MN-Nurse

MN-Nurse ASN, RN

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  1. Do you know how much $$$ your Hospital CEO makes in one year?

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

    It isn't a primary concern or goal of my union and there is no evidence of them spending any resources on the effort. The redistribution of wealth - upward - is what is actually happening and should...

  2. Do you know how much $$$ your Hospital CEO makes in one year?

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

    Interesting. Disdain for the people who work for you and reverence for a single overpaid person at the top. Remember when North Memorial Hospital's CEO was caught in a prostitution sting on his...

  3. Do you know how much $$$ your Hospital CEO makes in one year?

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

    Yep. Hospital CEO salaries made a very conspicuous public run during a recent RN

  4. Feedback requested before I give 2 weeks notice!

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

    Do NOT send anything of the sort. Do not voice your displeasure. Do not do anything but nod and say, "I'll do my best." Then use all that energy you would have spent on the letter and protest and go...

  5. How many hours per week (avg) do you work these days?

    MN-Nurse replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    Do long hours of work still exists today? Yes. How many hours per week (avg) do you work? 38 Do you see medical facilities in your area reducing or increasing hours? It fluctuates almost...

  6. Tricks of the trade: Diversion- stories of the stupid and sly?

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

    The diverters get pretty good at it. I had an instructor who was duped by a coworker who kept fake med vials in her pockets and was extremely good at pocketing the real med, switching to the fake one...

  7. Your take on actors playing "nurse"...

    MN-Nurse replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    I am fan of the Nurse Jackie show. The show has almost nothing to do with nursing - much like MASH had nothing to do with the Korean War, but it's entertaining. The one thing I always notice is that...

  8. How does chemistry apply to your RN position?

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

    I found the chemistry extremely

  9. How does chemistry apply to your RN position?

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

    Look up "Basic Metabolic Panel" (blood chemistry test) and look at the levels given. Then look up the effects and treatments for ranges that are too high or low for each result and you will see a...

  10. Giving Narcotic After Scheduled

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

    I would have given it and rescheduled all subsequent administrations to start 12 hours after the time I gave

  11. Misuse of insulin pens and patient safety

    MN-Nurse replied to PACURN1956's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I've heard of these horror stories and have some idea why the misuse of pens would occur. My hospital pharmacy is fairly bad at getting medications to the floors in a timely matter. Except when it...

  12. How do you develop your mastery after nursing school?

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

    Those nurses you admire for their mastery learned a lot of their lessons the hard way. I once asked a Red Cross Nurse sticking me for a platelet donation, "How do you get so good at that?" She...

  13. Rule follower-how to survive

    MN-Nurse replied to greetings's topic in Nursing Career

    JCAHO.

  14. Has this ever happened to you?

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

    You went in to get an unnecessary round of vitals and cut the cheese while you were at it? Well done! Oh to answer your question, no, I've never done that. If I am handing someone their walking...

  15. Resignation not going well. Advice?

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

    You're already out of it. Got a new gig and everything. Keep going. With respect to the predictions of doom from HR, it is total BS. The HR/management drones giving you the apocalyptic scenario are...

  16. How to turn down an assignment

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

    I put my head down, power through it and find another job as fast as I

  17. How much do you owe in student loans?

    MN-Nurse replied to Glenna, LPN's topic in General Nursing

    Associate degree RN, graduated May, 2011. I owe $21,246.13 in school loans. Truth be told, there is probably another $3,000-$4,000 on my credit card related to school expenses. In better news, I have...

  18. Nurses Who Smoke Marijuana

    MN-Nurse replied to NenaRK's topic in Nurses Recovery

    This reminds me of one of my favorite stories from my previous engineering career. The Manufacturing Manager was hiring for assembly positions and told applicants, "We have a zero-tolerance drug...

  19. Heparin SubQ administration?

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

    The best way to do something in clinical is to ask the instructor or preceptor how they do it, then do it that

  20. What do you like most?

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

    In general, newer nurses work the night shift. I found them generally to be far more helpful, fun, and nicer to be around than many of the ever-complaining burnout cases on

  21. nurses who bully nurses...what?!

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

    You take any population of sufficient size and you will find some jerks. No biggie. As far as the management drone descending on you because of what the roommate reported, well that is what they do....

  22. OMG Say it correctly!

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

    I blame his dad for that. During the Bush I presidency, I noticed many conservative acquaintances pronouncing it "nu-cue-ler" on purpose when they previously had pronounced it correctly. When Palin...

  23. One huge reason I want to be a nurse

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

    Me too. And CEOs, celebrities, captains of industry, doctors,... Wait, you weren't talking about incontinence care were

  24. Ever have a patient work your very last nerve?

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

    I have found that some patients can just get to you, and some cannot. When patients go mining for emotions, I find it works to be a dry

  25. day/night rotations

    MN-Nurse replied to mmc51264's topic in General Nursing

    The only thing worse would be doing 8 hour day/night shifts - like I did until I got another position. At least with 12s you get a little more time to