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  1. Whats your facilities policy on isolation for MRSA, CDIF, VRE, etc?

    mary78910 replied to Gr8Dane's topic in General Nursing

    we will put mrsa and mrsa together, never seen cdiff with anyone else, and have been lucky enough not to have vre yet. But gowns etc, hello never saw anyone in my hospital put one of those on ever...

  2. MRSA and Isolation

    mary78910 replied to tgirl84's topic in General Nursing

    So as a new grad i have a few questions on this. A patient comes in with mrsa+ nasal swab, should they be in isolation???? Is it ok to put a mrsa+ nares with a non mrsa patient. What about taking a...

  3. is it ok to call a dr even if not your patient

    mary78910 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Ok i have a question. I've only been a nurse for a little over a year. But in a situation where i know something is not right with a patient, and i continually tell the patients nurse and she doesn't...

  4. is it ok to call a dr even if not your patient

    mary78910 replied to mary78910's topic in General Nursing

    Ok, i went and checked the patient myself. Was shocked when i saw her. I had this patient two days before hand and shipped her to ICU when i had her, well then she came back out on that floor. Ok i...

  5. dynamaps and the isolation patient

    mary78910 replied to birdgardner's topic in General Nursing

    I have to complain all the time about taking dynamaps from room to room without being cleaned, isolation to reg, and vice-versa. Heck no one even gowns up around here. It's rare to even see a nurse...

  6. Peeves at work

    mary78910 replied to november17's topic in General Nursing

    1) 16 patients on floor and one aide, oh there are 3 nurses, one nurse and the aide go to lunch, leaves me to answer call lights for everyone because the other nurse sitting on her butt will NOT...

  7. Floating and C Diff, MRSA etc.

    mary78910 replied to magz53's topic in Ob/Gyn

    When i worked ob we weren't allowed to take a patient load on med/surg incase we were called back to our floor. But we were NOT allowed to go in a isolation room. Then i switched hospitals, what is...

  8. How much is your pay?

    mary78910 replied to rainbowcak3's topic in General Nursing

    Been an RN for just over a year. Live in Ohio, make 21.87hr plus my 3.00 shift diff and 4.00 hr weekend shift diff. Cost of living not too bad here. Shoot with all the pays i've seen maybe i should...

  9. Smoking And Nurses

    mary78910 replied to ABC054's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a smoker, hate the smell, but i do it anyway, trying to quit but thats another story. anyway it takes me just a few minutes to smoke, i go out twice during my 8 hour shift, once at lunch and smoke...

  10. questions about things pct can do

    mary78910 posted a topic in General Nursing

    ok i'm a new nurse (6months) been on med/surg for six months, just moved to labor and delivery which is post partum and nursery all in one. i have a few questions. ok yesterday i was brought into a...

  11. questions about things pct can do

    mary78910 replied to mary78910's topic in General Nursing

    LOL ok then

  12. Pay Rates In Ohio For New Grads.

    mary78910 replied to dark10gable's topic in Ohio Nursing

    i'm a new grad of six months i am making

  13. Nurse-Patient load: normal or not? Need advice

    mary78910 replied to redtintedpaperdoll's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    i'm working part time in a nursing home full time in a hospital, i feel like my nursing license is on the line every time i step into the nursing home, scares me to death. i have 25 patients and one...

  14. questions about things pct can do

    mary78910 replied to mary78910's topic in General Nursing

    oh and a few more things . i went into the nursery to get a chart, a pct was doing vitals on a baby, i said hows the baby she said fine doing great from where i was at i saw the baby just wasnt right...

  15. which job to take

    mary78910 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi, i am a new RN, just passed board Feb 6, 2007. I have two job offers. ONe med surg and the other labor and delivery. THe labor and delivery is also mom baby/nursery, we do all of it. Now here is...

  16. New OB Nurses, Grads and Students, Please Feel Free to post your questions here:

    mary78910 replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Ok do you L&D nurses feel like you can't work somewhere else like med surg ect. I am a new grad, and was offered a job in L&D. Yeah i know, doesn't happen often. I did my preceptor there...

  17. Nursing students and new nurses.....about injection sites

    mary78910 replied to TazziRN's topic in Patient Medications

    yeah as far as the IV's go, we had one session, not even in class, we did it on the computer. And that was the last few weeks before graduating. They sure don't teach ya how to do iv's. As far as...

  18. Nursing students and new nurses.....about injection sites

    mary78910 replied to TazziRN's topic in Patient Medications

    I just graduated, yes we had to be checked off on all sites, with a plastic man lol. I gave my first IM injection to an adult my last 2 weeks of nursing school. SO for 6th quarter i got to give one...

  19. "I don't want to do bed side nursing"...SAY WHAT!

    mary78910 replied to lauralassie's topic in General Nursing

    I was just reading some of these posts, let me get something straight here in ohio, pay is only 19.17 hr to start out, my husband, a garbage man, makes more money hauling trash than i will as a nurse....

  20. student nurse needs help

    mary78910 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi, i am a 6th quarter nursing student. Or should i say "just a two year" student lol. Anyway this is my final quarter, i have about 7 weeks left. Right now we are learning EKG's and stuff. I was...