nursemary9 BSN, RN

Psych, Med/Surg, Home Health, Oncology

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    Ouestion about Blood Transfusion

    nursemary9 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi My Manager mentioned that one of the Committee's was going to be updating the blood transfusion Policy. She asked if I'd ask around in All Nurses on what other places do as far as checking vital...
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    What do you think about these staffing ratios?

    nursemary9 replied to findingmywayRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hi I have very little OB experience & that was years ago, so I am, perhaps not the best adviser. HOWEVER--I think these ratios have the potential to be extremely unsafe!! Does NOT sound like a...
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    Team nursing is causing many good nurses to leave any suggestions

    nursemary9 replied to fight fatigue's topic in General Nursing

    Hi We did team nsg. about 25 yrs ago Didn't work
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    coming out

    nursemary9 replied to newborn 5555's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hi I don't know;I think if I were her, I'd be real careful; It almost doesn't sound like a real accepting atmosphere. I think she should wait yet. I work in a large city hospital that is located in...
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    coming out

    nursemary9 replied to newborn 5555's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hi I don't know;I think if I were her, I'd be real careful; It almost doesn't sound like a real accepting atmosphere. I think she should wait yet. I work in a large city hospital that is located in...
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    When did you first feel like a nurse?

    nursemary9 replied to All_Smiles_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Hi You know, I started nursing school in 1966. In about my second year, I felt like a nurse; In those days we really did most of the care for the patients when we were students--we even had a good...
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    11-7 Floor Nurses a Question Please

    nursemary9 replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Tweety From past posts you know I work 11-7. Last nite I was quite busy ( not horrible, jusy busy!) and it just seemed to take me forever to do anything much less chart my assessments--you know...
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    11-7 Floor Nurses a Question Please

    nursemary9 replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Tweety, I work 11-7 on a 33 bed med/surg/oncology floor. We get every imaginable type of patient here. We do not get vents or tele's tho. I can't give you a straight answer. It depends on my...
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    school!!

    nursemary9 replied to stephera's topic in General Nursing

    Hi I have been a nurse for almost 38 yrs. I had never even walked into a hospital before I went to Nsg.
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    Easy Department

    nursemary9 replied to malusport's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    My advise Don't go there!! What is my favorite will be different then yours!! Nothing in Nursing is easy!! If you look for that --forget
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    What about when it's your family?

    nursemary9 replied to Katmae RN's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Katmae I'm sorry for what you went thru & Begalli, too; That's how hospitals are these days. I personally try to treat all as if they were my Mom or Dad. So few of our co-workers really care...
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    Stethoscope covers!

    nursemary9 replied to Kaelie's topic in General Nursing

    Hi I don't use a cover as you described, tho I've seen them. We have no policy--probably because I really don't see them used by other RN's where I work. However, I have some round, sticky covers for...
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    very rude fellow student

    nursemary9 replied to CVnurse08's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Boy is she going to be surprised; At our hospital, there is a difference in pay from BSN To Diploma or ADN--$0.25 / hr.!!! Not very much difference if you ask me!! Mary
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    Antiseptics & Wound Care

    nursemary9 replied to lovelie_skittle's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Hi To cleanse a wound, wound cleanser or normal saline is best. There are a number of commercial wound cleansers around. Normal saline is cheaper then the cleansers, usually. Peroxide is too harsh...
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    Anyone tried Walk the Walk shoes?

    nursemary9 replied to nurse_wannabe's topic in General Nursing

    Hi I am quite heavy & have many problems with back & arthritis; am also S/P bilateral hip replacements; I wear K-Swiss shoes--have done so for many years now; they are pricey--I get the...
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    A Nurse Made My Wife Cry

    nursemary9 replied to MikeLPN's topic in General Nursing

    Hi None of us--be we CNA,LPN,RN,Resp. therapist,phlebotamist, janitor or anyone else should have to put up with someone's abusive mouth! That's why we have grievance procedures. We all need to make...
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    A Nurse Made My Wife Cry

    nursemary9 replied to MikeLPN's topic in General Nursing

    Hi None of us--be we CNA,LPN,RN,Resp. therapist,phlebotamist, janitor or anyone else should have to put up with someone's abusive mouth! That's why we have grievance procedures. We all need to make...
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    A Nurse Made My Wife Cry

    nursemary9 replied to MikeLPN's topic in General Nursing

    Hi I'm truly sorry for your wife's terrible experience. That kind of behavior is just not acceptable. Good that she is filing a grievence. No one should be treated that way. No excuse for it. That is...
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    A Nurse Made My Wife Cry

    nursemary9 replied to MikeLPN's topic in General Nursing

    Hi I'm truly sorry for your wife's terrible experience. That kind of behavior is just not acceptable. Good that she is filing a grievence. No one should be treated that way. No excuse for it. That is...
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    PT Doing wound care?!

    nursemary9 replied to Gampopa's topic in General Nursing

    Hi In Illinois. PT's do wound care--at my home care employer, the wound care manager was a PT. They are allowed to surgically debried wounds, where nurses are not. When I first started at Home Care,...
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    Small Town Politics (rant)

    nursemary9 replied to a_crftyldy's topic in General Nursing

    Hi I know it is a pain in the rear to move, but unless you can drive a long distance , maybe you should consider it. This sounds like not a nice place to live--period!! Good Luck--maybe you can let...
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    I put charting in front of patient safety

    nursemary9 replied to hock1's topic in General Nursing

    Hi It was a mistake.Yes, it was a bit fast. But it is sometimes done. I'm surprised you don't use a pump. We aren't allowed to run anything without a pump--especially blood. But you learned...
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    Am I the only one to feel this way?

    nursemary9 replied to LadyMadonna's topic in General Nursing

    Hi First off Big Hugs to You!!! Then, why not look at the positive instead of the negative?You don't know what her life is like! You don't live in her shoes. You are an LPN & going to Nursing...
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    Nursing Identity: is it to Dress in White?

    nursemary9 replied to Daqueengene's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I couldn't have said it better, Steph!! I agree 100%!! Mary
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    learning from mistakes...too many?

    nursemary9 replied to miss.bandaid's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Hi :) You are So hard on yourself!! Some of the other posters probably said it better, but really you just need to be the best you can be at any given time!! Half the battle is knowing when you make...