MaryAnn_RN

MaryAnn_RN

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  1. Tyrant Nursing instructor

    MaryAnn_RN replied to Goodyear's topic in General Students

    To the op: many years ago I had a very strict nursing tutor. She gave our group hell at first; the standards she demanded seemed to be so high but she pushed and pushed to help us become the best...

  2. UK Immigration / recession discussion

    MaryAnn_RN replied to topscot's topic in International Nursing

    I work with nurses from the Philipines, India and Spain to name a few countries, but it is absolutely ages since we had any new starters from

  3. UK Mental health nurses???

    MaryAnn_RN replied to moloko362's topic in International Nursing

    I started out as a learning disability student and then got the bug so to speak when on placement in a female surgical ward. I too had the option to change branch and had to write a letter in support...

  4. Here we go again!

    MaryAnn_RN replied to letina's topic in International Nursing

    If this is the article written by an OU tutor, one would think she should be attempting to change practice by influencing her students. Instead, lets bash the whole profession?!! As an aside, last...

  5. A memorial to one of our posters: Josh Harmon

    MaryAnn_RN replied to harmon642's topic in General Nursing

    Sincere condolences to you and your

  6. OB Rotation is Hell

    MaryAnn_RN replied to Cartman1532's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Me too, loved the babies but the

  7. How high have you titrated levophed?

    MaryAnn_RN replied to racing-mom4's topic in MICU, SICU

    Same here, we have a closed unit and one-to-one nursing which generally makes for a better working relationship. The most I have used was quad strength noradrenaline (320mcgs/ml) at 50mls per hour,...

  8. Sepsis case

    MaryAnn_RN replied to poppy07's topic in MICU, SICU

    Elevated lactate levels may indeed be a sign of sepsis but there are other causes too

  9. Shift DRAMA

    MaryAnn_RN replied to RN1981's topic in General Nursing

    What does your contract

  10. NGT problem

    MaryAnn_RN replied to don_ia18's topic in General Nursing

    There have been safety issues with verifying NGT placement - more information here http://www.npsa.nhs.uk/nrls/alerts-and-directives/alerts/nasogastric-feeding-tubes/...

  11. How are those doctors treating you?

    MaryAnn_RN replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    I work with one doctor who refused yesterday to clear up his sharps, threw equipment on the floor, refused to write prescriptions - generally acted like a prima donna. Everything on a verbal...

  12. Anyone Lived Overseas for extended period of Time?

    MaryAnn_RN replied to Maslenp's topic in General Nursing

    British military schools as well, I worked for one although not as a nurse. They wanted someone to work with children that had learning disabilities. Sometimes you have to think outside the

  13. FIVE family members in a crowded ICU rm all night long!

    MaryAnn_RN replied to APRN.'s topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Perhaps what you need is

  14. Do you raid the patient fridge?

    MaryAnn_RN replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    One night we had been busy and missed the canteen which only opened midnight till 2am. None of us had any food and we were starving so we had ice cream on toast:barf01:which was better than

  15. Subservient charge nurse

    MaryAnn_RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    One of our charge nurses seems to have lost leave of her senses. Have just worked the night shift and she has all but licked the doctor all night long, in fact for the last two weeks. She has taken...

  16. Subservient charge nurse

    MaryAnn_RN replied to MaryAnn_RN's topic in General Nursing

    The other doctors have started commenting on it now...one made a very lewd comment along the lines of why didn't he just ...you can imagine what was

  17. *Weird* Patient Allergies

    MaryAnn_RN replied to cherrybreeze's topic in General Nursing

    i get a rash all over me if we have a real tree in the house at christmas so we always have to have a fake one. also get a rash from radishes and

  18. Dumbest Pt Family Statement or Question

    MaryAnn_RN replied to Gabe's GirlLVN's topic in General Nursing

    That was the thing, we were actually at the bedside but not for long, soon got them off the

  19. Dumbest Pt Family Statement or Question

    MaryAnn_RN replied to Gabe's GirlLVN's topic in General Nursing

    I had a family ask for the bereavement booklet while their loved one was still alive. I suppose they wanted to be

  20. Dumbest Pt Family Statement or Question

    MaryAnn_RN replied to Gabe's GirlLVN's topic in General Nursing

    Earlier this year, young male patient intubated, vented, multiple infusions, with traumatic brain injury caused when he fell off a roof during a robbery. Not doing very well. We had 'that'...

  21. Very upset.

    MaryAnn_RN replied to LovingLearning's topic in General Students

    They sound like a lot of bullies and this should not have been allowed to happen. I would definitely speak to your tutor about it. Hope you feel better once you have had some sleep.

  22. help with RCN website

    MaryAnn_RN replied to Whisper's topic in International Nursing

    I had a problem accessing the online journals etc so emailed them and they were able to help me...might be worth trying

  23. Are we deskilling

    MaryAnn_RN replied to XB9S's topic in United Kingdom

    The Crimean War...wonder what Mary Seacole and Florence Nightingale would make of the current state of

  24. Insurance Practices: Delay, Diminish, Deny, & Blame

    MaryAnn_RN replied to Music in My Heart's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I watched Sicko last night...is it really that bad in the

  25. Nursing and Astrological Sign

    MaryAnn_RN replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in General Nursing

    Pisces ICU nurse