MarySunshine

MarySunshine

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  1. I Never Remember....

    MarySunshine replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    I also seem to forget my patients' names the moment I go to Pyxis to get something out. I also always forget to weight my patients on night shift.

  2. Medication error Phenytoin

    MarySunshine replied to AussieKylie's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hey, I echo what everyone else has said. It DOES feel really lousy to make that mistake. If it makes you feel any better, I give a lot of Dilantin to patients and I'm SURE that a one-time extra 40mg...

  3. Do you ever forget your patient's names?

    MarySunshine replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes I'll go to the Pyxis to get a med out and I'll just stand there for a second not remembering what name to type in. Then I'll remember..."It starts with a B..." and go from there. Sad, but...

  4. I have trouble admitting that I will be a nurse

    MarySunshine replied to flyingfish2u's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Um, nurses are smart, hard-working, caring people who make pretty decent salaries. How embarrassing. Confidence is

  5. Ethical ???

    MarySunshine replied to nurseguinness's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    Yeah, I agree. Have you ever worked in an ICU? I said I do everything I can, within the role of a nurse, to lead the family towards informed decision making so that they end up making the best...

  6. Declined Job Offer, and was practically told off!

    MarySunshine replied to Annointed_RNStudent's topic in Nursing Career

    I agree with everyone else. That woman's behavior was

  7. Ethical ???

    MarySunshine replied to nurseguinness's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    There's about 6 new grads in our Neuro ICU. I'm one of them. We get a 6 month preceptorship program. No one has left the program and every one of us is an excellent neuro nurse. Now, to the opening...

  8. Visitor from He**

    MarySunshine replied to BBFRN's topic in General Nursing

    Deepest sympathies to the OP. She sounds

  9. Worst visitors ever

    MarySunshine replied to Laught3r's topic in Nursing Humor

    Each post in this thread is more shocking than the last! I love it. I was a bit um, uncomfortable once when I walked in on a breastfeeding mother who was taking a break from pumping so that her...

  10. Should you wash patients everyday?

    MarySunshine replied to prchater's topic in General Nursing

    I work in an ICU and I do wash down patient's backs with those lotioned warm wipes and make sure their sheets are clean. Mouth care and peri care are done. Otherwise, no, a bath everyday isn't...

  11. Shocked at Surgery

    MarySunshine replied to LogCabinMom's topic in General Nursing

    Karen, I've only observed a couple of surgeries as well so I can't answer your question, but I wanted to say that I had a similar reaction to you when I went to the OR. Also, the staff was very loud...

  12. Why are Newbies Such Whiners?

    MarySunshine replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, my unit is over half new nurses and that behavior would NOT fly. Totally inappropriate. I predict that person will not do well at all in nursing -- they won't last long. And I am sick of...

  13. Newbie nurse afraid of her job she MAKES up stories, HELP< HELP<HELP

    MarySunshine replied to mizzou_ivy's topic in General Nursing

    That is very strange, mizzou. What could her motivation possibly have been? I hope the truth comes out quickly and things are put to

  14. Have you ever been a patient?

    MarySunshine replied to Bluehair's topic in General Nursing

    I was 18 years old recovering from sepsis and a rather traumatic experience and I had been laying in bed all dirty and sore for a long time. I was very sore and had a high fever. I had sweat and...

  15. we're pregnant

    MarySunshine replied to medsurgnurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The combined celebrity names thing REALLY bothers

  16. Ive lost all faith in the medical field. Please help!

    MarySunshine replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    Could you care for a local individual as a private-home health nurse or work in a doctor's office? Is the far away hospital paying slightly better so that you might be able to work there but go in...

  17. Nurses just want everyone to have a foley!

    MarySunshine replied to MrsWampthang's topic in General Nursing

    It is easier to provide foley/peri care every 6 hours than to clean an incontinent patient every 1 hour. I'm with RN34TX on this one. As a patient in that situation, I would rather have a foley. Or...

  18. Does your work call you at 0530?

    MarySunshine replied to MarySunshine's topic in General Nursing

    That's a condescending reply. I realize the situation and I was just asking for some feedback on how to deal with

  19. Health Profession & Wacko's

    MarySunshine replied to Zizka's topic in General Nursing

    Count me as another person who doesn't thinking nursing attracts more "whackos" than any other career. I'm really proud of my

  20. Death by Arterial Line?

    MarySunshine posted a topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I was told when I was being precepted to NEVER silence the alarm on my arterial lines, no matter what, because if the line was to disconnect the patient could literally bleed to death through the line...

  21. How much OT did you work in 2006?

    MarySunshine replied to nurseinlimbo's topic in General Nursing

    I made over $25,000 in overtime this year -- about one extra shift a week (give or take). But yeah, I'm a little burnt

  22. What part of pt care gets overlooked most often

    MarySunshine replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in an ICU so we have more time for hygiene stuff. I would say we aren't able to give enough time to patient/family education. We're always just running in and out of rooms in a rush as we go over...

  23. How to deal with nurses who make fun of families

    MarySunshine replied to texobnurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Wow, he'll be an awesome dad if he's that loving. I agree that it was very rude to make fun of him and it shouldn't be allowed. I know I do make fun of families sometimes (only in the nursing lounge)...

  24. Why are nurses such back-stabbers?

    MarySunshine replied to RNforLongTime's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Well, for what it's worth, I'm a woman and I don't gossip. I find that people like you better if you don't because they subconciously trust you more. The nurses I work with aren't too bad about it...

  25. The Circumcision Discussion

    MarySunshine replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I don't really think we should be debating circumcision here, so much as this particular aspect of it. Would this study be able to repeat itself with the same results? If so, should routine infant...