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

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    Why are RN's so fat!

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

    Nah, then the cat couldn't lounge on the
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    Why are RN's so fat!

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

    I would have asked "If the weight didn't have any effect on your care, then what's it to
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    ob-gyn OR

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

    Not to mention the saline from
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    Protect your profession...

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to markdanurse's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    :angryfire :angryfire :trout: :trout: :smackingf :smiley_ab
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    Left the toxicity

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

    We do this on our multiple level spine cases, since we're also using a blood processing machine. If we aren't using the blood machine, it's just one
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    cysto

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

    I agree. Basically did a lot of standing and watching. I like more hands-on things. Luckily we have two people that like to do cysto all the time, They can have it
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    Wound Classification for Eye Procedures

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

    Same
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    Question about nurse and Surgical tech

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

    In addition, a person is only able to be called a scrub nurse if they are a licensed nurse (RN, RGN, LPN,
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    Question about nurse and Surgical tech

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

    It's statements like this that fuel an unnecessary fire! I've also noticed in the time i've been in the OR that those who feel and say they aren't getting the respect that they think they deserve, are...
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    Is it professional??????????

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

    I
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    Working with the gossip queens.....

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

    A bunch of us were 'together' yesterday in a room by ourselves. Trying to determine (beforehand) how to safely position a very large pt. on their side for a nephrectomy. A group of people talking...
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    Why do so many of you hate working med/surg?

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

    I personally decided against it, because where i work, it's the dumping ground. Nurse-pt. ratio is 1:7, acuity is rarely factored in
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    Sleeping during nightshift!!

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

    Amazing it is when people have a different opinion, they are automatically "self-righteous" and "know-it-alls" to some. What a
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    Hey ER, what takes so long???

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to RunningWithScissors's topic in Emergency

    I worked with a few nurses in my brief stint as a fill-in weekend nurse for the ER, who had only worked in the ER in their nursing careers, and these nurses said things like "got it easy" "lazy"...
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    side effects of lanolin??

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to abracadabra2886's topic in Ob/Gyn

    An oral overdose of lanolin or a product containing lanolin could cause diarrhea, rash, swelling and/or redness of skin, and
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    Having a boyfriend while in nursing school....

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to sheridan3456's topic in General Students

    I dated when i was in nursing school, but it was pretty much a string of guys who didn't like the fact that they came 4th in my life. Nursing school is hard enough without a serious relationship. I...
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    Is it possible...

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

    We were able to apply and test for CNA after the first year, if you weren't already a
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    Protect your profession...

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to markdanurse's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Not to mention that old phrase "you get what you pay
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    Would you rather have a child said to be SS or abort?

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to ICURN7's topic in Ob/Gyn

    What i personally would rather have is support for whatever i decided was
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    observers/students and pt rights

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

    Our dept. orientees are permitted in, since it is considered part of their training. That's the only distinction. I think our policy uses the phrase "people who are unnecessary for a procedure" or...
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    Dealing with family members who are also employees.

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to gentle_ben_RN's topic in PACU

    That lady was WAY out of line. She had no right to waltz back there, and it's obvious she used her 'position' to her rule violating advantage. Not to mention that my badgering you, she was...
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    At what point are you too old?

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

    We have a nurse still working part-time in her late 60's. She's living proof that age is just a
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    Is Drug Addiction a Disease?

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

    No, i do not agree that drug addiction is a
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    observers/students and pt rights

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

    Student have to ask the permission of the pt., circulator, and surgeon to watch a procedure, and also to view the chart. Not allowed to come in 'mid-procedure.' That's our policy. And to me, i...
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    Lost in the sharps box

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

    Someone dropped a retractor in one of our big sharps boxes once and we fished it out with an atraumatic grasper (laparoscopic instrument that's about 2 ft