MN-Nurse

MN-Nurse ASN, RN

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  1. Vent about healthcare

    MN-Nurse replied to MomRN0913's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    go ahead and post the name of the insurance company. we'll look up their financials and see how much money they made denying care. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/14/business/14health.html "the...

  2. Vent about healthcare

    MN-Nurse replied to MomRN0913's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    go ahead and post the name of the insurance company. we'll look up their financials and see how much money they made denying care. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/14/business/14health.html "the...

  3. Should I do anything about being yelled at?

    MN-Nurse replied to kw11's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I would want a little more information than just the family saying, "I don't want a catheter." I had a similar situation the other day. A patient came in with a SBO and had orders for an NG tube and...

  4. Is 'scope of practice' not taught in school?

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

    We covered scope of practice in class and in assigned reading very early on in nursing school. The enthusiasm in the subject I saw in my classmates was, shall we say, less than

  5. Ramifications of taking benzo to deal with stress of job?

    MN-Nurse replied to utah23LPN's topic in General Nursing

    One of the most eye-opening experiences of my return to school when I decided to change careers was during a class in sociology. The professor asked, "How many people are on mood stabilizers or other...

  6. I'm SN, but I Can't Handle The Other Students

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

    I recently attended a preceptor class where the instructors noted that hands down the most dangerous new hire was the one who thought they knew

  7. I'm SN, but I Can't Handle The Other Students

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

    I cannot tell you how much I learned from my fellow students regardless of their questions. I learned more by teaching than by any other activity in nursing school. I guess I forgot to bask in my...

  8. Any stethoscope recommendations???

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

    I love my Littmann Classic IISE also. "This is my stethoscope. There are many like it but this one is

  9. Forced ultrasounds

    MN-Nurse replied to nurse2033's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    To them it would be a brain

  10. Male nurse working with female patients.

    MN-Nurse replied to andrewmiller1's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Be professional. Talk to your patients. I find it much easier to work with older people than younger ones. Explain everything you are doing and why you are doing it in a conversational tone and you...

  11. Who Has Quit and if You Did What Do You Do Now?

    MN-Nurse replied to Winx51's topic in Men in Nursing

    I felt almost the exact same way about my previous career (engineer/corporate). After 15 years, I had started hating my job. I tried to figure out if there was anything I liked about it and I...

  12. Why are nurses such back-stabbers?

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

    The whiniest drama queen* on my floor is a guy. He does all the eye-rolling, complaining, nasty comments, the whole works you read about in horizontal violence lectures. Personally, I choose to find...

  13. How often do you get called and asked to work on days off?

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

    I just got off the phone with staffing; they asked me if I wanted to pick up an extra shift. I said, "I can't today, but thank you for calling." Not really sure what would make more sense than the...

  14. For those in ADN programs -- how many patients do you have in clinical?

    MN-Nurse replied to RN/Mom's topic in General Students

    There is no way any student could ever take 3 or 4 patients on my floor during a regular clinical day. It would be a useless learning exercise for the student and frustrating for the nurse. I just...

  15. Whoever invented the lunch and learn

    MN-Nurse replied to MJB2010's topic in General Nursing

    Dear Union Reps past, present and future who fought so hard for the benefits and rights I currently enjoy: THANK YOU SO

  16. Forced ultrasounds

    MN-Nurse replied to nurse2033's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Some of those morons in VA are now claiming they "Didn't know" what a translady partsl ultrasound was. However, during the discussions of the bill, a Democratic member of the legislature, who is an...

  17. Forced ultrasounds

    MN-Nurse replied to nurse2033's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I demand a law requiring a testicular ultrasound before a vasectomy! Hell, just give me the

  18. Feelings about Nursing School?!

    MN-Nurse replied to samiam4's topic in General Students

    This goes away. It's a little like learning to drive a car. You remember those first few times where you were terrified about what might happen before you started the car, then practically kissed the...

  19. CPR - AED- lost my first patient today.

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

    How in any way, shape or form did you kill the patient? Of course that it is a terrible thing for someone to say, but also so insane that it's hard to take it

  20. Dream job...no longer my dream job??

    MN-Nurse replied to HopefulRN2010's topic in General Nursing

    My nursing dream job was to have a job...

  21. Swedish Hospital Places Ad Seeking 'Hot' Nurses

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

    I know! Like it's difficult to find a hot nurse in Sweden.

  22. Why do you like being a nurse?

    MN-Nurse replied to Kendel.G's topic in General Nursing

    I like taking care of people. I like learning and I like the challenge. The pay ain't bad

  23. New Nurses Precepting Students/New Hires?

    MN-Nurse replied to All4NursingRN's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like your co-worker is trying to expand his skills while helping someone else. I have been on the floor less than a year and I just finished a 90-hour preceptorship with a BSN student. It went...

  24. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

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

    People are attracted to stories like this because they reinforce the belief that human beings have souls and will live forever. I have taken care of many dying people and zipped up my share of them...

  25. Vent. Should I feel bad about not picking up shifts?

    MN-Nurse replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing

    No. Why would you feel guilty? I often pick up extra shifts, but not because I am some altruistic super RN; I need the