MamaTheNurse

MamaTheNurse BSN, RN

M/S, OB, Ortho, ICU, Diabetes, QA/PI

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  1. How strict was your nursing school?

    MamaTheNurse replied to piercednurse's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I went to 2 different nursing schools - at the first, we had to wear all white shoes - no colour at all, like the OP - we weren't allowed to wear our uniforms (which were these awful white smock tops...

  2. If not a nurse...what????

    MamaTheNurse replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    I love "tai tai" - I think I'm going to have to start using that in every day

  3. The "bully" nurse

    MamaTheNurse replied to MikeyBSN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    the physician wrote the order in the chart and then it got transcribed onto a sheet that keeps track of IV fluids and their rates and also PRN IV/IV med orders which should be obsolete now that we...

  4. "What do you need Christmas off for? You don't have kids!" (rant)

    MamaTheNurse replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in General Nursing

    oops I forgot - that year, I actually had co-workers ask me if I wanted Christmas off because it was the baby's first one - I said "no" because it just worked out better the way it

  5. "What do you need Christmas off for? You don't have kids!" (rant)

    MamaTheNurse replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in General Nursing

    that first time mom you mention at the beginning of your post needs to wake up!! depending on when the child was born, they are going to be a year old, max - is her child functioning at a...

  6. Verbal abuse by physicians in ICU

    MamaTheNurse replied to erinnRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    in our ICU, we have some awesome docs - there are a few that are questionable but nothing a calm cool attitude can't handle..... in the last few years, our old Chief Medical Officer retired and our...

  7. The "bully" nurse

    MamaTheNurse replied to MikeyBSN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    in our unit, we get bullied by the HUC's (unit clerks) - I've seen nurses almost have to grovel to get orders entered into the computer - I've also seen nursing staff jump to answer the phone that's...

  8. Wish me luck!

    MamaTheNurse replied to barefootlady's topic in General Nursing

    you sound like an awesome nurse to work with!!!! hope you enjoy your new

  9. 12N Sleeping During Break

    MamaTheNurse replied to MEDRQST's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I worked 7p-7a, through 2 pregnancies, up to my due date, both times - I also lived almost 30 miles from work - in my first trimesters of both pregnancies, I didn't have morning sickness but I was...

  10. If not a nurse...what????

    MamaTheNurse replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    ooohhhh - sounds way cool to me!!! hope nursing will be as fun for

  11. If not a nurse...what????

    MamaTheNurse replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    I laugh when I think about how long I wanted to be a doc - whew, glad I snapped out of that craziness - I'm not slagging docs or anything, it's just that nursing has been a better career choice for...

  12. Vent settings?

    MamaTheNurse replied to raindrop's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    this was an awesome explanation - I wish I could have had it explained like this when I started in the ICU....... papawjohn, you rule!!!!!!!!!! (oops, maybe a smoking emoticon is not the best one...

  13. ventilator setting

    MamaTheNurse replied to willdgate's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    there is also a pretty good article in this month's "RN" mag if you have access to that at

  14. "What do you need Christmas off for? You don't have kids!" (rant)

    MamaTheNurse replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in General Nursing

    :yelclap: :yelclap: :yelclap: :yelclap: good for you - you said that very well!!! have a great

  15. "What do you need Christmas off for? You don't have kids!" (rant)

    MamaTheNurse replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in General Nursing

    that's hilarious!!! :rotfl: :rotfl: I can never think fast enough to come up with good stuff like that right on the spot - I'm always my wittiest approximately 2 days after the

  16. "Pardon Me, May I Kiss Your Feet?" Stories of doctors who want to rule the Earth

    MamaTheNurse replied to goats'r'us's topic in Nursing Humor

    I used to work for an ortho surgeon and we were in a case, talking about people throwing stuff in the OR and he told us about this old mean surgeon he knew when he was in medical school who, in a fit,...

  17. "What do you need Christmas off for? You don't have kids!" (rant)

    MamaTheNurse replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in General Nursing

    BTW, this post is intriguing - can I ask: if you are not in the US, where are you? also, why isn't Christmas your holiday? I'm sorry if I seem

  18. "What do you need Christmas off for? You don't have kids!" (rant)

    MamaTheNurse replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in General Nursing

    good for you, Marie, not backing down - this chick sounds like a real peach to work with..... I've never had it said so rudely and bluntly but BK (before kids) I knew people were thinking it when I...

  19. Dopamine question

    MamaTheNurse replied to babynurse2001's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    bless your hearts for being brave enough to use dopamine in babies!!! I still get nervous sometimes using it in big people!!! thank goodness for syringe pumps that calculate for

  20. Change with scrub design...

    MamaTheNurse replied to design_student's topic in General Nursing

    all of the above sounds great need to be careful with V-necks - I'm too hot-blooded to wear anything else but a bra under a scrub top - opportunities to look down my shirt and see what I got goin' on...

  21. Change of shift funtime!

    MamaTheNurse replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    I've left work late too many times to count due to babies that decided that they all wanted to be born at shift change and their deliveries needed all nurses from both outgoing and oncoming

  22. MY FEET HURT Shoe question

    MamaTheNurse replied to Banana River's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I wore Birkenstocks for years - used to work 5 12's in a row, pregnant and never missed a beat I didn't do staff nursing for a few years and lost track of where my old Birks got to so I tried a pair...

  23. Hospitals in the UP/northern lower MI?

    MamaTheNurse replied to CarolineRn's topic in Michigan Nursing

    maybe someone should tell the union that the strike is still on because I heard that their office has a big "For Rent" sign on

  24. New nurse scared to talk to doctors!!

    MamaTheNurse replied to cparrish's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I was the same way!! Believe it or not, it does get easier but you need to work at it!! Rounding with docs on your patients is a nice way to break the ice and to get them familiar with your name and...

  25. Who was your 1st patient

    MamaTheNurse replied to dinkymouse's topic in General Nursing

    my first patient was a lady in her '70's who weighed approximately 400 lbs and that was down from her admission weight - she was the grandmother of someone a few years behind me in high school I had...