Marie_LPN, RN LPN, RN

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

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    Virginia Student Nurses?

    Marie_LPN, RN posted a topic in Virginia Nursing

    I know you all are here somewhere, speak up
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    Cussing Co-Workers

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

    Can't necessarily agree with this. We've cursed a lot in our locker room and breakroom and still don't do it in pt.
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    Amazed with some people's comments.

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

    Perhaps if both of them had choked to death on their food, then that ruined day could have been over with
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    Nursing with a Southern Accent

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to natron20's topic in General Nursing

    I must be the ONLY one here who took the term "God's country" to mean a beautiful area. Good
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    Cussing Co-Workers

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

    I'd tell them it bothers me, but i certainly wouldn't tell them
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    Hospice or Hospital When Your Time Comes?

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

    Neither.
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    Another Five Star Visitor Thread

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

    I'm not too fond of the terms client or customer in reference to pts., but the hooker reference was a little uncalled
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    I didn't get all this education to wipe behinds!

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

    The cute little outfits, of
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    Can someone explain ON-CALL??

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

    At my facility, we're paid call time, which is a lower amount on the hour than 'work' time. Each facility's different, so you might want to ask about that. Night call once a week, weekend call...
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    Can someone explain ON-CALL??

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

    On-call means that for a set amount of hours (either evening night, or weekends), you can be called back to work. Most places take turns for call, and it's usually put on you schedule so you know...
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    Do we all speak the same language?

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

    We have one surgeon who's notorious for not calling any instuments by any of the typical names. We refer to scrubbing with him as playing "Guess what i want
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    I didn't get all this education to wipe behinds!

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

    So you've seen or heard a nurse say "i can't clean this pt. up, i don't know
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    Pubic hair

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

    I hate using those to prep a surgical site with. Couldn't imagine OTHER areas.
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    Pubic hair

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

    The quoted warning i copied was directly from a bottle of the Nair bikini formula. Warning reference available at http://www.naircare.com/products/products_bikinicream.aspx
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    Why not let me have a PCA?

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to Kim O'Therapy's topic in General Nursing

    Our docs are constantly asking the pt. "Are you OK? You let me know if anything hurts at all" and always tell the pt. what they're going to do before the procedure, and then tell the pt. what...
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    Why not let me have a PCA?

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to Kim O'Therapy's topic in General Nursing

    We have quite a few pts. who get LEEPs done under local, who have said "wow that wasn't as bad as i thought it was going to be." All of our cold knife cones ae done under general, though. And i've...
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    RN's vs LAB

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

    I love when people ask this. Just once i'd love to answer back "Why no, it was just ordered for ****s and giggles:lol_hitti
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    ohhhh my aching feet

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

    Have to agree with this. I went through several pairs before i found what works for
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    ohhhh my aching feet

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

    I can't imagine that's healthy to do that to
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    Why not let me have a PCA?

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to Kim O'Therapy's topic in General Nursing

    Tylenol or Advil wouldn't have cut it for the diag lap i had back in April, and i only had 3 band-aid incisions. And any doctor or hospital who says i don't need a PCA for a hysterectomy doesn't...
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    Read the article about calling 911 to get seen faster???

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to missboo622's topic in Emergency

    That was Good Housekeeping. And apparently a few months later they receive a load of mail blasting them for it and their dismissive excuse for it was "well this was that doctor's opinion". Well,...
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    doing stuff differently

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to cvryder's topic in MICU, SICU

    Not to mention their way is the right way, and only an idiot would do it your way. Worked with one of those people
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    Laparoscopic Procedures-boredom?

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

    I always refer to lapro general procedures as "hurry up and wait" cases. So much crap to get ready, then you just STAND
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    Help with an annoying classmate

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

    The above line would be my reply if she does it again. She's not a teaching
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    Nursing with a Southern Accent

    Marie_LPN, RN replied to natron20's topic in General Nursing

    Amazing, isn't