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  1. What's the biggest mistake you've ever made as a nurse? What did you learn from it?

    Mini-Murse posted a topic in General Nursing

    If you feel comfortable posting to this thread, awesome. If not, no biggy! I was wondering what the biggest mistake you've ever made in your nursing career has been. It could have to do with drug...

  2. What is the first thing you are going to buy once you are a nurse?

    Mini-Murse replied to Living4Peace's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Principal. Aston. Good luck finding an Ashton Martin. Where do all you people saying youre gonna buy a house and buy a $75k car think you're gonna get the money? RNs make decent money, but you're not...

  3. Use of Restraints on Intubated patients - ER and ICU

    Mini-Murse replied to MassED's topic in Emergency

    I'm incredulous. You work in an ICU and you don't know the laws and your hospital policy on restraints? Needing an order for ANY restraint is the first thing they teach you in your Ethics section of...

  4. Best way to get a transfer to an E.D Tech?

    Mini-Murse posted a topic in Emergency

    Im just starting a job as a PRN PCT in the hospital float pool (the only positions they were actively hiring for), but my goal is to be an Emergency Nurse, and I REALLY want to get tech experience...

  5. Priority patient...abd pain, vag bleeding, or broken arm

    Mini-Murse replied to JDD1017's topic in Emergency

    if the bleeder is pregnant, shes priority #1. if not, the abd pain. could be aaa, could be mi, could be gi bleed, could be gallstones, could be constipation, could be cancer, but it also could be a...

  6. Horrific Write Ups? Has it ever happened to you?

    Mini-Murse replied to NonieJuice's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, that's some bull.. Id go talk to your nursing supervisor about that, you dont want it on your

  7. Having trouble with Nursing Diagnosis / Care Plan

    Mini-Murse replied to Ashleymc's topic in General Students

    Sorry about your dad Is there a reason you list cognition over wound care & mobility? Is she really out of it, or just a little? If she's completely bedridden and immobile, I (as a new student,...

  8. Trouble in Clinical groups

    Mini-Murse replied to student89's topic in General Students

    Doing it once is a mistake. Doing it every week is an intentional, conscious choice to say "Eff the rules, Eff HIPPA, and EFF YOU!!" She knew the HIPPA rules, chose to ignore them multiple times, and...

  9. Trouble in Clinical groups

    Mini-Murse replied to student89's topic in General Students

    Ahh ok, yes, bish. lol I think, based on what Ive read from the OP's situation, that if they had confronted her about it, she wouldve denied it, and possibly threatened to implicate the OP in it as...

  10. Chances

    Mini-Murse replied to Jerhendr2203's topic in General Students

    Near impossible to say without knowing the scores of your cohort applicants. IN my school, the TEAS was taken into account only as a Pass/Fail of a certain score. My scoring in the 98th percentile was...

  11. duties of a student nurse??

    Mini-Murse replied to nursingstudent_88's topic in General Students

    you should never be bored as a student nurse on a floor - you should never have downtime. You should always have something to do - what about "Med, Fed, Bath & Bed"? Med admin, breakfast/lunch...

  12. Trouble in Clinical groups

    Mini-Murse replied to student89's topic in General Students

    BI? Bi-sexual, or am I missing something? Cause noone mentioned that And no, this person would NOT have been a good nurse. She would have been a danger to patients. She didnt think the rules apply to...

  13. My first day of Clinicals

    Mini-Murse posted a topic in General Students

    So today was my very first day ever of clinicals. We were paired with a partner just for today, as opposed to going at it alone. Was a real eye-opener - so many practices that we are taught in class...

  14. Any recommendations for male nursing shoes with these stipulations?

    Mini-Murse posted a topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    For my nursing program, we have to wear All black or all white shoes, leather or pleather (so they can be wiped off), and if clogs, must be closed-toe with backs on the heel, and a solid top. Up till...

  15. What do you think of nurses who can't spell medical terms?

    Mini-Murse posted a topic in General Nursing

    Honestly, no personal attacks, but im curious.. I see posters on this forum who can't spell "cough" or "aspirin" or "Morphine" correctly.. and it really concerns me. I'm not really a grammar nazi,...

  16. What do you think of nurses who can't spell medical terms?

    Mini-Murse replied to Mini-Murse's topic in General Nursing

    I've thought about that, one or two, I give no thought to, but every single occurrence catches my

  17. ER nurse to patient ratio

    Mini-Murse replied to MGHERRN's topic in Emergency

    In the ED I volunteer at (and hope to get a tech job, then a nursing job in), the ratio is 4:1, with 1 tech per 8 beds; the techs start IVs, draw blood, and run cardiac enzymes, as well as assist the...

  18. Pre-printed MARs

    Mini-Murse replied to Guest321574's topic in General Nursing

    I'm wondering why there hasnt been a departmental meeting regarding this yet. There shouldnt be competing views among the staff regarding this. It seems to be more possile trouble than it's

  19. JTCC fall 2011 acceptance

    Mini-Murse replied to Leahec's topic in Virginia Nursing

    Just a reminder! Fall registration opens in 1 hour, 11

  20. JTCC Nursing program VA

    Mini-Murse replied to ashby83's topic in Virginia Nursing

    Yeah, 45th percentile is good enough for Tyler. I scored 97th percentile, and I was surprised at how relatively easy the TEAS was, and it surprised me how many people scored under the 45th...

  21. Warning potential nursing students

    Mini-Murse replied to superduperawesome's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm sorry, but why the heck would you go to a $22,000/year nursing school when there are plenty of very good, very well-reviewed colleges out there for a fraction of the price? By the time I get my...

  22. Saw my first dead body in the hospital

    Mini-Murse replied to NurseAndLovinIt's topic in General Nursing

    As a student, I have to take a line from "Scrubs", from the Turk character. He says he views his patients in the OR as machines - he has to figure out what's wrong with them, and fix the broken part....

  23. Stupidest comlaint of the night award...

    Mini-Murse replied to JDougRN's topic in Emergency

    How big of a risk of infection is there in a non-immuno-comprimised adult in isolation? I know there is always a risk, but I'dve thought that for immobilized patients who can't easily use a urinal...

  24. Stupidest comlaint of the night award...

    Mini-Murse replied to JDougRN's topic in Emergency

    elevated leg in isolation and on strong pain meds and he doesn't have a foley? why's that? (curious as a new

  25. What's the biggest mistake you've ever made as a nurse? What did you learn from it?

    Mini-Murse replied to Mini-Murse's topic in General Nursing

    So damn true, it bears