Marylou1102

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1. Stumbled Across

   Marylou1102 replied to HeiressOfGod's topic in General Nursing

   Welcome to the group

2. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

   Marylou1102 replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Humor

   We had an elderly woman in our Alzheimers unit who was German to the core. She was never fully dressed until she had her apron on. One winter morning after she was dressed for the day, she was rummaging in her things and came across some unwrapped ch...

3. Why are Newbies Such Whiners?

   Marylou1102 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

   . precepting is a tough enough job without being accused of being evil everytime you try to help someone to do better! being a new person is difficult, too -- but please try to look at what you contribute to the problem rather than just blaming the ...

4. Are all nurses that wear white dorks?

   Marylou1102 replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

   I always wear solid colors but I let my lab jackets express my personality. Personally I don't care to wear cartoon scrubs but I see nothing wrong with them. It just isn't my personality. I have heard a lot of patients coment favorably on the cartoon...

5. Pain Management: The 5th Vital Sign

   Marylou1102 replied to Zizka's topic in General Nursing

   I always offer pain meds when I am doing the med pass, especially at HS. It saves a lot of running later.

6. How much did you start as a nurse and when.

   Marylou1102 replied to ZASHAGALKA's topic in General Nursing

   $3.25 in 1970 :smackingf

7. written references

   Marylou1102 replied to RedZeppelinRN's topic in General Nursing

   Your welcome!

8. Temodar question

   Marylou1102 posted a topic in Oncology

   My ex husband was diagnosed with a grade4 Astrocytoma this past June. He underwent surgery and had about 60% of the tumor removed. That was followed with 7 weeks of radiation and chemo. He took Temodar 140mg daily while on radiation. Afterwards he st...

9. written references

   Marylou1102 replied to RedZeppelinRN's topic in General Nursing

   I usually call for references but occasionally a facility will not respond to a phone call. They want proof you are who you say you are. I have never had a facility give me anything more than dates of employment. There is to much of a chance of legal...

10. What kind of pill crushers are you using?

    Marylou1102 replied to GLORIAmunchkin72's topic in General Nursing

    I used to work at a place that used the heavy metal crushers. One night another nurse was trying to pulverize some meds. After she got done pounding I heard a frail elderly voice call out "Come in". The Silent Knight is a great improvement. I have ...

11. How are you judgemental?

    Marylou1102 replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    QUOTE "I remember being in the ER during nursing school and a guy came in who had overdosed. He was unconscious and in restraints, and these nurses were making fun of him. It still hurts my heart to think about it. They were laughing about the conten...

12. Do you regret being a nurse

    Marylou1102 replied to lpnstudentin2010's topic in General Nursing

    I love what I do and I do what I love.

13. How often do you take a break?

    Marylou1102 replied to Alex3's topic in General Nursing

    jojotoo is right. Thats what I do. I'm the only non-smoker on my unit. I cover for them when they leave the floor and they do the same for me on my non-smoke breaks. A lot of times I will sit with the smokers and just socialize. I does wonders to jus...

14. How many Nurse jobs have you had?

    Marylou1102 replied to johnson0424's topic in General Nursing

    First job 10 years, 2nd job 5 years, 3rd job 14 years, 4th job 3 years. From then on it gets spotty. I've held and lost several positions (6) with companies that have closed due to bankruptcy or cash flow problems. I have been downsized and "reorgani...

15. Most RN's first borns?

    Marylou1102 replied to lvs2nrs3535's topic in General Nursing

    I am a first born. My family made growing up a wonderful experience. There was no alcohol abuse in our family.