Mhsrnbsn

Mhsrnbsn

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  1. Burn out...

    Mhsrnbsn replied to ms.shellie's topic in General Nursing

    Look for a job with an insurance company as a nurse! You at many times can work at home in your pjs and have very minimal patient contact. Once in a while you have to reach out to patients regarding...

  2. IV compatibility

    Mhsrnbsn replied to sara2013's topic in General Nursing

    I have lexicomp however if I'm in a hurry I don't think twice about calling the

  3. Anatomy and Physiology Lab without Cadavers (formaldehyde)?

    Mhsrnbsn replied to MissHopeful111's topic in General Students

    When I was in school we had to dissect cats. I was allergic to the formaldehyde and told my instructor from day 1 (I learned this was an issue in high school with the frogs) so when the time came for...

  4. Best/ Worst Advice

    Mhsrnbsn replied to guest8616's topic in General Students

    My advice... NO ONE LIKES A KNOW IT ALL. Your professors, your classmates, your clinical instructors, and the nurses at the clinical sites. It's great to know things but let that show through your...

  5. Nurses with eating disorders?

    Mhsrnbsn replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    I am a bulimic in recovery... Many many years of therapy finally helped me break the cycle but yes working with obese patients really triggers me into negative thoughts. But it's been two years since...

  6. I'm in tears--to accept or decline?

    Mhsrnbsn replied to esrun77's topic in General Nursing

    Seems like too much work to do for the cheap price of free. Honestly school is hard, and you have responsibilities at home. I wouldn't take this on... I was a tutor for the nursing program where I...

  7. Experienced nurses - what is it like to be a nurse?

    Mhsrnbsn replied to Living_True's topic in General Nursing

    I'll be honest, I have been a nurse a while now.... If you are emotionally a wimp ( and I'm sorry to be blunt) nursing will be hard. You need to have broad shoulders and thick skin. many times, nurses...

  8. Has pain scale contributed to opiate problem?

    Mhsrnbsn replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    The thing that I find and I'm sure many health care providers find so hard to accept is yes addiction IS a disease... But it's a different disease. There are people that could eat a pound of bacon...

  9. Torn Between Two Careers

    Mhsrnbsn replied to Shortcake_BSn's topic in General Nursing

    If you like the mon-fri no weekend bit there's always dialysis nursing

  10. Pyxis error

    Mhsrnbsn replied to decarla's topic in General Nursing

    I find those Pyxis machines are horrible. Sometimes my finger print logs me in under someone else! My facility is aware of this issue. We have manual log in with a username and pass but only after 3...

  11. Getting mortgage as contigent staff?

    Mhsrnbsn replied to trickstick's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Kyle, I had the same issue, and I wound up having to take a full time job/ pay cut. Therefore having to buy the smaller house. This is the issue, not being a full time employee means you do not...

  12. Has pain scale contributed to opiate problem?

    Mhsrnbsn replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I always felt like we should have two pain scales. subjective- patient states 9/10 aching throbbing deep pain to LLQ objective- patient posture is relaxed, playing on phone, laughing with visitor in...

  13. Quitting Nursing School

    Mhsrnbsn replied to hmoge's topic in General Students

    It's sad we have to "pick" careers so young in life when we are just finding out who we are. If I were you I would press on, so you can make a decent wage while figuring out what would make you happy....

  14. Feeling left out amidst efforts

    Mhsrnbsn replied to jeepee93's topic in General Students

    When I was in nursing school I didn't make friends at all with my classmates, unfortunately nursing can be kind of clicky, and that's not the type of person I am. I went to a couple study sessions...

  15. Would you take a $5 paycut for Dream job

    Mhsrnbsn replied to loving2024's topic in General Students

    Both jobs will be impressive on a resume. But if I may shed some light on here... Stranger to stranger I do not know you or your skill levels, so I will assume you have 0 medical experience... I work...

  16. Skills required for starting an IV

    Mhsrnbsn replied to allnurses's topic in General Students

    Please don't take this video as gospel! I am the IV source for my floor when all else fails my phone jingles with the "please can you". For people first learning PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE do not approach a...

  17. Having to meet with the hospitals lawyer

    Mhsrnbsn replied to Mhsrnbsn's topic in General Nursing

    The lawyer there seemed to help with the wording invoked in possible new policy and procedure writing as well as identifying any events in itself potentially liable. She facilitated the discussion but...

  18. Having to meet with the hospitals lawyer

    Mhsrnbsn replied to Mhsrnbsn's topic in General Nursing

    Like one of the outcomes is the IT department will be giving more computer training to the physician involved, the pharmacy is to flag unusual orders that fall outside of a parameter, and honestly...

  19. Having to meet with the hospitals lawyer

    Mhsrnbsn replied to Mhsrnbsn's topic in General Nursing

    Well luckily to my knowledge this wasn't even even a threat of a lawsuit, a patients insurance company had questions regarding the event, and as a proactive approach a whole board of people were...

  20. Having to meet with the hospitals lawyer

    Mhsrnbsn replied to Mhsrnbsn's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks muno, I realize this unfortunately after the fact. It was a patient whose surgeon is notorious for pain management issues and bleeding issues. And out of habit went along with the order...

  21. Having to meet with the hospitals lawyer

    Mhsrnbsn replied to Mhsrnbsn's topic in General Nursing

    I know the lack of info makes this hard to advise on, but what is it like? Because I felt my charting was pretty accurate on both occasions. The one occasion I didn't document a reassessment of a...

  22. Have you ever met someone who regretted getting their NP?

    Mhsrnbsn replied to Cola89's topic in Advanced Practice

    I have had an NP tell me that made more on the floor when they picked up one extra shift a week. I have also had an NP one with a masters and the other with their doctorate agree that they make very...

  23. $15 Min Wage - Effect on RNs

    Mhsrnbsn replied to FutureDNP2021's topic in General Nursing

    I'm still paying my student loans off. And I know plenty of single mothers that are nurses and were in school raising their babies. When there is a will there is a way, if people don't want the loans...

  24. Does nursings affect meeting attentance?

    Mhsrnbsn replied to StevoNicho's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    I am not J.W. But, I work in a hospital and we only work 3 days a week. I being unfamiliar with your faith, am not sure what days are your days of worship but, you cannot be denied employment based...

  25. "Are you a Christian?"

    Mhsrnbsn replied to anon456's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    I've been asked my religion a few times, I live in the south and everyone goes to church of some denomination. I have learned the the best way to answer a patient is that "management encourages us to...