marilynmom

marilynmom LPN, NP

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  1. Support Stickie for New nurses who are not coping

    marilynmom replied to madwife2002's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Wow. What a difference going to nights has made for me. I am feeling SO MUCH LESS STRESS now that I'm on nights. I know this isn't everyones case, but for ME, it has really helped a great deal....

  2. Will I be competitive enough for NP?

    marilynmom replied to marilynmom's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Thanks for all your

  3. Will I be competitive enough for NP?

    marilynmom replied to marilynmom's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Anyone?

  4. Do you get an order to place your Patient on O2?

    marilynmom replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in General Nursing

    No. I work in an ICU so we have patients on/off/titrating O2 all the time-- it's part of the RNs responsibility. Sometimes we will get orders to wean fio2 for sats >93% or whatever. Now if I...

  5. Are you happy with your job?

    marilynmom replied to RedhairedNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I work in PICU and I am very happy. There is nothing else at this point I would want to do. We have age ranges from days old babies to teenagers and see every diagnosis under the sun, every day is...

  6. 1st pediatric code

    marilynmom replied to dan_dfc's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry you had such a rough night. I'm a PICU RN and it is especially hard if it's a child you know or a child that looks or is around the same age as your own children. I had to put a 7 year old in...

  7. seizure questions...help!

    marilynmom replied to sweetieann's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think there is a normal. That is a good question! My last patient was a 16 year old who seized for an hour, we gave her ativan (that is what we usually do for any seizure over 2-3 mins) and...

  8. no longer nursing student

    marilynmom replied to Lindalou76's topic in General Students

    Family should come first! As a mother and a wife I totally understand your decision and I think you did the right thing Your kids will only be young once, nursing will always be there.... Online...

  9. I got reprimanded at work for not using a bra !

    marilynmom replied to Kath80's topic in General Nursing

    Even if you are super flat chested you should wear some type of bra. I sports bra is comfortable. And I agree, some men need to wear a bra! Didn't Kramer and Georges dad invent the manzier? LOL!...

  10. suctioning the intubated pt...1 nurse/RT, or 2?

    marilynmom replied to kessadawn's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    We always have 2 people to help when suctioning a patient. One bags and the other suctions. I like the inline sxn caths (which most of our patients have) but sometimes they just don't seem to do the...

  11. Is this a sign...??

    marilynmom replied to PLM311's topic in General Nursing

    It's just a sign you want to work with peds! LOL! I went into nursing school thinking 100% for sure I wanted to work like in a trauma center ER. Well I worked in a level one trauma center ER and...

  12. Support Stickie for New nurses who are not coping

    marilynmom replied to madwife2002's topic in First Year After Licensure

    This is a GREAT thread! I totally belong here. I'm a May 08 new grad and went straight into the ICU at a teaching hospital level 1 trauma center. I even worked in this unit as a tech for a year and...

  13. Nursing and Astrological Sign

    marilynmom replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in General Nursing

    Saggitarius--PICU

  14. Which should I choose?

    marilynmom replied to PopeJane3rd's topic in General Nursing

    Are you even in nursing school yet? And no, in the ER you do not mainly deal with emergencies or traumas. I think anyone who has worked in an ER will tell you most of the people who come in really...

  15. what are 10 drugs any novice nurse should know?

    marilynmom replied to newstudent2006's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm just going to list a couple meds I give all the time that I guess would be pretty common: morphine ativan fent

  16. Cloth isolation gowns.

    marilynmom replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Interesting and no I have never seen or even heard of cloth gowns! Do they protect you as well from spills and blood as well as disposable ones? I know my gown yesterday (disposable yellow ones that...

  17. High Metabolism + No breaks= death, diet for skinny nurses?

    marilynmom replied to phosophorus's topic in General Nursing

    This post really irritates me. I have a big mouth and am redhead (lol!) and am fully capable for standing up for myself--believe me I work with residents in a teaching hospital if that tells you...

  18. ICU Charting/standards of care

    marilynmom replied to OKRN's topic in General Nursing

    PICU: Assessments q4hrs Vitals (that includes I&Os, vent settings, gtts, etc.) for our more stable patient q1hr Neuro q1hr Patients that are very unstable or on pressors q15min vitals Really,...

  19. Trach Question

    marilynmom replied to RN4Little1s's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I work in PICU and when that happens (though it's rare but you always have to be ready for anything! I always keep an extra trach at the bedside) but you cover the stoma with 4x4 gauze and BMV the...

  20. Contracting diseases?

    marilynmom replied to Hanabna's topic in General Nursing

    I don't worry about it much. But I had a 7 month old come in last night with meningococemia (sp?) and even though I wore a mask, gloves, and gown I was still a tad bit nervous. I came home and...

  21. Good Grades for Good Job?

    marilynmom replied to Tanny75's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It does differ from hospital to hospital. I had many hospitals want my grades for externships and new grad positions in areas that are popular to work in (ICU, ER, OB, etc). I had a 3.8 GPA in...

  22. Stupid mistakes!!!!

    marilynmom replied to kit3375's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Don't be so hard on yourself please! We all make mistakes and the good thing about mistakes is that you learn from them :) I always learn best from the mistakes I've made in life. We have ALL made...

  23. Nursing? May not have any other choice.

    marilynmom replied to PopeJane3rd's topic in General Nursing

    I had to take Stats, College Algebra, Chem 1, etc for my nursing BSN as well.... Just wanted to point that

  24. Stupid mistakes!!!!

    marilynmom replied to kit3375's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'll keep my mouth shut with this post by a

  25. If you weren't a nurse...

    marilynmom replied to jhns9vl's topic in MICU, SICU

    A police officer :) My husband is a cop and my mom was a