Marie_LPN, RN LPN, RN

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

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    Report from Recovery Room

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to sharann's topic in Medical-Surgical

    PACU nurse and a PCA take the pt. to the floor. The PACU nurse gives report to the floor nurse in person. PACU calls ahead of time with a time estimate of when they will be bringing the pt.
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    IPODs

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

    Fine for the breakroom, but not any other time while working. Besides, i'd be paranoid that thing would disappear at
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    "Customer service" and nursing

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to LilPeanut's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You wouldn't know that where i
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    "Customer service" and nursing

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to LilPeanut's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    If this is is what it seems to you, then you're not reading all of the posts in their entirety. My sincerest sympathy to you for your father.
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    Shocked at Surgery

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

    I want a bumpersticker that says that
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    "I'm an uncertified medical assistant"

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to Freedom42's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    ow ow ow ANYONE involved in healthcare SHOULD wear an ID badge. AND introduce
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    "I'm an uncertified medical assistant"

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to Freedom42's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I would have felt lied to, serveral times. And i'm supposed to trust that the same person knows what they are doing with a needle in my, when she can't/won't make up her mind what the truth is?...
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    "Customer service" and nursing

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to LilPeanut's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Our peds ares allows no more than 3 vistors at a time to the pt. They also have set enforced visitors hours. Nurse pt. ratio is smaller. Children (most) realize that a hospital is not a
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    "Customer service" and nursing

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to LilPeanut's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Oh, yes, i also have a problem with refering to a pt. as a
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    "Customer service" and nursing

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to LilPeanut's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I just have a big problem with the healthcare industry using a phrase that grocery and retail stores use. Why? Because to me, how my health is treated FAR outranks whether someone was polite or not...
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    men and women in same hospital room??

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to brooke0428's topic in General Students

    The times we've allowed it: pts. were related somehow (i.e. husband and wife), and "full house" when there was no choice, and there were no other beds in
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    Advice for nurse considering OR

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to kdmcook's topic in Operating Room

    I'd rather do that than have to crawl under their gown to get their pager ANYDAY!
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    Would you give away a semester's worth of notes???

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to CiCigirl's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    i don't think that's selfish. I think asking for someone's full semester of notes just to make it easier on myself would be selfish,
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    Would you give away a semester's worth of notes???

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to CiCigirl's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I wouldn't. I still refer back to some of my notes from nursing
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    Use of Clean Exam Gloves

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

    I'll always wear gloves handling the bags. You never know what the last person hand on THEIR hands/gloves when they touched those bags. Not to mention you never know when those bags are going to leak....
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    Do nurses only "eat their young" in certain departments?

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

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    Do you prefer 12 hour or 8 hour shifts?

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

    The reason why i brought up the party nurse aspect is that i've seen SEVERAL nurses (of various ages) in the past years show up to work at 0645 for their 7 am shift, after getting home at 2:30 am, and...
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    Do you prefer 12 hour or 8 hour shifts?

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

    The reason why i brought up the party nurse aspect is that i've seen SEVERAL nurses (of various ages) in the past years show up to work at 0645 for their 7 am shift, after getting home at 2:30 am, and...
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    VA in Beckley under investigation.

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

    Happy Easter to you too. :) It's just a royal shame to me that the message that seems to be sent to veterans by the gov't is "this is the thanks you get for all of your hard work, sacrifice, and...
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    Do nurses only "eat their young" in certain departments?

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

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    Do nurses only "eat their young" in certain departments?

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

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    Do nurses only "eat their young" in certain departments?

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

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    Do nurses only "eat their young" in certain departments?

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

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    Do you prefer 12 hour or 8 hour shifts?

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

    The same could be said about an 8 hour nurse who got 2 hours of sleep the night before because they were out late partying (it DOES
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    Do you prefer 12 hour or 8 hour shifts?

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

    The same could be said about an 8 hour nurse who got 2 hours of sleep the night before because they were out late partying (it DOES