melizerd ASN, RN

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    How many patients do you have on average?

    melizerd replied to Jm0136's topic in Medical-Surgical

    4 patients on days, 5 on PMs and 6 on nights. Days and PMs we have three aides. Nights have two aides. We have 18 beds on our floor. It's
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    Nurses with ear piercings

    melizerd replied to hshuang's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I doubt any of us with tattoos and piercings are getting them in sketchy places. My healed tattoos and piercings aren't an infection risk to anyone. Good tattoos aren't cheap and they are worth every...
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    Protocol for applying for more than one job at a hospital?

    melizerd replied to pre-nurseshan's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I applied to lots of positions within the same system, and also several in the same hospital. No one ever asked me if I'd applied to other positions. Everyone else I know did the same. Maybe it varies...
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    IVP pain med safety

    melizerd replied to Swellz's topic in Patient Medications

    I work on an oncology med/surg floor and we routinely give a lot of IV pain medication, especially to those people with cancer. Almost none of them are on tele. Last week I had a patient who was...
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    Nurses with ear piercings

    melizerd replied to hshuang's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I can say that the population I work with is almost all elderly (70+) and no one has ever had a problem with the owl on my arm that is dressed as a nurse. Those older guys love it. And we usually...
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    Personalized ID Badge holders!

    melizerd replied to Christinajoannne's topic in General Students

    We weren't allowed one in school but my hospital doesn't care. So mine says "I'm a nurse what's your super power" One of my coworkers has one with "I" and then a picture of a mustache, then a...
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    Every other weekend & holidays??

    melizerd replied to LuciaRN2b's topic in General Nursing

    You can use it WHEN you earn it and not before. Please change
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    Every other weekend & holidays??

    melizerd replied to LuciaRN2b's topic in General Nursing

    And yet your screen name has RN in it. I'm pretty sure that's a TOS violation since you are misrepresenting yourself. (posting at the same time as previous
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    Moving to Chicago!

    melizerd replied to ksauls01's topic in Illinois Nursing

    I'm in WI so I only have general knowledge of the area. Chicago us a very competing nursing market, especially for new grads. While places may not say BSN required it can be harder to get a position...
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    Every other weekend & holidays??

    melizerd replied to LuciaRN2b's topic in General Nursing

    Yup there is a premium for working weekends many places. Working PMs or nights on weekends is really sweet since you make shift and weekend differentials
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    Every other weekend & holidays??

    melizerd replied to LuciaRN2b's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a hospital and we work every third weekend and rotate holidays. Though I have a good deal with another coworker that I'll work every thanksgiving for her if I can alway have off the Fourth...
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    Patients allowed to go outside and smoke???

    melizerd replied to JackiRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    We are a non-smoking campus so if you wanted to smoke you'd have to leave the grounds, either discharged or AMA, so patients can't smoke while
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    Exhausted Med-Surg Nurse

    melizerd replied to Soliloquy's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I think that I'd hate labor and delivery, I love my crazy med/surg floor. Which is proof that not everyone likes every place. That's the great thing about nursing. There are so many different things...
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    Relocate to Wisconsin, WI

    melizerd replied to Natasha A.'s topic in General Nursing

    Madison is about 1hr 20-30 min from there. I don't know enough about the area to have any idea about housing. Maybe the school has someone they can put you in touch with that can
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    Relocate to Wisconsin, WI

    melizerd replied to Natasha A.'s topic in General Nursing

    I sent you a PM but I think we've PM'd before. That's pretty much the middle of nowhere. I'm not sure you'll find much out before you get there. I've always lived in southeastern WI and while...
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    Nurses with ear piercings

    melizerd replied to hshuang's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    It must vary by area a lot. I've never removed my two sets of lobe studs, cartilage or industrial for school or interviews. I'm in a major hospital system and as long as they don't dangle all ear...
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    (Industrial) Piercings and Nursing

    melizerd replied to iamdjk's topic in Nursing Career

    You can check with your school. I never had to remove my additional lobe, cartilage, or industrial piercings, my school required nothing to be hanging down and dangling off the ears and no facial...
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    Does anyone know a good BSN program?

    melizerd replied to Nurse199022's topic in School, College Programs

    I'm looking at their program too. It is one of the options my employ will pay for. How intense are the courses? I'm working a 0.6 and I have a family. So I'm looking for something that allows me to...
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    Charge nurse/ years of experience

    melizerd replied to shortstuff31117's topic in Nurse Management

    Anyone with over a year of experience can charge on our floor. It just rotates through and everyone takes turns. No additional pay for being charge and you still take a team of patients, just 2-3...
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    First Day on my own!

    melizerd replied to LabyrinthRn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You will be okay! Take your time, keep asking questions. Day by day it does get
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    (Industrial) Piercings and Nursing

    melizerd replied to iamdjk's topic in Nursing Career

    Definitely varies by program. My program didn't care about my industrial and neither does my hospital. I had it before school though. If I didn't I probably would have waited til after school just in...
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    How do you sign your name?

    melizerd replied to ohiobobcat's topic in General Nursing

    I've never signed anything, it's all electronic. So when I'm signed in its my
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    Easter??

    melizerd replied to breane3's topic in General Nursing

    Nope just another Sunday. We get paid for Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Xmas day, New Year's
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    Please stop! Little things that are just bad practice.

    melizerd replied to JBudd's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I'm sure it varies by location and policy. We Y it in with NS running as well if we have no option but to give it IV. I'm glad most of my patients have ports and it's less of an
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    Question about a recent patient

    melizerd replied to Graduatenurse14's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    We have a prn order for flushing all lines, 2ml for PIV and 10ml for ports/piccs. So I wouldn't need anything else to flush at my discretion. My floor sees piccs/ports a lot so we do occasionally...