miss_anneRN

miss_anneRN

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  1. How will you celebrate completion of school/ graduation

    miss_anneRN replied to futurenurseOB's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    My hubby and I took 3wks and drove from Maine to Spokane, WA. I came home, took my boards the next day. In a couple days I had the passing results and immediately started orientation at the hospital....

  2. what are some things you do for family members dealing with grief?

    miss_anneRN replied to kimmersRN's topic in Critical Care

    Why is someone who is expected to die still having vitals taken, ivfl's and a monitor? This baffles me, even where I work that could be a whole other

  3. Mandatory flu vaccines for staff

    miss_anneRN replied to mpccrn's topic in Disaster Preparation

    :grn: OMG, you're kidding... a yellow button?? That's about as lame as the buttons my facility gave us saying "ask me if I washed my hands". I can't believe the mask thing either...even if your w/o...

  4. Patients' "home remedies"? What have you seen

    miss_anneRN replied to flyingchange's topic in General Nursing

    Dakin's solution is a bleach, maybe there is some

  5. Why did you pick your username?

    miss_anneRN replied to made's topic in General Nursing

    If he had told her take acetominophin (?sp) she may not have made it through the night! Luckily it worked out

  6. Patients' "home remedies"? What have you seen

    miss_anneRN replied to flyingchange's topic in General Nursing

    we had an a/o pt who used lysol to clean her peri area, she'd come in completely excoriated! also her colostomy was being held in place for weeks with duct tape, and she used butter in her nostrils...

  7. The pitfalls of a small rural hospital

    miss_anneRN replied to loveishope's topic in Rural

    I too work in a rural hospital and our big sister medical center is an hour away. To quote a nurse from Canada "You've got to be an hour smarter" with assessing a patient, ? need to transfer and...

  8. Why did you pick your username?

    miss_anneRN replied to made's topic in General Nursing

    My real name is Anne. Through the years, people from different circles have called me "Miss" Anne, they say it's a southern thing. So, I added the Rn for a username after graduation. But no one...

  9. Night shift Moms - how do you do it?

    miss_anneRN replied to all4ofus's topic in General Nursing

    If one must absolutely be awake 24h, PLEASE! PLEASE! PLEASE, DO NOT DRIVE IN THAT CONDITION. Studies have shown that that driving tired is = to or worse than drunk driving. I could site bunches of...

  10. Night shift Moms - how do you do it?

    miss_anneRN replied to all4ofus's topic in General Nursing

    all4, It's not that wonky, really! I saw my kids more working nights than days. it can work. i have done nights for 10+yrs successfully. first, (not to sound harsh :hug) you will need to get over not...

  11. Does your hospital have a "Thanks to my Nurse" form?

    miss_anneRN replied to jodyangel's topic in General Nursing

    :cheers: dianacs is absolutely right!! i always hate following the rn's that do too much cutsie

  12. Lincoln Maine interview

    miss_anneRN replied to snowfreeze's topic in General Nursing

    snowfreeze, I think my father in law grew up in Lincoln. I'll have my hubby refresh my memory.:Snowman1: When do you start? No snow yet in midcoast maine!! Cold enough

  13. Lincoln Maine interview

    miss_anneRN replied to snowfreeze's topic in General Nursing

    congrats!!!! Is the town Lincoln, or is it in Lincoln

  14. Aahhhh!!!!

    miss_anneRN replied to StrwbryblndRN's topic in General Nursing

    i too work nights/weekends so i can be home w/ my kids all week. just say no to extra shifts...... unless it's to your benefit and works out with the family. as long as you're showing up for your...

  15. Are you allowed to wear Makeup ?

    miss_anneRN replied to AspiringNurse7's topic in General Nursing

    :roll too funny

  16. Funny Names for Nurses

    miss_anneRN replied to randomnamees's topic in Nursing Humor

    my maiden name was Austin, another rn's last name Powers... we'd sign chart check as "austin powers"... yea,

  17. Am I Nurse Material??

    miss_anneRN replied to Shadrach's topic in General Nursing

    shadrach, congrats on the 4.0!!! I went to school while I had 2 young kids, a recent divorce, working full time and a failed semester (or two!). Passing was suffient for me. I did pass the boards...

  18. new (well old person) nurse from kentucky

    miss_anneRN replied to kris_cross48's topic in General Nursing

    hello kris_cross, hope you have you settled in. have you obained a ME license & a place to work? Maine does not require CEU's...some employers do based on where you're at on their clinical ladder...

  19. Problem getting a job in hospital as a new grad?

    miss_anneRN replied to cathleenmermaid47's topic in General Nursing

    suggestion.... try smaller hospitals. i graduated in 2001 and was hired at my one & only interview. my goal was to get in a place close to home...not somewhere with drama & action. this...

  20. NP in Rural America

    miss_anneRN replied to natrgrrl's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I live in a town of 3,000 in Maine. FNP's are mostly used in a doctor's office here. I don't think a NP can have a solo practice without working under/with a MD. Although, the 36 bed hospital i work...

  21. Help Help Help Please!!!

    miss_anneRN replied to Cutiepie612's topic in Colorado Nursing

    Chrissy, Nursing school is not something to do quickly. Don't give yourself anymore stress (nursing school is stressful enough!!). My advice is wait until you have settled. Will you have enough time...

  22. Good jokes

    miss_anneRN replied to MVH119's topic in Nursing Humor

    Subject: Sort of Sad News Please join me in remembering a great icon of the entertainment community. The Pillsbury Doughboy died yesterday of a yeast infection and trauma complications from repeated...

  23. Secondary IV tubing question

    miss_anneRN replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat: krisco, (?sp., sorry if not correct:smackingf ) i agree. it seems a waste of product to use multiple lines queenjean, what's easier is: 1) the tubing of multiple secondary lines can get...

  24. Night support staff optional? Is this common?

    miss_anneRN replied to oeue2007's topic in First Year After Licensure

    it happens were i am. we hate it. (22 bed m/s, tele, peds, & snf, dementia patients) some nights all i can do is meds, dressing changes & blood sugars. hopefully the 10pm v/s get done by MN....

  25. Want to quit smoking!!

    miss_anneRN replied to creature's topic in General Nursing

    i smoked for 14yrs. i quit 6yrs ago. 2-3 yrs prior to that i'd quit every other month for various lengths of time. i did it cold turkey during a finacial low point (milk or smokes... Uhmm?). i kept...