nursemary9 BSN, RN

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    Hi I am Tracy if you all remember me

    nursemary9 replied to daisy9980's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Tracy I remember your first letter. I feel so bad for you. However, maybe this will work itself out. Get settled on your meds, get the seizures under control and then try school. I do actually...
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    Please tell me about the Mediport

    nursemary9 replied to Blackcat99's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Please remember that you must access with a HUBER needle, if it is not already accessed. Maybe someone mentioned this all ready Mary
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    ARE THERE ANY NURSES OUT THERE THAT ACTUALLY "ENJOY" or HAPPY WITH THEIR JOB.

    nursemary9 replied to dream8's topic in General Nursing

    Hi I've been doing this for 38 yrs. I've been staff & in management and back to staff. I LOVE NURSING!! I don't always like my job and some of the things it entails, but the bottom line is- I do...
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    weekend differential

    nursemary9 replied to allevi's topic in General Nursing

    Hi; I work in Chicago. I work nites. We get $3.00/hr for nite differential; $2.00/hr for weekend differential; and we get $1.00/hr for being in charge. Mary
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    A resident swore at me!

    nursemary9 replied to pumpkin's topic in General Nursing

    Hi I'm so sorry this had to happen t o you!! I have been nursing for a long time and personally, I just don't put up with this kind of stuff any more. Number one: Your patient was not getting pain...
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    What is a watch with a second hand?

    nursemary9 replied to Wanna_be_a_Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Wannabe, I really don't want to laugh, but you sure did make me feel old!! I hope we all didn't put you off with our flip answers, but most of us, I'm sure, just couldn't help it. Mary
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    Breaks in the ER

    nursemary9 replied to chellet98's topic in Emergency

    Hi Do they realize that it is against Jacho & Osha regs to eat at the
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    This Burns My Britches!

    nursemary9 replied to leslie :-D's topic in General Nursing

    Hi This is always one of my top priorities!! TURN; REPOSITION; it only takes a little time. Why is it such a big thing with me?? Well, when I was 44 yrs. old, I had my first hip replacement; I was on...
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    Do Doctor's smoke?

    nursemary9 replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Unfortunately, MD's and all kinds of people,,professional and nonprofessional still smoke. Cigars, cigarettes andpipes! It's really too bad in this world where we have so much documentation that...
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    telemetry floors and staffing

    nursemary9 replied to lee1's topic in General Nursing

    Hi I don't work tele,but I do occasionally float to the tele unit. They have 5:1 staffing & I hear that is pretty much what it usually is. They do not have a unit within a unit. Our Micu is 2:1...
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    becoming a Nurse Aide - questions

    nursemary9 replied to lbb87's topic in General Nursing

    Hi First off good luck to you! A good Nurses Aide can make or break a nurse's shift!! It is hard work,but can be extremely satisfying. The responses so far have pretty much answered your questions....
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    Starting a new night job

    nursemary9 replied to DG5's topic in General Nursing

    Hi It's hard to say. I have worked nites for almost 30 years. However, I have no children. For the last 10 years--until about 1 yr. ago, I worked Home Care immediately after leaving my nite job. I...
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    anybody take free ceu onlince courses?

    nursemary9 replied to ZZTopRN's topic in General Nursing

    Hi I found My Free CEU's. Wonderful site.Costs abt. $30.00 a year to join--you can take up to 150 hrs. for that. Good choice of subjects.
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    i need info

    nursemary9 replied to Lateefa's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Hi I work in Chicago, at a large hospital. The procedure for a med error here is almost exactly the same as in the previous writer's note. However our manager reviews all incident reports before they...
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    What nursing shortage? Not around here...they don't need nurses.

    nursemary9 replied to Town & Country's topic in General Nursing

    Hi 2rntish---I like that!! It is so true!! Mary
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    What nursing shortage? Not around here...they don't need nurses.

    nursemary9 replied to Town & Country's topic in General Nursing

    Hi I have been reading both in the newspaper and the internet, that in some areas the nursing shortage has resolved and that there are many new grads who can.t find jobs. There are also many areas,...
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    Discharge Flap

    nursemary9 replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    HI GOOD GOING!! You were working on behalf of that patient. I hope I would have done the same!! We are, after all, advocates for our patients! Anyone who uses O2 or needs any amount of suctioning here...
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    Gyne-HELP!VERY Concerned.. NEED ADVICE!

    nursemary9 replied to Jellibum's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hi How about getting her to the ER quick!! Again, with this much bleeding for so long, her counts have to be way down!! Mary
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    working nights

    nursemary9 replied to lgreen's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I all ready wrote you once, but forgot to mention that I am a nite worker--almost 30 years!! I LOVE IT!! They could not bribe me with enough money to work day shift!! It was a bit hard at first,...
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    working nights

    nursemary9 replied to lgreen's topic in General Nursing

    Hi First off, you are only beginning school--don't start worrying about shift work yet!! There is a shortage of nurses--there are so many open jobs--leave the worries for later. You have enough to...
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    Gyne-HELP!VERY Concerned.. NEED ADVICE!

    nursemary9 replied to Jellibum's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hi The only advice I can give you---SEE A DOCTOR NOW!!! Either Primary care or GYNE!! BUT DO IT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!! Mary
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    Trouble with career choices

    nursemary9 replied to Dixiecup's topic in General Nursing

    Hi How about becoming a clinical specialist; also staff develooment; A manager; take some business classes & go into administration. Lots of choices for you out there--I'm at the end of my career...
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    arrogant nurses

    nursemary9 replied to Purple Princess's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Hi I'm sorry you are encountering these kinds of people.I have been an RN for 38 years. I too,have run into these kinds of nurses--it's too bad, but they are out there. I learned, as others have...
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    Lupus or Something else?

    nursemary9 replied to NurseKelly03's topic in General Nursing

    Hi I don't know much about Lupus,but with your symptoms, you really need to see a doctor!! There are many things it could be, but you won't know unless they do some tests! Mary
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    Florida or Biloxi,MS Nursing

    nursemary9 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi; After living all of my 59 years in Chicago,IL and working here for almost 40 years, we are thinking about moving to the Biloxi,MS area or to the Pensacola,Destin, FL area. Can anyone tell me about...