Morainey BSN, RN

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    4 Point Restraints in the ER. Is that Abuse?

    Morainey replied to Vickymay's topic in Emergency

    They may be in restraints for injurious behavior (ex: with potential to harm themselves or others) or to prevent interfering with care (such as a confused person pulling at medically necessary...
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    Of your patient load..

    Morainey replied to Libby1987's topic in General Nursing

    I think a lot of the drug-seeking, coffee-demanding belligerent patients and family members a lot of us complain about (*looks in mirror* GUILTY) can be chalked up to venting. I think a lot of the...
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    Of your patient load..

    Morainey replied to Libby1987's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't really "go to school" to be a hero nurse every shift. A lot of my job is the same weary drudge, day in and day out, we have lots of frequent flyers and rude and entitled and people whose...
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    Clinical nurse leaders----

    Morainey replied to NanikRN's topic in General Nursing

    My new job has a CNL who is new to the role. As far as I can see, she is an extension of the nurse manager. I don't work the same shift as her but she seems to do a lot of policy reviews, making sure...
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    Would you have called out?

    Morainey replied to Angeljho's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't have. If you had, everyone knew you were trying to get that specific day or weekend off and the only reason you did call out was for that. Families can be tough. My in-laws have finally...
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    What do you think about managers and employees being friends on Facebook?

    Morainey replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Ugh. I wouldn't. My reasons at my last job were personal - I just didn't really like my manager that much, nothing personal, but I didn't think we needed to be friends on Facebook. At my new job, I...
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    Always Complaints, Never an Attaboy

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

    YES. YES YES YES. One of my coworkers who has worked with us for less than a year remarked the other day that morale was really low on our unit. This is exactly why... we only ever get feedback if...
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    You did not just do that?!

    Morainey replied to Girlafraid13's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Ugh, how unprofessional! I would be so upset if I heard someone talking to a patient that way. Fortunately the only gaffe I can think of is when I said "I think your mom is waiting outside" to a...
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    Would you do this...? Thoughts....

    Morainey replied to amoLucia's topic in General Nursing

    No way. NG tubes look absolutely miserable. Seems like an extreme thing that I hope doesn't catch
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    Please stop! Little things that are just bad practice.

    Morainey replied to JBudd's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Huh! This is interesting to me. We recently had a patient who was the husband of a staff member who dutifully wore her gown and gloves every day, and I couldn't help but think, why? When they go home...
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    Exhausted

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

    I think that it is totally normal. Sometimes you need to take that whole first day to decompress from the work
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    Please stop! Little things that are just bad practice.

    Morainey replied to JBudd's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    ... gossiping ... complaining about who is going to take this admission ... making patients feel they're inconveniencing you ... interrupting me while I'm passing meds or teaching a patient ... leave...
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    Expressing gratitude and appreciation to co-workers

    Morainey replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Saying "thank you for all of your hard work today" definitely goes a long way! It's good to give AND
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    Please Start!

    Morainey replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Please START calling the doc with abnormal labs! Let's not wait til the K or the H&H or Mg is CRITICAL before we place a
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    If you accept a job, stay at least a year

    Morainey replied to Emergent's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Meh. I believe that there are definitely people who will cut and run at the first sign of a job being anything less than ideal, and that's their prerogative. I personally think it doesn't look great...
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    what nurses do if a patient wants blood transfusions

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

    Good question. I am not sure about that. I will have to ask the next time I donate
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    what nurses do if a patient wants blood transfusions

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

    There is a hefty disposal charge, apparently. I had a patient who was demanding to have her blood infused, even though her H&H and hemodynamic status was fine, and thought she was being a bit...
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    Could this be construed as "abuse"?

    Morainey replied to Pat_Pat RN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    No, I would not describe that as abuse. Some things are uncomfortable. Of course, I would rule out some kind of musculoskeletal issue but really it's (hopefully) not going to be on her arm for any...
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    Hourly rounding. Are you kidding me?

    Morainey replied to dudette10's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    At my hospital we check them hourly but take turns between CNA and RN. I can't imagine doing it with seven patients, without an aide. Maybe on night shift. If they were all stable. And sleeping. We...
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    what nurses do if a patient wants blood transfusions

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

    I've had patients who donated their own blood prior to surgery who wanted it transfused back to them. So I guess that would be an instance where a patient wants a blood
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    physical capabilty test

    Morainey replied to nikkinicole12's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in my late 20s, run a couple of times a week, consider myself fairly strong, but I would totally T-rex out if I had to do a chin up.
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    Bed alarms

    Morainey replied to katie2002's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I always thought of bed alarms as basically an early warning that your patient was getting out of bed, rather than rounding and finding them on the
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    Have any of you ever been stuck by a needle and not felt it?

    Morainey replied to ka2rn's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I have stuck myself with 2 separate insulin needles and it was very obvious each time, it felt like a prick or a beesting. I can't imagine sticking myself with an IV needle and not
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    Yay!! I get the poop magnet award!! Who else is so fortunate?!

    Morainey replied to RunninOnCoffee's topic in General Nursing

    We recently had a lady on our floor who hadn't pooped in 5 days. She was being discharged to the nursing home but of course we can't send her complaining that she is constipated. She got MOM, a...
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    Have you ever cried in front of the relatives?

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

    Sorry, I was thinking you were in an acute care setting such as a hospital. I'm not really familiar with how this situation would play out in a home care