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  1. How do you become a Moderator for this site??

    mariedoreen replied to RNsoon!'s topic in General Nursing

    There are times though when the political correctness of it all can be a little frustrating, you almost feel like: "How about if you just write what you want me to say and I'll post it ???" The...

  2. Anyone else doing the midnight creep???

    mariedoreen replied to jarhea's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, that's normal. My husband and I both do shift work and are usually up for 1-2 hours after we get home. Right now I'm off at 11:30 and get into bed around 1. He's off at 3 and hits the bed...

  3. DON said mean things about me...which I overheard.

    mariedoreen replied to rehab nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Totally unprofessional. I cannot stand bosses who bad mouth their employees to other employees. It's a huge pet peeve of mine, I think it bodes extremely unwell for all when someone like that is in...

  4. grrrrrrrrrr.........

    mariedoreen replied to luvkitties's topic in General Nursing

    I actually feel sorry for the nurse here. Hmm. I'm gonna need a minute to digest this one and figure out exactly why. I'll get back to

  5. What do experienced nurses expect from new nurses?

    mariedoreen replied to alabama2's topic in General Nursing

    I thought as a new nurse I had to be able to handle ANYTHING and EVERYTHING. Talk about scary. In our last semester an instructor told us to always remember that we are not an island, that there is...

  6. New Grad to Fully Functioning RN - How long?

    mariedoreen posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm a new grad RN on a med-surg floor in orientation. It's a smaller hospital so we get a variety of cases from shift to shift on the one unit. Mental health, oncology, general surgery, ortho,...

  7. New Grad to Fully Functioning RN - How long?

    mariedoreen replied to mariedoreen's topic in General Nursing

    They're 8 hour work days, we had 3 days of classroom orientation. I did get 4 weeks full time precepting as a nursing student back in May at the same facility... maybe they're counting that too, I'm...

  8. Does this sound like a good orientation?

    mariedoreen replied to Megsd's topic in General Nursing

    You're being offered a good deal. There's nothing wrong with the hospital for offering it, hospitals throughout the nation offer to pay tuition in exchange for a certain number of years of service....

  9. Top hospitals in the "Gorge" area????

    mariedoreen replied to nedrager's topic in Oregon Nursing

    Mid Columbia Medical Center (MCMC) in The Dalles OR hands down. It's an awesome facility, the regional medical center for the gorge. Do some research on the planetree philosophy of healing. It was...

  10. petty ? about med student

    mariedoreen replied to hollyberry678's topic in General Nursing

    When I was a 1st year RN student I was assigned to a pt with a CT, foley, g-tube, oxygen, IV, and epidural. It was a challenging pt for me. When he had to get up I went to the nurse's station to ask...

  11. Stuff Patients Have Smuggled onto the Psych Unit...

    mariedoreen replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    Police bring suicidal pt into the ER. Per protocol, pt was searched before being placed in the back of the police car. Well we're all human and things can get missed, especially I suppose if the...

  12. (1st post) Just a question about respect(or lack there of)from co-workers at hospt

    mariedoreen replied to Trauma_Team_1's topic in General Nursing

    As a new grad RN I worship the lab. They nicely answer all my stupid questions (more than once), and whenever I have to help them with a draw they talk me through it so I don't screw it up. I only...

  13. just venting. (long)

    mariedoreen replied to JohnBearPA's topic in General Nursing

    How are these med errors? You had patients REFUSING to take their meds. All people have free will. It's actually to your credit that you perservered through the hysteria and overcame it. I'm...

  14. Quadriplegia Question

    mariedoreen posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm a new grad RN working on a case study for an internship. The patient in the fictional case study is a quadriplegic presenting to the ED with multiple sxs, one of which is LUQ pain. Forgive me...

  15. Quadriplegia Question

    mariedoreen replied to mariedoreen's topic in General Nursing

    Good question, it doesn't specify. I'm assuming then that a complete injury will = not able to feel visceral pain, and an incomplete injury would leave open the

  16. Are you satisfied with your first RN Job?

    mariedoreen replied to RNSuzq1's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Tim, Thanks so much for your above 'advice' post. I'm a new grad, fresh into my first med-surg position, and it was a huge help. Much

  17. First day on the floor

    mariedoreen replied to RN and Mommy's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It's actually reassuring to hear how nervous everyone is, I know I'm not alone! I start tomorrow and worry I'm going to be totally

  18. RN in correctional facilities any feedbacks

    mariedoreen replied to RNPal's topic in General Nursing

    Why

  19. Breech of ethics

    mariedoreen posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm an RN student one month away from graduation. Very recently a classmate of mine told me that while in clinical they have done the following: They're in a patient's room with morning meds. The...

  20. Police Killed Our Patient

    mariedoreen replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    I asked a few pages back for RNs to identify the specific tactics they use to safely deal with a mental patient and subdue the type of situation the police face. I'm still waiting. I'm beginning to...

  21. Police Killed Our Patient

    mariedoreen replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    Obviously psych nurses do not use tasers to subdue their patients having a mental break. So what tools do you

  22. Which Nursing Journal Do You Like??

    mariedoreen replied to mariedoreen's topic in General Nursing

    Alright! Nursing 2006 is it! Thanks everyone, I appreciate

  23. Which Nursing Journal Do You Like??

    mariedoreen posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I just graduated and passed boards and am looking for a nursing journal or two to subscribe to as I begin my new profession. Which journal(s) do you subscribe to or

  24. Which Nursing Journal Do You Like??

    mariedoreen replied to mariedoreen's topic in General Nursing

    Oh okay, I thought they were all referred to as journals! So what journals or magazines does everyone subscribe to that they feel help them to stay up to date and involved with the

  25. Nurses are not "allowed"

    mariedoreen replied to beautifulb's topic in General Nursing

    We have an ample supply of portable laptops, computers set up in the nurse's lounge, and 3 computers available at the nurse's station. All they ask is that we leave one certain computer at the...