Marie_LPN, RN LPN, RN

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

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New grad and new to the OR.

Marie_LPN, RN replied to tinkerbell06's topic in Operating Room

Alexander's Care of the Patient in Surgery is
Do you remember this thread???

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

https://allnurses.com/forums/f8/whats-your-favorite-specialty-area-181478.html?highlight=area
When to call the doctor...

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

One of the most common things we call for is about the standard pre-op IV antibiotic that a doc prescribes for his pt. happens to be one that the pt. is allergic to. Docs don't always look at the...
Turning in my resignation Monday

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

I couldn't work at Starbucks. I'd never sleep from having access to all that
would you finish work from previoius shift?

Marie_LPN, RN replied to Ms.RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

I would do it, but i would also say something about it if this was a habitual problem (as in, if looked like she/he was deliberately leaving a pile of things to
Try something new?

Marie_LPN, RN replied to HMP83's topic in First Year After Licensure

I'd probably stick it out for the 7 months if it were me. With a wedding, moving, all those changes, a new orientation would be added stress, in addition to what you're dealing with now. And then i'd...
Giving report - experienced nurses make you feel foolish

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

Usually when someone did this to me (when i gave report as a student, this happened twice), they were also interrupting me in the process. When someone interjects with "well did you do this" i would...
Has anyone switched from a BSN program to an ADN?

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

You can even take an empty Swiffer head and handle and use it for an agitator to save your back. (I do not miss those
Letting CNA pass your meds, bad idea?

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

In other words, how would I know the pt. received the med (especially a narc. considering the potential for abuse) if i didn't see it myself. How would i know that it wouldn't go into that person's...
Pressure ulcers

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

We've had pts. on the med-surg floors that had to be turned q15min or q30 min, they were that prone to skin
Letting CNA pass your meds, bad idea?

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

Because they are sooooooo counted and sooooooo more likely to 'disappear', unlike tylenol or
Why are you REALLY going into nursing? Honest answers please.

Marie_LPN, RN replied to Sheri257's topic in General Students

Social working doesnn't even appeal to me. People can be helped in social work AND nursing, it shouldn't be an either/or
Why are you REALLY going into nursing? Honest answers please.

Marie_LPN, RN replied to Sheri257's topic in General Students

Burnout is more likely to occur, and even faster. Good luck with
Why are you REALLY going into nursing? Honest answers please.

Marie_LPN, RN replied to Sheri257's topic in General Students

To each their
How opposite are you and your mate?

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

Dad always said for me to watch out for them, but he never did tell me to leave them alone
Online classes

Marie_LPN, RN replied to Butterfly3001's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

I would try two and see how it is. Just pay attention to the school's deadline, and if they become too much work, drop one before the deadline, so you won't suffer a grade
How opposite are you and your mate?

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

We both love video games, but not the newest ones. We still play super nintendo and sega genesis. (Haven't had a desire to get the new game systems, since there's just too many "mature" games...
Online classes

Marie_LPN, RN replied to Butterfly3001's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

And another beauty of online classes is that work can be assigned at anytime, so the prof. might spring an assignment on the class that has to be done in 1-2
Online classes

Marie_LPN, RN replied to Butterfly3001's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

My experience with online classes is that the profs. pile on more work than they do in regular classes, kind of as a way of making up for the fact that you don't go to a class. I couldnt imagine...
How opposite are you and your mate?

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

He's white collar, i'm blue collar. He's in administration, i'm not. We both work for hospitals, but they are competitors, so that's made things interesting. The reaction i get from others is...
Stand your ground

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

Our cuts aren't made until the circulator "times out", and the anesthesiologist says "go ahead" after the surgeon says "ready?" to
Stand your ground

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

It's not a matter of ticking people off, it was the matter that you were stating/implying that the nurse (RN circulator) isn't soley responsible for what goes on in the room, and that is higly
Has anyone switched from a BSN program to an ADN?

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

Shirts and pants in the bathtub, drawers and sock in the
z-coil shoes, foot pain gone

Marie_LPN, RN replied to gonzo1's topic in General Nursing

If you get them 'enclosed', coil adjustments cannot be done as needed, like the open
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

Exactly.

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