maire ASN, RN

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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...
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    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
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    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...
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    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...
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    RN's in hospitals. What is the worst part of your job?

    maire replied to GCTMT's topic in General Nursing

    First of all..."afraidofamericans"?? I have to question the screen name here! Anyway, onward... Paperwork and bureaucracy is the major headache of all nurses, IMHO. However, as a staff (floor) RN,...
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    Trichotillomania Awareness (long, but please find time to read)

    maire replied to Faster's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for your post. My 13 yr old daughter is currently going through this, and has been for the past 2-3 years. The poor child has no eyelashes... We've taken her to a pediatrician, a...
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    what is the nurse/patient ratio where you work?

    maire replied to Hubby's girl's topic in General Nursing

    1:6-8
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    Where do you get your CEUs?

    maire replied to wonderbee's topic in General Nursing

    I use Advance for Nurses, pay a yearly fee of I think 25 bucks for unlimited CEUs. They also offer a few
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    Hospital Activities for Staff!?!

    maire replied to ERnursegrl04's topic in General Nursing

    Every holiday there is something happening, and during nurse's week we get goodies as well. Also, every summer there is an employee appreciation barbecue, which is nice, and throughout the year there...
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    random drug tests?

    maire replied to carrienurse's topic in General Nursing

    We just recently had a discussion about this at work. AFAIK my facility does not test when hiring nor are there random tests performed during employment. I recently had a needlestick and I wasn't...
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    Ever lie about what you do to your MD?

    maire replied to strugglingnurse's topic in General Nursing

    No. I have a very good relationship with my doctor, she knows what I do for a living, and she respects me for it. Same goes for my kids' pedi doc. I find that I get more information out of medical...
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    So...you give out pain pills?

    maire posted a topic in Rehabilitation

    Ok, this is a bit of a rant, and I'm not sure how many rehab nurses actually read this forum (the thread count appears to be a little low), but here goes... First, a little background... When I first...
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    Do you have friends at work?

    maire replied to HisTreasure's topic in General Nursing

    The nurses and CNAs that work my shift, the majority of us get together every now and again for a "Girls Night Out." We all know each others' families (or at least their names), we know when someone...
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    what are these people thinking???

    maire replied to RNmom08's topic in General Nursing

    Oh I can so relate. I had a problem a while back with food disappearing out of my LOCKER. I had a huge bag of Lindt truffles in there, was off for 4 days, came back, and there were five left in the...