MN-Nurse

MN-Nurse ASN, RN

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  1. My beautiful self..

    MN-Nurse replied to youshallbehealed's topic in General Nursing

    Just be

  2. How do you remember to check on patients q 15min or 2hrs, etc?

    MN-Nurse replied to northmississippi's topic in General Nursing

    Any way you can. Sometimes during signout, I'll write down some times, but really you just get used to checking based on their condition and why they are there. It's actually kind of amazing how...

  3. Refusing the Influenza Vaccine

    MN-Nurse replied to TheAmazingMrsA's topic in General Students

    There is no evidence showing you can get the flu from flu

  4. Happy Nurses week! You Have MRSA!

    MN-Nurse replied to allysun1's topic in General Nursing

    All I got was a $5 cafeteria

  5. What jobs did you do before nursing?

    MN-Nurse replied to nursefrances's topic in General Nursing

    You

  6. Residency Program for Associate Degree Graduate.

    MN-Nurse replied to European's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Careers at Allina | Graduate Nurse

  7. Inaccurate respiratory rates

    MN-Nurse replied to MattNurse's topic in General Nursing

    No, it's my assessment, I always check resps regardless of the chart. With some CNAs, I can't trust a single

  8. Student Nurse Immunization Costing Hell!

    MN-Nurse replied to Murse70's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Reason #5,792 to get a job in direct patient care before entering nursing

  9. Is it OK for male Dr. to ask female patient to undress in front of him?

    MN-Nurse replied to echinacea's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    So let's see: Your friend went to the doctor for calf pain and hip pain. On purpose. You would think that she expected that this doctor would be examining her calf and hip without pants on. When...

  10. EMT Starting RN program anyone else go down this road?

    MN-Nurse replied to Deuceswild1's topic in Men in Nursing

    I graduated with an EMT, (former Navy Corpsman actually) and a couple firefighters. They were among the best students in the class. Absolutely rocked in clinical when others were shaking in their...

  11. Nurses Week/Hospital Week

    MN-Nurse replied to wooh's topic in General Nursing

    $5 coupon (no change given) for the coffee shop or the cafeteria for us!

  12. RN Student Question

    MN-Nurse replied to rthornton07's topic in General Nursing

    Many, many student and working nurses have felt the way you do. Whenever I precept (student or coworker), I almost always hit a place where I have to say, "Yes, you can do this. Now do it." With...

  13. Should I speak of another offer during an interview???

    MN-Nurse replied to michelichka914's topic in General Nursing

    Can't see how it would

  14. List your school if you use HESI exit exam.

    MN-Nurse replied to djsolji's topic in General Students

    Yes and no. Normandale Community College. (If it's named after a street, it's gotta be good.) We took the HESI, but it didn't affect our graduation status other than being a 10-point "quiz". Used...

  15. 100k salary?

    MN-Nurse replied to pilot833's topic in General Nursing

    That doesn't appear to be the case. Try

  16. Love or hate your IV pumps?

    MN-Nurse replied to steffimarty's topic in General Nursing

    We use this one: http://www.absolutemed.com/Medical-Equipment/Infusion-Pumps/ABBOTT-PLUM-A-PLUS-INFUSION-INTRAVENOUS-IV-PUMP-SYSTEM It's all right. Very straightforward, easy to use. Has a cartridge...

  17. Time Limits on Science Classes ??

    MN-Nurse replied to pat8585's topic in General Students

    Yep. When I applied to my CC, the competition was so fierce they shortened the rule to two

  18. Reading Scripture to a Patient (from an Atheist)

    MN-Nurse replied to julianp's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    You missed the point. The OP thought the patient was not simply asking to get a prayer read, but trying to prosletyze. He recognized it from previous experience. I, like the OP, would have no...

  19. why is celebrex no longer preferred?

    MN-Nurse replied to aachavez's topic in General Nursing

    Lawyers.

  20. Last semester but.. I Hate Nursing!

    MN-Nurse replied to mitral's topic in General Students

    I wonder if the job is your problem or your desire for comfort is your problem? Any job, nursing or not, is going to require you to think on your feet and deal with things as they come up for which...

  21. why is celebrex no longer preferred?

    MN-Nurse replied to aachavez's topic in General Nursing

    That class of drugs was big news a few years back, should be very easy to find

  22. RNs being drafted during World War 3

    MN-Nurse replied to Laboratorian's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Every once in a while, it looks like someone got high and posted to

  23. How does administering PRN medications work?

    MN-Nurse replied to swansonplace's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I always start with the time of the first dose and use that for starting the interval. So in your example, you gave 1 mg at 0900. That starts the clock. You gave the other 1 mg at 1000. So the...

  24. Man with Law Degree Considering Nursing

    MN-Nurse replied to JSBes's topic in Men in Nursing

    For men with professional degrees other than nursing who have entered the nursing field, are/were you questioned about why you did not pursue/continue your other career path? All the time; I was an...

  25. Pearsonvue Trick - Does it Work Every Time? Part 3

    MN-Nurse replied to Silverdragon102's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Good luck with your official