mom2michael

mom2michael MSN, RN, NP

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  1. I just don't know what to do......

    mom2michael replied to Lamissa21's topic in First Year After Licensure

    If L&D is what you love and want......you need to go for it and make the best of the hours. Nights are not the end of the world. In fact nights are an awesome time to get to know your patients,...

  2. Rural Hospital Vs. City Hospital ERS

    mom2michael replied to traumajunkiegirl's topic in General Nursing

    I too work in a rural ER - 7 beds. We are busy (about 35-40) patients a day, but they are "clinic" type patients for the most part, with a trauma or MI thrown in there throughout the day. We fly...

  3. Springfield/Branson area

    mom2michael replied to rachelgp's topic in General Nursing

    The main facilities are Skaggs in Branson and Cox and St. John's in Springfield for ED. There are some smaller facilities in the area with EDs if that is what you enjoy. Depending on where you live...

  4. Leaving AMA and insurance threat

    mom2michael replied to gtmoore's topic in General Nursing

    We are not allowed to tell patients of the financial risk of leaving AMA. I work in ER. We had a very ugly situation about a year ago involving a patient and staff telling the patient the financial...

  5. How long did you stay at your first job out of nursing school?

    mom2michael replied to scchickadee's topic in General Nursing

    what year did you graduate? 2006 what was your first job out of nursing school? rn on a 32 bed tele floor how long did you stay there? 11 weeks why did you leave? psycho management, backstabbing...

  6. Transfer License

    mom2michael replied to Valley of the Sun's topic in General Nursing

    AZ and TX both appear to participate in the NLC so it appears you have to do nothing. Contact either SBON to verify. Here is a link.

  7. ER Morale

    mom2michael replied to littleRNthatcould's topic in Emergency

    We have a thank you board - thank your co-workers. At each staff meeting we draw for a $10 GC to something in town. We have bi-monthly "treats" days/evenings where we get stuff like ice cream...

  8. Dress codes/uniform policies

    mom2michael replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    One facility I work at - all solid colors. They prefer blue (navy or ceil) but will take anything that is all solid colors w/no prints. 2nd facility - anything goes (for now). We are going at the...

  9. You know it's a bad night when......

    mom2michael replied to Cmariehart's topic in General Nursing

    You are greeted at the door with a "Thank God you are here" and a

  10. Being accused?

    mom2michael replied to RachelLeeRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Our med machine automatically goes back 2 people who have accessed the machine regardless of who made the mistake when our count is off - so it's common for our supervisor and/or Pharm to call us both...

  11. Starting RN Wages?

    mom2michael replied to Perseus Mandate's topic in General Nursing

    I get paid $2.00 more an hour to work ER at facility #2 - my main job though, I don't get paid anymore to work critical care. I've worked 12 hours shifts for 10 years now - even before I went into...

  12. Starting RN Wages?

    mom2michael replied to Perseus Mandate's topic in General Nursing

    I work ER and have for 8 months. Job #1 I make $16/hr plus $2.50/hr because I work 11-11 - so I make $18.50/hr there. If I work weekends, I make an extra $.50/hr - so I make $19/hr on the weekends....

  13. can i work from home?

    mom2michael replied to brody'smom's topic in General Nursing

    Have a friend from NS that got a job recently doing work comp claims from home. She has to travel about 4-8 hours a week but a majority of her work is actually done from home via the internet and...

  14. Stupidest reason to go to ER

    mom2michael replied to DachRN's topic in Emergency

    We don't have a minor care in either ER I work in so yes, people who use the ER as a PCP drain us all the way around. They drain the ER nurses, the ER doctors, the lab, the X-ray department and most...

  15. Stupidest reason to go to ER

    mom2michael replied to DachRN's topic in Emergency

    Here was this week's I've missed my period x2 months no other c/o. We when asked for LMP, we were told June 31st. We when told her that she couldn't have feasbily missed her period for 2 months when...

  16. Best ways to deal with the stress?

    mom2michael replied to HopeItWorksDNP's topic in Emergency

    I have AWESOME co-workers and when I have a bad shift, we are all having a bad shift and usually someone comes up with something funny or off the wall and we all start laughing and the problems are...

  17. Does insurance pay for AMA?

    mom2michael replied to vampireslayer's topic in Emergency

    We used to tell patients their insurance wouldn't pay but we actually have a family file a HUGE complaint against the ER and attempted to find an attorney because we forced a patient to stay against...

  18. What's your average nurse to patient ratio?

    mom2michael replied to loricatus's topic in Emergency

    One facility I work for - 1 RN and 1 tech 24/7 with an overlap RN that works 11-11 - we see an average of 30 patients a day. We have no set ratio. We do our own triages and then just everyone...

  19. Stupidest reason to go to ER

    mom2michael replied to DachRN's topic in Emergency

    I need to know if I'm pregnant This one came from the dad of the possible pregnant woman...."I need a DNA test to see if that child is mine". I've been out of meds for 32 days....I need some today I...

  20. Need counseling on a life decision

    mom2michael replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in General Nursing

    Here are some websites to some other colleges in the Springfield area with nursing programs.....I really hope this helps you out!!!!...

  21. Need counseling on a life decision

    mom2michael replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in General Nursing

    Cox isn't the only NS in the Springfield area either hun....do some looking and explore some options for some other programs. Check with St. John's - they used to offer some seriously awesome...

  22. Schedules

    mom2michael replied to emmybear2005's topic in General Nursing

    We self schedule, do the schedules for 8 weeks at a time but they aren't usually offical until the Thursday or Friday before they go into

  23. Nursing Student that hates her job... help!

    mom2michael replied to Princess74's topic in General Nursing

    I worked as a PCS during NS on a REALLY BUSY Cardiac floor and had anywhere from 8-12 patients and if someone called in - we could have up to 15. I worked days, so I had all the baths, feeds,...

  24. What Makes You Feel Burnt Out??? (10 Questions)

    mom2michael replied to SweetLadyJ's topic in General Nursing

    1. in which area of nursing are you working (ob, l&d, icu, er, med/surg, peds, hospice, etc.)? er - 2 different places 2. do you work at a hospital? if not, in what type of facility do you...

  25. Tired Of Cleaning Up Her Mess

    mom2michael replied to HopeItWorksDNP's topic in Emergency

    I used to work the midshift with another RN that was EXACTLY like this person. Things were never done, orders were missed, patients were lined up ready for d/c when I walked in the door (ready for...