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  1. Uncomfortable feeling during dilitation check?

    kmarie724 replied to EMJrn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm not an OB nurse, but as a patient, I tend to agree. When I had my first baby, cervical checks left me feeling upset and discouraged because I wasn't progressing as quickly as I thought I should...

  2. New RN, should I renew my LPN license?

    kmarie724 replied to kberrios's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't see any reason to. As a RN, you can do anything an LPN can do. Can you even have a RN and LPN license at the same

  3. Two parents workIng shift work? Need advice.

    kmarie724 replied to mamahood85's topic in General Nursing

    I work full time evening shifts and my husband is in the restaurant business, so he works a combination of days and evenings and also works weekends. My parents live close by and provide our child...

  4. NCLEX Timeline till I found out I passed

    kmarie724 replied to tcat42's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I took it about 3 years ago, so I don't remember all the exact times/dates. I took it in the afternoon. I got home, watched TV, ate dinner and then took a nap since I was working a noc shift at my...

  5. CEU's - Preferred online source?

    kmarie724 replied to MiaLyse's topic in General Nursing

    nurse.com has a lot of free

  6. When your the patient, do you tell the nursing staff your a nurse?

    kmarie724 replied to DemonWings's topic in General Nursing

    I don't mention it, but it usually comes up. My primary physician and the MA that normally works with her knows I am a RN just from taking my history. When I had my oldest DD, I had just completed...

  7. Wash scrubs with regular laundry?

    kmarie724 replied to jdsp87's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I wash mine with everything else. I never really thought to wash them separately. I'm not much of a germophobe

  8. is it considered abandonment if no call no show?

    kmarie724 replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    ^ This. We had a nurse pull this stunt and it was the staff nurses on that day who had to stay and work a double that suffered, not

  9. VA Manager not allowing annual leave

    kmarie724 replied to Chamae01's topic in General Nursing

    I agree, that's ridiculous. There has only been one time I wasn't granted a PTO request and that was because one nurse was on medical leave and another had already asked for the same weekend off...

  10. frequent call in's or no shows

    kmarie724 replied to nola1202's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Our nurses are generally pretty reliable but there are certain CNAs who call in a lot. We have a ton of on-call CNAs, but most of them have another job and/or are going to school so they can't just...

  11. Does anyone LOVE Geriatrics?

    kmarie724 replied to geekchic's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I have been working LTC for five years, first as a CNA and now as a RN (have been an RN for about 2.5 years now). I admit working in LTC wasn't my first choice, but the job market was lousy when I...

  12. dumping meds into our water supply

    kmarie724 replied to NursePatty24's topic in General Nursing

    At work, we have med disposal bins in the med room. We put expired/DC'd meds in there and they are picked up by some type of medication disposal company. What they do with them, I don't know. Pills...

  13. Charting: UTIs

    kmarie724 replied to nycNurse2b's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I work in LTC. We have a UTI flowsheet we use for charting on someone with a UTI. It includes: Temp c/o increased urgency/frequency c/o pain/burining with urination color/clarity/odor of urine...

  14. breastfeeding/pumping and working overnights

    kmarie724 replied to colleennurse's topic in General Nursing

    I worked nights for a brief time after returning from maternity leave and I pumped 2 or 3 times during the night (8 hr shifts). During the day I would sleep at my mom's house so she could watch the...

  15. vent for those who work midnights

    kmarie724 replied to DizzyLizzyNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not working nocs anymore, but I used to and my husband would always call me on his lunch break for no real reason, just wanting to chat. He finally got the hint when i started calling him at 3 am...

  16. Wanting to know about RNs as floor nurses.

    kmarie724 replied to faithnow's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I am an RN and work the floor in LTC and I love it too. I am a fairly new nurse (not quite 2 years yet) and people are always asking me when I'm going to get a job in a hospital. But for right now...

  17. IM injections

    kmarie724 replied to Hotnurse06's topic in General Nursing

    I was taught to aspirate and do it out of habit, but I have heard that there is new research that says it isn't necessary. But I haven't read any of these studies and as far as I know, my facility's...

  18. How do you wash your scrubs?

    kmarie724 replied to gumby1411's topic in General Students

    I wash my scrubs along with the rest of my laundry. I've never given it much thought. Warm or cold water with regular detergent and Oxiclean. If it's nice out, I dry them outside in the sunshine,...

  19. do you skip your lunch break routinely?

    kmarie724 replied to Leelee2's topic in General Nursing

    I workin LTC. I almost always take my supper break. Even when I feel like I'm too busy and don't have time I go anyway because I find after taking some time away I come back more focused and...

  20. Glucometer / Infection Control

    kmarie724 replied to ktwlpn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Us too! Pretty soon we'll have to shower and change clothes in between every resident we come in contact with. We have 2 glucometers for each hallway now, so we can use one while the other is drying....

  21. Potential MN Nurses Strike?

    kmarie724 replied to Brian's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I'm not part of the union, but I'm a MN nurse and wish them the best and hope they can negotiate a good contract. I was reading some of the reader comments after the article, one person state that...

  22. HOT!!! rant

    kmarie724 replied to ktwlpn's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry. I know it is just miserable to work when it is hot, it just puts everyone on edge and makes for an awful

  23. Does anyone have a good site/advice for breastfeeding?

    kmarie724 replied to friendlysmile's topic in General Nursing

    kellymom.com has a ton of information and resources. My personal advice is stick with it because once you get the hang of it, it is so much easier than bottles. Good

  24. Share The Weirdest Reasons Patients Push The Call Light

    kmarie724 replied to RN06-NP09's topic in Nursing Humor

    My favorite is when they put on the call light to ask where the call light

  25. Funny Nursing Dreams

    kmarie724 replied to abbaking's topic in Nursing Humor

    Last night I had a dream that I took a second job waiting tables part time at the resturant I used to wait tables at before I was in nursing school. When I reported for my first day, I was very...