Morainey BSN, RN

Orthopedic, LTC, STR, Med-Surg, Tele

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    Nurses who worked through school

    Morainey replied to ginaw623's topic in General Nursing

    It's definitely do-able. I worked 24 hours/week evenings and days and went to school at night and on weekends. I didn't have any kids, but I was still broke all the time (paid my own rent and bills )...
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    Patients being discharged prematurely

    Morainey replied to Patti_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes I think our ED overtreats (future hubby is an EMS provider and takes people to my hospital's ED all the time, he firmly believes that they overtreat), but then I hear or read stories like...
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    What CAN they do? (a vent)

    Morainey replied to Nurse Leigh's topic in General Nursing

    I love it when dietary dumps a tray and it's not discovered for awhile, so some poor little old lady has to have her, like, fish filet heated up in the microwave. Delish!!! :barf01: Most of our diet...
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    What CAN they do? (a vent)

    Morainey replied to Nurse Leigh's topic in General Nursing

    That sounds like my own personal version of
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    False documentation... more common than you think.

    Morainey replied to OnlybyHisgraceRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    OMG. I assess everyone within two hours, but if I had to actually document all of those assessments (each and every shift) within two hours, well I just don't know how I'd do it. Sometimes I get in at...
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    Working for the Rich Population?

    Morainey replied to winter_green's topic in General Nursing

    I work with a lot of patients who are having elective surgeries, sometimes I think, did you really need this surgery or did you want to be doted on for a few days?? I don't really notice a difference...
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    how do nurses wear nail polish?

    Morainey replied to meghan91's topic in General Nursing

    I get a gel manicure every 2-3 weeks, and it doesn't come off or get gross with the hand sanitizer. Lasts a long time too :) I think our santizers have chlorhexidine though. No one has ever said...
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    False documentation... more common than you think.

    Morainey replied to OnlybyHisgraceRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    We scan all of our meds, so no BS-ing THAT anymore. I must be lucky though... the only time anyone ever got on my case was when I forgot to chart Percocet given, and since it was a narcotic it was a...
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    Is attending a patient's funeral overstepping "the" boundary?

    Morainey replied to BostonTerrierLover's topic in General Nursing

    I hope one of the nurses that cared for my grandpa as he died in the ICU would come to his funeral, so I could say thank you. After he died, we left and I feel very badly that I didn't say thank you...
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    Can a Nurse have a Tattoo???

    Morainey replied to futurenurse'15's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Yeah, you can have tattoos. I myself have two, but they are both easily hidden under scrubs (intentionally, when I got them I made sure of that). Some places specify no visible tattoos. I've had...
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    Newly employed ADN nurses please read!

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

    I got hired with my ADN in a hospital, exactly where I wanted to work. HOWEVER, like a couple of other posters have said, I laid the groundwork and got a job in the hospital where I wanted to work...
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    Ortho/Trauma RN Advice

    Morainey replied to alissan6's topic in Orthopedic

    I can't really speak for trauma, but as for ortho... On my ortho floor we deal with a lot of post-ops, knee & hip replacements, so I'm sure they will ask if you are comfortable with that. They...
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    Reporting Errors

    Morainey replied to Vespertinas's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    If you had a near-miss, I would definitely report it. Think about all of the other nurses that could make that same mistake, especially if it is one where harm could reach the patient. We recently...
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    Pyxis for the uninitiated

    Morainey replied to goats'r'us's topic in General Nursing

    I forgot to add, it has a touchscreen and a keyboard. I went with my mom through the airport one time and normally she is confused and upset by touchscreens - you name it, Walmart self check out, ATM,...
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    Written up.

    Morainey replied to WittySarcasm's topic in General Nursing

    I got written up for a totally moronic and preventable mistake. I felt really bad and nervous about it for awhile, but I took ownership and built steps into my routine to avoid making that kind of...
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    charge pay

    Morainey replied to suhlir's topic in General Nursing

    Our charges on days and evenings don't get an assignment, but on nights and weekends they take a full assignment. They get $1.00 more an hour (almost typo'ed $100, wouldn't that be great?!?). Most of...
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    Pyxis for the uninitiated

    Morainey replied to goats'r'us's topic in General Nursing

    I WISH. Ours is a gray hulk that opens drawers, which have compartments with lids that only open if they're the correct med. It chirps like a bird. It only opens for you if you smoosh your big greasy...
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    gossip at work

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

    *** is wrong with people. I have a friend who will say the most vicious things about someone and then be so sweet to their face. I'm sure you already are, but watch your back! Don't give anybody...
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    Question about LTC facilities that do not accept Medicare

    Morainey posted a topic in General Nursing

    So, to make a long, painful story short, my grandfather very suddently and unexpectedly passed away and he was the primary caretaker for my grandmother, who has Parkinson's. She is in the early...
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    I hate nursing exams

    Morainey replied to RNbethy's topic in General Students

    I can understand where the OP is coming from. I have a BS as well, and I found that nursing exams seemed really, almost, oversimplified. Yes you have to learn critical thinking and prioritization. But...
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    Exercising with a nurses schedule

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

    I used to run 5x a week... before nursing school and working as a nurse. Now I call myself a "weekend warrior"... I try to run 1-2 days a week. Way down on my mileage, but I figure some running is...
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    Best discounts/coupons/sales on brand-name scrubs?

    Morainey replied to RN0302's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Tafford.com has good markdowns, but I've never actually ordered anything from there. Shipping is the worst. I don't buy scrubs online anymore because shipping is such a rip-off. I've priced it out...
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    Vent. Should I feel bad about not picking up shifts?

    Morainey replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing

    Nothing irritates me more than getting calls from work on my time off. I send that **** straight to voicemail and don't call back. I work 36 hours/week, and only pick up shifts that **I** choose to...
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    Ritalin prescribed for daydreaming...

    Morainey replied to OnlybyHisgraceRN's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like I need some
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    Coworkers who pick up too many shifts...

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

    What about people who call you and beg PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE cover my shift, but then are always busy and just can't possibly when you ask them to cover yours?!?