MN-Nurse

MN-Nurse ASN, RN

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  1. Nurses and alcohol

    MN-Nurse replied to kdbean530's topic in General Students

    Nurses probably have addiction rates that are about the same as the rest of society - which is pretty bad. That being said, I have taken care of many, many, many ETOH withdrawal, cirrhosis, varicies,...

  2. Recession isn't only thing holding millennials back; basic skill sets missing

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

    THIS is exactly what they are talking about. Not the magazine. Your

  3. Please help my sanity, irate family members

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

    Really? Never? That is an outstanding record and you should be proud of it. You are really going to let this one patient and crazy family get to you like this? That is a shame. Do not let them do...

  4. Passing the buck.

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

    "If you were worried about looking negligent, why didn't you handle this issue?" Do the best you can. You coworkers will either hate and despise you or they will rise to the challenge of the standard...

  5. Why is Army medic experience not valued for New Grads applying for ER jobs?

    MN-Nurse replied to armyemtbsn's topic in Emergency

    You're doing it right. Keep trying. Some lucky employer is going to hire you soon. The problem isn't your experience, it is that in many cases you are competing against candidates with vastly more...

  6. THC causes cell death. Very interesting

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

    Great, now it's a chemotherapy drug. Jeez you guys, just admit you enjoy ripping bong hits and leave it at that. I guess it was only a matter of time before someone started claiming pot cures cancer....

  7. Working evening (3-11) shift - what do you do with your day?

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

    Study Housework Yardwork Grocery shop Bank Nap Golf Bicycle Yoga Read Nap Allnurses Nap Listen to music Play music Meet friends for

  8. Obamacare and Mark of Beast... wrong time to be a nurse?

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

    I'll drive. Be happy to drop you off at the

  9. While out on sick leave, found out I am being "replaced"

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

    Your presence filled a need on your unit. Your absence creates a need on your unit. You haven't been fired. You haven't been transferred. From your description your unit is "always short" so when...

  10. Answers from 100 nurses needed: Which state has the most nursing shortage?

    MN-Nurse replied to John123's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    BRAINS!!!!!!!!!!!!

  11. Share if you love your job!

    MN-Nurse replied to %63theend's topic in General Nursing

    I love my job! Just finishing a New Grad Residency on a Med Surg floor. Floated to a different floor the other day and another RN had a patient start to crump. It's not a med surg floor so they...

  12. Live and Help Live - Motivating the nurse in all of us

    MN-Nurse replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    Please update it to: "LIVE AND HELP LIVE"* *Unless...you come upon the scene of an accident, then by all means RUN, walk, trot, or drive the other way as fast as you possibly can. If an old lady is...

  13. A nurse's favorite song?

    MN-Nurse replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    NICU or Special Care Nursery nurses anthem, maybe. From many posts on AN, the official nurse's anthem is the Animals' "We Gotta Get Out Of This

  14. I'd kill you

    MN-Nurse replied to gonzo1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I would honestly say to the charge, "Only a moron would say something like

  15. Nursing Shortage or Not (two articles)

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

    We have gone on and on and on about the "nursing shortage." It might be time for all of us to put our big girl underwear on and stop the endless hand wringing. A factor that prospective entrants into...

  16. Associates in nursing RN to Bachelor in nursing RN Online

    MN-Nurse replied to monkago2009's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Online, you can find. Short and inexpensive? Not so

  17. Professional resume writers - worth the $?

    MN-Nurse replied to MissM.RN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

  18. What happens in the real world if:

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

    No. Paging the oncall if you are the first to see the labs and pus is the correct response. Passing it on to the next shift hoping someone does something about it is wrong, even though it is often...

  19. Why was it hard for you?

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

    Matching. That is so freaking

  20. What happens in the real world if:

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

    Real world: Evening shift never looks at the wound or labs. Noc nurse gets bored and notices the labs. Doesn't do anything except report the pus to the day nurse, who figures the hospitalist...

  21. "No nurses of color....."

    MN-Nurse replied to Queen2u's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Reminds me of part of George Lopez' standup. His grandmother was very prejudiced against blacks and when she needed home care he decided to teach her a lesson, "I got her 12 nurses...and each one of...

  22. "No nurses of color....."

    MN-Nurse replied to Queen2u's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Of course they were. Why do you

  23. "No nurses of color....."

    MN-Nurse replied to Queen2u's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Some people are jerks. Sometimes we can put up with their jerky demands and sometimes we can tell them if they don't like it they can find a different

  24. "Well it doesn't matter, they're already on abx anyway"

    MN-Nurse replied to sapphire18's topic in General Nursing

    Just doesn't strike me as best

  25. Living "weeks to months" with no food and sips of fluid? Really?

    MN-Nurse replied to Marshall1's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Me