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  1. Lpn's Supervising Rn's-long Thread

    mattsmom81 replied to HONEYBEAR's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like you've got a couple of really slick RN's there...they've effectively figured out how to get out of doing stuff they don't want to do, and how to delegate it to YOU. They're out of line and...

  2. In Trouble With The Bon!!! Please Advise Me...

    mattsmom81 replied to LadyBugLass's topic in General Nursing

    My advice: call your local bar association and ask for a nurse attorney (RNJD) Let her advise and represent you in this matter. She can quickly find out what the BON is planning in this matter. Its...

  3. Nurse Tech doing triage........

    mattsmom81 replied to dazzle256's topic in Emergency

    If that tech is functioning solo, those nurses in ER are fools. They are ultimately responsible and liable for what the tech does (and doesn't) do. And when something goes bad, watch how fast the...

  4. staffing tried to trick/bully me in today!

    mattsmom81 replied to hock1's topic in General Nursing

    I believe this was part of their plan...a way to begin their 'business' of short staffing us. But the poor treatment and working conditions they create has backfired on them...they have caused their...

  5. staffing tried to trick/bully me in today!

    mattsmom81 replied to hock1's topic in General Nursing

    Ya know all this scrambling for staff could be remedied simply by having a solid pool of float nurses available. If facilities made sure these nurses get a good orientation, are rewarded monetarily...

  6. Paxil Doesn't Work Anymore---What's Next?

    mattsmom81 replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    I was a runner too before I got hurt at work (when I was 35) then I could not run anymore. The running WAS a great stress reliever, and also kept me in shape. Unfortunately I can no longer walk fast...

  7. Paxil Doesn't Work Anymore---What's Next?

    mattsmom81 replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    TCAS11, I think you missed your calling...you should be in pharmacology school instead of nursing school...(or are you?)

  8. need help for severe depression

    mattsmom81 replied to needs help's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Needshelp...so glad you wrote to update us. I had to smile about your furball story...it sounds like something I would do. Maybe its your head saying 'OK I may not be able to do everything I want,...

  9. Research topic - grapefruit juice and Effesor

    mattsmom81 replied to subee's topic in Psychiatric

    I was on Prozac for years in the past and was NEVER told not to drink grapefruit juice, nor was it in any literature I saw . Is this a new finding?? Recently started on Zoloft and this warning IS...

  10. I Am FURIOUS!!!!

    mattsmom81 replied to leslie :-D's topic in Psychiatric

    I'm so sorry you are going through this Leslie...my thoughts are with

  11. What is your biggest nursing pet peeve?

    mattsmom81 replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

    Visitors in ICU talking loudly on their cellphones. both in patient rooms and while strolling the unit, peering in other patient rooms as well. Now many of these cellphones have cameras....anyone else...

  12. Tee vs. No Tee

    mattsmom81 replied to Atlnurstudt's topic in General Nursing

    I can relate...LOL!! The staff and patients are freezing, but I'm dripping wet...don't need extra clothes! I finally started cutting out scrub pant pockets (that I never use anyway) and sewing in a...

  13. restarting prehospital IV's

    mattsmom81 replied to JillR's topic in Emergency

    OK thanks...this likely explains why most hospitals have policies on this issue...a sentinel event triggered it. Shoulda

  14. restarting prehospital IV's

    mattsmom81 replied to JillR's topic in Emergency

    If the ambulance workers use the same aseptic techinique and occlusive sterile dressings I too have always questioned this 'rule' ...every hospital I've worked at has a policy to restart field IV's...

  15. Nurse, There's a Spider in My Throat

    mattsmom81 replied to AngelSpirit's topic in Emergency

    OMG!!! I cannot imagine how those ants must have made him feel...crawling and biting his airway and esophagus....eek.

  16. Expectations of agency nurses

    mattsmom81 replied to mattsmom81's topic in Agency Nurses

    Isn't it sad how nurses treat each other...the fulltimers take it out on perdiem and agency, the weekday crew dumps on the weekend crew, day shift dumps on night shift...what a gigantic pecking order...

  17. Expectations of agency nurses

    mattsmom81 posted a topic in Agency Nurses

    What is the deal out there today? Is it me or do staff nurses place increasingly unreasonable expectations on us? Seems like every shift is the same...they sit and watch me run with the worst...

  18. Why Are Nurses Given Such A Bad Rap Today?

    mattsmom81 replied to live4today's topic in General Nursing

    Excellent post Cblancke...I had to repost it because I believe your message is soooo important; illustrating why it is important for nurses to show solidarity in correcting the misperceptions out...

  19. recruiter lied

    mattsmom81 replied to barefootlady's topic in Agency Nurses

    Too many recruitors just 'plug holes' to make the agency money..and they function much like a used car salesman in the process.

  20. Expectations of agency nurses

    mattsmom81 replied to mattsmom81's topic in Agency Nurses

    Good luck to you ...sounds like we've gone through some similar trials in the areas of our own health and our careers. I'm hoping this will be a good change for you and you will find reward in your...

  21. Do you have a Weasel at work?

    mattsmom81 replied to Judee Smudee's topic in General Nursing

    You guys crack me up...where do you find this stuff??? LOL! :rotfl: (guess I need to get out more eh) :chuckle Seriously I needed a smile this

  22. Cutters

    mattsmom81 replied to wannabepsychnurse's topic in Psychiatric

    Thank you Sbic..that link was helpful..and kudos to those here who have shared their stories.

  23. Nurse, There's a Spider in My Throat

    mattsmom81 replied to AngelSpirit's topic in Emergency

    OMG...I will have nightmares about this now...another confirmed arachnaphobe here. I've heard of accidentally swallowing bees that fly into Coke cans and I've heard of cockroaches crawling into ears,...

  24. Grey's Anatomy Premier!!! + How to Contact Show Creators

    mattsmom81 replied to miya's topic in General Nursing

    Sooo..some of the nurses here can see the message that the student docs are arrogant and frequently wrong. My question is: Is the general public getting that message...or are they seeing/hearing...

  25. Cutters

    mattsmom81 replied to wannabepsychnurse's topic in Psychiatric

    I have often wondered if cutting was a frustrated anxiety driven compulsion, or a prelude to suicide attempt? (I am not a psych nurse but am interested in what drives human beings) How does cutting...