martymoose BSN, RN

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    Inane scripting

    martymoose replied to Jedrnurse's topic in General Nursing

    sorry,this made me laugh. Pt- Im sorry, i threw up. nurse- Dont worry, it will be my pleasure to wipe up all the vomit off of you and the floor.I hope to be providing very good care in wiping you up....
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    Inane scripting

    martymoose replied to Jedrnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Oh , ok , how bout, like, totally excellent. haha. or totally very good care . ha Ill have to go back and look at one of my surveys i got when I was a
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    Abandonment

    martymoose replied to farmdog's topic in General Nursing

    Im a little confused- the prev. person did something that might "compromise " your license, but then you abandoned your assignment, which most certainly will compromise your license. Good luck. I dont...
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    Upset with delegation

    martymoose replied to lovaza's topic in General Nursing

    You got paid nurse wage? Id call that a bonus. Obviously there's some bad vibes between the charge and you, so you might want to bring things up, And they should know better if you are still toileting...
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    Inane scripting

    martymoose replied to Jedrnurse's topic in General Nursing

    But thats not in the SCRIPT!!! it needs to be on a little card that we could read from. And it has to say key words, like VERY GOOD , or excellent etc. Or surfer dude- " I totally hope I provided you...
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    Being Ordered to Give Whiskey

    martymoose replied to purplegal's topic in General Nursing

    I would so much rather have an order for the pt to drink whatever. But no, were expected to detox everyone with the CIWA protocol. I really hate ciwa. Not the
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    Overweight Healthcare Workers

    martymoose replied to EmpoweRN's topic in General Nursing

    ageism at its finest
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    Overweight Healthcare Workers

    martymoose replied to EmpoweRN's topic in General Nursing

    i thought i was having deja vu...... Maybe we should all look like Stepford wives. Whatever happened to do as I say, not as I do? Or am I dating myself saying
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    Feeling extremely underappreciated

    martymoose replied to Medic2RN_'s topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I hate to say , the running around like a chicken wit h their head cut off is exactly how the nursing job will be. You sure you want that? wouldnt it be better to work as a paramedic out in the field...
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    HELP! Threats to call BON!

    martymoose replied to Nechic01's topic in General Nursing

    Also- cant you threaten him with assault when he was "massaging your shoulders"? I mean, if we did that to a pt without permission, that would be assault. whats the difference. He'd lose his job...
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    I'll take it! $$$

    martymoose replied to CodeBlue21's topic in General Nursing

    it would be a cold day in you know where if my place paid nurse wages for a sitter. We usually go without
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    How much "crap" do you take from people at work?

    martymoose replied to addieoliveira's topic in General Nursing

    I worked fast food for three years > If it paid more, I'd go back. At least if you are being treated bad by a customer - you dont have a license attached to it, and usually you "fix" the wrong ,...
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    Finally decided to quit nursing

    martymoose replied to jennjen512's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Huh??? theres no shortage. Look at how many licenses there are out there. For example- my place has CUT nurses by " increasing the ratios" They just simply arent hiring them in the first place....
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    Was told to consider not being a nurse?

    martymoose replied to rainbow09's topic in General Students

    You sure about that? You are responsible for whatever you delegate to a tech. They mess up- it does go on you. Same with a student- If they are being overseen by you- that's your responsibility....
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    Was told to consider not being a nurse?

    martymoose replied to rainbow09's topic in General Students

    Hmph. I wish someone would have told me I wasn't cut out for this stuff back then. I wouldnt have wasted my time.Ahh, hindsight. But so I am helpful to OP, Slow Down.........You are panicking. That...
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    Thoughts of an ER Tech

    martymoose replied to vregino36's topic in Emergency

    So,are you saying I should risk my license and lose my job altogether because I get a med error for being late on meds so I can wipe someone up? Or I should lose my job because of failure to rescue ,...
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    Best way to avoid bedside care?

    martymoose replied to Lemon Bars's topic in General Nursing

    I'd love to see the want ads for these job..... Do they really exist? not where I
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    I hate nursing

    martymoose replied to Neezy84's topic in General Nursing

    because they need money.Why is it that nursing pays what it does ( well, because the job sucks) but for s and g's I went to my local college website to see what other "professions could be chosen....
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    I'm So Over Nursing. I would rather work at Costco!!

    martymoose replied to rnfrombama's topic in General Nursing

    My ADN program( which was quite competitive to get into in the first place ) started out with 94 students. Ended with 41
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    SO BAD at drawing blood, starting IV's??

    martymoose replied to Chimio's topic in General Nursing

    thought I was the only one......thanks
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    I'm So Over Nursing. I would rather work at Costco!!

    martymoose replied to rnfrombama's topic in General Nursing

    UNM, hospital positions are "coveted " because simply, they pay more, at least in my area. LTC does not pay more, and why on earth would one want to work in that setting-yeah, I really want to be...
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    nurse call response times in Ontario hospitals

    martymoose replied to fizzydrinks's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I just want to say, I think op was genuinly wondering why things were the way they were, as far as how thing run in an acute care hospital. And he and his family are embarking on that journey , which...
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    OR nurse vs EP Lab nurse

    martymoose replied to Bx25's topic in General Nursing

    Hi- I was an EP nurse for a little bit. It was interesting/challenging. I thought of it as the best of both worlds-cardiac and OR. Did a lot of conscious sedation, although some docs only used...
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    nurse call response times in Ontario hospitals

    martymoose replied to fizzydrinks's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    part of that might be no one is enforcing it. The manager spends as little time on the floor as possible. We have 2 charges ( between 3 shifts) who usually , lately, have a full assignment( 4-5pts on...
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    Does anyone have good experiences in the nursing profession

    martymoose replied to magslu's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    foggnm- restaurant workers are treated better. And at least you dont have to be tortured by the same customer for more than maybe a couple of