MaryAnn_RN

MaryAnn_RN

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  1. Was anyone poor before becoming a nurse?

    MaryAnn_RN replied to ohcomeon's topic in General Nursing

    If it wasn't for my RN salary I don't know how we would have coped with husbands' illness, unemployment, daughter at uni etc. We still have problems paying the bills...I am on annual leave this week...

  2. What procedures do you have in place for visitors?

    MaryAnn_RN posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    I am an RN, working in a small general ICU in England. Our nursing team is currently looking at all aspects of infection control and I have been asked to look at visitors to the ICU. At the moment...

  3. Many RN's administer IV meds wrong.

    MaryAnn_RN replied to Guest219794's topic in Patient Medications

    I thought the op was being sarcastic, not

  4. Clinical depression and nursing

    MaryAnn_RN replied to minnie26's topic in International Nursing

    Congratulations on qualifying :ancong!::ancong!::ancong!: I would advise you to be honest with any employer - occupational health will probably screen you. Mental health problems are more common...

  5. Nurses eating me alive

    MaryAnn_RN replied to Mnstn's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Sorry to hear that you didn't feel very comfortable. Apologies for my ignorance but we don't have interns in this country (UK). Is it like work experience? How long are you there for? What do you...

  6. Help with Critical Commentary

    MaryAnn_RN replied to LiverpoolJane's topic in International Nursing

    I found an article this week by Hough, found it useful for reflection, also have one by Gopee that was very helpful but not very recent. Will try to upload them. Mary clinical reflective practice.pdf...

  7. One Last Wish

    MaryAnn_RN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Me

  8. Can an employer penalize you for calling-in due to illness?

    MaryAnn_RN replied to NursingAgainstdaOdds's topic in General Nursing

    Just before Christmas I woke up feeling unwell, too late to call in so managed to get to work. Temp kept going up, when it was 39.7 despite paracetamol (acetaminophen) they sent me

  9. I have relatives that always put me down

    MaryAnn_RN replied to LulaNurse's topic in General Students

    Just think, you probably spent your adult life doing things for others, well this is for

  10. Many RN's administer IV meds wrong.

    MaryAnn_RN replied to Guest219794's topic in Patient Medications

    That would be me that posted about 1mg at a time...I know it sounds slow. However this is with very unstable patients in ICU, and believe me I'm not timid about giving appropriate types and...

  11. Nursing in Texas- Full Name legality on badge

    MaryAnn_RN replied to rkitty198's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Personally I would put the phone down immediately and not enter into conversation with the

  12. I have relatives that always put me down

    MaryAnn_RN replied to LulaNurse's topic in General Students

    I have two sisters like that and haven't seen either for years. Best to stay away if you

  13. "You take the BUS to work!"

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

    Lucky you for having public transport. I live out in the sticks, in the next county from where I work and public transport is not an

  14. Trasducer leveling

    MaryAnn_RN replied to juraviel's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    We use ET tape to tie the transducer to the patients upper arm, and all calibrations are made when the pt is supine. It is the trend that we are looking at rather than a one off

  15. Essay help please

    MaryAnn_RN replied to gizmousa's topic in International Nursing

    Almost done, got to be at the Uni for 09.30 tomorrow...how ridiculous. Just hope I pass because it would be very useful for a sabbatical I hope to do this

  16. 41 and going into NURSING? HELP

    MaryAnn_RN replied to lasalp's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    As a more mature student your life skills will be very useful in nursing. You might not learn as quickly as you once did, but your dedication and determination to succeed will get you

  17. my husband....the jerk......sorry this is a rant :)

    MaryAnn_RN replied to HeatherTN's topic in General Students

    :yeah:

  18. Many RN's administer IV meds wrong.

    MaryAnn_RN replied to Guest219794's topic in Patient Medications

    Depends what setting the vent is on, surely? You can still knock off your patient, as you said better to stand there and give drugs slowly, then flush slowly. With morphine our unit practice is to...

  19. How often do RNs clean up poop? (thinking about majoring in nursing)

    MaryAnn_RN replied to gwchem's topic in General Nursing

    I work in ICU, staff is RN only, no HCAs (CNA) so if there is poop we clean

  20. Waiting List Initiative Pay

    MaryAnn_RN replied to Finsecker's topic in International Nursing

    I haven't done WLI for years but we are paid an enhanced rate at our Trust for any extra shifts we do (ITU and HDU only, with relevant

  21. What a terrible way to start off the new year

    MaryAnn_RN replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in General Students

    That sounds very slightly ageist. I was one of those nurses and don't regret my decision to go into nursing, not for one minute. Life has a habit of changing plans; mine was to go into nursing at 18...

  22. Happy New Year

    MaryAnn_RN replied to cheshirecat's topic in International Nursing

    Happy New Year to everyone Mary

  23. ANA... Should I continue being a member?

    MaryAnn_RN replied to NYCRN6's topic in General Nursing

    We get ripped off here too. In the UK we have the Royal College of Nursing http://www.rcn.org.uk/membership/categories at £189.67 per year (useless but my choice to pay or not). Then there is the...

  24. Yelled at yet again

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

    We used to have a big yellow incident book, and someone wrote on it 'Dr *****'s book'. He found

  25. Yelled at yet again

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

    We call the registrar who calls the consultant, at night anyway. If a consultant has given me a direct instruction that they want to be informed of x, y or z then I do call them, as a