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    Moms who work 16 hour weekend shifts

    martymoose replied to WldChrry's topic in General Nursing

    3-11 has worked excellent for me, actually am still doing it, altho now my son is old enough(12) . It worked well, as my spouse would work 6-230, and we work only 5 mins from each other. when my son...
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    Moms who work 16 hour weekend shifts

    martymoose replied to WldChrry's topic in General Nursing

    Just to consider- I have received report from one of the nurses who works the w/e option, although this one is 2 12"s. She falls asleep mid-sentence during report, and has a 40 minute drive home ....
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    Vent about scrubs

    martymoose replied to NellieRN10's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    omg I have some co- workers who do this. Aren't they aware of the breeze??? Haha - muffin top. I would think that would be
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    i HATE my job. Does anyone else feel the same?

    martymoose replied to Jenni811's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Not gonna quote it, but sugarwahine10 you have said the complete truth in your comment! especially the cattle part- I liken it to mass production- assembly line mentality! I sure agree/sympathize with...
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    i HATE my job. Does anyone else feel the same?

    martymoose replied to Jenni811's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I;m noticing a common theme here- cardiac/telemetry stepdown units, which is also what I work too. anyone else
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    Retirement in the nursing field.

    martymoose replied to A.B.123's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I wasn't referring to your specific situation.I'm guessing you have a job currently. I just was saying that because of the current job markets, people in their 50's are not getting hired- I would...
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    Vent about scrubs

    martymoose replied to NellieRN10's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    i find cherokee workwear works well for that
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    Retirement in the nursing field.

    martymoose replied to A.B.123's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I don't mean to "dis" anyone who is over 50, etc( thats about where I am in age). Maybe it's just regional. I know I have a problem hauling the 600 lb ers up in bed,dodging hits from the...
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    Moms who work 16 hour weekend shifts

    martymoose replied to WldChrry's topic in General Nursing

    dont forget , you will have to sleep between those shifts. You wont be ableto spend any time with baby, and any delay will make you lose even more time to sleep. Not to mention, can you imagine the...
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    Bedside report

    martymoose replied to martymoose's topic in General Nursing

    ^^^^^ good one
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    Retirement in the nursing field.

    martymoose replied to A.B.123's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I think this is pretty sad. Do any of you really think that someone would want to nurse into their 70's? They are being forced to. They stay because they have a job. If they quit, no- one is going...
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    Difficulty with coworkers

    martymoose replied to MiriamRn's topic in Emergency

    I sometimes wonder if it's because of the stress of a crappy job no one else in their right mind would do, that that's the reason why nurses are so nasty to each other. Really, if we weren't so...
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    i HATE my job. Does anyone else feel the same?

    martymoose replied to Jenni811's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I hear you . You at least have a light at the end of the tunnel- some day you might be a SAH mom, or be able to work only part time. I'm stuck in my (similar) position until the day I
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    question: can you chart on a pt. being rude?

    martymoose replied to aligar89's topic in General Nursing

    LOL how do you get them to pay up???? Im sure the majority of them don't have money- so this is kinda a moot
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    Snow- at what point do you call out?

    martymoose replied to EMSnut45's topic in General Nursing

    I live in one of the areas that got spanked bad by this last storm- I had to drive in it- it was one of the scariest drives i have done. I literally could not see the road( it was 130 pm) and had to...
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    About transgendered patients

    martymoose replied to YEGRN's topic in General Nursing

    I had a pt once that had not made it obvious how s/he was to be addressed. Was apparently MTF(with hormones, later found out), but no surgery yet. Thing was , based on appearance, we were told pt was...
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    Dementia

    martymoose replied to nurseywifeymommy1's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Believe me - we try!! it seems alot of docs dont want to bring it up,; not sure if it's the customer service thing or not. I sometimes wonder- it seems when we have to do some dirty work, that's when...
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    Dementia

    martymoose replied to nurseywifeymommy1's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    ^^^ you kind of took the words out of my mouth. We should have dementia/geri specific units. Thing is in my place of work, the only specific unit is maternity. Everywhere else can have any pt- cant...
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    Job Satisfaction: Can it be real in this field?

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

    -Is it burnout? I would say in time, yes. No one likes to be abused constantly, and it eventually comes to this. -Is it the facility itself ? I can't say personally, but it seems to be a...
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    Everything is down hill

    martymoose replied to Bigmaine33's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    you know , though, for the fact that BK prob pays the same as an aide/tech, I would take the BK job in a
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    What's the BEST nursing shoes?

    martymoose replied to BigCSN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Merrells work for me. Danskos , I have tried, but for those of us who are "of size : lol, not too good when pts are sleeping. You can hear me coming a mile away.clop clop clop.I also have turned my...
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    Everything is down hill

    martymoose replied to Bigmaine33's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    There's no tech /cna jobs? what about taking a phlebotomy course and working at a blood draw station-pays around tech pay, and will be an excellent skill to have for when you do get a nursing job?...
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    What is the first thing you do when you put a fall-risk pt in the bed?

    martymoose replied to Tyris's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    ^^ wow - I think that would be considered restraint here is US. Not only that, but I know many of our confused would just hang themselves over the rail and prob. fall head first on floor. I like the...
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    State-Mandated Nurse Staffing Levels Alleviate Workloads, Leads to Lower Patient Mortality

    martymoose replied to herring_RN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    sounds great to refuse the fifth pt- but that means then the nurse with the assignment going off with no one to report to is going to be mandated then, as, im sure, the upper levels know that we...
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    What is the first thing you do when you put a fall-risk pt in the bed?

    martymoose replied to Tyris's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Maybe the poster hadnt meant to be offensive Re:1 to1 care. I know for my facility ( not ltc, but sometimes pts do stay for weeks/months) basically has a minimal float pool- these are prn techs. They...