MN-Nurse

MN-Nurse ASN, RN

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  1. Medical Assistants the new RNs???

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

    Yes. It sucks. I had my peds clinical in a clinic where each unit was staffed by one RN and the rest were MAs. The MAs did all the cares. The RN would do "education" which consisted of handing the...

  2. Can you please school me?

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

    Practice without a sheet. Practice at home on a "dummy" consisting of pillows covered by a blanket. Practice it over and over again. The more you do it the easier it gets. I actually had the hardest...

  3. first patient fall

    MN-Nurse replied to baby.nurse123's topic in General Nursing

    Moving his chair closer to the door may or may not have made a difference. Unless everyone is under constant watch (and even then), there will be falls. As long as you did what you could and...

  4. Male nurse in L&D

    MN-Nurse replied to tony2353's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The facility isn't discriminating, the patients

  5. IV fluid question

    MN-Nurse replied to marilyn1711's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I loaned my FnE made EZ to a nursing student. A quick search on hypernatremia indicates D5W is the answer. D10 might bring the sodium level down too fast. In cases of hypovolemia, volume is replaced...

  6. Song lyrics that remind you of nursing...

    MN-Nurse replied to grace90's topic in Nursing Humor

    Good. Anything to get the "Reservoir Dogs" scene outta my

  7. Song lyrics that remind you of nursing...

    MN-Nurse replied to grace90's topic in Nursing Humor

    Oh man, there's a lot of Ryan Adams...like "Wish You Were Here" "It's totally effed up...I'm totally effed up.....Wish you here!" (I have days like this) Soul Asylum, "Oxygen": "It's a couple more...

  8. Bad CNA job, does that mean I will never get a nursing job?

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

    A patient falling is not necessarily a violation or a mistake. There's 12 of them and one of us..they are gonna fall. I would advise the OP to try a different

  9. Palliative care clinical- how to deal with...

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

    Most families are really just appreciative of your help. And that is what you are there for - to help. Your lesson with your co-worker was a good one; you don't want to do that. Keep an eye on the...

  10. New grad, common mistakes

    MN-Nurse replied to Jenni811's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Experienced nurses on my floor have the same issues. Some are better than others. I can tell you that the most criticized former nurses on my floor are the ones that always had PERFECT charting. They...

  11. Leaving!!!

    MN-Nurse replied to Sl1011's topic in General Nursing

    Sheesh. I'd be out $700 if I did that. When I left my last CNA job, I had about $80 worth of pizza delivered for the CNAs and RNs on my floor. It was a bit overboard, but I cannot tell you how much...

  12. Toomey syringes

    MN-Nurse replied to tow6nurse's topic in General Nursing

  13. Had to bite my tongue and....

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

    d Sure, everyone does that, but students are sort of railroaded into it. Every student at some point has to answer the question, "What is your 5 year plan?" No one is going to answer, "I want to work...

  14. Being prepared for the RN program

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

    Get your CNA cert and get experience working with patients. This is probably the single most important aspect holding my former classmates back from getting the job they

  15. Narc count is driving me nuts!!

    MN-Nurse replied to sweetsleep28's topic in General Nursing

    Dear Pyxis, I love you. Thanks,

  16. Two careers, is there anybody else doing something similar?

    MN-Nurse replied to Beebop25's topic in General Nursing

    I see no reason why you cannot do this. I know part time nursing jobs are common, but you know far more about the feasibility of a part time teaching gig. I am *kind of* doing two jobs right now. I...

  17. Finally got a job just not how I ever expected.

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

    Congrats! How long a contract do you

  18. How do you wash your nursing shoes?

    MN-Nurse replied to nursingstudent85's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I just throw mine out and get a new

  19. Pulsatile Vs. Continuous Flush

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

    I try to keep the pressure between the two methods the same. The pressure is not increased in pulsatile, it is just stopped and

  20. Why does this stigma exist in relation to new nurses?

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

    it may be because of my age, but as a new nurse i have received nothing but a constant wave of praise, encouragement, support and constructive criticism and instruction from all my preceptors....

  21. Pulsatile Vs. Continuous Flush

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

    We were taught continuous in school. I have one preceptor who likes the pulsatile. My policy is to always do things the way my (current) preceptor does it. Keeps me out of dutch and I have no...

  22. junior in highschool wanting to become RN but not sure?

    MN-Nurse replied to Andy272's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You heard wrong. I suggest you go to your school's career/guidance department and see what information they have about nursing careers. See if they can get you somewhere shadowing a nurse. Here's the...

  23. So, we don't learn how to do IVs in nursing school?

    MN-Nurse replied to i<3u's topic in General Students

    Same thing my school said. My floor uses IV Team nurses for all IVs, so I won't learn it on the job either until I train for a different area. Which I plan to

  24. taking nclex in two weeks....help

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

    I strongly recommend buying access to the Kaplan

  25. Job posting- "Must not be overweight"

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

    I strongly suspect this requirement is due to the patient's desires and has very little to do with the job