Marleyna

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1. vent for those who work midnights

   Marleyna replied to DizzyLizzyNurse's topic in General Nursing

   I completely understand what you mean!! My dear mother had a court date this morning and she woke me up at 10 am banging at my door (just after I fell asleep from a night shift) to accompany her. She was actually shocked when I said "absolutely not" ...

2. As if it isn't hard enough to find a job....

   Marleyna replied to SDALPN's topic in General Nursing

   Yeah craiglist is just creepy in all aspects.

3. missing narcs

   Marleyna replied to Medsport's topic in General Nursing

   You shouldn't be all that worried if you didn't take it. They will do what they decide is best for their facility and all you can do is decide what you want to do (take the lie detector or not). If you refuse it then you probably will look guilty to ...

4. ALWAYS called to work on days off?

   Marleyna replied to squatmunkie_RN's topic in General Nursing

   Today was my day off and I got called in to do a day 12 and then later on during the day I was asked if I could work a night 12. I gladly declined. Last week I worked 7 days straight due to lack of staff and surely they never feel guilty about that! ...

5. Changing roles for LPNs or RPNs

   Marleyna replied to Marleyna's topic in LPN/LVN

   And it is true. It's all about the costs, less RN's on the floor so they want RPN's to learn to perform all the skills. I guess my main concern was the wage difference for the similar amount of work.

6. Changing roles for LPNs or RPNs

   Marleyna replied to Marleyna's topic in LPN/LVN

   Thank you all for the replies. I'm in Ontario and most of the changes haven't been completely implemented but it is starting to happen and I was just curious as to how other places are doing it. I took an IV initiation course with RPN's and now their...

7. Changing roles for LPNs or RPNs

   Marleyna posted a topic in LPN/LVN

   Hey everyone, I'm not trying to stir up any issues between RNs or LPNs (I LOVE YOU ALL NURSES) and I hope no one gets offended. The hospital that I am currently working in changed their roles and responsibilities for LPNs, such as IV initiations, wor...

8. How did you know nursing was right for you?

   Marleyna replied to aceshigh's topic in General Nursing

   Male nurses are awesome! You will get used to bodily fluids relatively quick. I used to faint at the site of blood and now I'm all up and around it. There will be certain odors that may be hard to ignore but it's not as bad as the initial stages. Li...

9. How do I tell them?

   Marleyna replied to violet_violet's topic in General Nursing

   I am sure no one expects you to stick it out on the same unit for a lifetime. People's circumstances change and they need to move on and seek different opportunities. If you are committed to the organization and plan to be there for a long time, then...

10. Is there an Off-Topic Forum? Where nurses discuss things in life non nursing related?

    Marleyna replied to MMA-N-Nursing's topic in General Nursing

    Oh I enjoyed this light topic. I am going to try Cosmo's new sex position;) My day was long and tiring. The dance club was good on Saturday night but I seen a lot of girls with nothing on! (kind of scary!). :dancgrp:

11. "if you weren't so obese, you probably wouldn't have 1/2 the illnesses you do"

    Marleyna replied to SNB1014's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe the title of the message was a little inappropriate but I think the OP means well and is trying to see what are some ways to deal with the issues she has come across. Obesity is certainly a huge issue and I do not see how it is wrong to educate...

12. A long vent, I apologize.

    Marleyna replied to Marleyna's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks everyone who has applied back to my post. I really appreciate each and every single response. I definitely took everything that was said into consideration and have made a journal indicating all the incidences and when they occurred. I have a ...

13. A long vent, I apologize.

    Marleyna posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello nurses, I graduated in Dec. 09 and thankfully got a job on a busy medical isolation unit in March 2010. I had a 5 week orientation on the unit with a mentor and was then thrown into the real world of nursing. At first I struggled but slowly lea...