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  1. Ultrasound Tech Telling Patients She is a Nurse

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

    what are her multiple credentials that you're aware

  2. Ultrasound Tech Telling Patients She is a Nurse

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

    Nothing will come of it. Unless she is using a fake license or at least signing documents with "RN" then nobody is going to care if she says she's a "nurse". If not having a license meant that people...

  3. It's sort of a bummer with some of these aids

    minnymi replied to ldiva0808's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I agree. I started out on a med/surg floor also. I saw a lot of bad things happen after taking a blood pressure that was in the pits. Lots of rapid responses called. I learned quickly how VITAL those...

  4. It's sort of a bummer with some of these aids

    minnymi replied to ldiva0808's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    i don't even like the idea of vital signs being designated to aides. they're way too important. i wouldn't want ANYONE ...CNA, LPN, RN, or doctor doing vital signs on patients that I'M ultimately...

  5. LPN license revoked in Ohio.... Can I get licensed in Ky?

    minnymi replied to ariesdragonfly's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    i would send in the papers like the board suggested, but along with them i would send in a certificate showing that you completed a drug rehab program and a formal letter redeeming yourself. i'm sure...

  6. New LVN grad, 3 days of orientation with no pay.

    minnymi replied to Nurse1005's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    that's the best thing that could've ever happened to you. i can't believe she let you work and pass meds without officially being an employ. something is very, very wrong with this picture. be glad...

  7. Dressing question

    minnymi replied to Anna Flaxis's topic in General Nursing

    i know next to nothing about wound care, but it makes sense to me if there were large pores draining previously and the pores are still there, but not draining... then it definitely could have dried...

  8. Witnessed abuse, nothing being done?

    minnymi replied to Country_Girl's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    just guessing...but maybe they didn't think it was abuse. i can't tell bc you don't give any details. maybe the resident denied it? who knows. there's not really enough information to

  9. It's baaaaack......

    minnymi replied to MN-Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    They had a hard time keeping nursing instructors at the school I went to. That wasn't long ago. I had one instructor say that it was the lowest paying job she had ever taken in her nursing career and...

  10. It's sort of a bummer with some of these aids

    minnymi replied to ldiva0808's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    and this is why i wish every nurse had to be an aide before going to nursing school.... i could go on for days with examples, but i remember one time specifically when i had 3 nurses wanting me to do...

  11. Family Member admitted to my LTC

    minnymi replied to sweetsleep28's topic in General Nursing

    I've always been told that I'm not allowed to care for patients that I know unless it is a very distant relationship (like we went to church together in the past) and even then i could refuse OR they...

  12. Associate's degree v. Bachelor's degree starting wages.

    minnymi replied to dzadzey's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    i've said it before. BSN RNs are the only group of nurses that it's acceptable to demean and/or devalue their education...at least here it

  13. What is the main difference between how doctors and nurses care for patients?

    minnymi replied to ajcavner's topic in General Nursing

    are nurse practitioners and doctors treated the same? my vote would be no. if you work in an ER then most people aren't going to care that you're a NP. if you work in a clinic there are people who...

  14. Associate's degree v. Bachelor's degree starting wages.

    minnymi replied to dzadzey's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAT?

  15. Is a nurse in the ER joking to a patient like this appropriate?!?

    minnymi replied to Laurenslovely's topic in Emergency

    it's the nurse's job to educate. you went straight from making the point that the nurse was educating your dad on exercise, nutrition, etc. to the "joke" he made without mentioning what your dad said...

  16. Never placed an IV!!!!!

    minnymi replied to LoriZ342's topic in General Nursing

    i've seen IVs in the scalp. when a poster mentioned "above the elbow" i assumed they meant on the ARM. i didn't feel the need to mention PICC lines that are "above the elbow" either since that is...

  17. Associate's degree v. Bachelor's degree starting wages.

    minnymi replied to dzadzey's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    just came across this post from a member who seems to be a floor nurse. why would they want her to get a bsn if not in a leadership role? jun 14 by kidrn911 jun 14 by kidrn911 a member since jun...

  18. Associate's degree v. Bachelor's degree starting wages.

    minnymi replied to dzadzey's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    even non-magnet hospitals usually require leadership positions to have higher education, but it's been my understanding that the "magnet" status does have hospitals seeking bsn nurses...not just...

  19. how is gpa calculated for the accelerated BSN program

    minnymi replied to katherinejoy's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I went through a second degree program and the requirement was 3.0, but nobody with a 3.0 was accepted. The lowest GPA that I know of someone who got in was a 3.6 something. Everyone else's was...

  20. Who can legally supervise an RN

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

    A RN has to be charge where I work. Maybe it's different by state....I don't know. I would be concerned about the legality also. I wasn't even allowed to be precepted by a LPN when I was a student....

  21. Associate's degree v. Bachelor's degree starting wages.

    minnymi replied to dzadzey's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    the OP has a point. every other profession has a distinction in pay directly related to education. why not nursing? afterall, i'm sure that hospitals with "magnet" status are reaping some benefits,...

  22. Please, please, please remember the 5 rights!

    minnymi replied to Double-Helix's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    true, but i blame the nurse more than the pharmacist. she was the one administering the drug directly into the patient. i don't know how many times it was drilled into me during school, "you are the...

  23. Working RNs and the CNA are to blame for new graduate RN program shortages .

    minnymi replied to murs's topic in First Year After Licensure

    i worked on a med/surg floor where there were so many new nurses they had nurses who had just been out of orientation for two weeks being the preceptor for another nurse. scary! i made friends with...

  24. Denied employment at agency due to ordered prescriptions

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

    the lesson here? don't take your medications for a few days prior to your drug test. don't write them down on the list of meds you are taking. the lesson.....LIE. it's sad, but true. i'm sorry, but...

  25. Never placed an IV!!!!!

    minnymi replied to LoriZ342's topic in General Nursing

    i live in "small town USA" also, but maybe it has to do with the fact that my school was known as being one of the best medical schools in the nation. i've mentioned in previous threads...i think...