Mattskiematt

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1. I feel so incompetent and dumb

   Mattskiematt replied to canche's topic in Emergency

   I would say it's a matter of perspective. I try hard to make myself optimistic. I would say that there's a thin line between being picked at and receiving areas of improvement. I cannot judge with just one scenario, and given that only scenario, I wo...

2. Too old to do NP program?

   Mattskiematt replied to med_life_for_me's topic in NP Students

   I know someone who have finished nursing at the age of 50's. We took our exams together and have worked for a period of time. I must say that I was really impressed, maybe her life experiences have worked for her and she's the kind of the empathetic ...

3. Help me deal with the 'tough love'

   Mattskiematt replied to nursingjudgment's topic in Critical

   If I were in your case, I would accept the criticisms as constructive. However, if I ever feel that that specific person is picking on me, I would stand-up and defend myself (especially when I know that I am doing my work correctly). It takes time to...

4. Alaris pumps?

   Mattskiematt replied to Tantorium's topic in Critical

   I love Alaris! Make sure that there are no teeny-tiny bubbles, the alarm sensor is a tad sensitive.

5. ICU or CCU

   Mattskiematt replied to techlife72's topic in Critical

   I vote for ICU

6. I feel so incompetent and dumb

   Mattskiematt replied to canche's topic in Emergency

   Well, I experienced the same back when I was newly hired as a nurse, I felt incompetent too. What I did was I tried to improve at all aspects, take their criticisms as constructive and meet their expectations. Everyone has a unique learning curve, on...

7. I passed my NCLEX with 75 questions on the first try!!!

   Mattskiematt replied to Wallace2014's topic in NCLEX

   Woohoo! Congratulations!

8. How can I increase the morale on my unit?

   Mattskiematt replied to BecomingNursey's topic in Relations

   How about team building sessions? Like have a party, dine out, or anything in between.

9. How do you handle narcissist patients?

   Mattskiematt replied to mikala3's topic in Relations

   I personally don't think that your patient is "narcissistic". I would classify her as rude and irate. Anyways, with regard to your concern, I would still take care of her like everyone else. Some patients are really tough to crack. Often times, you n...

10. Failed A Course...

    Mattskiematt replied to Kyliemb's topic in General Students

    Don't give up on the dream. If you need to take extra time, give it a shot. Here in our country, if you have failed the clinicals, you can definitely make-up for it. Not sure with your setting there.

11. I Need A Nurse To Interview!!

    Mattskiematt replied to BeaRamos's topic in General Students

    I would gladly be a subject for interview if you need help. I've got too much free time on hand at this moment. Kindly send me a PM, much better if you're going to provide me any social media account so we could converse from there. I can't send any ...

12. Rationale for taking apical pulse prior to trach suctioning

    Mattskiematt replied to jena5111's topic in General Students

    I have worked in the Intensive Care Unit and Critical Care Unit for years, never once that I have checked nor have heard that nurses should check the apical pulse before suctioning the patient's tracheostomy. Above post is right, if ever we hit the c...

13. ER nurses a different 'type' than others?

    Mattskiematt replied to Madigan's topic in Emergency

    ER nursing is like, receive the patient, diagnose, sort everything else and endorse! ER nurses are like the Sorting Hat from Harry Potter. *endorses patient to Gryffindor*

14. General Practice Nurse

    Mattskiematt replied to KyAnRN's topic in Australia

    Well it could mean that for a practice nurse, you'll be handling mostly the manual and hands-on stuff. Maybe that's why they're saying that it's stressful because it could be tiring.

15. Welcome to the Forum - General Aussie Chat

    Mattskiematt replied to gwenith's topic in Australia

    Me too, I'll be studying in Australia for my bridging program. Hopefully, I could make friends here because I'll be going there alone.