Morainey BSN, RN

Orthopedic, LTC, STR, Med-Surg, Tele

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    Daylight Savings

    Morainey replied to SionainnRN's topic in General Nursing

    Please enjoy your Starbucks gift card :) Sincerely, Someone who always seems to end up working "fall back" 13 hour
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    Bite Release Pressure Point

    Morainey replied to emma34's topic in General Nursing

    Har har
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    Accuracy of Automatic BP machines?

    Morainey replied to blackvans1234's topic in General Nursing

    I check a manual BP if the auto BP is out of range or suspicious sounding. Lately I have noticed a lot of artificially low BPs with automatic cuffs, so it's good practice to check, particularly if...
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    Do you aspirate before giving an IM deltoid injection?

    Morainey replied to seasalt1023's topic in Patient Medications

    We weren't taught to aspirate in school and if EBP says no aspiration then that's good enough for
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    Call to organ donation center post pt death

    Morainey replied to LogCabinMom's topic in General Nursing

    I think the first time was my first patient death, ever, and the patient had died from metastatic cancer. As soon as I told them that they were like oh ok thank you for your time! The second time I...
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    Call to organ donation center post pt death

    Morainey replied to LogCabinMom's topic in General Nursing

    I've called NEOB twice and I was only on the phone for a couple of
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    Would wearing a sexy nursing outfit to a party disrespect the profession?

    Morainey replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I dressed up as a sexy nurse once. My hubby wore scrubs. We had fun. We're both healthcare workers who don't take ourselves TOO terribly
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    "Nurses shouldn't have to learn this".

    Morainey replied to StudentOfHealing's topic in General Students

    Here's a rule of thumb: learn what you would want YOUR nurse to know. Or the nurse taking care of your mom, dad, best friend, or baby. If you ask "what's that heparin for?" do you want to hear the...
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    Stethoscopes?

    Morainey replied to julz68's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I have a Littman Classic II and I love it. I also had a Lightweight which I keep as a
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    roll up your scrubs?

    Morainey replied to aachavez's topic in General Nursing

    Definitely soaked my pants legs many times during showers for patients when I was an aide. Also, I ruined a couple of pairs of scrubs because they wanted us to clean the showers with a bleach spray...
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    Training a new RN

    Morainey replied to catlvr's topic in General Nursing

    The new RN sounds like a snot. I would never say anything like that to someone who was orienting me. It's just
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    Can a nurse working "swing" shifts do both a day and night shift assessment?

    Morainey replied to Bruce_Wayne's topic in General Nursing

    Do your nurses only have to chart assessments twice a day? Our facility does them for every shift, 11-7, 7-3, and 3-11. I come in for 7p-7a and more often than not the nurse that worked 7a-7p only...
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    Washing hands

    Morainey replied to kellycinalli's topic in General Nursing

    If you don't mind wasting water, let the water run while you dry your hands, then use used paper towel to shut off faucet without touching, then throw it away. That's how I was taught in CNA school,...
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    casual/ PRN nurses

    Morainey replied to ajaxgirl's topic in General Nursing

    I work FT in a hospital and do per diem at a nursing home, if by casual you mean per diem. I like being per diem, honestly. I have the freedom to schedule myself, so if it's a crazy month with a lot...
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    Patient dilemna

    Morainey replied to Tepidorchid's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not totally familiar with homecare, but do you ever make visits together with another RN? If someone is taking over for you on this case maybe you could say "this is so-and-so, she's going to be...
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    I just need some advice on this one, and it's making me NERVOUS.

    Morainey replied to sherabear's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Yeah, unfortunately, "but everyone else does it!" doesn't really leave you with a leg to stand on. Also just FYI I just had a patient who takes Ativan at bedtime occasionally, it doesn't make him act...
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    saline flush ..Joint Commission

    Morainey replied to melgrek's topic in Patient Medications

    I like
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    Patients who can do ADLs but want nurses to

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

    In nursing school during maternity rotation, my professor made me do peri-care for a recent C-section patient who wasn't on bedrest. It was SO. UNCOMFORTABLE. She was a year younger than
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    Trying to volunteer at "skilled nursing and rehab unit"

    Morainey replied to RN2be J's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Why not get a nurse's aide license or certification and work there? I know someone who volunteered at the same time as I was an aide, and when we both graduated, guess who got hired? Plus, you can get...
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    saline flush ..Joint Commission

    Morainey replied to melgrek's topic in Patient Medications

    We're no longer allowed to have saline flushes on our WOWs, they haven't patted down our pockets though. So frustrating, I can reasonably predict that I am going to need at least 5-7 saline flushes...
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    Off the clock

    Morainey replied to jbecerra's topic in General Nursing

    12 hour nights? Don't you guys have any downtime to chart? I know it gets crazy but I feel like I can comfortably get everything done on nights whereas on day shift I was constantly being
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    Shocked by facial piercings at work

    Morainey replied to BSNbeauty's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I often find myself staring at upper lip, chin, and nose piercings because they look like zits at first
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    Night Shift Question/Advice/Tips

    Morainey replied to EMEddie's topic in General Nursing

    I used to do one night, four off, two nights, two off, three nights, three off. About a year and a half. I come home in the AM and putter around a little bit - unload the dishwasher, take care of...
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    Missed call for a interview

    Morainey replied to Dragonstrike's topic in Nursing Career

    Ugh that's so frustrating. I'm
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    Patients who can do ADLs but want nurses to

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

    It's like... reverse voyeurism, or something. Last week I had a patient (elective joint replacement), like, spreading their cheeks and demanding I look at their hemorrhoid. "LOOK AT IT!" And then they...