Morettia2 BSN, RN

CTICU, Interventional Cardiology, CCU

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About Morettia2

Morettia2 is a BSN, RN and specializes in CTICU, Interventional Cardiology, CCU.


Cardiothoracic ICU-now, Interventional Cardiology Unit-4 years

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  1. See the thing is....I didn't become cocky, I was sick of being verbally beat down. One can only handle so much insult. You reach a breaking point. And I broke. I had enough, and I wasn't about to be treated like a child. Yes I was there to learn, but...
  2. I have worked at the same hospital for about 5 years. I started out as an Interventional Cardiology RN right out of school. I became one of the Night Shift Charge Nurses and was offered a position as Nurse Manager in the Interventional Unit. At the s...
  3. I have one...this wasn't a Nurse but a DOCTOR who did this......Here it goes, you guys are going to love this one, it was about 4 years ago..I was probably about 1 year into my nursing career as an RN, I used to work on an Interventional Cardiology u...
  4. OMG I haven't been on this site in a very very long time...I can't believe this post is still a sticky...I can only say, one year ago I posted this...since then it's been well...i am not going to go on a tangent..I have to be up in a few hours for wo...
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    Weaker nurses at night?

    I work nights, I am far from weak. If I heard a Doc say that, I would fire back with, "well, since youthink we are weak, I would be prepared to expect an increase in pages b/t the hours of 12am-5am. And when you call back I will say, Oh I am sorry I ...
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    Worst night ever

    haha thanks..I know it was a long post. And I thank you for reading it!!
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    Worst night ever

    Ok so I have been posting on here for quite a while, and alot of you have read my stickie...it get's better I PROMISE....and I thank you and I hope I have helped or encouraged you to keep up the good work. But I have to share this one, and the only r...
  8. god-is-love, when you start out as a new nurse it's like being on mars, kind of. My story is this...I am from the philly burbs. I went to the University of Scranton in 98-2002 and graduated with a B.S. in Criminal Justice and a minor in Sociology. Wh...
  9. HAHAHAHA you don't know how many times I wish I could have said that...hahaha..
  10. I am glad to hear that everything worked out... I am an RN working in an innercity hosp. Every so often we get called off when our census is low. Last week, I was called at about 5:45pm by the day shift charge nurse, to tell me I had PTO for the nigh...
  11. I just wated to tell you, your story sound similiar to mine..I will post more later gotaa go back to work in a few hours but if you ever need to talk just send me a message
  12. Hey guys just got my evaluation for the year, last year I was new so it was a prewritten evaluation..this year I got to score my self, self evaluation before my night shift Nurse Manager gave me what she evaluated about me. Well, let's just say that ...
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    Having a hard time with less hygienic patients

    OMG I work in Newark, NJ and we get the worst of the worst. Low income area where my hosp. is located. The pt's that are admitted to my floor with cardiac problems are so unbearable at times. There was one pt. in particular last week. Great guy, youn...
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    Starting PIV = bane of my existance. Any advice?

    ok had a pt. last night who needed a new PIV. The day shift RN told me he pulled it out by accident around 5pm...I asked her why she didn't put in a new one..she said no one could get a vein, even the MD. I said wel there is a STAT dose of vanco that...
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    Starting PIV = bane of my existance. Any advice?

    My fav. place is the hand...you just put that tourniquite on and tap away at the veins in the hand untill you find something. The pinky and the thumb work well for pt's that have crappy veins....but patience is key...just wait, and you can always use...