Morainey BSN, RN

Orthopedic, LTC, STR, Med-Surg, Tele

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    Are you your own worst critic?

    Morainey replied to Nurse Joey's topic in General Nursing

    Absolutely. I'm very harsh on myself, but after mistakes I make, I 'debrief' myself and try to take something away from it. I feel like a lot of mistakes that are made in nursing are the kind that you...
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    Went to work in whites today!

    Morainey replied to SHGR's topic in General Nursing

    We were encouraged to do the same, but I put the whole thing on and felt so self-conscious. Also, BAM, that time of the month. So I wore black and gray
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    Working opposite shifts from spouse...

    Morainey replied to sbostonRN's topic in General Nursing

    My future DH works M-F 9-5, and weekends too. We make it work. I'm only at work 3 nights a week, so we have plenty of evenings together, and he is understanding when I need to sleep. The only time I...
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    Spouses being asked to leave the room

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

    I kick family members out during every transfer. Very rarely have I seen a patient say "it's ok, they can stay". I invite them to go grab a cup of coffee or go check out our great water view, we're...
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    Anyone with FitBits/pedometers?

    Morainey posted a topic in Health, Stress Management

    How many steps/miles do you do in a given shift? I was positive I walked 10 miles a shift, but I am averaging 6000 steps on a busy night shift....
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    At my boiling point...you are NOT a Nurse...of ANY kind!!!!

    Morainey replied to nursehunnie's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I personally didn't feel comfortable calling myself a nurse until I knew for a fact that I had passed NCLEX and saw my license
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    Probably a dumb question: "I have to pee even though I have a catheter in!"

    Morainey replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in General Nursing

    I wondered this same thing... usually if my patients complain of this it's because the Foley isn't draining for some
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    Reccomend a gender neutral title to replace "Nurse"!

    Morainey replied to keithjones's topic in General Nursing

    Hey, You There, I Was Supposed to Get A Pain Pill Twenty Minutes
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    The War On Fat

    Morainey replied to Crazed's topic in General Nursing

    I know that some people poo-poo exercise, but I tell ya. I never felt better than when I was running 2+ miles a day, working a physical job outdoors, and getting enough sun and fresh air and exercise....
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    Nurse Educator without nursing experience.. (?)

    Morainey replied to bsnwnab's topic in Nursing Career

    I would have to agree... at our school (can't speak for all), the professors were all clinical instructors. Believe me... you could tell which clinical instructors had years of experience on the...
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    Manager mad RN followed policy and procedure!

    Morainey replied to elfinM's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I read too quickly and thought you meant the patient was literally on the floor. I was going to say, well someone better pick them up! Ah hahaha. Yes I am easily
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    Murphy's Law of Nursing

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

    Talk about jinxes! During shift-to-shift report, "you should have a good night, they're a nice group." The poster who mentioned bringing 2 IV kits in the room, getting it on the first try, but one...
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    Should I get my CNA?

    Morainey replied to abobbett's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Not a waste of money or time. It gives you valuable experience and you get exposure to patients. It will teach you time management and prioritization. It will teach you how to talk to and deal with...
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    What is your take on morphine and pancreatitis?

    Morainey replied to an2on's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, usually our patients with pancreatitis get oodles of
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    Nurses~

    Morainey replied to GitanoRN's topic in General Nursing

    ... can I come work at your facility? I think we are having a barbecue, and also a Wear White Day, hopefully not on the same
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    Love or hate your IV pumps?

    Morainey replied to steffimarty's topic in General Nursing

    One hellish night, I was floated to the general med-surg. Nurses and aides were stretched pretty thin. After taking my unusually large patient load, I was treated to IV pumps beeping all night long....
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    Love or hate your IV pumps?

    Morainey replied to steffimarty's topic in General Nursing

    We have Hospira Plum A's too. I have had to learn to troubleshoot (air in the line makes it freak out). Also, distal occlusion beeping can get really annoying. They are simple to program, we have a...
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    Ugh...Bedside Report

    Morainey replied to Vespertinas's topic in General Nursing

    I'm gonna use this for EVERYthing
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    "I DEMAND an antibiotic. I am the customer and I am paying your salary"

    Morainey replied to Nascar nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I had a patient yesterday, was fine with his Foley catheter, we discussed the rationale for the Foley catheter, and so on. Then half an hour later IT HAS TO COME OUT RIGHT THIS SECOND. We did the back...
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    Ugh...Bedside Report

    Morainey replied to Vespertinas's topic in General Nursing

    I don't understand why it's necessary to go look for things that "may have been missed" on the previous shift. The way we do it now, we get a verbal nurse-to-nurse report, then I go around quickly to...
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    commonly used meds on ortho floors

    Morainey replied to ashleyisawesome's topic in Orthopedic

    Some meds I give out basically all the time: Synthroid Colace Senokot MOM and Dulcolax Aspirin Coumadin Lovenox Plavix Lovenox Xarelto Dilaudid Percocet Nucynta Tramadol Morphine Prilosec Simvastatin...
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    Murphy's Law of Nursing

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

    Drawing up the Dilaudid in the med room, thinking to myself, "do not throw this away as it needs to be barcode-scanned or they will think I am DIVERTING NARCOTICS AND I WILL LOSE MY LICENSE!!!" as I...
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    What I have learned to HATE about Nursing

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

    This. This, this,
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    One year later as a nurse, what have I learned?

    Morainey replied to Catch22Personified's topic in General Nursing

    Omg. Bob Saget's reaction from Dumb and Dumberer. Thank you that is the
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    Nursing textbooks question

    Morainey replied to ckgabel's topic in General Nursing

    My very favorite (still have it on my shelf as a reference!) was Lewis! Amazon.com: Medical-Surgical Nursing: Assessment and Management of Clinical Problems, Single Volume, 8e (MEDICAL SURGICAL...