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  1. Hospital interview tomorrow, what ?'s to ask?

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

    I had the question about what one quality is most important, and did I have it. lol Also she asked "What does nursing mean to you" "Why do you want to be a nurse" Also they might ask you how would you...

  2. Patient Sitter

    MIA-RN1 replied to hopefornursing's topic in General Students

    I wouldn't want to see a sitter in the room studying. The sitter is assigned to the patient to keep the patient safe and that simply cannot be done if you are studying and taking notes. Patients can...

  3. Overweight people and lung/heart/bowel sounds

    MIA-RN1 replied to Nurse-To-Be-Joy's topic in General Students

    Breath sounds are way easier to hear on the back than on the front. Maybe try that. Bowel sounds can be tough. I take care of post partum patients and run into trouble w/ larger patients sometimes....

  4. Need some help tonight, please!

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

    Take the days. They are not as easy to come by as nights and if you want to switch to nights later, you will probably be able to. You will learn more working days. Also, if you are working nights, you...

  5. Hospital interview tomorrow, what ?'s to ask?

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

    what is the census on the floor for which you are interviewing. What is the nurse/patient

  6. **Ventilation**

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

    I am not sure how they heated things in Flo's day, but it could be also that there was smoke from fires or woodstoves thickening up the air a bit and her idea was to clear it

  7. Red Headed = increased bleeding risk?

    MIA-RN1 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hi all! Yet another something I learned/heard at work and I don't know if its anecdotal or based in fact. Has anyone else ever heard that red-headed patients are more at risk for bleeding/post-partum...

  8. is it always going to be like this?

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

    I know what you mean about looking at patients as human beings. I tend to think of them by their room numbers (321 needs percocet, 329 needs to ambulate etc). I get home sometimes and realize that I...

  9. is it always going to be like this?

    MIA-RN1 posted a topic in General Nursing

    OK, new nurse here. I work on a busy postpartum floor. But it has been outrageous. I have been off my 6 week orientation for about a month now. I have worked three months and two weeks all together....

  10. is it always going to be like this?

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

    I am happy to say that tonight was almost like a different hospital. Last night and for a few days prior, we had been full census and even doubled up a couple times (our rooms are all private). Last...

  11. is it always going to be like this?

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

    thank you puggy. I guess that it is totally overwhelming as a new nurse to try to prioritize everything when there is so much to do. THey all had been medicated on the previous shift but at different...

  12. I am a nurse, but I dream of....

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

    I dream of being a recluse, living in a small hut in an old english countryside, spending my days reading and sitting by the fire, growing massive amounts of flowers and perrenials and being the woman...

  13. Delegation and Priority Help!!

    MIA-RN1 replied to 3kidsmom's topic in General Students

    try to get yourself a Kaplan NCLEX review book. Kaplan puts a big emphasis on priority, as does the NCLEX. YOu are lucky to have the chance to study it in school because it will give you the edge on...

  14. I NEED ADVICE!--Please!

    MIA-RN1 replied to lysh7777's topic in First Year After Licensure

    for me it was the amount of unpredictability. There are many patients with many variables. Plus like I said, I am not interested in a super fast pace. Not that postpartum is slow by any means, but...

  15. Is listening to two people at once an acquired skill?

    MIA-RN1 replied to healer27's topic in First Year After Licensure

    my thought is that you should really only do one thing at a time! Too much room for mistakes IMHO. If she starts talking to you while you are doing something, tell her that you can't hear her just...

  16. I NEED ADVICE!--Please!

    MIA-RN1 replied to lysh7777's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I absolutely hated the stress of MS when I was in school and decided right away to specialize. I am in postpartum and its the best fit for me at this time in my life. So no, you don' t have to go into...

  17. Anyone Doing Rn Program That Had A Hard Time In H.s Math??

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

    I had a really hard time with math in high school, stopped in my sophomore year after taking geometry twice and finally passing w/ a 66. Chemistry in college was tough but I passed with a C. I did...

  18. Where were u 9/11/01?

    MIA-RN1 replied to k_cole21's topic in General Nursing

    I was home, getting dressed for work. I was watching the Today show and saw when the first one hit. I called my husband at work and told him that it couldn't have been an accident. We were on the...

  19. Nursing mistakes that patients pay for?

    MIA-RN1 replied to bandas's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    what about when a medication is ordered for a patient say, four times a day. Then after the second dose, the doc changes the med to a different med, also four times a day. The patient pays for all...

  20. What makes you like your job...

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

    I am in OB on the Post Partum side. I love the fact that I get to talk with and teach my patients so much. I love getting to know the families and the little slice of life that makes them unique. I...

  21. Phlebotomy and kids

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

    when you do a heel stick on a baby, warm the foot first. I put a warm washcloth inside a disposable diaper and wrap it on the baby's foot for a few minutes. Put posters on the walls and ceilings for...

  22. Our Rights vs. Chemicals???

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

    I agree with you on the rugs. Unfortunately at my hospital they have just finishd pulling them up and redoing the floors (a monthslong process). Now we keep having to deal with floor waxing and...

  23. chorioamnionitis...(spelling?)

    MIA-RN1 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Ok, I may have spelled it wrong. We call it chorio on the unit. I am trying to get an understanding of it and its not covered well in my notes and at work we are always so busy there isn't much time....

  24. New RN's

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

    I graduated May 30 and took the boards July 24. I took the Kaplan course at work, that is why I waited so long, and it was so-so. (I didn't like the way the course was taught and I thought the...

  25. How Many Days Do You Work?

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

    Yeah I guess they should tell us more about the crazy schedules in nursing school orientation lol. I am planning to meet with my NE and talk to her about this because I don't want to be this stressed...