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

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    Some musings about reading posts here...

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

    Had someone respond like that to my post, all caps letters, going a little off the deep end. Have no idea if they still type like that, they've been on ignore list for 2 years now
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    What medical shows do you watch?

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

    Stuff on Discovery Health, and Trauma Life in the ER. I can't watch Dr. 90210 (too much arrogance, excess, and little 17 year olds that think getting bigger "bewbies" will fix everything), or any of...
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    "Don't Send Anyone Out!"

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

    Wow. The times i've heard GOMER was refering to the pt. that comes in, complains of this or that, yet refuses anything to be done, to which i ask why are you here then. The above definition is why i...
  4. Marie_LPN, RN

    What did you sacrifice to get where you are?

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to GTChick01's topic in General Nursing

    Sleep and free time. I ran on an average of 3-4 hours of sleep a day the first time i was in school. I'll never forget how tired i stayed, how crappy i felt all the time. I had to put a stop to my...
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    Dream job: Where and Why?

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

    Working in rural Maine. I'm not a big city
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    Behaviors and Call Lights! Help!

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

    I noticed that if i gave a time frame of when i'd be back, the call light wasn't used nearly as often. I've had family members that have been in LTC facilities who have said that you'd see the aide or...
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    You know you work nights when.......

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

    You contemplate throwing a heavy object at the person who says night shift is the boring shift because there's nothing to do. You plan your "dinner" based on the fact that you'll be laying down in a...
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    scheduling call help

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

    Me too. There are a few people at ours that have it together, but they actually have one woman there who complains and curses when someone tells her she's contaminated something (and she does it a...
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    Never post replies or start new threads at your hospital's computer

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

    Even though you log off and the pages pops up that says "all cookies cleared", that does not put you in the clear. The history might still be there, the temp files might still be there. If they saw...
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    scheduling call help

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

    If we have to cover for OB's sections, we have a second call string for that. Only sections we cover are the stat or emergent ones. We had one OB who would find a reason to make it emergent,...
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    I can't live on OR pay

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

    Our PACU nurses have prior experience in ICU. Our PACU will not hire new
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    Having problems with NA's and PCT's

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to heather1999's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Boy that phrase was beyond old when i was an aide (when is was meant as a you're-clueless remark). My perspective on how busy a nurse is, etc., didn't change one bit after i became one, since i knew...
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    french nurse in virginia

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to verde's topic in International Nursing

    If i were to choose between Winchester and Charlottesville to work, i'd pick C-ville anyday. It's a beautiful area, there are different places to work, plenty of things to do, and central in the...
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    Has anyone done the LPN to RN back to back??

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to *lisa*'s topic in LPN to RN

    Graduated LPN 2004, took a year off to adjust to everything, then started back to schoo fall
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    Never post replies or start new threads at your hospital's computer

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

    MySpace is the devil as much as Santa Claus is personally responsible for Christmas being so commercialized. Jeez. That,
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    RN and LPN/LVN in user name

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to suzanne4's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    If they signed up a couple of years ago, it's quite possible that the rule wasn't there on the sign-up page (i don't think it was there when i signed up either). In other words, for those people what...
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    Do I tape foley to leg?

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to jd494's topic in General Nursing

    We have a few surgeons who will go to recovery and check their pt. to see if the foley has been secured to the leg. If not, well, i'm glad i've remembered is all i'll
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    Getting CNAs to WEAR GLOVES & WASH HANDS?!?!

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

    Gross. I'd run out of incident report sheets in that
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    **Alert**Our Right to Privacy as nurses???

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

    The city i reside in is listed, that's
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    Do we HAVE to address docs by "Dr.--"

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

    I only call the doc by his/her first name after they say it's
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    Best way to deal with rudeness?

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

    Avoiding them when possible. Only conversing with them in as few words and minutes as
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    White Bobby Pins

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to Motolady2001's topic in General Nursing

    A beauty supply store was the last place i saw them sold. When i needed 2 for my capping, i just put 2 regular ones on a piece of cardboard, took it outside and spray painted them
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    Dermoid cyst

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

    I tell ya, dermoid cysts just gross me out. Anytime we remove one of those, i can't WAIT to pass it off of the
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    Gloves Necessary For SQ Injections?

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Patient Medications

    It's that reason why if the person giving me a shot isn't wearing gloves, i'll request
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    Good "Dancing/singing in your car before NCLEX" songs

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to JenNJFLCA's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    "I will Survive" by Gloria