maire ASN, RN

maire has 20 years experience as a ASN, RN and specializes in Adult Med-Surg, Rehab, and Ambulatory Care.

Latest Activity

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   Got The Vaccine! Share Your Experience

   maire replied to Nurse SMS's topic in Disaster Preparation

   Got mine Friday evening. Saturday, arm was sore (on par with the flu shot) had a headache, bit of a scratchy throat, and just felt tired. Went to bed at 8 and slept for 12 hours. Sunday, felt
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   Moving to Massachusetts

   maire replied to Brownelfin's topic in General Nursing

   Came here to say this. Emerson and Heywood are both good, small hospitals and both are
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   Masks and sore throats/sinus issues?

   maire replied to Raven Sierra's topic in Disaster Preparation

   With the N95, yes to the sore throat. It's super annoying. Some days it's worse than others and I wonder, Rona, is that you? Nope, just the
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   Ever date a patient? Or would you?

   maire replied to MarkMyWords's topic in General Nursing

   I work in geriatrics, so no ? And no, I'm too busy trying to land a
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   New job at rehab, what should I know

   maire replied to Lynker's topic in Rehabilitation

   Congratulations! I work on a TCU, but mine is actually in a hospital, so your mileage may vary. If you've done LTC, you will do fine in rehab. There may be some skills you will need to learn (dunno...
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   Headbands???

   maire posted a topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

   I am looking for headbands for work that will stay put. I have longish, thin hair, a weirdly-shaped head, and a huge fore(five)head and they all seem to just slip off. With this PPE I've totally...
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   While we were arguing; We disappeared

   maire replied to Yep, Me's topic in General Nursing

   Our scrubs aren't color-coded. What differentiates us is the "badge buddies." With our name badges, we all wear additional green badges that read "RN" or "PCT" or even "DOCTOR." When the badges flip...
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   Advice for a ortho/surg nurse moving to rehabilitaion nursing.

   maire replied to MrsJt's topic in Rehabilitation

   It's a couple months later, just curious, how do you like it?? I've done rehab for the past 10 years and I love
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   I took the plunge...it feels weird

   maire replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

   Best of luck with the new
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    Rehab Nursing, Not a good fit?

    maire replied to jacesmom22's topic in Rehabilitation

    I've worked at a SNF in a hospital for almost 9 years, and except for a brief period of time where my shift was staffed by 3 RNs and 2 PCTs/CNAs, it's always been a 6-10 patient assignment on the...
11. 

    The Face of a Medical Error...

    maire replied to Music in My Heart's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Came to say what IrishIzRN did, and I am pleased to hear that your co-workers are holding you up, rather than yanking you down. Keep your chin
12. 

    The case of the missing pens: A rant and an idea

    maire replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

    I am teased constantly at work because I label my pens (actually, everything) with my name. 3 times around the pen with those printed out sticker thingies. They are difficult to remove, and I haven't...
13. 

    Do acute care nurses look down on LTC nurses

    maire replied to MouseMichelle's topic in General Nursing

    Amen.
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    How does working major holidays go at your hospital?

    maire replied to HappyPediRN's topic in General Nursing

    Ditto with my
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    Does everyone hate doing "peer evaluations"

    maire replied to suanna's topic in General Nursing

    Blerg. I am sitting here in front of my computer right now trying to fill out two of these stupid things. I loathe, hate, and despise them. One is relatively easy; the person is a good nurse and...