Rita Marie

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1. My husband works for me- is this ever going to work?

   Rita Marie replied to LoriAlabamaRN's topic in General Nursing

   Lori It sounds like no matter what you do, you won't be able to please everyone. Some people just insist on being sacred cows and will complain about anything good that comes their way. OK...so they don't want a competent LPN working in their mid...

2. What was IV tubing made of before the invention of plastics?

   Rita Marie replied to sunnyjohn's topic in General Nursing

   rubber.xxx

3. What's the weirdest baby name?

   Rita Marie replied to teresab_2000's topic in Ob/Gyn

4. I'm so upset! (warning-long)

   Rita Marie replied to InfoNurse1595's topic in General Nursing

   I suppose you can try to fix the problem or leave, you might consider just a transfer to another floor. Every floor in a facility is like a whole different world, it depends on the charge nurses, the director and so on. Perhaps a new floor in th...

5. New nurse blues

   Rita Marie replied to Pleaides's topic in New Nurse

   Wow...that is so kind and considerate of them. They must not be excited at seeing the next group of people coming in as new grads and growing into competent nurses! I have a friend who is so neat to work with. She became one of the nurses that ...

6. "Don't waste your time getting your BSN..."

   Rita Marie replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in ADN/BSN

   Associate Degree of Nursing

7. Tattoo's on Nurses

   Rita Marie replied to gentlemother's topic in General Nursing

   Woo-Hoo!!!! Finals ARE over!!! Grades are posted! I did okay. I have two that do not show when I am in scrubs or have long pants on. Some of the other students in my nursing classes do have visible tattoos, and although the program doesn't allow t...

8. Prepare yourselves, the drug addict on Dr. Phil is a nurse.

   Rita Marie replied to Judee Smudee's topic in General Nursing

   In the eyes of the public, nurses are held up in great esteem, some areas of the country more so than others. So for someone who should KNOW better and yet still steal/buy drugs and use them--it is a shock to some. I agree, that his frequent commen...

9. comfy shoes

   Rita Marie replied to analiezel's topic in General Nursing

   The shoes I usually buy are Nikes. They seem to fit my "flexible arches" the best--nice way of saying flat feet. :rotfl: One year (yes, a year) I was walking around on feet that were "killing me." I broke down and went to a podiatrist. I had pl...

10. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

    Rita Marie replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Humor

    While I was working at a VAMC this is an event that occurred and it never fails to make me snicker. I was caring for a sweet and modest elderly man, who I will call John. And oh yes, John was very hard of hearing. John was pretty ill and he was ...

11. Why do RN's with ASN and BSN make the same?

    Rita Marie replied to cancergirl's topic in General Nursing

    In some facilities, if you want to be in administration, or even just the head nurse on the ward, you must have at least a BSN. One of those facilities would be the Veteran's Administration medical centers. I am sure that some other facilities also...

12. Nurses struggling with mental illness

    Rita Marie replied to Severina's topic in Disabilities

    Wow! You are awesome! Coming to terms with a mental illness is difficult enough, but I feel that those of us who have problems with depression, anxiety, PTSD, etc... put ourselves though a lot more because "we should know" better. It's funny, but ...

13. Lotus Birth...What do yall think about this?

    Rita Marie replied to JVanRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

14. help me buck the system, please! super-traditional pinning ceremony that nobody wants

    Rita Marie replied to rach_nc_03's topic in General Nursing

    Congradulations on your approaching launch into the "real world." First of all, the ceremony in the church building...getting upset about the church/state thing is so silly. It is a building. And if someone says a prayer--so what, there are praye...

15. what does c=rn mean?

    Rita Marie replied to 2ndbach's topic in General Students

    At my school, we have been heard to say, "A + C= RN." It was said on the site that it is like a comfort. There are some classes that you study so hard for, and the instructor is a hard grader--so you might only make a B or a C. But you get the gra...