you can bet the ED will soon be...

  3. Healthy Fit Nurse navigating potlucks.

    Munch replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah we order out a lot. We also celebrate a lot of occasions and I feel like every other day we have a cake on the unit for some reason or another..birthdays..our favorite resident became an...

  4. overusing GLOVES

    Munch replied to liluiass's topic in General Nursing

    I wear gloves during every patient interaction because things can be unpredictable fast. My reasoning is also because I have 3 cats and I'm always gardening when the weather permits so at any given...

  5. Psst....Let's Talk About Gossip in the Nurses' Station

    Munch replied to Melissa Mills's topic in General Nursing

    At my old job the nurses were terribly gossipy. They were always talking about someone be it a co-worker, patient or family. It made me wonder if they would talk about me when I wasn't around. Not...

  6. Covered Up a Narcotic Med Error

    Munch replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Its the covering up part that gets me. If she would had admitted to her error up front things might not be so bad. We are all human not robots and mistakes can happen the husband might have understood...

  7. Appropriate patient discussion

    Munch replied to amtisdale's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah I was thinking the same thing about the male patients in labor and delivery...sounds strange. I work on a Neuro floor and get med-surg overflow all the time. Actually we usually have more...

  8. Former drug addicts becoming nurses?

    Munch replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    It can go either way. At my current job a nurse was caught diverting narcotics and they put her in a diversion program. After rehab and jumping through BON and admin hoops she came back to work. She...

  9. Commute Time

    Munch replied to nursechini's topic in General Nursing

    45-50 minutes each way. I take the train and subway because parking is next to impossible in NYC and our hospital does have a parking garage but it fills up very fast. Not to mention traffic in the NY...

  10. Bullying :Living well is the best revenge

    Munch replied to Oldmahubbard's topic in General Nursing

    What goes around comes around. It really is a wonderful thing when the karma wheel comes full circle..not that I bask in misfortune of others on a regular basis but 2 of my work bullies are doing 6...

  11. Why all the drama with nursing?

    Munch replied to dogmom2016's topic in General Nursing

    You said you think your boss wants you to quit...don't give your boss the satisfaction especially because you really do love your job. Only consider quitting if things become really miserable. Ive had...

  12. Need help

    Munch replied to Jberthulien's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    THIS...

  13. New York hospitals with the best schedule for nurses?

    Munch replied to NYMichaelRN's topic in General Nursing

    I live on LI and most hospitals in the area are 12 hour shifts. I work in the city and its been a while since I worked in a LI hospital or looked for work in a LI hospital so things can be different...

  14. What do you eat for breakfast?

    Munch replied to Ioreth's topic in General Students

    Special K makes protein shakes that come in 4 packs that you can get from the grocery store. They are packed with protein and fiber plus have a lot of vitamins in them. They are already made so all...

  15. Sometimes the five rights make us look dumb

    Munch replied to JBMmom's topic in General Nursing

    THIS. Asking a patient for their info doesn't require any extra effort. A coding patient from getting the wrong medication certainly will. I'll never forget when I was in the ED one time as a patient...

  16. Safe injection sites - Philly

    Munch replied to Penelope_Pitstop's topic in General Nursing

    I am all about harm reduction and think that something designated to save lives can't be a bad thing. Where I live they were going to put a mobile unit needle exchange in one of the towns in my...

  17. Would you say anything?

    Munch replied to Ambersmom's topic in General Nursing

    An emergency is a different story. If someone hit their head or something I would do what I could to help out until EMS arrived. Friends and family are a different story too as well. My sister is...

  18. When to give Narcan??

    Munch replied to climbeRN's topic in General Nursing

  19. IV left in arm after discharge

    Munch replied to mariok's topic in General Nursing

    Who was with the man to take him home? The times its slipped my mind or it was taking too long to take it out the patient or their family member reminded me. Obviously they don't want go home with it....

  20. Would you say anything?

    Munch replied to Ambersmom's topic in General Nursing

    I am definitely all about minding my own business. I can't be concerned about every stranger and every possible ailment they *might* be suffering from walking around this earth. Definitely an invasion...

  21. Relationship problems

    Munch replied to Beldar_the_Cenobite's topic in General Nursing

    If I was with someone who made me cry(assuming it wasn't tears if joy) all the time I would definitely end it. Your significant other is supposed to make you happy not

  22. Should you work as a CNA/Tech before or during nursing school

    Munch replied to Beautiful_Beginnings's topic in General Students

    For me its definitely true about time management. I never worked as a CNA before. I did volunteer in a hospital in my teens but I was basically a gofer and assisted the clerk with paperwork. But time...

  23. Should I write a memoir?

    Munch replied to EGspirit's topic in General Nursing

    Definitely go for it. I love medical memiors. I have a stack of medical memiors by doctors and nurses that I bought and read before I went to school. Now obviously I live it everyday I think I could...

  24. Baffled.

    Munch replied to SilenceintheLibrary's topic in General Nursing

    I was going to say something along those lines. LPN or RN doesn't really have anything to do with it. Lazy people are lazy people. I had a similar situation with a co-worker. I wouldn't really call...

  25. Baltimore patient left at bus stop middle night 30 degree wearing just hospital gown

    Munch replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Nursing News

    I work in a hospital not unlike the hospital in the article. Innercity hospital with large population of drug addicts, vagrants, mentally ill, high crime etc. People are constantly trying to utilize...