MN-Nurse

MN-Nurse ASN, RN

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  1. RN to MD

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

    One of our hospitalists did. I would ask her about it but she scares

  2. Did I waste my time/money?

    MN-Nurse replied to vm156's topic in General Nursing

    Rehab nursing is a tremendously difficult job. Keep in mind that many nurses work in jobs they don't necessarily want to spend a lot of time in to gain experience and skills to get the job they...

  3. essential oils

    MN-Nurse replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    I don't think they hurt (unless you do something silly like substitute them for abx). They probably work about as well as

  4. I cannot believe a nurse did this......

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

    I respectfully

  5. Gay male nurse concern about male patient care

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

    All patients are different. Some male patients don't want a female patient, others don't want a male. Some don't want a gay nurse, some may want a gay nurse. It is impossible to tell and not...

  6. Pregnant Nurse!

    MN-Nurse replied to Robin, RN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry, but it is against the TOS to share medical advice regarding dead

  7. Paid for caring for family

    MN-Nurse replied to Siobhan75149's topic in General Nursing

    You might be able to get paid for some hours as a PCA, but that isn't going to be anywhere near what you make as a

  8. Hipaa violation?

    MN-Nurse replied to strawberryfields's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    This is one story I would not go around repeating. The only thing that could have saved you was to ask the PCA to state the patient's name. Unfortunate incident, but lesson

  9. Pregnant Nurse!

    MN-Nurse replied to Robin, RN's topic in General Nursing

    You can't swing a dead cat without hitting a pregnant employee on my floor. Very few keep this a secret or even try. As soon as we get a patient with suspected shingles - and we do pretty often -...

  10. Facebook dilemma

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

    Easy one. If an MD orders a transfer to a hospital, you immediately page the DON/ADN and say, "Dr. Feelgood has ordered patient X transferred to the hospital. I am letting you know per your policy."...

  11. Do Nurses Earn Big Money? You Decide.

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

    The above is the driving factor for Carla's situation. I earned $70k in my first year of nursing. Whether someone else considers that "big money" is not my concern, but that is a good middle class...

  12. My feet HURT!!!

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

    I feel your pain. The best rx for me was to drink a lot of water (not pop, juice, milk...but water), eat a healthy diet and exercise frequently - especially walking. When I stray away from good...

  13. Nurses: How Do You Feel About Your Patients Being Nurses?

    MN-Nurse replied to All4NursingRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Agreed. At first I was a bit intimidated by having RNs or MDs for patients, but then I realized that I am pretty good at my job and I could continue to be no matter who was the patient. I adjust my...

  14. Should I quit nursing?

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

    It gets better. Almost every new nurse on my floor, including me when I started had very similar

  15. If you were a manager what things would you change?

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

    You're fired. And since you aren't in the union anymore, you can't do anything about it. Needless to say, I'll never ever be a nurse

  16. Hurrying death?

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

    I've had one instance where family member, a son and daughter, kept pushing for the staff to purposefully overdose their father. The Palliative Care MD and everyone else who they pushed for this...

  17. NEED HELP STAT!! How to tell a 10 year old his parent will die? He is on his way!

    MN-Nurse replied to Trilldayz,RN BSN's topic in General Nursing

    This is an example of some of the worst occupational judgement I have ever seen on allnurses. I know you will, not surprisingly, get support for your actions here, and you won't listen to any advice...

  18. NEED HELP STAT!! How to tell a 10 year old his parent will die? He is on his way!

    MN-Nurse replied to Trilldayz,RN BSN's topic in General Nursing

    I hate to be Debbie Downer, but is the OP posting on an open internet message board for advice and giving updates on a situation *during* her

  19. Who actually likes nursing??

    MN-Nurse replied to mmcnabb3's topic in General Nursing

    I really like nursing. I just looked at my last paycheck of the year....now I freaking love

  20. What does a patient sitter/safety attendant do exactly?

    MN-Nurse replied to swtchariot's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I've did quite a few shifts as a sitter/one-to-one in my CNA days. My duties included: Wrangling drunks. Redirecting confused patients. Tying, re-tying, and re-re-tying restraints. Listening and...

  21. needle sticks

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

    The only type of saftey mechanism I've ever thought were worth a snot were the automatic ones - like the kind you see on insulin pens. Just about any "barrel" type saftey devices that you have to...

  22. Overtime pay versus holiday pay

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

    Different companies have different policies. It is up to you to learn the compensation rules before agreeing to shifts. They probably would have been just fine with you staying home and paying...

  23. Advice for anxious new RN the day before starting job

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

    I wish I could say something to ease your feelings, but I probably cannot. The only thing I can tell you for sure is that almost every one of your coworkers felt the exact same way you do right now...

  24. Avoiding inadvertent IV injection of oral liquids

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

    Every time I see something like this, I am reminded about how much I love our pharmacists. Even the very rare arrogant jerk

  25. How to approach my boss about a new job offer?

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

    Talk to the HR contact you are working with at the prospective job. They deal with this all the