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  1. Never placed an IV!!!!!

    minnymi replied to LoriZ342's topic in General Nursing

    i don't know what the reason is. i'm a pretty recent grad myself (career changer)....the economy had tanked before i got my training and apparently the training was pretty good in comparison. at the...

  2. Work situation, upset, opinions needed

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

    i'm sure he would have had she called for his help and asked him to which would've been another better option than what

  3. Never placed an IV!!!!!

    minnymi replied to LoriZ342's topic in General Nursing

    you read my mind with that statement. schools have no idea if you're going to work somewhere that you "won't need" the skill or not. they should be training as if you might work in any/every area...

  4. Never placed an IV!!!!!

    minnymi replied to LoriZ342's topic in General Nursing

    that's odd that you're not ALLOWED to draw blood. we have phlebotomists where i work and most nurses call them to do the draws, but nurses are definitely allowed to do it instead. i always wondered...

  5. Never placed an IV!!!!!

    minnymi replied to LoriZ342's topic in General Nursing

    well, that is shocking to me. i started doing IV's, blood draws, foleys, peg tubes, picc lines etc. during clinicals and i just assumed that everyone did. i remember when i had only started a few...

  6. Never placed an IV!!!!!

    minnymi replied to LoriZ342's topic in General Nursing

    wow.... totally not your fault, but....what school did you go to? i would encourage nobody else to go there,

  7. Work situation, upset, opinions needed

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

    you're still concerned about being right. being right doesn't matter at this point. you misplaced the tank. it would've taken just as much time to say, "i know....could you put it away? thanks" as it...

  8. Giving O2 without an order??

    minnymi replied to strawberryfields's topic in General Nursing

    i didn't read all the pages of replies, but i can imagine what i would do in this situation. of course, we all know what we would do in situations we aren't in. i would've put O2 on the patient and...

  9. No need to be upset at the truth! Change careers

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

    As someone who has had other professions and obtained the degrees that went along with them....I personally get tired of the, "why on earth would you leave the ________ career to be a nurse?! if i...

  10. Work situation, upset, opinions needed

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

    how about being the bigger person here and approach him, ask him if you can speak to him privately, and then apologize for the situation. you don't have to apologize for what you did or say that you...

  11. Is it possible.....

    minnymi replied to Charon G's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    i am VERY skeptical of this...and concerned. what was the situation? how long had the patient been under medical supervision? if the bladder REALLY held 2 liters then someone, somewhere failed majorly...

  12. Giving two week notice...

    minnymi replied to Jess_Missouri_RN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    fortunately, most employers can't consider you as "ineligible for rehire" because they thought the notice that you gave which complied with the rules to a "T" were "offensive." i have the credentials...

  13. Staff splitting going too far?

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

    wait a minute....(talking to myself here) where i work....a LPN can't be charge over a RN. maybe it's different where you are...i don't know. i know that in my area, even when i worked as a STUDENT...

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

    minnymi replied to EricaSAFJAF's topic in General Nursing

    med/surg SUCKS in my opinion. that's why so many new grads end up there. people are CONSTANTLY trying to get out so there are always positions open. managers will take whatever they can get to fill...

  15. Giving two week notice...

    minnymi replied to Jess_Missouri_RN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    yet nobody can answer the question of how it's unprofessional...why it's unprofessional...and nobody has piped up to say, "i did that and it was a bad decision," or "i had an employee do that and it...

  16. Giving two week notice...

    minnymi replied to Jess_Missouri_RN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    to me....it is like saying to your manager, "you know i'm going on vacation, and i know you have staffing covered during that time. i need to tell you that i have also been offered another position...

  17. Giving two week notice...

    minnymi replied to Jess_Missouri_RN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    i don't think that's true. when a person goes on vacation that doesn't mean they are "short staffing" their unit. it's the manger's responsibility to make sure the nurse's shifts are covered while...

  18. Where can you work with a LPN?

    minnymi replied to Ashley94's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    oh....on the flip side....it's difficult for a RN to get a job in ltc because lpn's are preferred since the pay is less. sucks for those RNs who are burnt out on hospitals just as much as lpn's think...

  19. Where can you work with a LPN?

    minnymi replied to Ashley94's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    thank you, brandon! i wasn't bashing LPNs as nurses. in fact, i mentioned that my favorite nurses when i first started working were LPNs! i was just stating the facts of what is happening HERE...in...

  20. Narcotics

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

    i had some clinical experience (in school) at a veteran's hospital that was VERY NICE. i would actually make the comment, "damn...i shoulda went into the military just so i can come here when i'm in a...

  21. Wanting to be a better nurse...

    minnymi replied to mjs2118's topic in General Nursing

    most of us don't get to spend the time that we want to....but i'm talking about just having casual conversations when you're in the room doing other things. you'd be surprised what little tid bits of...

  22. Wanting to be a better nurse...

    minnymi replied to mjs2118's topic in General Nursing

    thanks. maybe it's the social worker in me that comes out lol. i never actually did social work, but i wanted to for a time. i find out so much that's not directly related to the work i do, but it...

  23. Giving two week notice...

    minnymi replied to Jess_Missouri_RN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    i see that people are saying it isn't professional and the boss might not like it or might not give her a reference later...etc, etc. i still don't see the logic behind that. WHY? HOW does it create...

  24. Giving two week notice...

    minnymi replied to Jess_Missouri_RN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    you've already been hired for another job. giving a 2 week notice to your current job is the standard and if that's the policy you have nothing to feel bad about. the whole point of a notice is to...

  25. Why did/are you getting your BSN?

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

    i did it because i already had other undergraduate degrees in other fields and it was faster plus made more sense to do the bachelor's program for that reason. if i could be 18 again...i would have...