MaryAnn_RN

MaryAnn_RN

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  1. "Big Money"

    MaryAnn_RN replied to labrador4122's topic in First Year After Licensure

    For me nursing is a vocation, felt a real drive to do it. However money is what pays the bills and puts food on the table, clothes on your back and even holidays. I am not a personal charity for...

  2. Out of Town Coworkers (long) Should it be my problem?

    MaryAnn_RN replied to SDS_RN's topic in General Nursing

    It bugs me when people who live 15 minutes away moan about the traffic. I live in the next county and get to work on time because I plan for the journey and allow extra time in case of heavy traffic....

  3. most controversial medications

    MaryAnn_RN replied to defeatedcreek's topic in Patient Medications

    drotrecogin alpha 'Xygris' http://xigris.com/index.jsp used in severe sepsis, had a nasty experience with

  4. Controversial Job Offer

    MaryAnn_RN replied to Mommyof2RN's topic in General Nursing

    Abortion is such an emotive issue. If you don't personally believe in abortion, won't it affect your ability to work there? And to provide compassionate care to your

  5. Insight & advice on Critical care(ICU) VS. general Med-Surg floor?

    MaryAnn_RN replied to RUcon08's topic in General Nursing

    Try working a 7 till 7 shift with the same patient and their family. When you have been there for the pt all day, meeting and anticipating their every need - believe me - you will connect. Being...

  6. Mrsa

    MaryAnn_RN replied to Glina's topic in General Nursing

    We recently had our soap changed and now quite a lot of the staff have sore chapped hands. So do a couple of the wards (I work in ICU). Infection Control don't believe the soap is to blame because...

  7. Mrsa

    MaryAnn_RN replied to Glina's topic in General Nursing

    I used to work on a vascular ward (2000 - 2002) and although we had a few patients with MRSA I don't recall any of the staff contracting it. I then worked on an adjoining ward where they had a higher...

  8. Reusing IV tubing - An infection control issue?

    MaryAnn_RN replied to navalnurse's topic in MICU, SICU

    I have been thinking about Propofol. We don't have any special guidelines for it at all...I am going to check into this. Does anyone have any references/literature etc they could share?

  9. Reusing IV tubing - An infection control issue?

    MaryAnn_RN replied to navalnurse's topic in MICU, SICU

    On our unit we change: IV tubing every 48 hours TPN tubing every 24 hours Electrocath tubing every 48 hours Transducer lines every 72 hours Enteral feed giving sets every 24 hours Vent tubing every 7...

  10. Is this true of nursing?

    MaryAnn_RN replied to 2bNurseguru's topic in General Nursing

    Another joke... Definition of a double blind trial? Two orthopods holding an

  11. UK sterotypes in USA

    MaryAnn_RN replied to ayla2004's topic in United Kingdom

    No, further south than that. Think yam yams and yo

  12. Med/Surg Experience

    MaryAnn_RN replied to luvtosmile's topic in General Nursing

    By the way: I once worked on a ward where we had 21 patients, almost all vascular or major surgery. Very heavy, with very sick patients. I worked on there as the only RN at night with two health...

  13. Med/Surg Experience

    MaryAnn_RN replied to luvtosmile's topic in General Nursing

    When we qualified our group was told by the matron to concentrate on getting it right, not doing it quick. Speed builds with

  14. Frustrated at work

    MaryAnn_RN replied to AprilRNhere's topic in General Nursing

    Have you tried talking to the other nurse? How about writing down some learning objectives that you want to meet, then ask her to help you to meet them. If she feels involved in developing you as a...

  15. UK sterotypes in USA

    MaryAnn_RN replied to ayla2004's topic in United Kingdom

    No, bit further south than that...probably just as bad though.

  16. Little children visiting

    MaryAnn_RN replied to RNperdiem's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We don't encourage children and once we have explained about the risk of infection families are usually ok with that. BUT in my last job, grandpa was dying and the family brought the brand new baby...

  17. Loose visiting policies lead to HIPAA violations

    MaryAnn_RN replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked in HDU we had a little room that we used to handover care. One RN would handover 4 patients, then another would come in and handover the other 4 patients. No problems with privacy...

  18. Nursing Burnout

    MaryAnn_RN replied to mollymoocow's topic in General Nursing

    Is it because society expects nurses to conform to female gender stereotypes? We don't conform and conflict

  19. UK sterotypes in USA

    MaryAnn_RN replied to ayla2004's topic in United Kingdom

    We wear scrubs in the ICU, given 3 sets and 1 formal dress to be worn with belt but no frilly cuffs, hat or cape. At the moment we are all wearing crocs as well but now Trust management want to ban...

  20. I hate drunk drivers.

    MaryAnn_RN replied to Apollorn's topic in General Nursing

    When I was 27 my best friend got drunk then got in the car and went out. He never got home. The only good thing was it was a single car accident, no one else was injured. He did something stupid...

  21. Does anybody had seen a nurse with tunnel earrings?

    MaryAnn_RN replied to Hacker-Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    We have a dress code regarding jewellery. One pair of plain stud earrings, one wedding ring. Nothing else at

  22. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    MaryAnn_RN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Morbidly obese patient, ventilated, can't talk...but he can 1: Click his fingers 2: Make loud smacking noises with his lips (aka Skippy the Bush Kangaroo) Really wanted to tell him to shut up. I have...

  23. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    MaryAnn_RN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    We found what looked like cream cheese in the skin folds of a patients abdomen, couldn't see it till we laid her flat. It took quite a bit of cleaning to get it out. Also patients that have large...

  24. incapable, helpless, unmotivated, unteachable pts who are unable to cope with life

    MaryAnn_RN replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    We get bariatric surgery patients like that, won't lift a finger to help

  25. Any rn supervisors out there

    MaryAnn_RN replied to rnj1980's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Games People Play is well worth