Morainey BSN, RN

Orthopedic, LTC, STR, Med-Surg, Tele

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    What makes you want to vomit?

    Morainey replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    I got super light-headed when I was watching a doc do an I&D at the bedside of an infected knee... when he 'expressed' a bunch of pus and blood, I almost passed
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    What's the weirdest thing management has said to you?

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

    You should have been able to answer all of those urology patient's questions about their urologic problems, meds, diagnostic tests, and urologist, even though you don't work on a urology floor. They...
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    Patient Picking At Clothing/Bed Linens

    Morainey replied to 84RN's topic in Home Health

    I've seen it a couple of times - once in an old lady I gave Flexeril to, and an older male patient who got Ativan. They were 'plucking' at midair in their
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    Mandated flu vaccine in RI for healthcare workers

    Morainey posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    Thoughts?
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    Do you work at Hilton?

    Morainey replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    I think, on our floor, our patients tend to get waited on hand and foot. Then again, our patients are having elective surgery... and get a tour of the unit, a class about what to expect, and a goodie...
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    Useless Hospital Committees

    Morainey replied to guest64485's topic in General Nursing

    Oh my gosh. I couldn't agree more. I lost all faith in our committee process when they asked us for our anonymous suggestions, and then promptly ignored all of
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    Patient sitter?

    Morainey replied to aachavez's topic in General Nursing

    Our sitters are now expected to have NA licenses because before we had some issues with sitters who insisted that they "couldn't touch the patient". We now expect all sitters to be able to assist with...
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    Assessments every shift?

    Morainey replied to Ntheboat2's topic in General Nursing

    I check bums during bathroom trips, if people are walkie talkies. If they're little old people who aren't getting up for whatever reason (I work ortho, so people with fractured hips or intractable...
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    Moving up in the world...

    Morainey replied to nfdfiremedic's topic in General Nursing

    Neat, sounds
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    Whats your record??

    Morainey replied to Rhi007's topic in General Nursing

    Ha. I once counted how many times we had to waste Dilaudid, since the docs ordered 0.5mg Q1H and our supply was 2mg vials. All night long: "Can someone come waste with me?" I think my record was 12....
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    Christmas presents from management?

    Morainey replied to josieersia's topic in General Nursing

    Gift cards for coffee? That's a little present that is manageable. Other things might be one of those recyclable shopping bags - I get those as freebies and use them all the time. You could do those...
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    White Board Credentials

    Morainey replied to jadelpn's topic in General Nursing

    Geez, sorta makes me wish I had more credentials to write after my name on the white board! No certifications
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    Random drug tests

    Morainey replied to roreyn02's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    The way I see it, it's just illegal. Just like you shouldn't take benzos that don't belong to you, or drink then get behind the wheel of a car, or smoke weed. Not really a gray area, especially for a...
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    Random drug tests

    Morainey replied to roreyn02's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Sorry, but all the OP had to ask was "will I test positive for marijuana if I'm exposed to second hand smoke?" Adding specifics like it's my relative, he smokes in the car with me in it...
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    Random drug tests

    Morainey replied to roreyn02's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I can't believe a topic this moronic made it to the news feed on FB. Makes all nurses look pretty stupid
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    does anyone regret this career?

    Morainey replied to cantdoit's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like me. I like being a nurse but I don't think it automatically makes anyone a
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    VENT about getting cancelled....

    Morainey replied to Morainey's topic in General Nursing

    Full time staff, no union. And unfortunately "my" night to work, when our assignment calls for 3 RNs, I work with two travel nurses.
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    VENT about getting cancelled....

    Morainey replied to Morainey's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think I'm being singled out... but it does get frustrating, especially when I get cancelled so a travel nurse can float. I think I will talk to my manager this AM because it is
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    Air in IV lines/syringes

    Morainey replied to kcochrane's topic in General Nursing

    Who is still giggling about "out the pie hole"? This girl, that's
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    Tips for assessing heart and lungs

    Morainey replied to Jb101's topic in General Nursing

    The vast majority of my patients have nice clear lung sounds, so I found that once I got used to hearing "normal", wheezes, crackles, and diminished lung sounds became very obvious. Like another...
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    Floating?

    Morainey replied to Morganalefey's topic in General Nursing

    If you've been there 4 months, and have been a nurse for a year already, it doesn't seem like it's that big of a deal. Floating definitely can put you out of your comfort zone but it doesn't seem like...
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    Your thoughts on being "written up".

    Morainey replied to RNSuzq1's topic in General Nursing

    We must work at the same
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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

    Did you ever notice that when you come in after working after me, the patients aren't screaming and moaning with pain? Maybe one day you could return the favor, so I don't have to spend an hour...
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    New grad programs a new thing?

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

    I can only think of one hospital around here that still has a new grad program. I think they sound wonderful for new nurses, but I believe they are expensive to run and thus got cut from budgets. In...
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    Did you keep your nursing books?

    Morainey replied to PeepnBiscuitsRN's topic in General Nursing

    I still have a couple on my shelf that I look at from time to time - mainly my med-surg, pharmacology, lab values reference, and Fluids and Electrolytes Made Incredibly Easy! books. Everything else...