Marie_LPN, RN LPN, RN

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

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Should all nurses have their BSN or higher?

Marie_LPN, RN replied to SandraDeeRN's topic in General Nursing
PACU Stand By to cover ICU patients????

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

Ours doesn't do
"Easy" LPN jobs

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

If you're looking for an "easy" LPN job and you don't like the constant smell of body waste, and zero patience for it, the OR is not it. The OR is not easy, nor can a person avoid body waste
"Easy" LPN jobs

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

That's an inaccurate generalized statement. Most of the time it's the doctors' offices that pay less than the
OR Fires & Drills

Marie_LPN, RN replied to mcmike55's topic in Operating Room

Make sure housekeeping mops with a dry mop around the sinks a lot, to keep wet spots off the
What would you bring?

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

After my diag lap last year, i was given one of those to pee in since i was still (happily) woozy from the anesthetics. Managed to pee on it and around it, but not in it lol. Probably would have...
What would you bring?

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

Back surgery? Definitely a sippie cup (yes the kind that toddlers use). Those are a great for people that can't sit up to get a
What makes you nervous about or irritated with a new grad or orientee?

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

The only problem with this is that some people will precept just for the extra
What makes you nervous about or irritated with a new grad or orientee?

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

I have to agree with this. One of my first preceptors grumbled the whole time about having to "deal with an LPN, LPNs don't even BELONG in the OR ANYWAY" (Thank God she left) She may have known the...
What makes you nervous about or irritated with a new grad or orientee?

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

I'll randomly think of a few here that i've encountered in 2 years: The ones that were more interested in flirting with the surgeons and MDAs than learning anything. The ones that would learn one...
Positioning for hand & elbow procedures

Marie_LPN, RN replied to neveragain123's topic in Operating Room

Most common hand procedures are carpal tunnel, ganglion excision, ORIFs. Pt. is supine, with extremity table on operative side, to allow for more work room. Most of our surgeons sit for those...
Why are Newbies Such Whiners?

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

Something Grandma used to say to me just came to me after reading this post: "Watch out for those nasty nosebleeds in the higher elevation." To make a sexist comment doesn't "advance the discussion,"...
Clogs while nursing

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

The footbed to me feels different in the ones without
Port question

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

IF she was taught that, she was taught wrong. Sounds like she was making an instant excuse for her
Will this handicap keep me out of hospice nursing>

Marie_LPN, RN replied to wonderbee's topic in Hospice, Palliative

I know 2 hospice nurses who walk with a cane. One even have the 4 pronged cane. The other nurse has the basic single-footed cane. Actually, several of them, so her cane always coordinates with her...
Shocked at Surgery

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

If it's done with a saline inflation, sometimes those saline pump bags have had a few mls of epi added to them, for the hemostatic
Shocked at Surgery

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

I could agree with this, if my purpose was to inflict harm on a pt. I don't see it as "cutting them up," i see it as improving quality of
Shocked at Surgery

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

Wow, this couldn't be any further from the truth for me.:trout: If you think that's ungentle, watch a total knee replacement lol (hip replacement would be harder to see if you're observing). Saws,...
HELP!!! Ob OR Standards

Marie_LPN, RN replied to Chrissy24RN's topic in Operating Room

It's an OR so AORN most definitely applies to you all. Provide your resources to the supervisor, and then ask her where you can find a copy of her
What part of pt care gets overlooked most often

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

Could, yes, however, a nurse or a CNA should. IOW, being a nurse will not get you out of doing the dirty
HELP!!! Ob OR Standards

Marie_LPN, RN replied to Chrissy24RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

This is what we do, everything set out, ready to
HELP!!! Ob OR Standards

Marie_LPN, RN replied to Chrissy24RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

We're still battling this where i work, and now the OR staff is back (for the 3rd time in 3 years) for C-sections instead of scrubbed L and D staff. Too many wrong counts, wrong technique, wrongs...
Spinal/Epidural positioning device/equipment

Marie_LPN, RN replied to CIRQL8's topic in Operating Room

Same here. We tried it for a week, wasn't worth
How do OR hours differ from the rest of the hospital?

Marie_LPN, RN replied to Spartan05's topic in Operating Room

Fractures, major highway pile-ups, and appys happen at anytime of the day. Our facility's OR hours are pretty much like
You Know You're an Old(er) Nurse If . . .

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

Maybe that's why some people are in such shock to learn that nurses work

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