Marie_LPN, RN LPN, RN

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

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    Medical terms you'd rather see changed....

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to Lisa CCU RN's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, yeah, 'murse'. Sometimes i just wanna say "Changing the title will not make one's self-consciousness
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    Medical terms you'd rather see changed....

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to Lisa CCU RN's topic in General Nursing

    We has a pt. that filed a complaint when her consent form had been read back to her as "incomplete abortion" (thinking that the consent was saying she was post-op from an abortion). This was her 4th...
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    A Day in the life of an OR nurse...

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

    One of the problems that we've had is when the surgeons' secretaries call our posting office, they would be verry generic with the case, instead of going into detail. To avoid C.F. (cluster____)...
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    Medical terms you'd rather see changed....

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to Lisa CCU RN's topic in General Nursing

    Me either. When i hear "client" i think of those Hair Club for Men
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    Medical terms you'd rather see changed....

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to Lisa CCU RN's topic in General Nursing

    Me too, sounds like someone's breathing in toilet
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    Ethics Violation-Would you remain silent or challenge the system?

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to MissJanelle904's topic in General Nursing

    If we took that "waste of time" attitude with things like this all the time, the results could, and would, be
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    So, are you working?

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to luv4nursing's topic in LPN to RN

    I still work full-time, even though my husband has said he's willing to support us both. But i love what i do, and that's why i want to stay full time as long as possible. But i'm doing school...
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    You are only taking one class.... It's no wonder you are getting an A!

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to luvmy3kids's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Anyway... People should do what best for themselves, be it part-time full time, or one at a time. Doing one or the others does not make anyone else more worthy of being in the program, or less...
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    Class Gift Ideas?

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

    Can you turn that money into a scholarship for a future student
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    Do you like day or night shift better and why?

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to CrystalClear75's topic in General Nursing

    Days. I sleep better at night. I never have been able to adjust to sleeping during the day, and always felt tired when i had
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    Ethics Violation-Would you remain silent or challenge the system?

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to MissJanelle904's topic in General Nursing

    And as Grandma used to say "if everyone else jumped off of the bridge, would you?" There is no excuse for cheating, whether it's planned or not. So because someone didn't plan on cheating, then that...
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    Am I 2 picky? New nurse manager hasn't met the staff after 2 months on the job!

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

    That IS
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    What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

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

    Good
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    Antibacterial vs. regular soap

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

    Using antibacterial soap all over is too drying for my skin. I use it on my face if it looks like i'm having a garden of zits ready to pop up. I use that clear Dial (i think) in a pump for the...
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    If You Could Work Anywhere

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

    The only problem with answering this is that what i think is the best might not be somoene else's idea of the
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    smelly stethescope?

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to all4schwa's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I used a steth sock because the rubber from the tubing irritates my neck. As for odor, i used those antimicrobial wipes on the tubing, and never had a
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    If You Could Work Anywhere

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

    A burn
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    Patient Safety Net

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    The "Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality" Link isn't
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    Leaving things for Day Shift

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to Brooke13-RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Perhaps she got huffy because she's not that great at starting
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    British Man Injured After Lighting Firecracker in Buttocks

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to All_Smiles_RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Wouldn't a laxative have been more effective?
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    Learning to scrub

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

    Placing the string on a towel roll may make it easier to count. Or holding the string with one arm and using the other hand to count with. Anticipating is something you start doing without even...
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    Ethics Violation-Would you remain silent or challenge the system?

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to MissJanelle904's topic in General Nursing

    I doubt Father would encourage cheating. And the part i just underlined,
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    Will somebody PLEASE tell these doctors....

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

    FYI i did. Spare
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    Will somebody PLEASE tell these doctors....

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

    5. I am not a mind reader. Just because you can't remember what the instrument is, doesn't mean i'll instantly know what the heck you
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    Will somebody PLEASE tell these doctors....

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

    4. I am NOT calling ther florist to send your mistress AND your wife flowers, just beause you met some other flooz at a bar last night and didn't come home or go to your mistress' condo. (He's not at...