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  1. Digital BP monitor for home use.

    MIA-RN1 replied to Woman_in_love's topic in General Nursing

    larry, good points! I should have mentioned in my post that I took my omron to the doctor, and took my b/p there and compared it to the doctor's reading so I could see any

  2. Deeply saddened.....

    MIA-RN1 replied to TXNurseBSN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Im about 4 months in and I think all is going as it should. I have realy frustrating moments but I have learned to speak for myself--I call the pharmacy and give them grief if my pts abx are not on...

  3. Being treated like dirt from the aides...

    MIA-RN1 replied to Dempather's topic in First Year After Licensure

    My tech tonight managed not to record the vitals she took on my patients! SHe barely talks to me, which I normally don't mind but it really peeved me tonight. So in front of everyone I brought out a...

  4. Digital BP monitor for home use.

    MIA-RN1 replied to Woman_in_love's topic in General Nursing

    i have an omron that I"ve had for

  5. NDNQI anyone?

    MIA-RN1 replied to MIA-RN1's topic in General Nursing

    she isn't holding raises based on the test, just that the powers that be feel that we as nurses are not compassionate and therefore, raises will be held if our scores don't improve. Her saying that...

  6. NDNQI anyone?

    MIA-RN1 posted a topic in General Nursing

    has anyone taken this survey before? It basically tries to find out if the nurses on your floor are satisfied with their jobs or not. It asks most questions framed with "How do you think the nurses on...

  7. What do patients say that irks you?

    MIA-RN1 replied to NurseforPreggers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Tonight my patient was leaning over, drooling and about to vomit into a basin, explainaing that she can't eat or drink anything without throwing it all up. Husband calls. Not only does she answer the...

  8. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    MIA-RN1 replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    a former resident

  9. Anybody buy their own private insurance?

    MIA-RN1 replied to 777RNThatsMe's topic in General Nursing

    I am an RN in the postpartum unit and routinely take care of babies. The thing about caring for infants is that the practitioners who see the baby can be sued anytime until the child is of age--I am...

  10. What's YOUR favorite specialty area?

    MIA-RN1 replied to socishan's topic in General Nursing

    that does sound interesting! I will keep it on my list

  11. Two months orientation. How can i handle family members???

    MIA-RN1 replied to ccrn2b's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I forgot to add that I tend to have family members participate in care--it really helps them refocus on their loved one and less on you as the nurse. I have dad tickle baby's feet to keep baby awake...

  12. Two months orientation. How can i handle family members???

    MIA-RN1 replied to ccrn2b's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I don't tell anyone I am a new nurse unless I want to share it. If they ask, I hedge. "How long have you been here?" I'll say something like "Oh awhile now. I've seen this before" (If asking with...

  13. 2nd thoughts about being a nurse

    MIA-RN1 replied to smileysenior's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am feeling a little bit of what you describe, although it has gotten somewhat better. I approached my supervisor when I felt I was getting unsafe assignments--I had four mother/baby couplets, all...

  14. What's YOUR favorite specialty area?

    MIA-RN1 replied to socishan's topic in General Nursing

    I went into nursing school bound and determined to work with adolescents with psych issues. I remember dreading my maternity rotation bcause it was the only area of nursing that I had NO interest in,...

  15. What's YOUR favorite specialty area?

    MIA-RN1 replied to socishan's topic in General Nursing

    what is a UM precert nurse? It sounds

  16. Can HR ask me these questions???

    MIA-RN1 replied to princesscr's topic in Nursing Career

    I know what you mean. The questions are pretty invasive. I may have forgot one or two things on

  17. Flowers and nursing?

    MIA-RN1 replied to tacole's topic in General Nursing

    http://www.aboutflowers.com/floral_b5.html http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Language-and-Meaning-of-Flowers&id=10289

  18. At what point do you call in sick?

    MIA-RN1 replied to stillpressingon's topic in General Nursing

    This is interesting because I am a relatively new nurse--I have not yet worked long enough to amass any sick time yet! :) Anyway, I found out recently that we get only five sick days per year. Not...

  19. screening for depression in PP patients

    MIA-RN1 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Does anyone use a screening tool to help identify those patients at a higher risk for PP depression, and if you do, can you share it with me? I am trying to develop some type of...

  20. Kissin' cousins

    MIA-RN1 replied to wubbakat's topic in Ob/Gyn

    my great grandmother married her cousin, of seven children there was at least one alcoholic, one schizophrenic, one with cerebral palsy, one died young. The next generations ende up with some...

  21. After circumcision--what analgesic is...

    MIA-RN1 replied to allthingsbright's topic in Ob/Gyn

    particularly after a Gomco, the babies seem uncomfortable. We will often put vaseline on a small gauze and put that between the member and diaper to prevent sticking. Sad but true those little guys...

  22. blindness in newborn?

    MIA-RN1 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hi all. Came across an interesting baby last night. Seemed okay to me, was doing a lot of that newborn stuff with his eyes, rolling them around, seeming unfocused etc. but mostly sleeping when I saw...

  23. blindness in newborn?

    MIA-RN1 replied to MIA-RN1's topic in Ob/Gyn

    yeah I will find out if I can when I go back on Monday. I didn't think to look in the chart for the red reflex but I am not sure if the physical had been done yet. I am anxious to know

  24. ICU vs. L&D

    MIA-RN1 replied to mkurek's topic in Nursing Career

    follow where your interests lead you. You can always change your mind later and opportunities in L&D are few and far

  25. A few questions...

    MIA-RN1 replied to jillnurse2b's topic in Nursing Career

    1. yes send out your stuff now. I got hired for my job six months before I graduated. Other people waitied and it got harder as the best jobs were grabbed up early. 2. I would first call the...