Morettia2 BSN, RN

CTICU, Interventional Cardiology, CCU

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    Survey: New Grad Pay

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

    I work in NJ and started out at $29.71 and get a $4.00 night shift differential so it comes out to 33.71, if I am pulled to anoter unit I get pull pay making it 34.71. Yea it may look like alot BUT...
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    Arterial line caps

    Morettia2 replied to poppy07's topic in MICU, SICU

    Ahh how ironic I just saw this post. My pt. came from the cath lab right smack in the middle of shift change at 1900. I knew the pt. was comming from the cath lab with an 6fr. arterial sheath in the...
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    getting rid of an air bubble in an IV line

    Morettia2 replied to Implacable's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    when I was in nursing school at the 10000 hospitals I had clinical, one hosp. had a pump that would back prime to pull the air up into the chamber, which was GREAT. But the hosp. I work in now as an...
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    Becomming a new nurse make you literally sick?

    Morettia2 replied to jessi1106's topic in First Year After Licensure

    uhh...I could never drink that much pepto. You poop black when you drink pepto. FUNNY story off topic, but my dad a few years ago was really sick and was convinced:lol2: he had a GI bleed b/c he had...
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    A day in the life of this nurse...LONG

    Morettia2 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    well he got vicodin from the hosp. but dosen't take it, he's in alot of pain still. So I figure since I don't have a hockey puck vicodin to lick, I have a human sized fiance on vicodin I can...
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    Funny things you have said but wish you didn't

    Morettia2 replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    I work interventional cardiology/ccu step down. Ok So I worked last night my first night back after 4 days off, and when I recieved report I saw that I had a pt. that I had 5 times previously and was...
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    Terms we will not admit to using

    Morettia2 replied to gwenith's topic in Nursing Humor

    ok I got this one in college while getting my undergrad B.S., and it was way before I ever thought about Nursing although now I am an R.N.with multiple degrees, but I still find it so ridiclosly funny...
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    Welcome to my unit

    Morettia2 replied to Cmariehart's topic in Nursing Humor

    haha the thing about the RED SOX is too funny. I work in Newark,NJ in a large hosp., Interventional Cardiology Unit/CCU step down. I am orig. from philly, moved up here about a year ago. I am a DIE...
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    Share your mnemonics and tricks

    Morettia2 replied to Teachchildren123's topic in Nursing Humor

    HAHAHAHA OMG When I was in NS school I came up with something VERY VERY similar Oh Oh Oh To Touch And Feel Very Good lady partss Ah Ha We were sitting there in Group study Anatomy 3 years ago almost...
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    unsafe assignment? (long - sorry)

    Morettia2 replied to neko11111's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I know at my hosp., and is written in the Hosp. Nursing Policy and Procedures, that if you are pregnant you are NOT susposed to have any pt. on isolation(contact) precautions, while pregnant....
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    A day in the life of this nurse...LONG

    Morettia2 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    AngelfireRN, WOW the cat hair thing had me rolling, I am glad that after the cat ear medicine incident you are ok, and the fact that the VET actually followed up with you is great. All I can say, was...
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    Becomming a new nurse make you literally sick?

    Morettia2 replied to jessi1106's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I noticed that my IBS has been at an all time high, GERD too, I have constant stomach aches, acid reflux to the point where I wake up and my mouth is black from back flow of acid in my stomach during...
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    Using Same Equipement on all Patients?

    Morettia2 replied to Atl_John's topic in General Nursing

    I work on an Interventional Cardiology/CCU step down unit, and every pt. has individial disposable BP cuffs, that hook up to the bedside monitor and tele packs. Each and every pt. admitted get's a...
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    Stop The Title Madness

    Morettia2 replied to INFIDEL's topic in General Nursing

    I think the MPH&TM, tropical medicine is not something you see every day and I would be proud to put that after my name. YOu have peaked my curosity just by explaining. Thanks! and good
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    How many times have you cried???

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

    I cried my first night off orientation 7 months ago and I am almost 10 months into my first year I cry every now and a again. My first night off orientation, which I had went from 8 weeks of day shift...
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    What you get for nurses week

    Morettia2 replied to chevyv's topic in General Nursing

    I am a staff RN on my floor 7p-7:30a, the hosp, didn't recog. Nursing Assistant week in April and didn't include the CNA's, in Nurses Week. So I actually bought, with my own money, the 2 CNA's that...
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    What you get for nurses week

    Morettia2 replied to chevyv's topic in General Nursing

    WOW they must really trust you guys with pocket knives. I hope they were given at the end of your
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    What you get for nurses week

    Morettia2 replied to chevyv's topic in General Nursing

    wow you can buy the same chair at walmart for $10, I can't imagine how your's looks, are the legs on your chair made out of plastic, and will it actually work for more than one use, like most of the...
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    What you get for nurses week

    Morettia2 replied to chevyv's topic in General Nursing

    i want to work there, we got a baseball cap that has the hosp. name on it, I can only say where that hat is headed, and it's not on my head, and my girlfriend who works on another floor they got...
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    Most outrageous thing your hospital has expected you to do.

    Morettia2 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    OMG could you just IMAGINE.."Hi My name is *** I am your RN for the night, and I am going to assist you with sex, you have to put that in here and do this and she has to do this, while you touch...
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    4 hour code blue

    Morettia2 replied to Morettia2's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I am so sorry I know it is hard to read and I apologize. I just start typing and try to get it all out. I THANK GOD for this site every day so I can read and post and get feedback...thanks so much for...
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    Time to Float!

    Morettia2 replied to abundantjoy07's topic in First Year After Licensure

    All of the night shift Charge Nurses on the floors are Nurse Managers. They have a permanent postion as manager and charge, I know it doen't make sense..I KNOW THIS..and during the day there is the...
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    Would you call in because you didn't get any sleep?

    Morettia2 replied to Elvish's topic in General Nursing

    Ok so last week I worked 2 13-14 hour NOC shifts in a row. at the end of the 2nd shift in a row, during report the day shift chrage asked me if I wanted to come in 3-11. I said "ok", WHAT? why the...
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    Time to Float!

    Morettia2 replied to abundantjoy07's topic in First Year After Licensure

    How Ironic I posted yesterday about being floated and I got to work last night and was pulled to the CCU. I think I put my foot in my mouth yesterday when I said I didn;t mind being floated. I got to...
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    Time to Float!

    Morettia2 replied to abundantjoy07's topic in First Year After Licensure

    My first time being floated was to the ER, 1 or 2 weeks off orientation on 12/23/2007. I freaked b/c at my hosp. you arn't susposed to be floated until 6 mon. after orientation. I work nights and the...