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  1. PPE dry intact skin

    minnymi replied to trauma_lama's topic in General Nursing

    as you can see, there is a difference of opinions. the "correct answer" i think would be...follow the acceptable standard of practice. gloves are not REQUIRED just to touch a patient. if/when they are...

  2. Warning: Rant enclosed

    minnymi replied to JZ_RN's topic in General Nursing

    yeeeah....some people suck...some don't. that's how it goes. when i started out working in a hospital as a student, i thought pretty much all the nurses treated me like crap. most of them did. now...

  3. Is med-surg a must? Not wanting to get pidgeon-holed..

    minnymi replied to EricaSAFJAF's topic in General Nursing

    take the psych job. if it doesn't work out or you change your mind later....you can always get hired on a med/surg unit at that time. even though you won't be a "new nurse" they will train you just...

  4. PPE dry intact skin

    minnymi replied to trauma_lama's topic in General Nursing

    err...i must admit that whether or not i wear gloves depends on the patient and situation. MEANING if it's a patient that has 50 tissues lying all over the bed that they've been hacking mucus on then...

  5. How stressful is nursing?

    minnymi replied to AlexisNicole's topic in Nursing Career

    i'm assuming you're a student or considering nursing school. personally, i thought nursing school was more stressful than the actual job. maybe it depends a LITTLE bit on which program you choose. i...

  6. How much pain medicine is too much?

    minnymi replied to jlwerley's topic in Patient Medications

    neither nurse was in the right in my opinion. it shouldn't have been "omg that's a lot of pain" OR "you're fine, you don't need anything." it should have been, "your pain is 5/10...charted. you can...

  7. Nursing is slavery Period!!!

    minnymi replied to sonia211's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    my advice would be to get another job...or two...before you give up entirely. you may still decide that nursing isn't for you, and if that's the case, you should definitely move on. however, you may...

  8. How much pain medicine is too much?

    minnymi replied to jlwerley's topic in Patient Medications

    when a patient rates their pain as 10/10...every.single.time it doesn't mean they aren't having pain. it means they're afraid if they don't rate their pain high enough that they won't get pain meds or...