Morainey BSN, RN

Orthopedic, LTC, STR, Med-Surg, Tele

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    Answer Your Phones! Love, Tele.

    Morainey replied to Stephalump's topic in General Nursing

    We're supposed to carry hospital issued cell phones, but on our floor nurses can be casual about it. That's why I call the monitor tech at the start of my shift w/ my cell phone number so they can...
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    Patients who love their sick role

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

    I had a family who complained about the hospital amenities while I was in the room. Such as, the food in the cafeteria was disgusting, they didn't like the way the linens were stocked, etc. Minor...
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    What nursing reference books do you use

    Morainey replied to d00d00butter's topic in General Nursing

    I kept my med-surg textbooks, and bought several of the Incredibly Easy! books for fluids and electrolytes, EKGs, etc. I find it especially useful as a reference for things that I don't see all the...
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    Does anybody use sterile technique anymore?

    Morainey replied to bookwormom's topic in General Nursing

    We use only use sterile technique for central line dressings. All of our post-op dressing changes are clean
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    Passing things on

    Morainey replied to Nanz_B's topic in General Nursing

    It makes a difference to me if some attempt was made. I don't like coming in and hearing, the antibiotic was due at 0600 but the IV was bad and the patient said they were a really hard stick so we...
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    Disrespectful

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

    I had an administrator tell me to go around and apologize to other patients for a group home patient (DD) who was screaming and crying from pain because she didn't want to "see this come up in...
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    What Are The Most Creative Call-off Excuses You Have Heard?

    Morainey replied to bluegeegoo2's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I called out because of norovirus once, but that was soooo terrible I don't ever want to jinx myself by pretending I have
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    Nurse Scrubs for Hallowe'en

    Morainey replied to Pink Tulip's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    You could always buy unisex Dickies. I think Fashion Seal makes inexpensive ones also. Check thrift shops or clearance at Walmart, a uniform shop, etc. One year my husband and I were "doctor and...
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    IV push

    Morainey replied to greyL's topic in General Nursing

    I always check our IV med book. Our pharmacy also made a "Common IV Meds" binder for a quick
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    dealing with confused patients

    Morainey replied to sprintin08's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    What a nice story. Really
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    First RN Job - just wondering if this is common?

    Morainey replied to BrooklynRN11201's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, this can and does happen - it happened to me and someone I worked with. Our respective departments had to "create" GN positions and it doesn't happen overnight. Not sure if that is the case with...
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    What Are The Most Creative Call-off Excuses You Have Heard?

    Morainey replied to bluegeegoo2's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I haven't used it yet, but I feel like nobody argues with
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    Nursing Interventions for dry flaky skin

    Morainey replied to slp_vball01's topic in General Nursing

    Makes perfect sense. That's why people put lotions on after
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    Importance of handwriting?

    Morainey replied to rldubz's topic in General Students

    I wouldn't worry about it too much. I have a couple of coworkers with absolutely atrocious handwriting (to the point where I show it to someone else and say... can you read what this says?!) but it's...
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    Songs That Remind You of Nursing....

    Morainey replied to sarahbellum's topic in General Nursing

    December 1963 (Oh What A Night) - Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons - after rough
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    Need Advice... Nurse stealing non-narcotic medication

    Morainey replied to JSSCELI's topic in General Nursing

    Zofran's a little different from Tylenol. I keep a bottle of Advil in my handbag for headaches and I always offer some to my coworkers who say they have a headache or backache or cramps or whatever....
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    RN License plate

    Morainey replied to esrun00's topic in General Nursing

    Meh... I would rather have one of the wildlife
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    Signing your title in everyday signature

    Morainey replied to NurseGhostHunter's topic in General Nursing

    I usually do it accidentally if I'm buying something on the way home from work with a credit card! I always have an "oh, yeah.."
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    Night shift question

    Morainey replied to j_tay1981's topic in General Nursing

    Ugh I used to hate that feeling. Groggy, and I never wanted to leave the house on my days off, just lay around and watch movies and sleep. It's a night shift thing but I can't put a name on
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    PRN being cancelled

    Morainey replied to Nicole3d's topic in General Nursing

    Ugh yeah. Sometimes you wonder if it's even worth the drive in. That's the way it goes for PRN though, it is as needed. If it's 2-3 days a week maybe you could look for something PRN a little
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    Multidisciplinary rounds

    Morainey replied to avaloncar's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like a great idea. I wish we did
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    Safe beds for patients

    Morainey posted a topic in General Nursing

    Has anyone had any experience with these kinds of bed enclosures? I think they look goofy as heck, but do we find that they are
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    Should I resign(quit) my job?

    Morainey replied to stram87's topic in General Nursing

    From your description, yes. I would quit the critical care job as it doesn't seem quite suited to your long term goals. A month's notice is very courteous of
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    Grey's Anatomy Scrubs - Sizing Help?

    Morainey replied to BrooklynRN11201's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Personally I really liked the Grey's Anatomy tops until I filled out a little. Now they feel very constricting in the bust. I'm 5'7" and gained probably about 10 pounds in the last year, in boobs and...
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    Help with cleansing a necrotic/ischemic toe/foot?

    Morainey replied to josephjohn87's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    Innnnnteresting. I've had a couple of patients with necrotic toes and I'm so worried they're just going to, like, fall off. Meanwhile, in the Yukon: The Sourtoe Cocktail | Atlas