mysticalwaters1

mysticalwaters1

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  1. What do patients say that irks you?

    mysticalwaters1 replied to NurseforPreggers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I had one disturbing family member that finally just killed me! He told one of my coworkers his wife need 10 units of insulin not 6. She then explained the purpose of a sliding scale for coverage and...

  2. Modern Healthcare: Laboring for union nurses

    mysticalwaters1 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    See, my hospital the union has it set for raises a certain percent based on senority as well but our managelment still attaches the other part of the raise. What I'm finding is the management is...

  3. Xray tech~ more $$$ than RN???

    mysticalwaters1 replied to SoulShine75's topic in Nursing Career

    Wow jeepers! That's a little harsh isn't it? I'm sorry I like my community hospital even with it's flaws! And I'm not going to commute 1.25 hours a day back and forth to work. And at this...

  4. NCLEX unofficial results for PA

    mysticalwaters1 replied to kima3's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    That's how I found my results if i remember correctly I thought it was several days and I found my name for a

  5. Why is Hep C. not considered to be a barrier isolation situation?

    mysticalwaters1 replied to Roland's topic in General Nursing

    Our infection control department sets policies for iso pts. They must do it according to laws and findings i would think. I deal with MRSA in the sputum and those include contact droplet precations...

  6. Why is Hep C. not considered to be a barrier isolation situation?

    mysticalwaters1 replied to Roland's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know who decides what but Mrsa and vre are easily spread from physical contact to other pts. And if MRSA in the sputum through contact droplet and Hep c is only blood to blood. Alot of times...

  7. Kardexes - - Are They Out Of Date?? Do You Use Them In Your Facility??

    mysticalwaters1 replied to passing thru's topic in General Nursing

    my hospital on my floor has a printable report sheet that the nurses update or suppose to every shift which we all use for report. It has the pt's name, dx, treatments. But our actual kardex is a...

  8. Nurses and Nursing Students: what was/is your biggest pet peeve in nursing school?

    mysticalwaters1 replied to GrnHonu99's topic in General Nursing

    Agh..GROUPS! How could I ever forget group projects and I mean the 6 people group projects in college. I HATED HATED HATED those asignments! Anytime I did a group project especially 3 or more was...

  9. Wound Care

    mysticalwaters1 replied to mysticalwaters1's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks a bunch! Ok I'm not loosing my head here! I'm going to get a nice book on it all just to have for my library of nursing books. It's the only aspect of my schooling I wish we had more on....

  10. Wound Care

    mysticalwaters1 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hey everyone! I work on a respiratory/med surg floor and do not get a lot of wound care patients. I was just wondering how wound care should be completed in regaurds to being sterile. I had one...

  11. Wound Care

    mysticalwaters1 replied to mysticalwaters1's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the advice but now I have another question. I understand for wet to dry dressings the dressing dries and debrides the wound. However, is that just while the dressing is on for 24 or 12...

  12. Thinking of going into ICU nursing

    mysticalwaters1 posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    Ever since my mother was in an ICU for 3 months and then transfering to another hospital and back home I allways thought I would like to get into ICU nursing. NOt ccu, the complex medical pt. I've...

  13. atelectasis

    mysticalwaters1 replied to nu570's topic in MICU, SICU

    Tha't a great explanation thanks

  14. Nurses and Nursing Students: what was/is your biggest pet peeve in nursing school?

    mysticalwaters1 replied to GrnHonu99's topic in General Nursing

    ugh this is so funny! I agree about the cell phone thing! I HATED that and agree if you need it use the vibrator setting but some would answer it as they walked out. I guess the class was lucky...

  15. Xray tech~ more $$$ than RN???

    mysticalwaters1 replied to SoulShine75's topic in Nursing Career

    You know...maybe this was answered in the previous posts but since it's near the top again what EXACTLY does the xray tech and mri tech do? And their education? I didn't realize they made that much...

  16. Life in the ER - Untold Stories/Trauma

    mysticalwaters1 replied to MattP's topic in General Nursing

    I SAW IT!!! It was HILARIOUS!!! And I agree I really don't like reenactments although when I was little I enjoyed rescue 911. In fact I was annoyed my dad was watching it I like the real life ones...

  17. needle stick

    mysticalwaters1 replied to pedrn's topic in General Nursing

    I stuck myself on a tubercullin syringe when I had 2 needles for lantus and reg insulin. I couldn't mix it so i had 2 syringes. Usually I inject one then throw the needle out then stick the other in...

  18. Bad Nurse...Need Advice

    mysticalwaters1 replied to luvbug9956's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah I hear you I HATE that. I have one coworker on days who is exactly like that although at least she's personal just doesn't give her meds or assessments ect! She is still on our floor as well...

  19. MedError/Dismissal...What2Do

    mysticalwaters1 replied to brotherbear's topic in General Nursing

    I'm finding out working with coworkers what I mean by this is not so much lack of doing skills but logical/critical thinking on why you questions orders and call lab values ect for various situations...

  20. MedError/Dismissal...What2Do

    mysticalwaters1 replied to brotherbear's topic in General Nursing

    I was the one that started saying where was the primary nurse in all this. I'm not blaming that nurse 100% by any means just making a point we need to watch out for our pt's sake about issues like...

  21. MedError/Dismissal...What2Do

    mysticalwaters1 replied to brotherbear's topic in General Nursing

    Woops i think i stated my post wrong, i need to go back and learn english again! I meant that it's wrong to use students to alleviate workload of the staff nurses but my main point was not so much...

  22. MedError/Dismissal...What2Do

    mysticalwaters1 replied to brotherbear's topic in General Nursing

    Look at my post before that one. Believe me I was tramatized on a neuro floor when I didn't make it to getting the bedbath done b/c I was working on meds with my professor and 8 other students....

  23. MedError/Dismissal...What2Do

    mysticalwaters1 replied to brotherbear's topic in General Nursing

    Not all nurses do this. I was just making a point not so much that students should not have to alleviate the workload (that's wrong as well) but that I feel should not be expected to do all the...

  24. MedError/Dismissal...What2Do

    mysticalwaters1 replied to brotherbear's topic in General Nursing

    I tend to overreact but I hope you're not refering to my post about "fobbing" the error on to the nurses b/c that was not my point at all. I don't know about others but when a student takes care of...

  25. MedError/Dismissal...What2Do

    mysticalwaters1 replied to brotherbear's topic in General Nursing

    well all that schooling and i still don't know how to spell great even with spell check