maryloufu

maryloufu

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  1. What the heck is a Netie pot?

    maryloufu replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    Does anyone watch the office? Dwight wanted the teapot from the office party to use to irrigate his sinuses. He should have looked on amazon. I had no idea this was for

  2. Sent home from clinicals :(

    maryloufu replied to Phillippians4:13's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry you had a rough clinical. I think we all had things like this go wrong. And you worked so hard too. It seems like it would have been better if your instructor would have just passed the med...

  3. So proud of my student nurse today!!!

    maryloufu replied to TexasPediRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have a really good student who is following me this semester. She is fabulous- she jumps in to help everyone on the unit and takes great care of her assigned patients. So... it was a great big...

  4. Best shoes ever?

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

    Just to let anyone know- the old Comfort Clogs from Allheart are back. They phased them out and had Italian style clogs for a while. I know that they take forever and customer service is not always...

  5. Patients on Medicaid

    maryloufu replied to DiEd's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    i am not religious, but i do believe in helping my fellow human beings. sometimes these threads truly make me ill...this is definately one of them. i just can't understand people in this industry...

  6. Patient Education

    maryloufu replied to abundantjoy07's topic in General Nursing

    The physician should be telling them what is going on- we can give education- but we can't tell them their diagnosis. I was in the room the other day when some residents came in to talk to the...

  7. i'm a RN

    maryloufu replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in General Nursing

    >> I wouldn't admit that to a nurse if that were

  8. Fat People Save Healthcare Dollars

    maryloufu replied to canoehead's topic in General Nursing

    Dang- maybe the insurance companies have known this all

  9. Grapevine, TX

    maryloufu replied to maryloufu's topic in Texas Nursing

    Thanks everyone. I appreciate the

  10. Patients on Medicaid

    maryloufu replied to DiEd's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have only skimmed this thread- so if someone already said this I am sorry. I went on Medicaid when I got pregnant at the end of nursing school and we were rolling pennies for gas broke. The whole...

  11. RE: Pt. disch. No teaching, No instructions, No nothing!!!

    maryloufu replied to celeste7767's topic in General Nursing

    Write a letter to the head of the facility and the manager of the floor and the chief nursing officer. This is a terrible incident that must be addressed. It is a terrible shame. So sorry that this...

  12. Grapevine, TX

    maryloufu replied to maryloufu's topic in Texas Nursing

    then i will be sure to keep nitro sl with me at all times. seriously- is is a big hassle to commute to work- i live in a city of 100,000 so traffic is nonexistant. i am nervous about the proposed...

  13. handling "disgusting" situations

    maryloufu replied to Seasalt1000's topic in Nursing Career

    I love kids too= BUT I can't handle the abuse cases. You know- when mama's boyfriend beats on baby and mama won't dump the boyfriend? I can't do it. Kudos to you who can handle

  14. handling "disgusting" situations

    maryloufu replied to Seasalt1000's topic in Nursing Career

    Ha! Poop is no one's favorite thing! I have seen on here to use Vicks vapor rub under the nose. It does help. It seems like you just kind of get used to it.... As sad as that

  15. Does anyone know where I can find...

    maryloufu replied to momto2beauties's topic in Ob/Gyn

    When you are on the google homepage you can click on images up at the top of the page before you type in your search. It should bring up

  16. stresses and depression in the health workplace.

    maryloufu replied to naturalized's topic in General Nursing

    The only thing that has ever made me cry at work is a patient's family. (And I cried in the bathroom- they didnt see). There is stress with patients and their families- but it is transient. The...

  17. No report; disrespected

    maryloufu replied to LNDRN19's topic in General Nursing

    Originally Posted by maralenn I embarrassed myself in my OP--I must have come across as though my feelings were more important than patient care. I apologize. My primary concern is for my patients....

  18. What do you do to make extra money?

    maryloufu replied to CRNAorBust's topic in General Nursing

    I have a printing press in my back

  19. nail care and nursing

    maryloufu replied to AmericanChai's topic in General Nursing

    On the subject of why the light colored polish or french manicure? I think it is because chips are less noticeable and it looks more professional. Good luck on kicking the habit of nail

  20. Essential Nursing Knowledge

    maryloufu replied to belabelisa's topic in General Nursing

    Calculate I's and O's (in your head at least) every 2 hours or so on the floor. The end of the shift is a very bad time to realize that your patient is anuric. If you feel in your gut there is...

  21. You Just Don't Care!!!

    maryloufu replied to caroladybelle's topic in General Nursing

    If you find yourself at my hospital- well you wouldnt probably be on my floor because I am tele- but we would make sure you got a break and we would be nice. I am sorry you had a crazy day- but I am...

  22. Upsate on trouble-making co-worker

    maryloufu replied to 2shihtzus's topic in General Nursing

    I totally worked with a guy that I believed was a sociopath- some of the things he said scared the crap out of me and I was afraid for my family. At one point he said that he thought that it was...

  23. Need a PACU tshirt slogan!

    maryloufu replied to mothertucker's topic in General Nursing

    Wake up so you can go back to your

  24. Feeling Guilty -- Need Advice

    maryloufu replied to firstyearstudent's topic in General Nursing

    I too have difficulty dealing with some of the family members. Usually it is the hardest part of my job. I like what others have said here about forgiving yourself and learning from it- except the...

  25. Nit-picking between shifts

    maryloufu replied to Butternut's topic in General Nursing

    I have worked both and both are busy. And a night nurse has to sometimes be more resourceful than a day nurse because you don't have as much support staff and calling the doctor is a bigger deal. That...