MN-Nurse

MN-Nurse ASN, RN

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  1. Options for RNs with a bad back?

    MN-Nurse replied to mugglex's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Yeah, floor work is going to be tough on your back even if you never lift anything. It really depends on your situation. The only thing you can do for sure is work with your caregivers to get your...

  2. Sensitivity or stereotyping?

    MN-Nurse replied to katc90's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Knowing what time a patient likes to pray and scheduling cares to give that patient privacy is cultural sensitivity. Asking for an ETOH protocol based only on race without knowing any other data on...

  3. Hospice Nurse's comment.

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

    :rotfl:

  4. Is being worried about making a mistake normal?

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

    As a student, you absolutely should worry about all those things. As you gain experience, you still worry about all of them, but the process is much smoother and less consuming. For instance you...

  5. no longer can work long hours

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

    WTH? Working too many hours "for free" is why I left my salaried engineering profession

  6. I either need day shift or to be single. Vent

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

    DTMFA

  7. Are oral contraceptives healthcare?

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

    Don't forget about the massive numbers of abortions prevented by birth control. If religious institutions are going to be employers and provide healthcare, then they have to provide

  8. Do we need to take drugs.. in order to do our job?

    MN-Nurse replied to Been there,done that's topic in General Nursing

    there are far more discussions of the subject than the [color=#333333]1998 and 2002 irving kirsch and guy sapirstein meta analyses, which you appear to be referring to above. here is a very balanced...

  9. Do we need to take drugs.. in order to do our job?

    MN-Nurse replied to Been there,done that's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, I saw this 4 years ago. I know 60 minutes recently did a piece on

  10. Do we need to take drugs.. in order to do our job?

    MN-Nurse replied to Been there,done that's topic in General Nursing

    Just about every other profession is facing this dilemma. Anyone and everyone is going on these things - despite the fact that studies show antidepressants don't work any better than placebo on mild...

  11. Coworker going to turn down "diamond" job because of training location...seriously?

    MN-Nurse replied to Marshall1's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like it is your "diamond job" but not

  12. Dermatology office pays $13/hour

    MN-Nurse replied to 50kn's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    no, no way, and heck

  13. WHY does a B.S. + RN not equal BSN

    MN-Nurse replied to jlpsu's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    "RN degree"? No such animal. You get a nursing degree from an edumacational type institution and an RN license from another

  14. How much MONEY do you make? (questionaire)

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

    1. what is your degree in? associate degree nursing. 2. what state do you live in? mn 3. what is your job title? staff rn (med/surg) 4. how much do you make an hour? $28.50, plus differentials,...

  15. How to bring in a nurses union in a non union state?

    MN-Nurse replied to sunshinepsychRN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    However, you can (as many people have) be ILLEGALLY fired for trying to form a union and you will have no recourse. Congratulations on your freedom to get treated like dirt. Enjoy

  16. How to bring in a nurses union in a non union state?

    MN-Nurse replied to sunshinepsychRN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Yeah, I hate how my union focuses on tiny, insignificant things like staffing, wages, benefits, pension.... What a bunch of

  17. How many hours of sleep do you require

    MN-Nurse replied to ICAN!'s topic in Patient Safety Issues

    4 hours before a shift is the minimum I need to avoid

  18. This is the worse idea I have every heard of-not safe.

    MN-Nurse replied to jlog.j's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    LOL. I can't get a room cleaned in under an

  19. you can't reschedule insulin? computer charting

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

    I agree with the previous poster, take care of the patient, not the computer charting system. The insulin administration is being rescheduled regardless of what you do on the computer. If you want...

  20. Waking up the crabby butts

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

    The way I look at it is I'll take a patient being a crabby butt over nonresponsive ANY day. And if the patient's girlfriend wants to yell at me for disturbing her snookie-wookems I could give a

  21. 30 bucks an hour starting salary???

    MN-Nurse replied to pat8585's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Yep. And I earn every freakin' penny of

  22. Advice for new RN

    MN-Nurse replied to newgraduate52012's topic in First Year After Licensure

    No, your shoes stink because your feet

  23. Unclogging a g-tube

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

    what about diet coke.....and

  24. Unclogging a g-tube

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

    Where is Billy Mays when you need him??? He is? Oh. Sorry. Miss ya

  25. Sexual Harrashment towards Men in the nursing profession!

    MN-Nurse replied to Ev1987's topic in Men in Nursing

    If you define "harassment" as the situations above, then YES I have been sexually harassed. My responses to the playful situations you mentioned have been to laugh it off, but not escalate the...