maryloufu

maryloufu

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  1. Cleaning up Other's Messes-long, sorry

    maryloufu replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    I wonder if there is an option for the profs to drop this woman out of the class now without failing her- kind of like a mercy thing- but she still has to do the class over. I too hated the group...

  2. Advice Please!!!!!!

    maryloufu replied to Little Panda RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Good

  3. I hate direct admits

    maryloufu replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    This all makes me think of when the doc told me (about 9 years ago) to go to the hospital for preeclampsia. I stopped and had my hair cut first. I was just stupid. I didn't mean any harm by it. But as...

  4. Peeves at work

    maryloufu replied to november17's topic in General Nursing

    Ok- I know that this is maddening- but if it is just a pump going off I finish my chart or whatever before going to check it. If I jump up every time I would never get anything completed. I also try...

  5. I am getting terminated tomarrow

    maryloufu replied to nl2005's topic in General Nursing

    yes, how did it

  6. Scratching your head in wonder!

    maryloufu replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    WOw- that would have had me

  7. Told that over time "I would lessen my concern for change"

    maryloufu replied to kstec's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    That sounds just crazy. The 20 totals should count for 2 each. Keep making noise! The squeaky wheel gets the

  8. pockets?

    maryloufu replied to jimmy101's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    You should try to get scrubs from the same place that the flight nurses get them. I think this is a website with scrubs with more pockets, but I have no personal experience with them....

  9. Some questions for school.

    maryloufu replied to knob's topic in General Nursing

    What's your opinion of your career compared to your ideas when you initially graduated? compared to before you started school even. You know- the first few months I kept thinking- "I had no idea what...

  10. TEXAS RN's: Is HESI harder than NCLEX?

    maryloufu replied to CrazyScrubNurse's topic in Texas Nursing

    Yes, I believe HESI is

  11. Why do I keep doing this?

    maryloufu replied to Dave11's topic in Emergency

    That sounds super crazy. I am sorry that I have no help for you. Someone here probably

  12. Who's fault is it REALLY? aka when my common sense went bye, bye...

    maryloufu replied to Yenta7's topic in General Nursing

    Ultimately wouldn't it be the nurse who noted the order? Don't beat yourself up. We have all been

  13. Admitting or Discharging a Patient

    maryloufu replied to BethulieRN's topic in General Nursing

    The admission process is different for different patients. Some patients are direct admit- and you have to start an IV on them and do all of the paperwork. The history and medication reconciliation...

  14. Don't know about you guys

    maryloufu replied to Agnus's topic in General Nursing

    I am thankful for this job that is always interesting- there is always something to strive for, something to

  15. Just wanting to thank the mods...

    maryloufu replied to luvmy3kids's topic in General Nursing

    Yes- again, good job.:anpom::anpom::anpom: It seemed like a pack of trolls, but then it was like they had never existed at

  16. How do you get someone to show you their butt?

    maryloufu replied to megananne7's topic in General Nursing

    I have had a charge nurse tell one lol "pull down your panties, we need to check your bottom." It was kind of weird, but she was on the woundcare

  17. I caught a manipulative family member in the act!

    maryloufu replied to MrsCaseyRN's topic in General Nursing

    remind me to never go to montana.

  18. When Keeping up is Impossible.....

    maryloufu replied to BlearnRN's topic in General Nursing

    God Bless you BlearnRN! :icon_hug: You just don't listen to her. Sounds like you did great. There is one or two that I hate giving report to because they always find SOMETHING- You do what you can-...

  19. "New Nurses's Don't Know Anything."

    maryloufu replied to Diary/Dairy's topic in General Nursing

    The title of this thread reminds me of a seasoned nurse telling me "I just don't know about you new nurses coming up." This because I was talking about how certain docs want you to go with them into...

  20. When the boss makes an error

    maryloufu replied to proud2b1's topic in General Nursing

    :stone Dang on the TPN. But I have given that much insulin- felt weird about it, but it was the correct

  21. First Med error

    maryloufu replied to emmie08's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I hate that dang little plug on the ones you mix up.

  22. racist comment

    maryloufu replied to XXl-cool's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I had a patient who had open heart surgery- he only spoke and wrote Spanish. We had no education videos, no booklets in Spanish. A family member assisted me- but I was uncomfortable with that. It is...

  23. Help me to be a better charge nurse(little bit long)

    maryloufu replied to newlywedRN's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe this won't help, but your mention of giving her light assignments because you fear a patient may become critical made me think. I have worked with a charge nurse who had precepted a nurse from...

  24. Employee Privacy?

    maryloufu replied to strider1500's topic in General Nursing

    I am not sure about the privacy thing. I know they let us have free labs once a year if we want them. It is stressed that they are not mandatory. Wow- it doesnt seem like they really need to know your...

  25. Visiting pt a HIPAA violation?

    maryloufu replied to GGCC's topic in General Nursing

    I wonder how people are doing- but usually they go home from my floor so checking in on them isn't an option. A lady left on Thursday to go to a LTC- I believe that I will soon see her name in the...