Morainey BSN, RN

Orthopedic, LTC, STR, Med-Surg, Tele

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    What is our job description anyway?

    Morainey replied to R!XTER's topic in General Nursing

    Finder of TV channels! For
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    So who do nurses marry or have as civil partners???

    Morainey replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

    Cops and nurses always seem to end up together! Anecdotal, but I do think they tend to get together a
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    How does anyone do double shifts? I'm tired after 40 hours

    Morainey replied to pinkiepieRN's topic in General Nursing

    Now that I do 8's on days, I have no idea how I worked 12 hour nights. No idea. A double? Oh my gosh. Can't even think about it. I love my short, intense
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    Is it helpful to become a CNA before becoming a nurse?

    Morainey replied to supermom.of.3's topic in General Nursing

    Personally I think that CNA experience should be integrated into nursing school. We have a couple of new grads on our floor, and there's a huge difference between the ones who worked (and really...
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    What Is The Deal With All The Highly Educated & Professionals Becoming RNs?

    Morainey replied to PMFB-RN's topic in General Nursing

    I have patients who tell me that their daughter, son, granddaughter, grandson, etc. is going to nursing school because of the nursing shortage. It makes me
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    Patients are always requesting not to have this nurse.

    Morainey replied to Emma_H's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Sounds about right! Where I work, they win
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    Doctor's order needed to perform digital feces removal?

    Morainey replied to BrandonLPN's topic in General Nursing

    Yikes. The only time I have had a patient who needs disimpacting, the doctor did it. I am eternally grateful. Especially after he came out of the room, took off his yellow gown he stole from an iso...
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    What is our job description anyway?

    Morainey replied to R!XTER's topic in General Nursing

    Good old ADPIE! The only time I have seen it since school is in job
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    I was told "If they won't get out of bed don't hesitate to call rescue."

    Morainey replied to Alnitak7's topic in General Nursing

    Seems like an overreaction. If they want to sleep in, and they're not ill, who cares? Ties up emergency services unnecessarily,
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    The way we ask for someone's pain level?

    Morainey replied to cmav8's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not a VA nurse. I just don't like sweeping generalizations that define nurses by where they work. There are good nurses and bad nurses
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    What helps you sleep after night shift?

    Morainey replied to Emma_H's topic in General Nursing

    I would try Benadryl. Also keeping the room dark and cool, as other posters have mentioned, as well as using white/light noise. Usually I was just so tired I would
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    Unit Secretaries

    Morainey replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

    Our secretaries are awesome. At first with EMR and physician order entry we were nervous that our secretaries would get canned, however, they are invaluable just for answering the phone during the...
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    The way we ask for someone's pain level?

    Morainey replied to cmav8's topic in General Nursing

    Just sounds awfully inflammatory. I know several former VA nurses who would disagree with your assessment. I would also disagree with your assertion that a disproportionate amount of decedents in the...
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    And then the MD said.....

    Morainey replied to NurseOnAMotorcycle's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    One of our docs went to the pharmacy to pick up prescriptions for a patient who was being discharged and had to take the once-a-day ferry
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    The way we ask for someone's pain level?

    Morainey replied to cmav8's topic in General Nursing

    *runs for cover, dives, covers
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    your first "patient emergency"

    Morainey replied to pinkiepieRN's topic in General Nursing

    Will never forget checking my hospice patient's feet to discover smelly, necrotic
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    New Grad Mistake!

    Morainey replied to CaligirlRN75's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Don't beat yourself up about it too much. Don't be scared to repeat verbal orders back to docs, either, CYA and all
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    Dilemma

    Morainey replied to NocturneNrse's topic in General Nursing

    I would clarify this with the doctor. Is the patient in an end-of-life type of situation? If yes, I would discuss this with the doctor. But yeah, bad on your coworker and their bogus blood
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    your first "patient emergency"

    Morainey replied to pinkiepieRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes... I was about to start a topic just like this! I had two cases yesterday where I've wondered, should I call a rapid response right now?! However in each case we managed the symptom, the patients...
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    Code words

    Morainey replied to Vespertinas's topic in General Nursing

    "Patient suffers a critical deficit of attention" = needy Bowel-obsessed. C'mon, everybody's had at least one patient like that. I have others but I can't
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    comparing myself to co-workers

    Morainey replied to LookForward's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    GrnTea: fantastically written post. Just wanted to say that. I am seeing this in our brand new nurses and one-year nurses who seem disappointed that not everyone considers them
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    Nurses need water

    Morainey replied to Heidimc's topic in General Nursing

    Ever start gulping water as soon as you get it!? Being on my feet all day and drinking iced coffee & tea & soda, phew, as soon as I see a cold glass of water I'm
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    Do PRN positions let you pick what days you want to work?

    Morainey replied to Nurse ABC's topic in General Nursing

    Mine does, I am lowest level per diem so that I think I only have to obligate to one shift every three months. Next level is you need a weekend shift and a holiday, obligated to one shift month. Next...
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    Size matters? (IV question)

    Morainey replied to theantichick's topic in General Nursing

    I'm partial to 20s. I only reach for 18ga when I see patients with big old honkin' bulgy
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    Size matters? (IV question)

    Morainey replied to theantichick's topic in General Nursing

    Yes! We have a couple of new grads at the floor who get skittish about putting PRBCs through a 20 or 22. I will have to remember