Morainey BSN, RN

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    Personality At Work vs. At Home

    Morainey replied to pinkiepieRN's topic in General Nursing

    Most definitely... at work I would describe myself as peppy, energetic, outgoing, and talkative. At home I'm quieter and more serious and much, much less
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    No call/ No show

    Morainey replied to Redder's topic in General Nursing

    That's ridiculous. No call no show, to me, means you just plain don't show up or call. Calling in is completely different... especially if you are sick. When I worked nights the assignment was...
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    Things you'd LOVE to tell coworkers...and get away with it!

    Morainey replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Why, why, WHY must you be so miserable?! You don't want to get called off, but you don't like the assignment you got. Too many discharges. Too many admissions. Too many blood sugars. Too many teles....
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    "When Was the Last Time I Wow'ed a Patient?"

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

    This is true, you can go the extra mile all day long and never get a thank you or even as much as an
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    Floor Nurses... How do you organize your day, and survive?

    Morainey replied to Ashimaly's topic in General Nursing

    Here's what I do. Granted I work an 8 hour day, but still: 0700-0730: Get report. * Take a few minutes to organize yourself. Who needs to be seen first? Who has the most pressing need? What can be...
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    Floor Nurses... How do you organize your day, and survive?

    Morainey replied to Ashimaly's topic in General Nursing

    Wowza. You are a
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    Do potential employers owe you an explaination?

    Morainey replied to Marshall1's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I tend to agree with you. It's rude to leave someone hanging, but I dislike this entitled notion. Seems professionalism and courtesy have gone out the window, on both sides of the fence, in most...
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    What do you do when...

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

    Oh no! You sound like me - a total pushover! Unfortunately as PP pointed out, these things are usually a culture of a workplace and deeply engrained (ingrained?). I'm surprised your manager lets them...
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    New Grad Nurse Interview STRESS!! Please help!

    Morainey replied to RNbethy's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    This sounds about right (the interview process that is). If you are a part time worker who has only been there a month they probably don't feel as though they know you well enough to give you a full...
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    New Grad Interview was strange...advice please.

    Morainey replied to shaggy77's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Usually paid training and things like that are discussed when there is a job offer. I can't imagine they wouldn't pay you during orientation but that's up to the facility I presume. When they make a...
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    Healing within Healing: Patient Falls

    Morainey replied to yaleli's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Don't be so hard on yourself. I see you are a new nurse but seriously. Patients fall. Not every fall is predictable or preventable. Sometimes you can do everything right and the patient still falls....
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    Has Nursing Made You a Homebody?

    Morainey replied to nicurn84's topic in Health, Stress Management

    My social life went down in flames in nursing school, and I honestly have to say (in retrospect) that I'm glad. I was drinking a lot, spending a lot of money, and putting myself in situations that now...
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    Disciplinary actions and results

    Morainey replied to chinadoll1's topic in General Nursing

    Ours are on the Department of Health website. The list the individual, the action (such as discipline, license revoked or suspended, etc) and you can click on a link to get a PDF of the specific case....
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    Low census

    Morainey replied to mstoltenberg's topic in General Nursing

    Oh and the cancellation/PTO/floating discussion is rehashed every. single. day. on my
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    Low census

    Morainey replied to mstoltenberg's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in southern New England. Our census took a dip over the Memorial Day weekend and is pretty low still. The supervisors were saying, this always happens around Memorial
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    "When Was the Last Time I Wow'ed a Patient?"

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

    I can safely say I wow patients all the time. Each and every day I go to work, no exaggeration, I have at least one patient or family member who says, everyone is so nice and helpful here, no one ever...
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    Do you still have to refer to material or do you memorize it all?

    Morainey replied to kstrac13's topic in General Nursing

    I look stuff up all the time. If you work in a certain area you will probably give a lot of the same meds - I work ortho and I'm very familiar with pain meds, bowel meds, anticoagulants, antibiotics,...
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    Allergy to soap?

    Morainey replied to theantichick's topic in General Nursing

    This sounds exactly like what happens to my hands when I wash with soap w/ chlorhexidine in it. I get plaque-y looking things that take a long time to go
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    The "Q" Word and Other Mysteries

    Morainey replied to Liddle Noodnik's topic in Nursing Humor

    If a patient asks if I'm having a quiet night, I laugh manically and say IT'S NOT OVER
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    What do (did) you do during the gap between graduation and your first job

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

    I worked (a lot) as a patient care technician for 2 months, went on a cruise, studied for NCLEX, went to the
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    BE CAREFUL on social networks

    Morainey replied to Chico David's topic in General Nursing

    My golden rule is not to talk about work (or my personal life) on Facebook. I have plenty of friends from work on Facebook though and I can think of one person who complained about the docs on our...
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    Pain meds during dialysis

    Morainey posted a topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Without going into a million specifics, if a patient was experiencing pain during their dialysis session, would be it be better to give a PO or an IV pain med? I asked several RNs and the pharmacist,...
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    Tattoos in healthcare

    Morainey replied to savoytruffle's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    When I got my tattoos I made sure that they could be hidden by scrubs. Best compromise in my
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    Nicknames unprofessional?

    Morainey replied to blackvans1234's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I have a shortened nickname that my friends, husband, and family call me, but I never ever introduce myself by it. Patients and coworkers all get the full name. I have little nicknames for my friends...
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    Keeping energy up during 12 shift without coffee

    Morainey replied to soreadyRN's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I try to drink one of those insulated tumblers of water every couple of hours. I also bring granola bars, those prepackaged snack crackers and dried cranberries. Plus if lunch is going to be late I...