Marie_LPN, RN LPN, RN

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

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  1. Marie_LPN, RN

    Hospital Workers Suspended for Peeking at George Clooney's Medical Info

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to student456's topic in General Nursing

    They may be your own records, but you're using work passcodes to access it, i.e. abuse of
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    ICU & OR debate...

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

    I've never heard of OR nurses being phased
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    Why Dogs Make the Best Friends

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in General Nursing

    I could spin yarn (if the fibers were long enough) from the dog
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    Why Dogs Make the Best Friends

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in General Nursing

    Female, OR nurse, 1 Black Lab, 1 Chocolate
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    Need more than RN for this specialty?

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to vivasmom's topic in PACU

    ADN would get you into that speciality, the question is do you need prior nursing experience first? Some hospitals will not hire new
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    Is There An AllDoctors.com?

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    Their moderation was a little on the biased side a couple of months
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    Is There An AllDoctors.com?

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    Almost choked when i read that. Conservative??? More like sexist and elitist. And to say that their attitude comes from that profession is just as bad as "nurses eat their young" being said about...
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    Is There An AllDoctors.com?

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    Because the majority of the "people" (i use that term loosely) have THE biggest ego and are quite
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    What Diagnosis Did your First Patient in Clinicals Have?

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

    Post-op total gastrectomy,
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    Free goodies from the OR...

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

    That reminds me, a couple of our docs don't like the plastic cement spatula that comes with the mixing bowl. So i'll throw that off after i get it out of the pack. I use it to cut cookie dough at...
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    Pulling Medications

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to staceyp413's topic in Operating Room

    I pull meds needed for the day. It's timesaving, and one less thing to have to hunt
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    Starting off the floor in the OR

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

    Calm????? I wanna go there!!!!! Nah, not really, i thrive on the fast
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    home for battered nurses!

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

    Because there's not a big enough house There'd be a line leading out the
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    Bossy scrub person

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

    We had one of those, they had a party at a local restaurant when she retired. And she was the only one who wasn't there, because she wasn't invited lol. It was a celebration of her leaving. I always...
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    maggots?

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to billsnurse's topic in Emergency

    I don't get sick from much, but THAT probably would have made me
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    Tired of painful legs..compression socks??

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to MA Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I weat thigh high TEDs (my leg pain was on my outer thighs mainly). They made a world of difference. Paired with the right shoes, no leg OR foot pain. I ordered my stockings from
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    Why so negative ?

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

    Chronically complaining about work has nothing to do with it for some people. For some people, they could have a rotten day at work, rotten job, rotten co-worker, etc. and they've held their feelings...
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    Interrupted Count

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

    Typically when the circulator has his/her clipboard, indicating they're ready to count, i say "one second" and they understand that, because i'm going to hand the surgeon a closing suture before i get...
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    What do you have most difficulty with in your everyday job?

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

    Amen to that. I am sooooo sick of
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    Unrealistic steriotypes of medicine on TV

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to chnc1024's topic in General Nursing

    The only reason i watch "Scrubs" is to get my Zach Braff fix.
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    I wish all the washed out tired nurses would retire.

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to NC Girl BSN's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Ragged is in the eye of the
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    Currently a Surg Tech, but just passed NCLEX-PN

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

    Depends on the state you live in and the place you work at. I scrub a lot, and i get to use my nursing
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    Free goodies from the OR...

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

    Large basins--LOTS of uses Saline bottles-- Great for juice that you don't want to put in your non-disposable containers because of staining. Specimen cup-- Change purse, salad dressing container,...
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    OR hair advice - please do not laugh! (long-ish)

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to HeatherB,CST's topic in Operating Room

    I keep my hair long enough to put into a pony tail, clip, braid, or bun. My hair is not wet in the morning, because i don't shower in the morning. I shower in the evening. I want that fried human...
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    "Don't waste your time getting your BSN..."

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

    AMEN!!!