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    Chafing

    martymoose replied to dariah's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I got this stuff from Tractor supply called Ladies Anti Monkey butt powder. That stuff is great. Its also got calamine in it , gives it a pink color. Fairly inexpensive- seems t go a long
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    Is it true all nurses get MRSA or C-DIFF?

    martymoose replied to mzsuccess's topic in General Nursing

    Diabeetus. LOL I know Im suprisingly not colonized, as I have had various surgeries in the last 6 years, and swabbed each time. No cdiff here either But I did have a coworker once get cdiff. And we...
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    Really, is this real?!?!

    martymoose replied to FlossyRN's topic in General Nursing

    You know, while on the subject of team work, I notice part of our problem is that those who get everything done and are sitting around, while others are running their behinds off and not even getting...
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    Really, is this real?!?!

    martymoose replied to FlossyRN's topic in General Nursing

    OP- I think you have gotten the gist of things. Your job sucks. Your company could give a rats azz about you, and probably " promised " you things just to get you in the door. The people you work with...
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    Go into nursing for the money?

    martymoose replied to jackhensy's topic in General Nursing

    I have a few friends who are/were teachers- with Masters, and the one could only find a job out of the states teaching english,and the other only found work working for Catholic schools making 9...
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    I am my own worst enemy

    martymoose replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    feel free to work med surg for a few days with the customer service requirement involved, and you'll be begging for your old job
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    How does your facility prevent falls?

    martymoose replied to GoldiesMom's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Im working on this as part of a school project, and I came across some cases in which staff were sued for the pt in their charge. Look up lawyers and elderly falls and you'd be surprised....
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    Do RNs get extra pay for working with students?

    martymoose replied to johndough's topic in General Nursing

    oh, it's being addressed alright. As in we better get used to it. That's what I was actually told by my manager when our ratio went up. Or in my case look for a way
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    Jack of All trades

    martymoose posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello. I was wondering if anyone else is noticing a trend towards acute care floors not being specialized anymore. We used to have floors for just heme/onc, post pci intervention, vascular, etc. now...
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    Jack of All trades

    martymoose replied to martymoose's topic in General Nursing

    OMG!! I literally said this last week to my husband, as I had taken care of a 90+ y/o pt who's family was just not going to let her go( they bullied her into dialysis, etc) she eventually had a heart...
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    Jack of All trades

    martymoose replied to martymoose's topic in General Nursing

    You got that right.It really sucks. I feel like handing in my license at the door
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    How does your facility prevent falls?

    martymoose replied to GoldiesMom's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    THIS ^ is why you all have a good record. we rarely get sitters( much less techs), family is rarely involved ( caretaker fatigue i believe),and rarely get orders for restraints. There is usually not...
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    Do RNs get extra pay for working with students?

    martymoose replied to johndough's topic in General Nursing

    Not only do we not get extra pay for having a student, we dont get extra pay for precepting , and we don't get extra pay for being charge. Latrely charge has had a full assignment also. So, I dont...
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    An open letter to the #NursesUnite movement

    martymoose replied to disillusionedrn's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you. It would be nice if the general public and the suits knew where we were coming from. But they don't. So even with this nurses unite movement, we will still be treated like crap ,just as...
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    inpatient falls in dementia pts

    martymoose posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello- I am doing a a project for my RNBSN regarding in patient falls in dementia patients. I am looking to get some input from other acute care nurses. The biggest problem I see is that STAFFING is...
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    inpatient falls in dementia pts

    martymoose replied to martymoose's topic in General Nursing

    Gosh,I wish we could use gait belts.but I guess they had some problems with skin tears or something in the heavier pts. The patients we seem to get lately are beyond cognitive. They get up...
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    inpatient falls in dementia pts

    martymoose replied to martymoose's topic in General Nursing

    Pangea- I think you are right- usually there is no family. What makes me angry tho is that suddenly I am responsible over something I don't have much control over ( lack of staffing) yet if they fall...
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    What every nurse should know about staffing

    martymoose replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Lol no kidding on the Piano. we have one, and when I am leaving at midnite, that dumb thing is still playing in an empty lobby. I always wonder how much electric it uses. Why the *** is that on at...
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    What every nurse should know about staffing

    martymoose replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    OMG LIKE LIKE LIKE - a thousand times like this comment. This is why nurses
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    Brian Short News

    martymoose replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    I am sorry to hear of this. rest in peace. Thanks for giving us this forum. It did help me through some rough times, and I am
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    Nurses, how do you view your job?

    martymoose replied to 8*P23J's topic in General Nursing

    was never a calling to me. I needed a job. that was gainful employment in my area. That said, I try to do the right thing. I try to do my best. I try to put my self in the other's shoes. And because...
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    Written Up For Not Being Able To Take A Lunch Break

    martymoose replied to kalikare8's topic in General Nursing

    Another no win situation in nursing,
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    Med/Surg too much, what now?

    martymoose replied to snow22's topic in General Nursing

    What is UC ?
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    Med/Surg too much, what now?

    martymoose replied to snow22's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in a similar boat as op.Almost all the urgent cares where I am ,wanted a year of ED
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    Why don't you just read the chart?

    martymoose replied to Guest219794's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I actually do read the chart when I can. I usually get a better report that way. Nurse or tech bringing the pt up usually hardly even knows the pt's name , much less any pertinent info. Trouble is,...