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

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    grrrrrrrrrr.........

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

    Should be done with as little of water as
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    grrrrrrrrrr.........

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

    I've seen disasterous results from "NPO fibbers" and "just a sip or two" as
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    grrrrrrrrrr.........

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

    We only drop an NG on emergent cases when someoen ate recently (i.e. MVA that occured on the way home from dinner). One rationale i've heard from an MDA is that letting the stomach empty on it's own...
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    Do you prefer buying books that already have writing in them?

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

    I don't like to buy books with writing or highlighting in them because: 1) Usually the prior book owner had sloppy writing 2) Who's to say that writing will be applicable to what i'll be learning....
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    Abortion Assistance RN

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

    Exactly, and with one exception, it's been quite
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    Yet another "what does this mean"

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to NY Nurse's topic in General Students

    Prothrombin Time/International Normalized Ratio Info
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    Giving meds in OR

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to lc4043's topic in Operating Room

    I forgot to add, the scrub calls out the name of the med when the surgeon is about to inject ("Injecting 1% Lidocaine with Epi") so the MDA knows about
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    Anyone Doing Rn Program That Had A Hard Time In H.s Math??

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

    I was never any good at High School math. Not for certain whether i was just that bad at it, or if it had to do with an over crowded classroom (if you got there late, you had to sit on the floor) or...
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    Patients who fib about being NPO...

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to ortess1971's topic in Operating Room

    We sometimes have pts. who are told to take their usual morning meds. The surgeon usually specifies this in an
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    Ophthalmic surgery

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to arys1075's topic in Operating Room

    I feel the same way. I learned how to scrub and set those cases up, but man, it's like watching grass
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    How are you treated by RNs

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to amylc's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Most people care because they don't want to work in a living hell and call it their
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    Venting about a new CNA...this is really, really long!

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

    Nightingale Syndrome
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    Personnal lives or reckless?

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

    New York rush hour in a car to me was scarier than any motorcycle trip i've been
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    Personnal lives or reckless?

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

    Old thread, current issue. I ride horses. I ride motorcycles. And i get to work in the OR, where i get to see the end results of either hobbies gone bad. I also get to see the results of MVAs...
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    Is a DON position realisitic?

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

    I'm a firm believer if a person is to be a director of nursing, they should have nursing experience first, to know what they will be
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    Where were u 9/11/01?

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to k_cole21's topic in General Nursing

    I had the day off. I was cleaning my house, had "Good Morning America" on to listen to. When i came back inside from shaking rugs, i noticed that i didn't hear the usual "Good Morning America"...
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    Uncooperative Lab Partner

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to shining_star28463's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I'd speak to the instructor about it, pointing out how it's not helping you to learn, when this person is being
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    Video cameras banned in L&D

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to rph3664's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Our only rule is that you can't film the whole nursery, the nurses have to be asked before they themselves wind up on the tape, and no filming in the
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    Nurses Being brought in from another country

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

    Thanks for the compliment (putdown). I'll never reply to these sort of threads again.:angryfire :angryfire
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    Vinyl Gloves

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

    We use the synthetic non-latex gloves, but not those clear vinyl things. The mediums were too big for most people, and the smals cut off circulation to the
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    Venting about a new CNA...this is really, really long!

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

    While her attitude is annoying, not to mention bubbleworld-like, and calling people at home is unnecessary, what really caught my attention was turning people right back on the side that they were...
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    Nurses Being brought in from another country

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

    I take issue with the reasons why nurses are being brought in form other countries. If a hospital is SO short-staffed that they have to pull from other countries, then what is the reason for the short...
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    Ophthalmic surgery

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to arys1075's topic in Operating Room

    The scrub nurse folds the IOL and puts it in the foam tip injector where i work. We also have differnet kinds of lenes that don't require the foam tip
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    What Would You Change??

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to Back2School@40's topic in Emergency

    I told my husband this last year when he landed his current administrating job. It only makes sense to ask for input (and USE it) from the people who are working there, about
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    Racism in the workplace

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

    What exactly is the implication, here? :stone Quite a few people have 'linked' their own smileys and such to threads. There's millions out there. Of course, here's another wild idea: instead of...