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5 yrs OR, ASU Pre-Op 2 yr. ER

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    What do you look for in a scrub store?

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to the s-man's topic in General Nursing

    Pants for TALL people. I don't mean the 31' inseam that some dweebo at the factory is callling a tall, i mean REAL tall people pants, at least a 34'
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    Have you walked thru your socks?

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to MistyDawnRN06's topic in General Nursing

    I would invest in good socks, but then i'd feel like i flush money down the pot if the good socks got blood on them or
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    Yoga is a good way for rest and exercise.

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to a-rose's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I tried practicing yoga at home, but then here i am, trying this downward-facing dog position, and my real dogs crash into the room and plow me over. Now i go to the
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    Phantom vibrations

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to Sassybottom's topic in General Nursing

    The beeping from plexipulse booties haunts me as
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    What's the dumbest remark you've heard yourself make...

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to KidsRNstill's topic in General Nursing

    One of our MDAs instead of saying he's GOT the gas to do a quick EUA case said "I have gas." Needless to say we all took that statement and ran with it. Two days later that MDA received a bottle of...
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    Phantom vibrations

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to Sassybottom's topic in General Nursing

    I've picked up the home phone several times because i was having a dream that i was getting called
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    What's the dumbest remark you've heard yourself make...

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to KidsRNstill's topic in General Nursing

    LOL!!!!!! If i'd have done that it would have been hard NOT to chart "Pt. is better oriented than i am."
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    Hair for nurses?

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to cherokeesummer's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I start out with a high ponytail, then a clip, then a low ponytail, then a low braid. I've found that switching it up during the day prevents sore scalp. I just change the hairstyle everytime i make...
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    An RN-owned hospital?

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to Joe NightingMale's topic in General Nursing

    If it would include LPNs too, i'm all for
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    It's sometimes hard being a nurse of color isn't it?

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to Kanani_Ikike's topic in General Nursing

    People have kept it mature, without resorting to calling people names or accusing them of being this that or whatever (with a couple of exceptions). It's a shame that more people don't do the same in...
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    Am I too old to go to nursing school and into a nursing career?

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to is58tooold's topic in General Nursing

    Age is a state of mind. We have a nurse that works in our OR that is on the verge of turning 69. Although she's been a nurse since she was 21, the fact is that she's still working. Sharp as a tack,...
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    Changes in Nursing

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to Rosie07's topic in General Nursing

    I will say that the one positive thing with that is that it's been good for my reflexes at
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    It's sometimes hard being a nurse of color isn't it?

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to Kanani_Ikike's topic in General Nursing

    Neither do i. Side note: Just because someone doesn't posess much physical pigment doesn't mean they don't have a very diverse
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    LPN versus CMA

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to PeepnBiscuitsRN's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    The word "nurse" is a legally protected term in some states, i.e. someone calling themselves a nurse when they are not a licensed nurse is is false representation. The states who have such a law do...
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    Strange diagnosis

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to aerorunner80's topic in General Nursing

    http://www.webmd.com/epilepsy/guide/understanding-seizures-and-epilepsy
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    It's sometimes hard being a nurse of color isn't it?

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to Kanani_Ikike's topic in General Nursing

    FTR, neither should anyone else speak for others or trivialize expressions of
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    Changes in Nursing

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to Rosie07's topic in General Nursing

    Cut out the 'customer service' phrase trend. Leave the phrase 'customer service' at Wal-Mart where it
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    Non smoking hospital: What is this?!!!

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    I do not get how people can do that lol. I want to cough just thinking about
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    LPN versus CMA

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to PeepnBiscuitsRN's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    From a legal standpoint, though is what does matter. Otherwise certain BONs would not have sections that specify who can legally call themselves a nurse, which are RNs and LPNs. It doesn't make...
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    LPN versus CMA

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to PeepnBiscuitsRN's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    If part of the job description included running circles around people, maybe i'd be impressed. RN or not, that kind of superiority thinking is quite alienating to potential co-workers, no matter what...
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    Too many Negative remarks regarding Nursing School here!! Stop the discouragement!!

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to RNsoon!'s topic in General Nursing

    The poster suggested that the particular person they were responding to was "perhaps" in the wrong profession. And maybe they are, maybe they aren't. Whether i've had 2 days or 20 years prior exp....
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    Too many Negative remarks regarding Nursing School here!! Stop the discouragement!!

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to RNsoon!'s topic in General Nursing

    I have to say that when several people said this to me (over and over and over), aside from the idea that it is assumptive, the first thing i thought of was 'who's to say my experience will be the...
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    Non smoking hospital: What is this?!!!

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    Ours went smoke-free earlier this year and i LOVE it. No more walking through a smoke fog at the door into the hospital and reeking of it. No more walking through the smoke fog in the parking lot...
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    discarding propofol?

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to funeek8RN's topic in MICU, SICU

    I draw the left over out with a needle and syringe, and spray the med in the sink. Glass bottle goes in the
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    Questions for LPN's

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to DreamyEyes's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    yes yes Yes. Anywhere from 45-60 some hours a week. One and i got in on the first