Marie_LPN, RN LPN, RN

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

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    What would you change about your scrubs?

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to daisygirl_001's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    36" inseam pants. Not every one is 5'5". I wish most scrub companies would get a
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    nurses who don't want students

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

    Boy oh boy i agree with
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    Help!!! need OR indicators defined

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

    Maybe document in the nurses notes the time that the sugeon entered the
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    Help!!! need OR indicators defined

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

    We don't take the pt. into the room w/o seeing the whites of the surgeon's
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    Verbal Abuse from surgeons in the OR

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

    Not only would i go the next step up and report the doc, i'd report the supervisor as well. Sheesh. It's only a matter of time before th scissors actually hit
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    Urethral Meatotomy?

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

    Had one that got ansty (verbally) one time waiting on extra stuff to come in the room and i said "the magic wand is on backorder." He shut
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    WORK: Name tags

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

    Hideous picture that make my DL picture look like a glamour shot, first name, hypenated last name, title, dept. name, facility
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    Jumping from surg tech to LVN?

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to surg tech's topic in LPN to RN

    The school you're planning to attend would be better to answer the questions, because we don't know the classes they require. Plus we don't know what classes you had in ST school. A school counselor...
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    Do your co-workers see you here?

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

    Another thing i've seen people talk about on here is wanting to remain anonymous, yet logging on to this site from work! Baaaaad idea if anonymity is important to the
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    Does anyone here actually like or "not mind" cleaning poop???

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to MrsNursey2006's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Be it literally or figuritively, poop is a part of the
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    Why instill saline into foley Cath for bladder ultrasound?

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

    I would have said that for me to instill saline into the bladder like that would be like a bladder irrigation, and that i don't have the Dr.'s order to do
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    How would you handle this?

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

    I would have replied "A few minutes is all i have for lunch" and had a
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    Just curious what's so bad about working LTC?

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to kgard7777's topic in General Nursing

    I never felt that working in LTC was bad. It's just that i did it for so long, that when i went to LPN school, i wanted to try something different from
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    "Don't waste your time getting your BSN..."

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I knew, eventually, it would take a post like this to completely turn me off from this thread. I'll continue with my education, because it's what i want to do, has nothing to with others' respect or...
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    cna's who don't do their job

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to LanaBanana's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I worked 11 years as a CNA, and i know it's hard work. But i'd never leave someone needing personal care. I don't call it picking up slack. I call it the humane thing to do. That does not mean that...
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    Possible to become RN with 2.1 HS GPA?

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

    I let you know when i graduate and take the NCLEX-RN (2.0 hs gpa. I barely made it out of high
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    cna's who don't do their job

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to LanaBanana's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    How would you feel if you were one of her people not being cleaned up???? I doubt you would be giving the OK to skip your personal
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    theft of my scope

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to dvfd365's topic in General Nursing

    So far none. Probably because people i work with know if anyone takes my Littmann, I'll bite them. My husband won't even touch my stethoscope if i bring it home, he knows how protective i am of it...
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    Pet Peeve: Poor Grammar by Nurses

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

    I'm sure it drove English teachers up the wall for years. However, it just doesn't have the pizazz when said correctly,
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    Surgeons who make me cry!!!

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to pamc217's topic in Operating Room

    We must have his twin brother to deal with where i work. I just remind myself (inside of course) that at least i'm not his wife, that i don't have to live with him (thank God), that it must take a lot...
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    my classmates HATE me

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to hpynurs2b's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. There's enough to deal with in schoolwork, w/o factoring in the
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    "Don't waste your time getting your BSN..."

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Honestly, i've seen more intellectual snobbery on this thread, than in the area i live in, or the people i work
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    Patients with interesting occupations (or not)

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

    That's one of the things i miss about LTC, the living history. Reminds me of a lady i cared for who lived to be in her 100's. She'd been through both wars. Her parents had been slaves as children in...
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    Urethral Meatotomy?

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

    I don't get WHY anyone would want to split it. When i first heard about this, uh, want, my first thought was "doesn't that make the aim for peeing a big
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    Urethral Meatotomy?

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

    i didn't get Media, i got 'home surgery'