mazz

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1. How do you really feel about 5-star rooms?

   mazz replied to maddiecat's topic in General Nursing

   I personally think it is disgusting. If someone wants a chef, go to a hotel or go home. It is hard enough convincing people that our hospital is not a hotel, and that I am not a maid or a waitress- I am a skilled, trained professional with a degree,...

2. Oh my gosh!!! (found the rural nursing forum)

   mazz replied to Ted's topic in Rural

   I am amazed to know that there are hospitals smaller than this one (15 acute and 3 ER beds). We have alot of swing bed pt's also. Honestly speaking, in actual time and resources I swear the swingers use more than acute patients ever do. We currently ...

3. Extern-is it a good way to get experience and gain confidence?

   mazz replied to Wheaties's topic in General Students

   Definitely the way to go. I would not have felt nearly as comfortable as I did when I graduated and went to work in the real world. I was an extern at a childrens hospital- I was able to do assessments and chart under an RN's supervision; I was able ...

4. Possible Cerebral Aneurysm??

   mazz replied to sagelola's topic in General Nursing

   hang in there- I'm sending positive thoughts your way- California, right? Anyway- I have taken care of post-aneurysm surgery pts, and also ones that have had neuro-radiological interventions. For the most part, everyone I remember did well. I worked ...

5. lidocaine for IV starts?

   mazz replied to NativeTexan's topic in Emergency

   Lido can work well, but it really does make veins disappear. Maybe I was just unlucky to get whatever small percentage of the population that lido does that to, but since that happened, I do not use it anymore.

6. newly hired at a rural hospital

   mazz replied to mittels's topic in Rural

   evie, I work in a 15 bed hospital- came here from a major trauma center- used to work ICU. I think you would be just fine starting in a small facility, providing they have a good preceptor program and resources, either books or computers, I would be ...