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...

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. 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,...

4. New nurse blues

   Rita Marie replied to Pleaides's topic in First Year After Licensure

   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...

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

   Rita Marie replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

   Associate Degree of

6. 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...

7. 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...

8. 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."...

9. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

   Rita Marie replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Nursing 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...

10. 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...

11. Nurses struggling with mental illness

    Rita Marie replied to Severina's topic in Nurse 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...

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

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

13. 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...

14. 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...

15. Funny things you have said but wish you didn't

    Rita Marie replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    Years ago I was working a floor where we handled lots of cardiac patients, and at that time we posted them on the regular ward (rather than on monitors). One fellow I had cared for, I had only seen...