miss_anneRN

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. I am so glad I didn't spend those 3wks cramming fo...

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 thread!

: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 symptoms?? crazy administration folk!! I am now gr...

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

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

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 to soften boogies! she lived to be 82!

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 predicting what their condition might be 60min later. W...

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 calls me "Miss Anne, RN"...except my hubby when he thi...

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 stories but the fact is IT CAN BE FATAL!! Have someo...

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 being at EVERY game, the kids will not be forever...

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

:lol2:found this telephone order while doing chart check on a pt transfered out to our m/s unit. it was written by an icu rn: nystatin powder to intriginal folds qid. lol :rotfl: i think them there intriginal folds need-a-powderin' ....

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 though!!!

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

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 shifts then you should not feel guilty. never feel gu...

:roll too funny oldguy!!!!

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

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 on the 1st try! These fears you have are univers...

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 i have been to midcoast hospital in brunswick as ...

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 facility hires lots of EIP's (entry into practice rn...

funny thing.... I was in 3 codes before i had A.C.L.S. Since getting certified... not a one!!! ( it's been 3 yrs!!!!)... ironic. Now, I've probably jinxed myself. I better be on guard at work tonight!!!!

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 at uses FNP's in L&D. There is a very fine line...

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 in CO to finish school? If hubby goes overseas, w...

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 pokes in the abdomen. He was 71. Doughboy was buri...

: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 mixed up. just last week a nurse used multiple lines...