Marie_LPN, RN LPN, RN

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

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  1. Marie_LPN, RN

    Need help don't know what to do!

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

    Being an LPN is not 'settling.' I agree with the poster that said check about sitting for the LPN
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    I Love Or!

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to nursekatie22's topic in Operating Room

    There isn't really a time frame for it. After working with them, and hearing the names when the instrumens are asked for, it just sticks with you. The harder part is the names that the surgeons use...
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    Life care centers of America?

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The Life Care Center near me doesn't have the best reputation
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    Hysterectomy: Necessity or Convenience

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

    Hey i'd take the coupons, that stuff's not cheap. (Which kinda makes me wonder why incontinence pads and briefs are covered by some insurances, yet menstual pads and tampons
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    Hysterectomy: Necessity or Convenience

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

    I agree. OT but concerning the cosmetic surgery, you have these Dr. 90210 shows (i HATE that show) that make surgery souond lilke a walk in the park. they show quick clips of the surgery, a 5 second...
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    Are all nurses that wear white dorks?

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

    dork - Definitions from
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    What is the DEAL with all the group projects?

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

    If someone were slacking and it affected the pt., they will get reported if i have anything to do with it. It makes no sense for one person to do twice as much work on a group project, and two people...
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    Hysterectomy: Necessity or Convenience

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

    One thing i haven't understood, mainly because i've been surrounded by a group of -thank-God-it's-gone women (even one who threa a going-away party for her uterus, cake, songs, and all), is the women...
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    Hysterectomy: Necessity or Convenience

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

    Sorry, i got this mental image of you skipping down the hall and throwing coupons left and right like a flower girl at a wedding
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    Are all nurses that wear white dorks?

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

    That comment is more degrading than the
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    Are all nurses that wear white dorks?

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

    Wearing white doesn't make a nurse the slang term for
  12. Marie_LPN, RN

    Question re POP backslabs

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to Djuna's topic in Orthopedic

    We use 10 layers of plaster strips. First we wrap softroll around, for example, leg, then mold the plaster strips on the back of the leg, wrap around with softroll again, then cover with a 4 or 6 inch...
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    Hysterectomy: Necessity or Convenience

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

    Everyone i've seen get one has been a necessity, and some were after ablations. Just because women have/had suffered (or "waited out") for eons doesn't mean they should continue to do so. Not when...
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    Your Facility On Tv

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to MsLady06's topic in General Nursing

    Amen.
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    You Know You're an Old(er) Nurse If . . .

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

    We still page ours
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    RNFA 'S

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to CATHY RNFA's topic in Operating Room

    I agree, but even on this board, it's way too much to ask for from a few
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    You Know You're an Old(er) Nurse If . . .

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

    We still do that
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    Difficulty with a CNA

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

    Have to agree with this. I left one job because of the 'iron fist' that someone ruled 30 CNAs with an iron fist, all because ONE (not me) was the
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    What is the DEAL with all the group projects?

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

    Completely
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    Patient Modesty

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

    My same post from "Naked in Surgery": We take a gown completely off for hip replacements and back surgeries (because of wrinkles). But the top half of the pt. is covered by a blanket and a forced air...
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    You might be a PACU nurse if...

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to mustanggirl's topic in PACU

    Your husband wakes you up because you've been saying "take a deep breath" over and over in your
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    What age were you when you went to nursing school?

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

    Twenty-five for
  23. Marie_LPN, RN

    You Know You're an Old(er) Nurse If . . .

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

    I'll NEVER miss that. I still have
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    Funny quotes, comics, anything!

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

    This is someone's sig line here, but it's a goodie: "Ponder the great question: Is the bedpan half full or half
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    I'm Being Disciplined for Looking Up My Own Labs

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

    Pts. who aren't employees of a facilty would probably like such peace of