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  1. meds--are we supposed to know EVERYTHING??

    MIA-RN1 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Ok for whatever reason, my pt has vicoden instead of percocet ordered. Q4h prn pain. So she wanted it round the clock since yesterday. I got her today. I got the first dose about five hours after her...

  2. meds--are we supposed to know EVERYTHING??

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

    Thankyou. I know where but I guess I just didn't know there was a problem. I won't not know again

  3. meds--are we supposed to know EVERYTHING??

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

    thanks rehab nurse! Want to come work with me?

  4. IV Push Meds Question

    MIA-RN1 replied to Carla25's topic in General Nursing

    can I add a related question to this thread? When pushing, do you continually push very slow, or do you push a little/stop a little/push a little? My question pertains to patients with saline locks....

  5. meds--are we supposed to know EVERYTHING??

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

    yep but the dose was 2 tabs so it 1000mg q4h so it was like 6000 mgs if she got it all. LIke I said, I spaced one out accidentally but I'm glad I did. I hope the other nurses today stayed on top of...

  6. meds--are we supposed to know EVERYTHING??

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

    I was giving ibuprofen q6 and I did suggest to pt lets see how the ibuprofen does, maybe you won't need so much vicodin but then at four hours, pain is rated 6 and what could I do? I hardly even see...

  7. How Many Days Do You Work?

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

    i am so envious. I was just thinking about this as I am making out my next schedule. We self schedule too. I am full time, 40h/week but they WONT LET NEW NURSES DO 12's until six months. I have only...

  8. meds--are we supposed to know EVERYTHING??

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

    hang on i cant get that math straight. 12am 1000mg 4am 1000 mg 8am 1000 mg 12pm 1000 mg the order was for two tabs, so after 12h the dose is maxed, isn't

  9. meds--are we supposed to know EVERYTHING??

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

    LOL One MORE thing I didn't

  10. meds--are we supposed to know EVERYTHING??

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

    yes we can't use orders with ranges in them.. such as 1-2 tabs or q4-6 hours...But I wish that we had the 'do not exceed' part on

  11. meds--are we supposed to know EVERYTHING??

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

    whats an NTE

  12. I think I made a mistake.

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

    I am not sure how old you are but when I was 20 I started nursing school, got all the prereq's and sciences done, and did one and a half out of four clinical semesters and realized that it was not for...

  13. So optimistic about Zoloft...but let down again!

    MIA-RN1 replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing

    I take 50mg zoloft qday and I have to take it at bedtime because it often makes me drowsy---especially the first month or so. It did take a little longer than 2 weeks for the side effects to go away...

  14. chorioamnionitis...(spelling?)

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

    I think that is the reason why they didn't call it chorio at first. But it ended up being chorio after all. baby will stay for another 7 days for abx, mom goes home

  15. Red Headed = increased bleeding risk?

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

    wow! Thanks so much for all the responses. I, too, would love to see a link if there is one, to research on this. As to the MS, I have read that it affects blondes and those in the northern hemisphere...

  16. Day 2 and feeling pretty blue

    MIA-RN1 replied to Brooke13-RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Run--don't walk--to your NM or education co-ordinator. You are risking your license and your patients by being expected to perfom skills that you are not equipped to perform. If you don't have the...

  17. chorioamnionitis...(spelling?)

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

    Thank you to everyone who responded to this thread! :) :) I did not end up assigned to the patient again tonight, mostly I think because they are doing tilework on our floors and we were divided up...

  18. How do you do it?

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

    are you thinking of morning discharges? i work the evening shift and try to get as much discharge paperwork and teaching out of the way to help the morning nurse expedite things. what i mean is, have...

  19. would like opinions

    MIA-RN1 replied to mystical_angel8's topic in General Nursing

    I would go for one that has a single lumen instead of double lumen. the sound is more pure in the

  20. New Graduation MATERNITY?

    MIA-RN1 replied to RNinJune2007's topic in Ob/Gyn

    i am a young student, and to be honest people think that i am much younger than i already am. i want to be taken seriously, and present myself in a professional manor. :caduceus: try putting your...

  21. Anyone familier with Down Syndrome newborns????

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

    I saw a Down's baby and it was obvious in the short limb length and the facial characteristics. Trouble breathing/sucking/swalliowing can just be a transitional

  22. I need your help with recruting ideas.

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

    what i love about the hospital i work at: self-scheduling nurses there are happy and many are long-term. 100% tuition paid if you choose to go on in school the general environment. management knows my...

  23. Portfolio

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

    the powers that be at the hospital where i work instituted a policy that all nurses must keep a portfolio. We have been told to keep our resume, educational records, and anything we have...

  24. what was your hardest semester?

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

    second semester for me. First semester was LTC and learning the absolute basics and it was okay. Second was med surg and I hated it. It was hard and they did not give us much time to absorb anything....

  25. I Hate Scrub Pants!!!

    MIA-RN1 replied to todell80's topic in General Students

    Im an in-between too and I emphathize. Try Cherokee boxers in petite. I wore them thru school and they were perfect. They don't have a flare and the legs are