MN-Nurse

MN-Nurse ASN, RN

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  1. Temperature of 91 for a Medsurg floor?

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

    Extremely.

  2. How soon should I go from LPN pay to RN pay

    MN-Nurse replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    Are you working as an RN there

  3. The Nurse's Role in Providing Spiritual Care - Is It OK to Pray?

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

    Seriously? What do you think would happen? It is completely inappropriate to do something like this. Arranging appropriate spiritual care is not "jumping through political hoops" any more than...

  4. New RN trying to find 1st nursing job

    MN-Nurse replied to nursejess12's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Expand your search to Nursing Homes and Home

  5. Why did you choose to become a nurse?

    MN-Nurse replied to shadet541's topic in General Nursing

    I needed a career change. It was a pretty dang good decision. No regrets yet. Heading to work in a couple hours and looking forward to

  6. Let's be kind to other nurses even if they are not as hi-tech

    MN-Nurse replied to unsaint77's topic in General Nursing

    Can you give any examples of "high tech nurses"

  7. The Nurse's Role in Providing Spiritual Care - Is It OK to Pray?

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

    Yes. That sounds like a nurse doing their

  8. The Nurse's Role in Providing Spiritual Care - Is It OK to Pray?

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

    I highly doubt it. I think they might risk getting in dutch with their superiors. In general, it's the wrong way to go about

  9. Does clinical do this to anyone else?

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

    Snake

  10. DNR pet peeve

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

    I'm thankful my facility does a pretty good job with this. Just today I had a 94 year old DNR pt who was starting to tank on me. The on call doc did not withhold any care or appear disinterested in...

  11. question about DNRs

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

    If the situation was as the OP describes - the pt has proper DNR documentation from another facility and I have seen it - there is NO way I am doing CPR on them. If I got fired for that I would...

  12. Are bar codes efficiently?

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

    We switched to bedside bar coding at my facility and med errors dropped. If I were to be honest, I might even be able to cite an instance or two where beside barcoding prevented me from making an...

  13. Does clinical do this to anyone else?

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

    I always scheduled my study time with the assumption there would be no studying on the day of

  14. Do nurses use their wristwatch in real life nursing?

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

    I use my watch every day. Mostly for resps or AP. I also refer to it when I'd like to know the

  15. Which shift covers AM insulins?

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

    The oncoming AM nurses cover insulin at my facility. If the patient needs to eat early for any reason the NOC nurse will cover the

  16. Question for nurses

    MN-Nurse replied to lovle1025's topic in General Nursing

    Do you feel you are applying anything you learned in clinical or at

  17. The Nurse's Role in Providing Spiritual Care - Is It OK to Pray?

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

    If a patients asks a nurse to "pray with them so they could be saved" then that nurse should immediately get ahold of the chaplain so he or she can facilitate the "saving" process. This isn't just a...

  18. New Nurse, when to send a patient out.

    MN-Nurse replied to beatrice1's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Which would infer that something ELSE could be wrong with

  19. Question regarding insulin administration

    MN-Nurse replied to mappers's topic in Patient Medications

    Glucose swings depend on a heck of a lot more than just what the patient is or isn't eating or what the BG level is at one point in

  20. Who are you at work?

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

    Who am I at work? I am the one way too busy taking care of people to spend any time on intrigues, alliances or

  21. We don't hire new nurses.

    MN-Nurse replied to rrich1084's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    It's business. I ran into the same thing as a new grad in 1990. The economy gets better, they start hiring. Some wait for the economy to get WAY

  22. Can anyone describe ALL the different types of nurses and floors

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

    I think you about covered

  23. really??? (sigh)

    MN-Nurse replied to exit96's topic in General Nursing

    I think your take on it missed the real point: that nurses and RTs are human too and face the same challenges patients do when it comes to

  24. Let me get this clear

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

    My more seasoned co-workers prefer "Battle

  25. Let me get this clear

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

    It depends. I am in a union so it goes like this: New grad: $28.50 per hour. 10 Years:$40.42 25 years:44.36. Add about a buck an hour for