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

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    A Quick OR Question:

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to shenanigans327's topic in Operating Room

    We have some nurses that are cross-trained, but that was what those particular nurses wanted to do, not
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    ? for those with ortho experience....

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to luvmy2angels's topic in General Nursing

    Scar tissue can be removed arthroscopically, and there is a chance it can grow back
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    Question about Hip Replacement....???...???

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to luvmy3kids's topic in General Nursing

    We've had pts. request to see their specimen after the surgery, and we do that as much as we can, but nothing leaves the hospital with the
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    Letting CNA pass your meds, bad idea?

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to walla189's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat:
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    Reference cards for Spanish phrases

    Marie_LPN, RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    The other night i was floated to the ER, and a nurse there had a small box of laminated index-sized cars that had English-Spanish questions, words and phrases on them. They pretty much consisted of...
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    OR Nurses that Make $$$$$

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to Hawaii2LasVegas's topic in Operating Room

    Oh good grief. Does it really harm anything if someone who is new to OR nursing decides to debate a few points that were made by someone more experienced? Or are people just supposed to nod their...
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    You know you work nights when.......

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

    LOL At least it also gives the impression that you might have had a great time last
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    Those Baby Shows

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

    I think that's a little more than i want to share with my neighbor's child
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    Am I the only one who finds this disrespectful?

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

    Yep, i'm definitely not worthy, and i'm not even
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    Am I the only one who finds this disrespectful?

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

    Amen. And i'm finding it highly ironic how some are bringing up the judgment of others' behavior and character on those 'vent'/'rules' threads, yet i see plenty of judgments made here of other nurses...
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    Wear scrubs in a hospital? Then you're a nurse

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

    Find out what school the 8 months program is at, and obtaining info from it would be a start. If the place is truly legit, it will not say "surgical nurse" but "surgical tech" on paper. I'd also...
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    Parade article about ER danger

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

    This happens occasionally, whether Parades prints it or
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    Virginia Nursing School Links/Nursing Student Links

    Marie_LPN, RN posted a topic in Virginia Nursing

    diploma programs: http://www.library.vcu.edu/tml/speccoll/nursing/nsgdip.html baccalaureate programs:
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    surgeon prference card

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

    Our cards are surgeon
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    Those Baby Shows

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

    Loathe them as
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    Tall Scrubs?

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to scubadude's topic in Men in Nursing

    Tall shirts http://www.fashionstitch.com/SMS105Orderpage.html (lots of colors there)...
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    instructor discouraging student from becoming a psych nurse!

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to RN1263's topic in Psychiatric

    Exactly.
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    To paint or not to paint... cords

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to 33-weeker's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We still use
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    Anybody else hate the time change?

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

    I hated it when i worked
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    TAH BSO with Ureteral Stents

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

    Our urologists tell the nurses to call
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    ashamed today

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

    No one should have to go to work and feel uneasy and uncomfortable because their co-workers can't keep their hands (and the raunch talk) to
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    Am I the only one who finds this disrespectful?

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

    Assuming that they are contemptuous that is. (sigh) IF i was like that around a pt. or even at work, THEN it would be a problem. Apparently venting in a humorous way in one's offtime isn't acceptable...
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    Do I Have the Right NOT to Be Weighed?

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

    Clothing size isn't an accurate way of knowing. Today i wear a size 5 or 6 in jeans. If i put on a pair of the same brand of jeans, same, cut, etc. from 11 years ago that fit well now, they are size...
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    TAH BSO with Ureteral Stents

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

    Sometimes stents are inserted because the ureters aren't easy to see or feel during surgery. We have a few surgeons who scope after a hysterectomy to make sure the bladder is ok (since it and the...
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    Ethical Death Issue

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to dinkysam's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Maybe if he had been there, he would have had a better idea on what you were going through (not suggesting that he tags along though