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

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    Dsd Vs Steris

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to EndoGirlJulie's topic in Gastroenterology

    We use Steris for our GI and Bronch
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    At what point do you call in sick?

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

    I call in as soon as i know that i can't work, and can get my head away from the trashcan long enough. First, going in sick, would get others sick, and make the short staffing even worse, but also,...
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    Can I borrow your shoulder..and your ear?

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to introspectiveRN's topic in Orthopedic

    Yes there is something better out there. You didn't get an orientation, you got a crappy crash course, and the preceptor who isn't precepting. At your next interview ( if you went on one) ask what...
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    I am 51 y/o, is it too late? (need honesty)

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

    A lady in my class started at 55, graduated at 57. She never felt it was too late for her because, as she put it "I finally did something for myself. It's never too late to do something for myself."...
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    Profanity in the Breakroom....???

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

    Thanks, I was leafing through pictures on Yahoo and found this one. I love William Wegman
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    Profanity in the Breakroom....???

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

    Sounds like a pleasant work environment all
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    Profanity in the Breakroom....???

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

    Then again, I wonder if they did tell knowing that it could get someone
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    Incentives for Heart Duty?

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to dahob3's topic in Operating Room

    Extra vacation time and extra money on the hour should be automatic for call time and stress like that. How about cushy call rooms, or an alloted dollar amount for the cafeteria? And it sounds like...
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    I want OR and the floor - how to do both?

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

    My hospital permits me to work in different areas, but i couldn't do that until my OR orientation was up, since you had to be full time during orientation. I then trained for Ambulatory Surgery...
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    Profanity in the Breakroom....???

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

    Our policy states that "profanity is forbidden from staff on hospital property." I would assume that breakroom is hospital property and the rule applies there as well (our isn't a fireable offense...
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    Fogginess and Memory

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to bcskittlez's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I would seek professional help, just to make sure there isn't some sort of vitamin or mineral deficiency involved. A mineral deficiency was the root of my couple months' battle with CRS (Can't...
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    How do you become a Moderator for this site??

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to RNsoon!'s topic in General Nursing

    Thought
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    How far do you commute to work?

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

    30 minutes one way now. There's one woman i work with who commutes 2 hours. I can't imagine the paycheck being worth it, considering plenty of it is ate up by fuel for the
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    Not a poop or pee nurse?!?

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

    Lap nurses lol. The image i got was a group of nurses, running laps in the 200 m Find-the-CNA
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    LifePoint plans to sell 2 West Virginia hospitals

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

    SJH, well about 15 years ago, used to be the ideal place to work up there. A lot of my friends' mothers worked there and absolutely loved it (had to interview 10 people in the same field for a school...
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    What would you do if you worked with a racist?

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

    Surely the facility you work in has a policy against this. It constitutes as
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    First clinical today... feeling sad

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

    You take these feelings and learn from them, and ask yourself what you can do. These people have lost quite a bit, but think to yourself what you can do to make that easier? When they are getting a...
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    Disrespectful to instructor....

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

    Call me mean but he asked for it. I admire the professor's restraint
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    'Unhealthy' nurses...bad examples?

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to fifi2323's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, come on, you know all traffic slows down when you're in a
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    Abd Hyst Preps?

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

    We frogleg the pt., prep for the Foley and vag prep at the same time. One sponge stick is left in the lady parts while the Foley is put in. Circulator removes sponge after Foley is in (calls this...
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    Unethical behavior

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

    This is distrubing; either i'm too tired to find it, or i just can't find squat about this on the VABON's website. Surely they would have something about boundaries of the nurse/pt. relationship....
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    interview with elder

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to Medsport's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Only suggestion i have is to take this assignment seriously, try not to pick somoene just to get it done. Actually learn something from talking to a person, instead of talking to someone just to get...
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    How do you become a Moderator for this site??

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to RNsoon!'s topic in General Nursing

    I second this. It's very
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    Not a poop or pee nurse?!?

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

    Here's another aspect of it: How would this nurse chart urine color and clarity, if she didn't see it? How about odor, that's an indicator of a UTI? No, poo isn't pleasant, but it can tell you a lot...
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    "Honey"

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

    No, but the acid's burning my throat now lol. And i suddenly feel the need for a bath. I swear if a nurse really approached me talking like that, i'd hold up my ID band, and ask fora call to be put...