MaryAnn_RN

MaryAnn_RN

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  1. Do you accept tips?

    MaryAnn_RN replied to 987!'s topic in General Nursing

    We tend to get cards, chocolates, biscuits etc addressed to 'the nurses in ICU' and we share. I once cared for a patient whose family organised a benefit evening, raising quite a lot of money and...

  2. What PRN meds do you give a lot?

    MaryAnn_RN replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

    We use an awful lot of haloperidol and ativan prn

  3. My Feet are KILLING Me!!

    MaryAnn_RN replied to BeachGirl08's topic in General Nursing

    i like the look of these, and am going to florida in september so might have a look at them. are they nice and bouncy? we do 12.5 hour shifts and whatever i get has to be comfortable, just bought...

  4. Night Shifters: Do you sleep?

    MaryAnn_RN replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in General Nursing

    I never used to have a break, but then had 2 near misses driving home, once rolled back and actually hit a van behind me :eek:because I fell asleep at the lights. Another time, almost went straight...

  5. What is the dumbest most degrading, most unprofessional thing...

    MaryAnn_RN replied to Chico David's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Ah yes, but the great God PFI has come to visit at HappyToHelp NHS

  6. When good vent threads go bad.....

    MaryAnn_RN replied to squeakykitty's topic in General Nursing

    That is EXACTLY what I feel too, to the point where it is tempting to say to people 'would you like fries with that' but I truly think the sarcasm would be

  7. What is the dumbest most degrading, most unprofessional thing...

    MaryAnn_RN replied to Chico David's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I managed to scan it in AND upload

  8. What is the dumbest most degrading, most unprofessional thing...

    MaryAnn_RN replied to Chico David's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    We were given badges to wear today that say we are... "Happy to help Never too busy to talk, Please stop me" Whatever...I won't be wearing mine if I can help

  9. ICU or ER

    MaryAnn_RN replied to Maco's topic in General Nursing

    I have not worked in ER as an RN, only as a student so don't feel qualified to comment on that. ICU can be emotionally, intellectually and physically draining. However it is a fantastic place to...

  10. Whats your facilities policy on isolation for MRSA, CDIF, VRE, etc?

    MaryAnn_RN replied to Gr8Dane's topic in General Nursing

    This is the UK Department of Health advice on reducing infection:

  11. turning pts during sleep?

    MaryAnn_RN replied to girlr6RN's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a general ICU. All our patients are nursed on an air mattress and their Waterlow Score is assessed daily. We assess our patients on an individual basis. Some are turned 2 hourly but for...

  12. What is the dumbest most degrading, most unprofessional thing...

    MaryAnn_RN replied to Chico David's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    how about this for treating the staff in a degrading way? Woman, 90, fulfils 'thong' wish Residents and staff reacted with good humour, Cornwall Care said A 90-year-old woman saw her dreams come...

  13. Critical Thinking Skills?

    MaryAnn_RN replied to jcox121's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    if you go to the nursing standard website at http://nursingstandard.rcnpublishing.co.uk/ have a look for gopee n (2002) demonstrating critical analysis in academic assignments. cancer nursing...

  14. Labeling IV lines

    MaryAnn_RN replied to moonshadeau's topic in MICU, SICU

    We label each infusion line with the drug label, and also a 'change date'

  15. What are your ICU visitation hours???

    MaryAnn_RN replied to Nacki's topic in MICU, SICU

    We just changed our visiting arrangements. The lunch time quiet period has been extended by an hour so visiting is now 11 to 1, then 4 till 8. That extra hour with no visitors was

  16. how long in your first job?

    MaryAnn_RN replied to Sun*shine's topic in International Nursing

    I have only worked for one Trust. First job in a 4 bed HDU which was really an HDU in name only, more like a post op bay - stayed there for 6 months. Transferred to a vascular ward and got some...

  17. Has anyone used SPICE in an academic assignment

    MaryAnn_RN posted a topic in International Nursing

    I'm going to take a new module at the Uni this coming semester that has only just been ratified. Its called Making An Impact In Practice (level 3, 15 credits) and apparently uses SPICE as an approach...

  18. Has anyone used SPICE in an academic assignment

    MaryAnn_RN replied to MaryAnn_RN's topic in International Nursing

    Hi Sharrie have found out a bit more. Spice is an acronym for: - Setting the context - Perspective - Intervention - Comparison - Evaluation I am going to use a...

  19. What are your ICU visitation hours???

    MaryAnn_RN replied to Nacki's topic in MICU, SICU

    I live in the UK and at the time my father was admitted to ICU there were no beds anywhere. He had to be nursed in theatre recovery on the vent until a bed came up about 100 miles from where I lived....

  20. branch conversion...yikes

    MaryAnn_RN replied to Sun*shine's topic in International Nursing

    Hi Sharrie I'm sure she did the adult branch training

  21. crock shoes.

    MaryAnn_RN replied to korfila's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I have osteoarthritis and other joint problems, have had no sick time at all since wearing crocs and my back feels much better. As regards the holes, the professional ones I wear at the moment have no...

  22. branch conversion...yikes

    MaryAnn_RN replied to Sun*shine's topic in International Nursing

    Don't know if this is helpful, but one of the girls in our ICU has been offered a job at a large children's hospital. She is an adult nurse, band 5, and has been told that all things being equal then...

  23. Coroners Court

    MaryAnn_RN replied to MaryAnn_RN's topic in International Nursing

    My manager is going to go with me. He seems to think that it is just a formality but one of the senior sisters has advised me to get in touch with the RCN again 'just in case'. The other nurse is off...

  24. Hospital bans crocs

    MaryAnn_RN replied to JulieBoolie's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Yes. Our Trust recently implemented a new uniform policy and Crocs or any kind of clogs are banned - even if they are the Professional kind which have no holes on top and have backstraps. We have...

  25. Help! Information Please

    MaryAnn_RN replied to annecdote's topic in International Nursing

    Massage service? That sounds really