Marie_LPN, RN LPN, RN

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

Member

  • Content

    12,126

  • Visitors

    36,180

  • Followers

    0

  • Likes

    59

All Content by Marie_LPN, RN

  1. Marie_LPN, RN

    Sleeping during nightshift!!

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

    Not the norm where i work. It'll get us
  2. Marie_LPN, RN

    Phrase "nurse wannabe" ??

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to Jules A's topic in General Nursing

    I never have used the phrase myself. And i've never seen someone say the phrase to someone and mean anything positive by
  3. Marie_LPN, RN

    Holiday call...

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

    We rotate. Like last year i was on for 4th of July. This year i'm on for Labor Day. Year after that i'll be on for
  4. Marie_LPN, RN

    Admin and scrubs

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to ashlynn1031's topic in General Nursing

    Might not make me popular, but i feel that anyone who's not involved in hands-on pt. care shouldn't be in scrubs in the healthcare
  5. Marie_LPN, RN

    Should I wear support hose?

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to TigerGalLE's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I loooooove my support hose. Wouldn't trade them for anything. I have the thigh-high version since my leg pain was on my outer thighs. Love them. I recommend them to
  6. Marie_LPN, RN

    Short and thin..WHERE can I get scrubs that FIT?!!

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to CT Pixie's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    How about finding someone that could make them for you? (I have the opposite problem. Seems like clothing manufacturers think that the taller you are, the bigger around you are :)
  7. Marie_LPN, RN

    My 4 year old daughter fixing to have heart surgery

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to gfoster6993's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe show the classmates the medical doll
  8. Marie_LPN, RN

    Orientation question!!!!!

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to luckyduck7's topic in Operating Room

    The way our circulators get trained is train in one specialty, then move on to the next. Bouncing around WOULD be hard. I would speak to the manager about
  9. Marie_LPN, RN

    Got thrown in the deep end!

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

    One thing i would do is straighten up nightstands and closets. Most residents' closets and drawers were so messy it was hard to tell what clothes they
  10. Marie_LPN, RN

    HELP! I DON"T WANT TO GO THROUGH CNA first...

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

    No one here ever said that anyone has to LIKE poop to be a nurse, or plays in it all the time, the general concensus was "poop happens, it cannot be 100% avoided, if it'll be a problem, perhaps...
  11. Marie_LPN, RN

    Why must all docs bathe in cologne?

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

    LOL!!
  12. Marie_LPN, RN

    Ever work with one of these?

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to SCRN1's topic in General Nursing

    I always found ways to be busy, so that when i said "i can't, i'm busy with ________", it was the
  13. Marie_LPN, RN

    LPN'S are NURSES TOO

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to imnrs2's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    This bears
  14. Marie_LPN, RN

    Why must all docs bathe in cologne?

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

    Luckily we don't have any docs that marinade in cologne. We do, however, have one that should reapply deodorant after every case.
  15. Marie_LPN, RN

    TKR question

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to rntoon's topic in Orthopedic

    It can allow the knee to get 'lazy,' and possibly remain with a slight
  16. Marie_LPN, RN

    Why are Newbies Such Whiners?

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Can't judge a book by its
  17. Marie_LPN, RN

    Nurse tracking devices

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

    I personally would have no problem wearing one. Done
  18. Marie_LPN, RN

    The fatting of America.

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to tgibson3770's topic in General Nursing

    Voting for the lockdown, before this thread take a trip down Ugly Street
  19. Marie_LPN, RN

    HELP! I DON"T WANT TO GO THROUGH CNA first...

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

    Looking at the title of this thread, then reading the OP about being 'horrified' at having to do some of the tasks described, i still don't feel any different. IF CNA tasks are 'horrifying', nursing...
  20. Marie_LPN, RN

    2 pts in the same OR room?!?!?!

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

    We had a doc that thought this too, annoyed me because, as usual, it was about the money, not about pt. care, and nevermind the staff would be busting their
  21. Marie_LPN, RN

    Picking cases?

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

    Now if it's late enough in the evening, i'll pick and sort for the carts the next day for the room i'll be in, that way all i need to do is yank the cart in the
  22. Marie_LPN, RN

    LPN Anesthesia Assistants

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

    Simple. Where i work the LPN who is also an AA has the master's degree that you describe, the two anesthesia techs do
  23. Marie_LPN, RN

    HELP! I DON"T WANT TO GO THROUGH CNA first...

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

    Yep, where one can deal with hair that hasn't been washed in months, and has a yeasty, flaky crust on the scalp (not to mention what a nice odor), who-knows-what brown stuff under fingernails, foot...
  24. Marie_LPN, RN

    Picking cases?

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

    Evening shift does this if they have nothing to do. It's not required,
  25. Marie_LPN, RN

    HELP! I DON"T WANT TO GO THROUGH CNA first...

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

    Those 'horrifying' tasks are also done by nurses, too, so that's something to consider. Another thing to consider is that as an LVN student, you might change newborn diapers, but the odds of getting...