MaryAnn_RN

MaryAnn_RN

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  1. Getting involved with a co-worker

    MaryAnn_RN replied to Runman1914's topic in General Nursing

  2. Getting involved with a co-worker

    MaryAnn_RN replied to Runman1914's topic in General Nursing

    If that was you as a man trying to kiss her in an empty room you would be in deep sh*t for sexual harrassment. Try not to give

  3. Name that part. Words patients use for their own anatomy.

    MaryAnn_RN replied to JEHORAPHA's topic in General Nursing

    Male pt called his member 'Mr Pinkie' ... more like Wee Willie Winkie

  4. Why do people think the hospital is like the Holiday Inn Express?!!! LONG...

    MaryAnn_RN replied to shoegalRN's topic in General Nursing

    A patient told me he was a retired Mayor and made it very clear that he thought that entitled him to be waited on hand and foot like he was royalty . I could care less who he is or thinks he is, he...

  5. Why do people think the hospital is like the Holiday Inn Express?!!! LONG...

    MaryAnn_RN replied to shoegalRN's topic in General Nursing

    When I was a student a senior nurse told me always to go to the quietest patient first. It's true, the sick ones don't make a

  6. Why do people think the hospital is like the Holiday Inn Express?!!! LONG...

    MaryAnn_RN replied to shoegalRN's topic in General Nursing

    Couldn't the family help her with her

  7. RNs- Mostly first born? Alcoholic fathers?

    MaryAnn_RN replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    That makes so much sense. I am an RN, the eldest of 4 children, both parents alcoholics, both drank themselves to death. Lots of family issues along the way that were never resolved. Now none of us...

  8. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    MaryAnn_RN replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    A little over two years ago I was on sick leave following surgery and not feeling too well. I dreamt I was in a beautiful garden and my dad came to me stating that he had come to take me home. Well, I...

  9. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    MaryAnn_RN replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    I can't watch it either yet it doesn't bother me at work when things get spooky in the small

  10. ICU nurse to pt ratio "norm" on your unit?

    MaryAnn_RN replied to Natef26's topic in General Nursing

    I work in the UK on a general ICU. We currently have one to one nursing for level 3 patients. On the HDU where I used to work we had one nurse to two patients, even if they were unstable and needed...

  11. ICU nurse to pt ratio "norm" on your unit?

    MaryAnn_RN replied to Natef26's topic in MICU, SICU

    I work in the UK on a general ICU. We currently have one to one nursing for level 3 patients. On the HDU where I used to work we had one nurse to two patients, even if they were unstable and needed...

  12. Use of techs (UAPs) in ICU/CCU

    MaryAnn_RN replied to TamaraRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    Hi my hospital employs health care assistants on the high dependency units, where the staffing level is 2 RNs to 4 patients, plus an HCA. It works well, and they are very much part of the

  13. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    MaryAnn_RN replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    One night I was caring for a dying male patient. He was scared and I spent quite some time with him, trying to calm and reassure him. Eventually he calmed and I left the bedside and went over to the...

  14. Hospital infections on Good Morning Amercia.

    MaryAnn_RN replied to sunnyjohn's topic in General Nursing

    The nursing staff always seem to get the finger pointed at them if a pt develops an infection. However, what about the relatives who...don't wash their hands, sit on the bed, come in to visit with...

  15. Wearing scrubs in public...

    MaryAnn_RN replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    An anaesthetist told me that he always informs people he is a gas man, then he gets no embarrassing