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  1. Marie_LPN, RN

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

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

    Hey i just found the picture online, someone else did that to that dog
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    Will somebody PLEASE tell these doctors....

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    I lost my tea over that one,
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    STUPID PARENTS!! (vent here)

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to tgb3rn's topic in General Nursing

    I don't agree with the "let it go" side. The kid needs held accountable for his actions, and his parents need held accountable for their LACK of action. Had it been my kid who did this to someone,...
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    Why do nurses eat their young?

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

    Nurses do not eat their young. Certain jaded people in the nursing profession, who were jaded long before being a nurse, insist on bringing their poisionous behavior on others. Has nothing to do...
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    sick of ADN vs BSN! like most of us have a choice anyway!

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to okie2's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    You know, what kills me when people say things like this, these are usually the first people that get all bent out of shape when someone downgrades the ADN or ASN by saying that all nurses should be...
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    You Know You're an Old(er) Nurse If . . .

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

    My walker is still in the mail...but i am looking forward to testing out the HoverRound chair on warp speed. (I like to be prepared ahead of
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    You Know You're an Old(er) Nurse If . . .

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

    ...some of the newer nurses are asking if the 'young' nurses can maintain their partying
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    Taking Respirations

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to Rhonda V's topic in General Nursing

    I'l tell the pt. that i'm "counting" for 2 minutes. Which is the half truth. One minute i'm counting the pulse, the other i'm counting respirations. Slowest respirations i've seen was 8, on a healthy...
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    Bonus from a surgeon, anybody?

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

    We have an ortho doc that takes a group of nurses out to a very nice dinner every December, on behalf of him and the ortho group he's a part of. Our MDA groups pull together and order a nice big...
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    where do IV's get started?

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

    Pre-op typically, by the pre-op nurse, or our MDA will come over and start a very difficult-to-stick IV. Children's IVs are started after their mask
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    Is there power in the color white?

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to bbfw2's topic in General Nursing

    I could have agreed with that, if that post's last words weren't 'did much of
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    Why are nurses such back-stabbers?

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

    Amen.
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    Why are nurses such back-stabbers?

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

    I'm sorry (not really) but i will not (nor will i ever) buy or accept this tee total crap of "women are women and that's what women do" 'because nurses are mostly women, and women gossip/backstab, and...
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    This can not possible be true!

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

    It's also possible for an LPN to make $20,000 or more in overtime without weekends, and without 16 hour shifts. It depends on the the area and what it pays, and also what
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    Need a name for my aesthetics business.

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to Tanya RN's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    I like that
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    This can not possible be true!

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

    It's true that an LPN can make 20k (or more) in
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    Causing financial damage at work (by accident)

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

    Sorry, for some reason, this had me laughing my orifice off
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    Causing financial damage at work (by accident)

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

    I broke a 10 mm laparoscope once, after tripping (again) over a spot in the floor and falling where the the floor had a large raised 'bubble' that needed fixed. And here i was being told by Sterile...
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    Do young nurses ever have fun???

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

    Didn't know that asking if young nurses can still go out and party was the responsible thing to
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    Need a name for my aesthetics business.

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to Tanya RN's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    Smooth
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    An actual 1955 Good Housekeeping article

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

    Dr. Ruth wrote the sex book for the 'Dummies' series. Good
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    Why are nurses such back-stabbers?

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

    Neverrmind You already answered the question i was going to ask you
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    How soon after LVN did you start RN???

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to pink2blue1's topic in LPN to RN

    I took a year off to take a break (i was burned out on school, and felt like a fire hydrant in a pack of dogs by the time i'd graduated) and to get adjusted and trained to my
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    "I don't want to do bed side nursing"...SAY WHAT!

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

    It was quite obvious the person that posted what i responded to was not
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    PACU Inservice Ideas?

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to KristinWW's topic in PACU

    Reversal agents, when and when not to use them is also a good