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  1. Giving two week notice...

    minnymi replied to Jess_Missouri_RN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    grass is green just

  2. Giving two week notice...

    minnymi replied to Jess_Missouri_RN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    i think it's perfectly fine. the point of the two week notice basically is so they can find someone to replace you. why does it matter if you're working or on vacation while they're working on your...

  3. Wanting to be a better nurse...

    minnymi replied to mjs2118's topic in General Nursing

    i can find out more about a patient and retain the information by talking to them for five minutes than i can by studying a chart for five hours. not that i "study charts" but back in the good old...

  4. Nursing priority question...

    minnymi replied to swflNurse's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    this is true. adherence is the new word, but so is "client" instead of

  5. Nursing priority question...

    minnymi replied to swflNurse's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    no problem....i like to rattle my brain every now and then. sometimes you look at something so long and think about it so much....it takes someone from the outside looking in to get back to the...

  6. Gifts for a graduate nurse?

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

    i've seen a lot of young girls (and some older ones) wearing these really colorful kind of wacky clogs. i don't know the brand name of them, but they swear they are the best shoes ever. they have...

  7. How to build up confidence?

    minnymi replied to bebot_19's topic in First Year After Licensure

    whoops....i thought i quoted "nurse on a motorcycle" response. that's why i said "this!" at the top of my post. lol.....apparently i need more practice replying to

  8. How to build up confidence?

    minnymi replied to bebot_19's topic in First Year After Licensure

    this! i started out feeling like i knew nothing (and i still feel like the OP) and i let the other nurses know it. that method worked like a charm for me during my clinical experiences and internship...

  9. So tired of managers who play favorites.......vent

    minnymi replied to happygrandma3's topic in Nurse Management

    i said i didn't care enough about her to be mean to her. in order to "not be nice" to someone you would actually need a reason not to like them and make an effort to affirm that. ever heard the...

  10. Should penmanship be a mandatory course for physicians?

    minnymi replied to DichloroacetateAl's topic in General Nursing

    can't translate that one....maaaaybe if it were directly facing me instead of an angle. it is a safety issue for sure. of course, if you're ever in doubt then you know the drill....but it would be...

  11. So tired of managers who play favorites.......vent

    minnymi replied to happygrandma3's topic in Nurse Management

    Reporting an abuse situation or a serious safety concern is a given. Bringing EVERY little issue to the manager even if it's been resolved is stupid. Where i work i don't have the "tattle tale"...

  12. So tired of managers who play favorites.......vent

    minnymi replied to happygrandma3's topic in Nurse Management

    the OP mentioned "tattle tale" busybodies... the only people who have time to be busybodies and "tattle tales" are the people spending TOO much time looking around the unit for crap to gossip about....

  13. So tired of managers who play favorites.......vent

    minnymi replied to happygrandma3's topic in Nurse Management

    often times the "good nurses" are too busy worrying about their patients to even care about all the nonsense and gossip going on around them. they are the ones getting dragged in for a "meeting" about...

  14. So tired of managers who play favorites.......vent

    minnymi replied to happygrandma3's topic in Nurse Management

    some people are expert manipulators. i've come across people who could sell beach-front property to a rocket scientist in montana. i've never had that gift....i tell things how they are. but this...

  15. Unemployed nurse- How can I get a job?

    minnymi replied to Yesi88's topic in First Year After Licensure

    you CAN get a job as a NP without any experience as a RN, but it's usually not easy. i guess it depends on where you live, but in my area there are too many NPs with years of experience to consider...

  16. Nursing priority question...

    minnymi replied to swflNurse's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    okay, the patient won't take the meds. now that that part is clear (lol), the priority is skin integrity. even if the patient won't walk, there are interventions to prevent further breakdown that can...

  17. Where can you work with a LPN?

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

    i didn't say it was a positive ray of sunshine. i was just stating facts. the RNs had to (and still have to for the LPNs who were grandfathered in) sign off on the LPNs assessments, give certain...

  18. Accelerated nursing program information

    minnymi replied to kayglu52's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    i applied to my program while my pre-reqs were in the process, but they didn't accept anyone until pretty much RIGHT before the program started. most people are in the same boat of needing to complete...

  19. Nursing priority question...

    minnymi replied to swflNurse's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    are you saying the patient won't comply with taking pain medication? if that's the case, i would say impaired verbal communication would be the priority. maybe the patient isn't complying because they...

  20. Nursing priority question...

    minnymi replied to swflNurse's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    assuming i understand what you're saying....and i "think" i do... i would say chronic pain would be #1 according the maslow. a person has to have food, shelter, clothing before anything else....so if...

  21. Where can you work with a LPN?

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

    it's different if you've already worked there for a decade. when the facilities in my area stopped hiring LPNs they didn't get rid of the ones they already had, but they didn't take any new ones. to...

  22. Narcotics

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

    if it's "legal" would depend on whether or not it's a locked cart i would think. some places (i assume most) have carts that have locked drawers, but i have seen carts that are so unsecure it's not...

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

    minnymi replied to EricaSAFJAF's topic in General Nursing

    i kept hearing through school that if you go into psych nursing you will "lose your clinical skills" like starting IV's, inserting foleys, etc. in actuality, you don't have a high skill set to "lose"...

  24. Warning: Rant enclosed

    minnymi replied to JZ_RN's topic in General Nursing

    well...they don't see you as a "co-worker." they see themselves as your superior and in a way they are. that doesn't mean they're better than you or anyone else, but some people behave like they are...

  25. LTC Nurse ... Am I Stuck???

    minnymi replied to MissRNBlue803's topic in General Nursing

    where in the hospital are you trying to work? lots of new grads here start out in med/surg. i'm sure you probably wouldn't have a hard time getting a job there because you would need to be trained the...