MiladyMalarkey ASN, BSN

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    Am I being too picky on a job or is it just bad luck?

    MiladyMalarkey replied to Aliceozwalker's topic in General Nursing

    You are in a position to be able to pick & choose what you do or do not want. If it don't feel like a match just keep trucking along till you find what you are looking for. You have a job while...
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    Is it legal to chart for something you didn't do?

    MiladyMalarkey replied to AmandaBeaverhausen's topic in General Nursing

    Look at it this way, if something went sideways with a patient, an event occurred or something & you charted for that patient during that time--when you were not present, you could have a very...
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    Pros and Cons of Taking Evening Classes

    MiladyMalarkey replied to TheNursingdoll's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It was 50/50 for me taking evening classes. I like the age range, our youngest was 19 & oldest 65, it was cool having such a range of people with different life experiences. Half the class had...
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    How many jobs have you had in your career?

    MiladyMalarkey replied to LibraNurse27's topic in General Nursing

    So far, just 1 job, but I'm only a tender 2ish years in. I really like my neuro floor thus far no plans to leave, it has it's days of course & the 1st year was rough for me working nights full...
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    How to Deal with Opportunists in Pre-Reqs

    MiladyMalarkey replied to TheNursingdoll's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I didn't really experience opportunists (not to say they don't exist), lazy group work members for sure. But I do attribute that to not sharing grades & being a little older, crankier &...
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    PREGNANCY NIGHTSHIFT

    MiladyMalarkey replied to kusters's topic in General Nursing

    I wasn't so tired as my body fiercly ached, especially that last trimester. If anything, working nights preggo had me sleeping even better during the day, my body was extra tired and I'd go into...
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    Nurse forced to work as a tech/CNA

    MiladyMalarkey replied to ThatOneRN_'s topic in General Nursing

    I'd hope your employer is actively looking for techs/CNA's, I assume they are paying you RN pay while you tech? And then also paying travelers that expensive traveler RN pay? That is just crazy...
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    Medications Mixing and Nasogastric Feeding Tubes

    MiladyMalarkey replied to kjeanw's topic in General Nursing

    I have never administered them one at a
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    How Long Do You Expect To Be a Nurse?

    MiladyMalarkey replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    I plan on seeing nursing through to my retirement. I have to be honest though, not sure if my body will be able to tolerate all my remaining years at bedside. We'll
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    New Nurse Needing Advice: Should it be this bad?

    MiladyMalarkey replied to kale_'s topic in General Nursing

    I started on a tele floor, the first year I hated it, but pretty sure I would've hated any floor. I think it's because we are new, don't know what we are doing and for me it was a mini anxiety attack...
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    Why do nurses cringe when I say I want to be a OR nurse?

    MiladyMalarkey replied to mariawong's topic in General Nursing

    OR is pretty competative to get into in my organization, surprising people look down on
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    Med-Surg IV Meds

    MiladyMalarkey replied to Gyh's topic in General Nursing

    Tons of antibiotics to hang & NS, many, various push meds. When I don't know something I read up on the med reference before administering. Remember a quick call to pharmacy is always a option...
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    Transition to bedside shift reporting

    MiladyMalarkey replied to BRoBSN's topic in General Nursing

    I understand the benefits of bedside shift report. With that said, I don't care for it. It can be helpful at times, but other times it can be frustrating. -I notice management is rounding as day...
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    I make a similar post every couple of months...Am I just not meant to be a nurse?

    MiladyMalarkey replied to pinkdoves's topic in General Nursing

    It may be your environment is toxic. The day anyone yelled at me about a call light, especially when I have a justified reason why I can not hop to go get it, would be the day we would be having a...
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    2 Nurse Verification of SubQ Insulin

    MiladyMalarkey replied to Heide MedSurg's topic in General Nursing

    We do the 2 nurse
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    Graduate asked to work in PCA position?

    MiladyMalarkey replied to ACNH_PRN's topic in General Nursing

    Did you do CNA work prior to this job? I ask this for a reason, because I did not and just as often as my RN preceptor taught me something, so did the CNA's I work with. In my opinion, as long as you...
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    Hospital requiring personal cell phones for patient care

    MiladyMalarkey replied to krekear's topic in General Nursing

    Suddenly I no longer carry a cell phone? That's kinda crazy in a hospital setting imo, in a home health setting I could kinda see maybe. And I just think of all the dead zones in my facility, a cell...
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    Guns at the Bedside

    MiladyMalarkey replied to rnrazzil's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    The thought of letting one of my post-op brain surgery patients, who often get confused, seems like the perfect candidate to bring their gun in! Or the narco naive patient who gets confused!...
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    Fear-mongering in nursing school

    MiladyMalarkey replied to Guest1033582's topic in General Students

    First semester of nursing school is the easiest part of nursing school. Overall, is there a lot of hype, some over the top, sure, is it all unfounded--no. You may just be fortunate and get it, if...
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    Do the parents annoy you?

    MiladyMalarkey replied to angel94's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I was a NICU mom, I thought there was a real possibility my child could die. Imagine being a first time mom having had a traumatic premature birth thinking that baby you wanted so badly may not make...
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    Famous person as patient?

    MiladyMalarkey replied to MarkMyWords's topic in General Nursing

    Only physicians or family members of a physician/administrator are the only celebrities I've been graced to care
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    Why are some RNs rarely busy, while others are always busy

    MiladyMalarkey replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    Some people are just freakishly (in an enviable way) efficient & as cool as a cucumber moving from one task to the next. My preceptor was one of those
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    Home health nurse working as a maid?

    MiladyMalarkey replied to mzsuccess's topic in Home Health

    Nope, I'd be out of that nonsense
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    Are Big City Hospitals Really Getting Hit With COVID-19 Pts?

    MiladyMalarkey replied to EPS's topic in Disaster Preparation

    My hospital has not been hit "hard"...at least yet according to predictions for our area. But, we do have a couple dedicated floor and ICU units for COVID patients. Enough to where there is a need....
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    Struggling new grad neuro nurse

    MiladyMalarkey replied to RubellaFella's topic in Neurological

    All I can offer is encouragement. I'm 8 months in now, new grad like you on a neuro floor. Neuro was not necessarily my first choice or a subject I excelled at in nursing school, but then again I...