michlynn

michlynn BSN, RN

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  1. Why don't you just read the chart?

    michlynn replied to Guest219794's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Completely agree with Emmylou... We are ALL busy! I obviously appreciate the ER nurses, a hospital couldn't function without them but if you've never worked on the floor then you really have no room...

  2. Case study - what would you do?

    michlynn replied to Lev's topic in General Nursing

    Based on the fact that he appears to be hypoxic and probably not in his right state of mind. They're obviously not going to let this man walk out of the hospital, which seems impossible for him at...

  3. What would you do in this situation? (If you know it all ;) )

    michlynn replied to Emergent's topic in Emergency

    I don't work in the ER but I would feel more comfortable waiting for lab work (which shouldn't take long) and watch the patient. Even though she claims she ran out of her lasix I would want to see...

  4. Next assignment... decisions decisions!

    michlynn posted a topic in Travel

    I can't believe how fast my first assignment is flying by! It's getting close to that time of choosing my next location. I'm looking into Mass Gen in Boston or pretty much anywhere in Charlotte, NC....

  5. Next assignment... decisions decisions!

    michlynn replied to michlynn's topic in Travel

    Let me know how you like it! I'm at my current assignment until September so I have a little while longer, just trying to figure things out sooner rather than

  6. Travel agency suing me for Per Diem for contract I did not start

    michlynn replied to rn2themaxx's topic in Travel

    you guys are making me so nervous about AMN! I'm on my first assignment with them and haven't had any issues thus far... but now I'm worried about future contracts with

  7. Nursing Dose

    michlynn replied to guest449786's topic in Patient Medications

    Um... no. You better be prepared to cover your butt in court if something were to ever happen to that patient. I would love to be a fly on the wall... I just thought I'd give a "nurse dose."

  8. Do you titrate drips?

    michlynn replied to LittleRedOwl's topic in General Nursing

    I recently started traveling but at my home unit all of our patients were on tele so we basically did everything except for levo. Cardizem, nitro, amio, dopamine, dobutamine, insulin, lido. Our ratios...

  9. Travel Assignment @ Cleveland Clinic?

    michlynn replied to PacoUSA's topic in Travel

    I live about an hour and a half from Cleveland so I've been there numerous times. It's definitely not a "travel destination" and I most definitely would not go there in the winter (hello lake effect...

  10. Pain Assessment in the Cath Lab

    michlynn replied to toomuchbaloney's topic in Cardiac

    Generally if they use a closure device like starclose, angioseal, perclose, etc. then the use of a fem stop isn't needed and a pressure dressing would be the norm- which is also why we are assessing...

  11. Nurse loan forgiveness?

    michlynn posted a topic in General Nursing

    Has anyone ever actually applied for nurse loan forgiveness? If so, were you successful in getting your loans forgiven? I'd love to hear stories and what resources you

  12. Prophecy Testing

    michlynn replied to koalafiedRN's topic in Travel

    So, I start my assignment Monday and they just now emailed me the orientation info and it says I have to take a medication test at the facility. I don't want to assume that I fail it but what happens...

  13. WHATS THAT SMELL???

    michlynn replied to lumbarpain's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    This thread has the best responses. I'm cracking up over

  14. Prophecy Testing

    michlynn replied to koalafiedRN's topic in Travel

    Do they make you take this test at your travel facility once you've been hired for the assignment or is this like a pre-assignment exam? I had to take a competency exam for PCU that was super easy but...

  15. Patients allowed to go outside and smoke???

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

    We have a non smoking campus as well, supposedly even if staff go to their cars to smoke during breaks and what not they can get fired. Our patients are not allowed to even leave our floor let alone...

  16. violating HIPAA?

    michlynn posted a topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Hello everyone! Just looking for some opinions on this situation... So, recently our hospital has made the change from sending a form over to telemetry with simply the pt's name, room number and...

  17. violating HIPAA?

    michlynn replied to michlynn's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Agreed but that's not what my facility does. Our techs do nothing with the MRN, at this point it's just extra

  18. violating HIPAA?

    michlynn replied to michlynn's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I think they were just aiming for consistency amongst the floors. On my floor all of the pt's have monitors and we've never had an issue with the forms that we fax over so I'm not sure why they just...

  19. Makeup under mask

    michlynn replied to HTCC's topic in Operating Room

    Sephora just recently released this stuff by Cover FX called Custom Cover Drops, it's basically pure color pigment that you blend with your favorite primer or moisturizer and you can actually create...

  20. violating HIPAA?

    michlynn replied to michlynn's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I'm not disagreeing with you in that sense at all, we always tell our techs the reason the doc ordered tele and if they are on certain anti arrhythmic meds but, once again, the reason for the change...

  21. violating HIPAA?

    michlynn replied to michlynn's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Yes I understand what you are saying but I'm not sure if everyone is getting what I'm saying... The patients are not identified through tele based off of their MRN they are only in the tele system by...

  22. violating HIPAA?

    michlynn replied to michlynn's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    It has nothing to do with billing and they don't have to put the MRN in the system whenever they program the patient into the monitor. Really all they need over there is a name and a room number so I...

  23. Haldol IV?

    michlynn replied to RelleyRN's topic in Patient Medications

    We give it IV more times than not, usually in a 50cc IV piggyback. All of our patients are on tele

  24. How long before the pep in your step?

    michlynn replied to Disbdestiny's topic in Emergency

    I had an 8 week orientation, I work on a very busy cardiac/tele floor and my preceptor would throw me into rooms when a pt would RRT or code so that I would be exposed to critical situations (happens...

  25. License still not issued

    michlynn posted a topic in Travel

    I'm starting to panic. My assignment is starting 2 weeks from today and my license is still not issued. I emailed the board and they said they are still waiting on my background check to process. What...