Morainey BSN, RN

Orthopedic, LTC, STR, Med-Surg, Tele

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    12 hour overnight nurses, please tell me about your sleep schedule.

    Morainey replied to dandk1997RN's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I'd seriously reconsider working nights if you are on the brink of depression. Working nights can be very isolating. I find it incredibly depressing to have to bail on family holidays because I have...
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    Can anyone help me figure out which employment option seems best?

    Morainey replied to skyheaven477's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I agree with the previous poster, I think the hospital would offer you more experience and open a lot of doors. However, it depends on what you want to do - if you're not interested in working nights,...
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    ATI testing is hard... help!

    Morainey replied to NurseMatt88's topic in General Students

    I believe that ATI has online practice tests you can do, but you need a key to get in, which our school provided. I did those many times, and it helped me see areas where I needed improvement. After...
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    Just Wondering: CNA to Patient Ratio on Your Unit

    Morainey replied to pRNss808's topic in Medical-Surgical

    It depends on the shift - on days we have 1:6-10, same on evenings, and then on nights one aide can have 10 and up. Once we had 18 patients and one
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    Depressed night shift worker

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

    Same here... I worked nights before I got married and I feel like I never see my husband. Some days we just do hi-and-bye while he's coming home and I've leaving for work, then the reverse in the AM....
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    Is floor nursing making you fat?

    Morainey replied to OCRN3's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Grazing on healthy items works well for me. We don't usually have treats kicking around at night, because day and evening shift get those for the most part. I also drink lots of water and avoid...
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    Feel Horrible, Have Lost All Confidence....

    Morainey replied to LatinRN1's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I read in Something for the Pain about an ER doc who sent someone with chest pain home who came back later and died from a MI. He felt awful about it, obviously, and asked for advice from his mentor...
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    The most gruesome situation you've encountered?

    Morainey replied to SuzieVN's topic in General Nursing

    I just saw the picture of the broken leg on Facebook and that was enough. I work in Ortho and it was hard to look at. I think his teammates' reaction says it all: Louisville bench reaction to kevin...
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    failed lift test, may have lost job offer..

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

    I had to do one to be hired at my hospital. Lift with your legs, not with your back! I'd probably fail though, if you were showing 'demonstrable effort', because I'd grunt like a
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    How much experience before being charge nurse

    Morainey replied to babysteps25's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I started being rotated through charge on nights after a year, I think it was. We have an official charge nurse class but I never took
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    New nurse

    Morainey replied to j.ll's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It takes time. When I was a nursing student, a nurse (who was a relatively new nurse at the time) who I am now friendly with at work told me that it takes a year to pull things together and make those...
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    first night shift over

    Morainey replied to sasrn0988's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Umm it was your first night! And I've worked 12 hour days AND nights, I can tell you that they are NOT the same. You just need some time to get used to working nights (biggest obstacle, in my...
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    Tranexamic Acid

    Morainey replied to Squarestate's topic in Orthopedic

    The half life is about 3 hours, as I recall. Most of our folks get it during surgery and, anecdotally, our use of drains seems to have decreased. Just my 2 cents
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    So disappointed with my clinical experiencr

    Morainey replied to donk's topic in General Students

    I think I laid hands on a baby once during maternity clinical... didn't see a lady partsl birth or a C-section at all. We did have a low census on that unit but that was characteristic (according to...
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    How do you keep yourself from quitting?

    Morainey replied to PurplePRN's topic in General Students

    It's worth it in the end I hated nursing school, and hated being a CNA in a nursing home, but I love being a nurse. It just takes a bit to get there, but it's a marathon, not a sprint, and if it was...
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    Worried about clinical

    Morainey replied to dslothour's topic in General Students

    You'll be okay. No one will be throwing you into anything, so just relax, remember you're there to learn, and ask lots of
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    The dreaded varicose veins

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

    To be honest I don't know the difference between knee high compression socks vs. regular knee high socks. I have a couple of pairs of tall boot socks from when I used to ride horses that would...
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    Misuse of insulin pens and patient safety

    Morainey replied to PACURN1956's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    You mean, use the same pen on multiple patients?? Innnnteresting. Side note, we started learning about insulin before the nursing program - in dosage calculation we learned about which order to draw...
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    Letters of recommendation.

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

    I wouldn't use a letter if it is so outdated the person's contact information is invalid. If they call the person using the information from that letter and it leads to a dead end it would seem...
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    How do you develop your mastery after nursing school?

    Morainey replied to tarotale's topic in General Nursing

    I just wanted to add, the expert nurses I've worked with don't always have the answer to every question, but aren't afraid to say they don't
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    the way I vew things or the way healthcare has become??

    Morainey replied to blugreeneyez's topic in General Nursing

    I think the job market is so saturated with nurses at this point, RNs are very disposable. So many people out there clambering for work if they don't like you, you can easily be replaced. Scary - I...
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    How do I get an interview at a hospital as a new graduate RN in South Florida??

    Morainey replied to nrodriz33428's topic in Florida Nursing

    It's not being desperate! Calling and emailing is being proactive. Think of all the other people who applied and never bothered to follow up, what does that say to the person going through loads of...
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    Working Easter anyone?

    Morainey replied to SnowboardRN's topic in General Nursing

    I always end up working on Easter around here, and it's not considered a holiday. Next year I'm going to ask for it
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    Nursing School Patient Loads

    Morainey replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    By the end of my ADN program we were expected to take 2 patients, do all meds, assessments, charting, etc. On and off throughout all of nursing school we'd occaisonally get two patients but that was...
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    Dealing with crappy tech/assistant performance

    Morainey replied to mitral's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I have to agree - just letting it slide sounds like the fast track to getting walked all