Morainey BSN, RN

Orthopedic, LTC, STR, Med-Surg, Tele

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    If you hate being a CNA will you hate being an RN too?

    Morainey replied to AddisonLawrence03's topic in General Nursing

    Not necessarily. I didn't like being a CNA in LTC, but that facility was not a terribly supportive working environment. I liked being a CNA/PCT in the hospital, and now I love being an RN in a...
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    Portfolios

    Morainey replied to Despareux's topic in General Students

    A portfolio? Like, full of care plans or
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    The Mockery of Nursing

    Morainey replied to Old.Timer's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    So on the second day of my orientation I told my preceptor I already knew how to do everything so she gave me a full assignment and I just got so overwhelmed and started crying because she was SO MEAN...
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    affect of nursing shortage on nursing leadership and management, help!

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

    Where is this nursing shortage??? If anything, I think the market (pretty much EVERYwhere, if you have read other posts and forums) is oversaturated with new nurses, not to mention seasoned,...
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    is there a difference between pct and cna?

    Morainey replied to mee9mee9's topic in General Nursing

    At our hospitals PCTs can operate as unit secretaries, basically. They can enter orders and be assigned to answer the phone, call in consults, send faxes, etc. CNAs do the patient care end of it. A...
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    ascultating the lungs of a female patient

    Morainey replied to srleslie's topic in General Nursing

    If I listen on the lateral side, I usually say to the patient "I'm going to listen down here, ok?" and then pat the area on my own self. No surprises that way. Then if I have to lift or move anything,...
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    ascultating the lungs of a female patient

    Morainey replied to srleslie's topic in General Nursing

    You can always listen posteriorly - quick and easy for a cursory
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    Nursing Error

    Morainey replied to Nurse_Extern's topic in General Nursing

    No way, it definitely sounds like a question someone would casually
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    If There Was A Major Epidemic / Pandemic Would You Report For Duty?

    Morainey replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in General Nursing

    You bet I would go to
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    The Mockery of Nursing

    Morainey replied to Old.Timer's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Oh, and: I'm in my first semester of my BSN, after I graduate I can't decide if I work in the ED or the ICU? Because, ya know, as a new grad those jobs are super attainable IN THIS
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    The Mockery of Nursing

    Morainey replied to Old.Timer's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    GUYS I fell down the stairs and heard a crack and now there is a jagged white thing sticking out of my arm. Is this swine flu??!?!?!?!?! :) for
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    Healthcare related reads....

    Morainey replied to aachavez's topic in General Nursing

    I recently read Critical Care, which is about a nurse on an oncology floor as a new nurse....
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    How do I get out of being a nurse?

    Morainey replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing

    Anywhere I've worked, staff education nurses hardly ever seem to have contact with patients, just a
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    Who is going to wait on me????

    Morainey replied to OhioCCRN's topic in General Nursing

    Oh my gosh! I had the most miserable patient a couple of nights ago, had a knee surgery and all of a sudden, couldn't wipe anymore??
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    Where does all the money go?

    Morainey replied to everydaynurse's topic in General Nursing

    I was wondering that too! I think they said our post-op patients pay about $3000 a day on our unit (disclaimer: I might be TOTALLY wrong about that) and I wondered
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    exposure to the Operating Room

    Morainey replied to wishiwereanurse's topic in Operating Room

    I went to the OR with one case during med-surg rotation, but that was kind of about being in the right place at the right time. We didn't have any time dedicated to going to the OR as
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    Impossible job expectations

    Morainey replied to annmariern's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds pretty close to normal for med-surg, except discharge within 60 minutes. But most of it sounds normal to
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    Had a bad night.

    Morainey posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    So I worked last night, I had three demanding patients (I don't want to get into specifics but one was a fresh post-op, one was getting 2 units of blood, and one was NOT HAPPY with the previous shift...
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    i cant insert an iv catheter successfully :C help

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

    Not super technical advice... but I used to get soooo nervous about starting IVs, and almost always missed even when I thought the pt's veins were huge prominent ropes. Don't forget to breathe! I...
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    "Don't you find this degrading?"

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

    She was probably embarrassed, although 'degrading' is a poor choice of
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    Locker dilemma

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

    FOLLOWUP because I know everyone is dying to know what happened! So, I went back in that night and was really rushed so I didn't actually move my stuff. Not out of spite or anything, but because I...
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    Locker dilemma

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

    Seriously.... I've worked there 1+ years and this is the first time I've ever laid eyes on her. If it was someone I saw often, believe me, I would have been MORTIFIED! Guess I will move my junk when I...
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    concise Lab values

    Morainey replied to maia718's topic in General Nursing

    When I first started working, I printed out the fish skeleton thingy (Na, K, Cl, CO2, BUN, Creatinine, Glucose and also WBC/Hgb/Hct/Platelets) and taped it to the back of my badge. Once you start...
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    Help! NEED STETHOSCOPE ASAP!

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

    I used the Lightweight II for the last year of school. I found that cheap stethoscopes felt really clunky and heavy after a couple of hours, and some had little pieces that would grab little...
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    New Grad Entitlement

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

    OOoooooh thank you for writing this. Could have written it