MikeyJ

MikeyJ RN

Peds, PICU, Home health, Dialysis

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  1. BP 200's/150's Appropriate for General Med/surg?

    MikeyJ replied to KyPinkRN's topic in General Nursing

    That is dangerously high, but I wouldn't think it would constitute to be admitted to ICU or IMC... perhaps I am wrong

  2. Co-workers who think out loud at the nursing station

    MikeyJ replied to SoundofMusic's topic in General Nursing

    I rarely talk to myeslf -- occasionally I will talk to myself when doing a med math calculation and I just need to say it out loud to help me understand it -- otherwise I am pretty quiet. I am not...

  3. Pay issues

    MikeyJ replied to Ramrodthegreat's topic in General Nursing

    In the area I live in, nurses are compensated fairly well (some hospitals pay new grads as much as $30/hour). However, you would never find me in one of those positions. The hospital I am working at...

  4. report for another shift

    MikeyJ replied to 2bNurseTimTin's topic in General Nursing

    It depends on the hospital and the level of training the nurse has. Perhaps this nurse is ICU trained but chooses not to work in that area. At the hospital I work in, there are different "pods"....

  5. Test Questions! Need some Advice!

    MikeyJ replied to skygirlhil's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am not an OB nurse (still a student myself), but here are some thoughts: (1) I would immediately enter the patien't room and assess the infant for bleeding. (Remember, ALWAYS assess first before...

  6. Is this reputation true

    MikeyJ replied to bell83's topic in General Nursing

    So... insured pregnant women don't drink alcohol or do illegal drugs? And every hospital that I know of legally needs to provide care to women in labor, thus these hospitals that only take insured...

  7. Calling Docs by their first name...

    MikeyJ replied to zamboni's topic in General Nursing

    I am a nurse apprentice and I call most of our doctors by their first name -- I honestly don't know their last name -- most of them are residents/fellows. The attendings I refer to as Dr. X.. probably...

  8. Be prepared for a silly question....!!!

    MikeyJ replied to CaitRN2be's topic in General Nursing

    Thank heavens... no scrubs required for lecture. The scrubs are required whenever we enter the hospital (even when we go the day before to get patient information). Lecture has no dress code. There...

  9. I just wanna be a DNR

    MikeyJ replied to NurseCherlove's topic in General Nursing

    Very very creative..I wish I were that creative. Very

  10. Student Loans

    MikeyJ replied to matty011's topic in General Nursing

    I wish tuition was low enough where students could still do that. I work 40 hours a week during nursing school, have had grants and scholarships, but still have had to take out massive loans to pay...

  11. Where do you begin?

    MikeyJ replied to 2bNurseGemini's topic in Nursing Career

    You need to really contact the pre-nursing advisor at the program you are interested in. Some schools require a CNA course prior to entering the nursing program, and many do not (mine did not require...

  12. Student Loans

    MikeyJ replied to matty011's topic in General Nursing

    I graduate in August and will have about $60,000 in loans. Oh well though. It is well worth it, and I am not concerned about paying it off. I have a very good friend who spent 6 years in college to...

  13. Thinking of becoming a nurse administrator (repost)

    MikeyJ replied to nububare's topic in General Nursing

    There is a new nurse manager on my pediatrics floor -- it took her 10 years to get there. She worked as a floor nurse for 2 years before taking the weekend grave charge nurse position. She worked that...

  14. Mandatory daytime meetings for nightshift employees

    MikeyJ replied to BizzieRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    They hold the meetings at 8:00 a.m. so the night shifters can attend; however, they are not mandatory to attend. It is however mandatory to read the sign the notes/minutes that were taken during the...

  15. Night Shift and Nausea?

    MikeyJ replied to Poopsie Gigglebuns's topic in General Nursing

    On Friday nights when I work as a nurse apprentice, I am up for 30+ hours and around 4 a.m. I feel absolutely horrible. Not sure if it is nausea, but it is a horrible feeling. I found if I drink...

  16. So how many pts do you have?????

    MikeyJ replied to SandraCVRN's topic in General Nursing

    The nurses on the pediatrics floor I work max out with 6 patients. Rarely they will give a nurse 7 -- but that is rare. This is for days and nights. There is usually 1 or 2 CNA's, but some nights...

  17. How many of you worked during school?

    MikeyJ replied to ChrisAHF's topic in General Nursing

    I am in an accelerated BSN program that is fairly intense. I have worked from day one. I worked 20 hours a week for the first 1 1/2 semesters and then took on a nurse apprentice job. Since then I have...

  18. Oral care

    MikeyJ replied to newtress's topic in General Nursing

    Patients that are not capable of doing their own oral care -- I then will definitely do oral care on them. However, patients who are fully capable of doing their own oral care get no assistance from...

  19. MSN at the bedside

    MikeyJ replied to dianacs's topic in General Nursing

    My clinical instructor has her MSN and is still a floor nurse (does clinical teaching 1 day a week) and she has no desire to leave anytime soon. She loves floor

  20. Question about some labs

    MikeyJ replied to november17's topic in General Nursing

    Not sure about the glucose showing up in the lab -- but I wonder if the patient was any type of steroid for their arthritis, as steroids can increase the glucose a significant

  21. Certified Nursing Midwife... ANY INFO??

    MikeyJ replied to Aislstarfish's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Not a certified midwife, but I know a little about it. It does require an MSN (Masters of Science in Nursing) with a concentration in CNM. Or you can get your MSN and do a post-masters CNM program. If...

  22. Easter is not a holiday?????

    MikeyJ replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    Nope, Easter is not a paid holiday. I actually worked 7pm to 7am on Saturday (Easter Eve) and totally forgot it was Easter. I personally don't think any religious holiday should be qualified for...

  23. do specialized fields make more money?

    MikeyJ replied to shortlittleRN's topic in General Nursing

    Where I live, hospitals will typically pay a fairly large differential for ICU areas because we have such a large nursing shortage. In fact, when I graduate I could either take a job in Peds or PICU...

  24. R.N. to D.O./M.D.

    MikeyJ replied to buffscotty's topic in General Nursing

    There are an abundance of threads on this same topic -- in fact, I just responded to one a few days ago. Do a search for those because some of them received many many great responses and would be very...

  25. X-Ray Tech..know anyone?

    MikeyJ replied to NurseToBe20100102's topic in General Nursing

    I don't have any experience; however, there is a student in my class (very good friend of mine) who was an x-ray tech for 5 years. She enjoyed her job for the most part and made good money ($26/hour I...