Morainey BSN, RN

Orthopedic, LTC, STR, Med-Surg, Tele

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    Yearly Bonus Ripped Off?

    Morainey replied to cd365c's topic in General Nursing

    .... Bo-nus? JK. We get them during the holidays and I lose around 20% to taxes every year. But hey, it is more than I would have had otherwise. Besides, they emphasize that EVERYONE GETS THE SAME...
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    Joint Commission had me for lunch.

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

    I got cornered for a practice one of these... and ALL they asked about was the pain scale, 0-10. It was so frustrating to explain to two play-acting administrators that no, the patient hadn't received...
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    Have you ever cried in front of the relatives?

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

    I'm not sure what your role is here... are you his nurse? Be a good patient advocate and ask for his morphine to be increased. If you are a student, address it with his assigned
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    Is the VA a good place to work?

    Morainey replied to Morainey's topic in Government, Military

    Thanks for the responses! I guess it is pretty vague. Most of the nurses I know who used to work at the VA say they wish they had never left, which I take to be a good sign, but they have been out of...
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    Float Pool Vent

    Morainey replied to Bezoars's topic in General Nursing

    I feel like the float pool nurses deserve a lot of respect because they are able to go between units flexibly, they don't get the same assignment back every shift, and they never know what they are...
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    Unit Newsletter!

    Morainey replied to justchill's topic in General Nursing

    We have a little "did you know?" segment at the end of ours, which I think is nice sometimes, but otherwise you can tell what the most recent screw-ups are ("DID YOU KNOW that we can only keep TWELVE...
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    Too much stuff behind ID badge!!

    Morainey replied to NurseEric81's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Ours is on a little zip card, and mine's developed a
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    AT&T Will Keep Your Grandma Out of the Nursing Home

    Morainey replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    Cheaper than a caregiver,
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    VENT about getting cancelled....

    Morainey posted a topic in General Nursing

    Disclaimer: I need to vent! I'm frustrated. I work 36 hours/week normally, three 12s. Soooo the last 5 shifts in a row I've been scheduled to work, I've been cancelled (or attempted to be cancelled)....
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    Scrubs website with free shipping?

    Morainey posted a topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Does anybody know of a scrubs website with free shipping? I have been looking and most have at least a $100 minimum
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    What do you say when calling out sick as a nurse?

    Morainey replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in Nursing Career

    It doesn't matter if you always have a great attitude and are never late, that only goes so far. If I called out every time I woke up and my throat felt scratchy or had a headache or maybe should have...
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    Would you apologize, if you'd done nothing wrong

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

    It's tricky. I will apologize effusively if I'm at fault - say, I promised to bring your pain medication or get your prune juice or whatever, and I forgot because I was charting. However, if a...
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    Bedside Shift Report

    Morainey replied to Seasoned's topic in General Nursing

    I used to really, really hate bedside reporting, but I've cut it down to what most people here are saying - a quick hello to the patient, and a more detailed report in private. We have had a couple of...
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    It's end of shift and I'm leaving on time. Not!

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

    Get my post-op, get them settled and assessed and washed, "how's your pain?" "I can't believe it! ZERO out of 10!" All dressings clean, dry, and intact; here, have a sandwich. Continue to round on...
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    Is it a good idea to work 5 days straight (12 hours shifts/day)?

    Morainey replied to happyface27's topic in General Nursing

    No. Such a bad idea. The most I will work is 5 days in a row and I only do 8s and by that last day I am experiencing serious compassion fatigue and I either get very surly or very
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    Absolutely ridiculous... You can keep your 4 hours

    Morainey replied to HeartRN13's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    At least you get paid to be on-call (I hope, anyway)... we just get left
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    Accident

    Morainey replied to trillnurse7's topic in General Nursing

    At the very least, an incident report. Like many mistakes, hopefully this is one that will only be made
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    Should I include this on my resume?

    Morainey posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I quit a per diem job a few months ago for a myriad of reasons - didn't get enough shifts, had to do monthly inservices which were a challenge (time-management and travel wise), and so on. I am...
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    Simultaneous admissions (vent)

    Morainey posted a topic in General Nursing

    Okay, so when I'm in charge I know that I am supposed to take admissions. That does not mean EVERY SINGLE admission. That also means that yes, I deserve a lunch break too! It also means, if we get two...
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    Bitter Cold

    Morainey replied to HikingEDRN's topic in General Nursing

    My only addition is to park facing out of your spot... much easier to drive right out rather than try to back out in snow and
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    Simultaneous admissions (vent)

    Morainey replied to Morainey's topic in General Nursing

    I think the issue is somewhere along the line "help with admissions" got turned into "do all the admissions". I think it may be the culture of my unit, unfortunately. I am chalking it up to bad...
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    Hypothetical Situation

    Morainey replied to Bortaz's topic in General Nursing

    If you didn't see it, don't say it! Aside from that sounds like the stuff soap operas are made of. Or Grey's Anatomy or
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    What is the lowest HGB you have seen?

    Morainey replied to I<3H2O's topic in General Nursing

    My friend said she was a 2 after delivering twins. On the floor I haven't seen anything lower than 6. Not very
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    Feeling Guilty After Calling in Sick...

    Morainey replied to westieluv's topic in General Nursing

    I'd rather that my coworkers called in sick rather than having to listen to them cough and hack and sniffle all over the place. Sounds mean but it's true. I WILL chase you with PDI
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    Simultaneous admissions (vent)

    Morainey replied to Morainey's topic in General Nursing

    THANK YOU! I was beginning to think I was unreasonable and crazy!! And yes, on our floor it is an unspoken expectation that charge nurse will take all admissions. And then, if the charge nurse...