nursemary9 BSN, RN

Psych, Med/Surg, Home Health, Oncology

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    Why my patient quit nursing...

    nursemary9 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I've been doing this for more then 40 yrs. You can't believe the changes I've seen in that time--& I must say that most are not for the better. All these rules & regulations!! For every...
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    When does weekend shift diff start/end for night shift

    nursemary9 replied to nicuRN2007's topic in General Nursing

    Hi I've worked nites for MANY years. Our weekend is Sat & Sun nites. Our nites diff is $3.00/hr & weekend diff is $2.50/hr/ I work for a large organization that has a number of hospitals &...
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    Home care nurses in Danger?

    nursemary9 replied to biker nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Hi I did Home Care in Chicago for ten years. I know that my Husband was ALWAYS concerned about me during that time, but I, personally, rarely was worried. I know, I'm sometimes rather naieve, but it...
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    Chole with a t-tube?

    nursemary9 replied to lpn1313's topic in General Nursing

    Hi It seems to me that I used to see t-tubes REALLY often with open chole's in the "Good Old days!! I sem to remember them almost all the time at one
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    Rituxan nurse:pt ratio

    nursemary9 replied to Megomatic2's topic in Oncology

    Hi Where I work--another med/surg;/hem/onc unit-- we get a set number of pt's also--weather we have chemo.s or not; I work nites & we get 5 or 6 pt's depending on the census not the accuity or...
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    Portacath question

    nursemary9 replied to captain morgan's topic in Oncology

    Hi Others here have given you great responses. I just want to add that once you have successfully accessed a port, you generally will not forget the "feeling". It is just a certain feeling you get...
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    nursing morale going down the tubes

    nursemary9 replied to sunneeRN's topic in General Nursing

    Hi I'm so sorry about your unit. I work nites on a Hem/Onc-Med/Surg-Renal Unit in a large Chicago Hospital. I'm not going to say that all is wonderful here, but it is better. At night, we have a pt....
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    nursing caps

    nursemary9 replied to biker nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I have enjoyed reading the posts in this thread. I, like many others, wore a cap thru nursing school and thereafter. In the 1970's sometime, we stopped wearing them at my Hospital. It was mainly an...
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    How much do u like nursing? Scale of 1 to 10

    nursemary9 replied to goldie66's topic in General Nursing

    Hi After 40+ years----9/10, most days The paper work &
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    New to night shift

    nursemary9 replied to Cowboys_RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hi; Well, I've worked nite shift for a bit over 30 yrs----however, most of the time, I work 11PM to 0730. We do mostly 8 hr shifts now. In the past, I have done a few 12 hr shifts, mostly on weekend....
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    TN New grad pay

    nursemary9 replied to Mommy TeleRN's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    Mommy Why don't you consider re-locating!! Up in Chicago, our new grads start at $26.00/hr Plus 2.50/hr night diff; 2.00/hr PM diff; weekend bonus--$3.00 per hr. Plus we have EXCELLENT
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    First Night Jitters

    nursemary9 replied to gradRN2007's topic in General Nursing

    Just read your note; Hope you're nite is going well; Hope you'll share your experiences with us. After working nites for 30+ years, it is like second nature!! Good Luck, Again!! You'll do
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    Verbal orders vs Telephone orders

    nursemary9 replied to DEB52's topic in General Nursing

    Same way, in Chicago,
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    Silvadene-HELP

    nursemary9 replied to Irishgirl's topic in General Nursing

    Let it Go and LEARN!!!! Never give ANYTHING, even a topical agent, unless you know what it is!!! We learn best from our
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    how many hours do you work a week?

    nursemary9 replied to firstyearRN's topic in General Nursing

    Hi I work 8 hour shifts, nights 2330- 0730; I work 72 hrs per pay period. That is by my choice; I used to work 40 hrs a
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    Nurses and advanced directives

    nursemary9 replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    Hi My DH & I invited my family and his family for dinner one night; after dinner as we sat having coffee, He & I brought up the subject (we have no children). We told BOTH of our families of...
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    to certify or not to certfy

    nursemary9 replied to destria101's topic in Oncology

    Hi I've been certified for a long time; I think it's important--at least to me. I had not been able to take a review course early on; I studied from The Core Curriculum--there is the Book plus a...
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    NG tube placement

    nursemary9 replied to DolphinRN84's topic in General Nursing

    What a MARVELOUS Nurse this was!! I thank God that there are so many of us who can "see" what some of our patient's need!!! WOW:yeah:
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    NG tube placement

    nursemary9 replied to DolphinRN84's topic in General Nursing

    Hi At my previous Hospital--a teaching Hosp I might add, we dropped N/G tubes all the time. I think I've done hundreds over the years. It is my LEAST favorite job of all time, mainly cause pt's seem...
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    Working with shingles?

    nursemary9 replied to matchstickxx's topic in General Nursing

    We're not allowed to work if we have active
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    Happy Mother's Day

    nursemary9 replied to cvrnfa's topic in General Nursing

    :balloons: happy mother's
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    PLEASE get your screening mammograms

    nursemary9 replied to AlsgalRN's topic in General Nursing

    Alsgal, I'm so sorry to hear this news, but thank you for taking the time to share with us--and warn us. My thoughts and prayers go out to you. I also pray for an uneventful course of treatment. I do...
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    Tonight I get my pin!

    nursemary9 replied to onesunniegal's topic in General Nursing

    :balloons: :biggringi :mortarboard: :flowersfo :biere: congratulations!! :monkeydance: :balloons:
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    shift ends at 7, but you leave at 9? Why?

    nursemary9 replied to RNDreamer's topic in General Nursing

    In mny state, Illinois, you MUST be paid for your overtime. If you are not, your Hospital could be in trouble if someone were to complain to the Labor Relations Board. That is why our Nurse manager is...
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    Glucose tolerance test

    nursemary9 replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    ((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((TAZZ))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) I know how you feel---not from the gtt, tho; I'm diabetic, & every so often, my sugars get too low & I have those...