MaggieMaggie

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1. For those who have been called shy or quiet by your instructors

   MaggieMaggie replied to mereship's topic in General Students

   THANK YOU for posting this!! I feel like I could have written it myself (except you made it more coherent than anything I ever type up ). Very inspirational and I think it will really help some people. I know this is an old post but I have been in t...

2. Do patients know a "good nurse"?

   MaggieMaggie replied to NursesRmofun's topic in Relations

   Generally, no. Like you said, most are taken by a charming smile and accompanying small talk. Of course there are exceptions. And I do think some new grads make it obvious that they are nervous and patients pick up on it. And some people get blinded ...

3. What's the meanest thing a patient has said to you?

   MaggieMaggie replied to fangirl's topic in Relations

   I had originally posted something else but I just remembered something worse. I had a patient with dementia who was paranoid and kept saying he must be sick because his family poisoned him. I told him "don't worry, your family did not poison you". Hi...

4. Giving up nursing?

   MaggieMaggie replied to RNhere's topic in Career Support

   It varies state to state but generally it is pretty easy to maintain your license (usually just a simple application + proof of CEU's). You never know. I would renew it.

5. Nursing Specialties with a Slower Pace and Less Patient/Family Interaction

   MaggieMaggie replied to Soliloquy's topic in General Nursing

   You could work for an employee health dept at a hospital, then you really only deal with other healthcare professionals and the ones I've met always seem very relaxed. OR or PACU could work, too. You don't really interact with patient's family member...

6. Being the "New Girl"

   MaggieMaggie posted a topic in Relations

   Hello AllNurses, I had an account on this site years ago when I was a student and am just coming back. I hope I am posting this in the appropriate spot. Also, this is super long, my apologies but I have to get this all out. I stayed in my first nursi...