MoonRN

MoonRN

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  1. How about a thread for baby names you liked?

    MoonRN replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Wow, I just read through this whole thread (vegging on my day off), and didn't see Joshua one single time! Surprising. That's my oldest son's name, and I have a Lucas (LOVE that name!) and a Daniel....

  2. Night Shift and Nausea?

    MoonRN replied to Poopsie Gigglebuns's topic in General Nursing

    I had the same problem when I worked nights. Try ginger ale, it works

  3. Nursing Burnout

    MoonRN replied to mollymoocow's topic in General Nursing

    Being understaffed/ pt ratio-acuity too high. Long hours. Non supportive management who have never worked the floor. Too much value placed on profit. To name a

  4. Making mistakes at work

    MoonRN replied to ChocoholicRN's topic in General Nursing

    It takes time to feel comfortable on a busy med-surg floor, and even then... I have had the hardest time with prioritizing and multi-tasking, and learning not to panic when I'm seriously drowning....

  5. Lunch????

    MoonRN replied to *ac*'s topic in General Nursing

    It sounds good in theory to say it's a choice, make sure you take your breaks, ect., but when you are so busy that you can't see the forest through the trees, and you are already going to be there...

  6. anyone wait tables before becoming a nurse?

    MoonRN replied to picurn10's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I was a waitress for years before becoming a nurse. I used to think it was stressful and physically exhausting- ha! Now I think those were the good ol' days- it wasn't life or

  7. do you use this site everyday?

    MoonRN replied to proud2b1's topic in General Nursing

    It's a great place to gain different perspectives and insight into this unique (among other possible descriptions) career we

  8. Skechers or New Balance

    MoonRN replied to rkrs6673's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I used to wear Sketchers, but I love my New Balance now! And my Crocs are very comfy,

  9. Saddest I've ever been at work

    MoonRN replied to joeb1's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Many years ago, I lost a baby at 20 weeks, and the nurse cried with me. I will never forget

  10. How to get into ICU nurssing as a LPN

    MoonRN replied to Poochee's topic in General Nursing

    It would never happen at any hospital around these parts. I understand how you feel, too, because I was an LPN, and I had the same assignments/ pt ratios as the RN's on my floor, but I still had to go...

  11. Non-contact patient shares room with contact patient...is this typical?

    MoonRN replied to ChocoholicRN's topic in General Nursing

    Contact Isolation= private room. If you witness an employee not changing gloves between patients again- speak up and be a patient

  12. MRSA during preceptorship

    MoonRN replied to TeresaB930's topic in General Nursing

    Many patients have a history of MRSA, but that doesn't mean an active infection is occurring at