nursemary9 BSN, RN

Psych, Med/Surg, Home Health, Oncology

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    Florida Is Not Affordable Anymore!

    nursemary9 replied to land64shark's topic in General Nursing

    hi you guys are really scaring me!! my dh & i were planning on moving to florida early next year-- we were thinking about the pensacola area. my dh is retired & i was going to work a year or...
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    Is being a nurse ever boring?

    nursemary9 replied to brazuca's topic in General Nursing

    Hi I have worked as a nurse for almost 40 yrs. Right now i"m a night staff nurse on a med/surg/Oncology floor!! We are NEVER bored or slow!! Some nites I wish it was just a bit slower!! In my 40 yrs....
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    Moonlighting Nurses

    nursemary9 replied to tonicareer's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, where are you located? THe RN's in my area make excellent wages and good benefits. Yes, I live in a large city, but there are also many smaller areas around here that have hospitals &...
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    Sad and confused

    nursemary9 replied to javanurse2000's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Nursewendy I'm sorry to hear about your bad experience. Please don't give up nursing b/c you sound like you are a good, conscientious nurse. Just try a different facility. Maybe an acute setting...
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    We lost a mom

    nursemary9 replied to LauraLou's topic in Ob/Gyn

    LauraLou I'm so sorry you and others on your unit have to go thru this. I will pray for you guys & the members of this woman's family. I agree that a debriefing meeting would be in order!! Good...
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    comfy shoes

    nursemary9 replied to analiezel's topic in General Nursing

    For years I wore KSWISS & they were the most comfortable shoes EVER!! Then a few months ago I decided to try a pair of NurseMate--Angels. They are SUPER Comfortable even with my terrible feet...
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    Best Hospitals in Chicoland Area to Work At

    nursemary9 replied to Soozen's topic in Illinois Nursing

    I agree with this. I work for Ill. Masonic Med Ctr--part of the Advocate system. on the North side of Chicago--not far from St. Joseph. Advocate is really not a bad place to work. They work to keep...
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    Would you consider this a waste of time?

    nursemary9 replied to sleepymom's topic in General Nursing

    I would take it if I were you!! I wish I had. Mary
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    Mandated!

    nursemary9 replied to Rocknurse's topic in General Nursing

    Rocknurse I'm so sorry for your shabby treatment!! This is terrible. It puts your license in jeopardy. I think I would leave & find something else. The place I work is pretty awful at times---but...
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    First Foley

    nursemary9 replied to nurseangel78's topic in General Nursing

    You are so right; a CNA or PCT can make you or break you. I always try to remember to thank each of them after evry shift. It's a little thing & means a lot. I remember as a new grad in psych...
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    Nurses and Blood Draws?

    nursemary9 replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing

    i was never taught how to draw blood or start iv's in nsg. school. however, i had to know how for a home health job. now, if i must say so myself, i am extremely good at both & am also a resource...
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    Psoriatic Arthritis

    nursemary9 replied to Mandarella's topic in General Nursing

    Hi I don't have psoriasis or the psoritic arthritis. However, My Brother has had this for a number of years. He has the psoritic arthritis mostly in his knees & ankles and does suffer...
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    STATE was in!!!

    nursemary9 replied to Debbie_LPN's topic in General Nursing

    Hi You must have been VERY good. I have had the state go out on home care visits with me & they can be notoriously picky!! GOOD JOB!! Mary
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    Christopher Reeve--did decubiti kill him?

    nursemary9 replied to NurseFirst's topic in General Nursing

    You know, I just happened on this discussion; It interests me why????? 15 yrs. ago I had a hip replacement. age 45, good health, just happened to have arthritis; Had Surgery on Wednesday; On Friday,...
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    What is your sick call policy?

    nursemary9 replied to at your cervix's topic in General Nursing

    Hi We have a rather strict policy. 1. You must speak with the Charge Nurse to call in & it must be more then 4 hrs. before the shift starts. If is less, you are given a "late"call & you don't...
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    Patients Who Are Prisoners

    nursemary9 replied to Cameelrn's topic in General Nursing

    Hi We occasionally get prisoners. They are shackled to the bed with a guard at the bedside. The guards I have seen here are to kinds. We get Chicago Police Persons or for others, Sheriff Deputies....
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    Visitor Assaults ER RN

    nursemary9 replied to PalmettoRN's topic in Emergency

    Go ahead with pressing charges!! Go as far as you can go with this despite what the hospital wants you to do. It's about time that nurses--weather male or female-- aren't looked at as punching bags!!...
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    my very sick puppy Frex

    nursemary9 replied to nursepenny's topic in General Nursing

    penny, i was able to copy the poem here for you. mary ann just this side of heaven is a place called rainbow bridge. when an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes...
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    my very sick puppy Frex

    nursemary9 replied to nursepenny's topic in General Nursing

    Penny Correction
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    my very sick puppy Frex

    nursemary9 replied to nursepenny's topic in General Nursing

    Penny I am crying along with you. I know just what you are feeling When my Frazier passed, someone on this board sent me to rainbowsbridge.com Go to that site & click on the poem. It will help....
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    my very sick puppy Frex

    nursemary9 replied to nursepenny's topic in General Nursing

    Nursepenny, I'm so glad to hear that Frex is better. It's always just so horrible for me to hear about sick pets! Will you let us know how she does? Mary
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    Nurses Will Eat Anything

    nursemary9 replied to bobnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Oh my Gosh!!:chuckle Sushi is my FAVORITE food!! Bar None!!:rotfl: :loveya: Oh, & those White Castle Cheeseburgers!!!!!!!!!!!:loveya: I guess we Chicagoans WILL eat anything!! Mary
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    Thinking about nursing... Is it worth it?

    nursemary9 replied to MyBlueSky's topic in General Nursing

    Joe,I have worked with thousands of nurses in my 38 yrs. To me, we are all nurses. Some of the BEST nurses I've worked with have been male, as I think about it. In the Institutions I have worked in,...
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    Ativan usage?

    nursemary9 replied to nursepearl's topic in Oncology

    Hi We use quite a bit of ativan where I work; Not so much for the antiemetic qualities but for use in anticipatory nausea; also for it;s amnesic qualities. If a pt. doesn't remember how sick he felt,...
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    Is my patient going to die??

    nursemary9 replied to RN2Bn2006's topic in General Nursing

    Hi I have often seen that when pt's are sure they're going to die, they do. It sounds like you did a wonderful job with the patient; please remember that you are a student & not expected to know...