Morettia2 BSN, RN

CTICU, Interventional Cardiology, CCU

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    what do you do about phone calls if you could come to work extra on your day off

    Morettia2 replied to olli975's topic in General Nursing

    CALLER ID AND AN ANS. MACHINE so you can hear them leave a message asking what they want from you. I also have digital voice mail from telephone service provider, but never set it up b/c I want to...
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    Worked Telemetry/ for 1 year, now to the ER or Cardiac ICU? Give me input please...

    Morettia2 replied to Jomo1994z71's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I work in the same exact setting. I have been on my floor for a year and a half. I would love to get a job on CTICU, I have been pulled to CTICU and loved it . But as of late all of my fellow...
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    Pulling New grad/new employee to another floor two days after coming off orientation.

    Morettia2 replied to bkleriRN's topic in General Nursing

    I was a new grad last year fresh off of orientation at the worst time of year. I was pulled to the ER 2 weeks off of orientation. It was Dec 23rd 2007. I wil never for get it. Thank god the ER was the...
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    Nursing Tid Bits

    Morettia2 replied to widi96's topic in General Nursing

    HA I use the bed roll all the time. I was the bed roll queen in Nursing school. But I must say that my CNA's on my floor are the Bed Roll masters:yeah:. I remeber in school it took forever to master...
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    Hang in there new Grads and New Nurses it does get better..I PROMISE

    Morettia2 replied to Morettia2's topic in First Year After Licensure

    hey fellow nurses..just wanted to say hi and being a new nurse is frustrating but what ever you do, DO NOT GIVE UP. You will have sleepless nights, I still do ALL THE TIME. YOu will have those, AHHH...
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    Beth Israel: Newark hospital to shed 100 jobs

    Morettia2 posted a topic in New Jersey Nursing

    Newark hospital to shed 100 jobs Citing a dropoff in federal reimbursements and the high cost of treating the poor and uninsured, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center said yesterday it will lay off about...
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    8:1 pt load, foreign nurses, let's import more to maintain profits, keep costs down!!

    Morettia2 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Did you by any chance work at my hospital? Sound EXACTLY like the hospital I work in, but I love my foreign nurses...I hear all the really great stories and they have so many interresting experiences...
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    Do you sign "RN' after your name OUTSIDE of the hospital?

    Morettia2 replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in General Nursing

    I have done it with out realizing it. Then if i can tear up what ever I signed, I DO. It is usually when ever I am commming home from work in the morning. If I have to stop some where, like the market...
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    Beth Israel: Newark hospital to shed 100 jobs

    Morettia2 replied to Morettia2's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    Since I posted this article, we have had a heck of a time on my floor. The hospital thought it was a good idea to layoff nurses from the other 2 tele units. The one tele unit is the CHF tele unit and...
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    Hang in there new Grads and New Nurses it does get better..I PROMISE

    Morettia2 replied to Morettia2's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I just wanted to let all the new nurses out there know..IT IS NORMAL to feel the way you do...It will get better I
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    What kind of nursing bag do you have?

    Morettia2 replied to Sterren's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I actully bought a diaper bag, it's a knock off vera bradley, the name of the designer is MaggiB. It was so cheap, like $30 for the diaper bag and like $20 for the matching lunch bag. The matching...
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    Nursing apron/hip holster etc

    Morettia2 replied to lovendove's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I have one I have never used I bought about 2 years ago. It still has the tags on it. It's a hip holster that connects around the waist and has like a ton of extra pockets and a zipper pocket..it's...
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    Common Nursing Themes

    Morettia2 replied to nurselsteele's topic in General Nursing

    hahaha I am engaged to a law enforcement officer, and I have had pt.'s say to me .."what's with cops and nurses?" I say, "well we work similar hours and the job stress is about the
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    Nurses who became famous

    Morettia2 replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    Robert DiNero's wife is a
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    The things you never forget...

    Morettia2 replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in General Nursing

    WOW wouldn't that be great to write a book about all the "THINGS" we have seen as nurses...I think I would have thrown up If I saw a pt. take off his shore and a ton of cockroaches crawled out. If you...
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    How do you assess this video of fainting public official?

    Morettia2 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    low blood sugar, syncope r/o ACS, low bp due to beta blockers, lack of sleep??? dehydration, anxiety?? durg
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    Layoffs?

    Morettia2 replied to putmetosleep's topic in General Nursing

    I just found out some disturbing news last night. As of yesterday at my hosp. The CCU Nursing Director was laidoff alonf with the VP of Nursing and along with 36 other people. Monday the hosp. is...
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    The things you never forget...

    Morettia2 replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in General Nursing

    There are a few things that I would never ever forget but one of the best is: it was about 2-3am and we were sitting at the nurses station charting. I hear this pt. start mumbling something in spanish...
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    *Weird* Patient Allergies

    Morettia2 replied to cherrybreeze's topic in General Nursing

    I had a pt. allregic to horse, cheese, apples, tape, latex, eggs banannas, garahm crackers and chololate. WHAT A LIST OF
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    calling the doc

    Morettia2 replied to busy-bee's topic in General Nursing

    Oh I had one of these the other night. When I first started as a new Rn I would dread calling the docs at 2am. But now a year and a half later I know that I am doing my JOB as a NURSE when I call the...
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    Do you take any stimulants?

    Morettia2 replied to PopeJane3rd's topic in General Nursing

    One night I had 3 sugar-free red bulls, 3 cups of coffee and since I am ADHD I take ritalin. I was DEAD tired when I got to work, found out I was Charge Nurse and kind of freaked cause i was a walking...
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    The Black Cloud

    Morettia2 replied to casperx875x's topic in General Nursing

    Casper, it's called the new nurse black cloud and since you work nights it follows you everywhere. I carried it for the last year. And I know b/c I am writing this I am going to jinx myself. I had and...
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    New RN Grad at Newark Beth Interventional Cardiology Unit

    Morettia2 posted a topic in New Jersey Nursing

    Hi All! I graduated in May passed the boards on july 5th, started to apply for my NJ license July 7th, got it last week (Sept 8th).What a long nail biting wait! I just moved from the Philadelphia Area...
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    I overcame my first year as a new RN and to top it off I got engaged!!!!

    Morettia2 posted a topic in General Nursing

    So it has been a few months since I have ranted about work and what not. I have some good news to share, I got engaged August 30th while on vacation, and I celebrated my 1 year anniversary as an Rn at...
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    "English Only" Rule at Work?

    Morettia2 replied to Nurse!Nurse!Hello?'s topic in General Nursing

    when this happened I was only a few months into being a new nurse. I think they thought I was overreacting, but with the objective situation right infront of their faces they knew I wasn't. And the...