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    Family Members Who Exaggerate the Situation

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

    :roflmao:
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    I still don't understand why a hospital would hire cna's, or techs but not lpn's

    martymoose replied to Destiny'skid's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I wonder if it's regional- most of the new grads we have ( when they do hire them) are BSN's. 4/5 local colleges here are all
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    define break...lol

    martymoose replied to lkulmann's topic in General Nursing

    hmm define break.... I could liken it to old style horse training- They break you until you have no life left in
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    What are hospitals doing for recruiting new nurses?

    martymoose replied to BeckyBrunker's topic in General Nursing

    omg you've read my mind!!!! I have thought every single thing you wrote! I have held off on a surgery because of this. And I'm sure the seniority nurses aren't very welcomed around, as is the case on...
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    What are hospitals doing for recruiting new nurses?

    martymoose replied to BeckyBrunker's topic in General Nursing

    I bet there's more truth to that comment than you may realize. The majority of nurses on my floor now have under two years
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    day/night rotations

    martymoose replied to mmc51264's topic in General Nursing

    wow you are lucky- some of our new nurses have only one day to switch shifts. they may work day/night /day, all in the same
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    Considering ICU/CCu

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

    Don't get me wrong- I do care for my pts- it's my downfall. In my efforts to be on top of things( ie. pts heading south) and too much attention to detail, I suppose, that this is what is most...
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    Rhythm interpretation a fib

    martymoose replied to lolakbolak's topic in Cardiac

    You have to look at the whole strip- some 2:1 a- flutters look like NSR sometimes. If I am in doubt, I look at the the tele strip in other leads. Afib should not have discernible P waves,although I...
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    Are nurses really respected???

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

    No, No, and
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    weekend schedule question

    martymoose replied to ajaxgirl's topic in General Nursing

    every
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    Tying Patient Satisfaction to Medicare Reimbursement is Problematic

    martymoose replied to TheCommuter's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I agree with the above, but unfortunately the surveys don't discriminate- the higher ups aren't going to have specifics as to WHO actually did the survey. That's where the rest of us are getting...
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    what is the space on your neck called?

    martymoose replied to meghan91's topic in General Nursing

    your mouth :roflmao: oh, at the base....
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    Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

    martymoose replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    I had a lady who was a very anxious type of person,with some dementia, and unfortunately, she had allergies to most of the meds we would use for that sort of thing. So, talking to her usually calmed...
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    Fresh Air

    martymoose replied to exit96's topic in Emergency

    What did you like about
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    are you happy in the state your in?

    martymoose replied to jescalynn's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in a state of shock Lol. NYS sucks- don't come here,snow and cold suck. My hospital does seem to have decent ratios though
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    I apologize

    martymoose replied to uRNmyway's topic in Emergency

    Or, how bout the folks who get sent in, and wonder why they are there? Had a lady sent in from dialysis. no cp, some hypotension, ekg changes- supposedly.She even told me she didn't know why she was...
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    Fun: Coke or Pepsi Nurses?

    martymoose replied to Brian's topic in Nursing Humor

    I remember once when I worked in the fast food field, that someone asked me for a cherry coke, or an orange coke, etc.I didn't understand( this was before they had cherry coke) - they wanted a cherry...
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    Fun: Coke or Pepsi Nurses?

    martymoose replied to Brian's topic in Nursing Humor

    Pepsi- eeeeeeee! Or mountain Dew, or Dr
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    Help with solving a Patient Sitter Staffing problem

    martymoose replied to DogWmn's topic in General Nursing

    I understand the lunch break might be difficult, as the nurses hardly ever get one themselves(Im speaking as a nurse), but the bathroom break thing is ridiculous-seriously, someone says they don't...
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    Tying Patient Satisfaction to Medicare Reimbursement is Problematic

    martymoose replied to TheCommuter's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    ^^^ I feel you should write an editorial to a local paper on that one- it makes complete sense. I'm sure most everyone is happy that they had a good outcome as opposed to the red carpet service. I...
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    *Desperately need some advice - I hate my new job*

    martymoose replied to shellybean's topic in First Year After Licensure

    yep, things change- my floor used to be exclusively post cardiac pts, now its got dopeheads, etoh's, psych, dementia, nursing home.... heaven forbid that the company leaves any bed empty:-( Sorry this...
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    Tying Patient Satisfaction to Medicare Reimbursement is Problematic

    martymoose replied to TheCommuter's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    yes- no win. had to move a pt from a private to a semi for a pt and family in which the family was very large( like 20 people would be in the room at one time) and that pt with the large family was...
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    Patient fx hip after family refused alarm

    martymoose replied to Emilyinsc's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    The beds we have have sensors based on the pt's weight. If the pt gets up, or sits up, depending on the setting, a loud ,piercing , shrill beeeeeeeeeeep goes off, and makes people run(literally) to...
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    Tying Patient Satisfaction to Medicare Reimbursement is Problematic

    martymoose replied to TheCommuter's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Like someone else said,I'm quite confident that medicare or who ever knows that the scores will suck, so they wont have to pay, and therefore line their own
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    NURSING...the to die for career...hmm

    martymoose replied to lkulmann's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    It would be nice if they had 30 and out, like some of the other non nursing union jobs I've had. But I suppose that the "companies "would rather just can the 50 y/o and up , and just replace everyone...