Mr. Murse

Mr. Murse has 14 years experience and specializes in Critical Care/Vascular Access.

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1. Bedside Report

   Mr. Murse replied to Mr. Murse's topic in General Nursing

   I'm not sure if you read the original post or most of the other responses on the thread, but we all agree that briefly going in to your patient's rooms together after report is a good and necessary...

2. Bedside Report

   Mr. Murse replied to Mr. Murse's topic in General Nursing

   Yeah I've walked into patients lying on the floor and other crazy things before too. Which is why I'm 100% on board with going in the room together at shift change, but I feel like it should be after...

3. Bedside Report

   Mr. Murse posted a topic in General Nursing

   I'm wondering if anyone else thinks the incessant push by unit managers to do a "bedside report" is ridiculous (I assume the facilities I work at are not the only ones doing it). Don't get me...

4. Morphine for Hospice Patients: What Nurses Need to Know

   Mr. Murse replied to KyleStaarmannRN's topic in Patient Education

   ?Never said that it did, my friend. I also work at a hospital, where "1-2mg Morphine q5min PRN shortness of breath" is completely up to the nurse's discretion and it most certainly could hasten...

5. Morphine for Hospice Patients: What Nurses Need to Know

   Mr. Murse replied to KyleStaarmannRN's topic in Patient Education

   I was responding specifically to pmabraham, and I'm not sure how my tone or words could be interpreted as accusatory or throwing shade, but if they came across that way to you or anyone else then I...

6. Morphine for Hospice Patients: What Nurses Need to Know

   Mr. Murse replied to KyleStaarmannRN's topic in Patient Education

   First of all, I'm not accusing anyone of euthanasia. I'm saying there is a thin line between "making someone comfortable" and accelerating their death, and it is most certainly not clear cut or...

7. Morphine for Hospice Patients: What Nurses Need to Know

   Mr. Murse replied to KyleStaarmannRN's topic in Patient Education

   You have a valid point, but where's the line that separates "helping" a person with the process of dying and euthanasia? It's vague at

8. Morphine for Hospice Patients: What Nurses Need to Know

   Mr. Murse replied to KyleStaarmannRN's topic in Patient Education

   It may be a little inaccurately broad to say "Morphine will not hasten death". In the hospital setting when a patient transitions to Comfort Care it is not uncommon to see orders like "Morphine 1-2mg...

9. New Nurse, Thinking About Throwing in the Towel

   Mr. Murse replied to SICURN19's topic in General Nursing

   Well I'll be the contrasting voice in the comments here and say that I actually really have enjoyed nursing (I'm almost 11 years in). I've done med/surg, ICU, charge, travel nursing, and currently...

10. Truth vs. myths

    Mr. Murse replied to nurseinthemaking24's topic in General Nursing

    The $100 (ish) I pay every year for malpractice insurance is well worth my peace of mind. What I've been told (and seems to be verified by the post above who had been sued, and by the Radonda Vaught...

11. This Guy's Take on How to Fix the Nursing Shortage Temporarily

    Mr. Murse replied to Red Shirt 6's topic in General Nursing

    There's never been a literal nursing shortage. It's a misnomer. There are plenty of RNs out there to fill every needed nursing roll, and there are plenty of nurslings rolling out of school every...

12. Preceptor issues

    Mr. Murse replied to atlnurse7's topic in Critical Care

    Honestly, if you're still training, it sounds like you're developing some bad habits early on that are going to catch up to you sooner or later. Habitually carrying unwasted controlled meds around in...

13. Making Mistake During My Orientation

    Mr. Murse replied to Starburst's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I don't say this to worsen your anxiety.......but this won't be the last mistake you ever make. In fact if you're human like most of us, it will be one of many. All you can do is learn from them and...

14. IV gtts and arterial line

    Mr. Murse replied to Kate96's topic in Critical Care

    I've brought this topic up on its own thread before, but I'm wondering why you think heparin needs to be held to draw a PTT? obviously if you're drawing from a different lumen of the same PICC (or...

15. ICU Nurses Dealing with COVID Patients

    Mr. Murse replied to MareBear112's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I work in the ICUs of 2 major hospitals in my area, and on the vascular access teams of 3, so I've had a pretty good view of the covid situation for the past couple of years around here. So here's my...