mattsmom81

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  1. Nurses struggling with mental illness

    mattsmom81 replied to Severina's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I'm probably a poster child here for what NOT to do in the nursing field...as it kept me tooo preoccupied and became the focal point of my life. I wasn't dealing with life events, hurts, emotions......

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

    mattsmom81 replied to miya's topic in General Nursing

    I'm always amazed at these 'doctor' shows that show the docs doing everything from nursing care to lab, xray and even PT/OT. I wonder if the other professions get as miffed as nurses do??

  3. How to tell a friend she's not being a good nurse?

    mattsmom81 replied to simao pt's topic in General Nursing

    Its nice that you care enough for her to reach out. If she's a drain on you and the unit, tell her that: and strongly suggest EAP or counseling. If her behavior continues to be a disruption to the...

  4. How often do female pts request male nurses?

    mattsmom81 replied to JessicaInOr's topic in Men in Nursing

    When I have a female patient specifically request a male nurse immediately my radar goes off. Any patient who makes such specific requests (except in issues of pericare/embarassment issues) is...

  5. How can you say you're not paid well?

    mattsmom81 replied to malusport's topic in Emergency

    I'm always amazed at how those who know little to NOTHING about what we do , let alone the tremendous liabilities we shoulder, feel justified in stating nurses make enough or too much $$

  6. Traumatized by nursing - advice needed

    mattsmom81 replied to kcsun3's topic in General Nursing

    I am so sorry to hear stories like this. Just wanted to give the OP a hug, and some encouragement to do some instrospection and healing, and come up with a good care plan... for

  7. why are cna's treated like they are stupid and replaceable?

    mattsmom81 replied to Purple Princess's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Why are CNA's treated as stupid and replaceable? Well, because nurses are too. As our assistants, why expect anything else? Do I sound bitter? Well yes. But the truth hurts. Nurses are discarded when...

  8. How do You deal with Man-Hating Female Nurses?

    mattsmom81 replied to PrisonrNurs's topic in Men in Nursing

  9. Nurses Union in WA

    mattsmom81 replied to mattsmom81's topic in Washington Nursing

    Wow...Linda...your story is very troubling to me. Do the nurses here not care enough to join their union, get involved and make it more responsive to members? Surely nurses here are not pleased with...

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

    mattsmom81 replied to live4today's topic in General Nursing

    Count me as another nurse who dislikes the 'carebear angel' image of nursing. What is so wrong about portraying our career choice as academic, intellectual, and technologically challenging? Remember...

  11. LPN's in CCU, a vent

    mattsmom81 replied to NYERNURSE's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

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

    mattsmom81 replied to live4today's topic in General Nursing

    That I would believe too...in fact I'm sure they refer to us as much worse...my reference is from the Grey's Anatomy thread: Originally Posted by sunnyjohn "In college I took an upper level Sociology...

  13. Nurses Union in WA

    mattsmom81 replied to mattsmom81's topic in Washington Nursing

    Ah..thank you Zac! Nice to see you posting. We need to pick up our WA nurses site here a bit don't you think? Too

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

    mattsmom81 replied to live4today's topic in General Nursing

    In another thread a poster shared his sociology professors referred to nursing as a 'pink collar ghetto.' This term this illustrates pretty well the 'bad rap' nurses get. (I'm stilla bit in shock...

  15. Do 'goodlooking' nurses earn better salaries?

    mattsmom81 replied to Tony35NYC's topic in General Nursing

    Numerous studies have showed attractive people tend to advance faster and have more opportunities to excel. I doubt nursing is immune to a cultural trend that values attractiveness. Why is it so many...

  16. Phasing out LPNs/LVNs?

    mattsmom81 replied to darcieg's topic in Medical-Surgical

    The deskilling and phaseout of LPN's is a real phenom in many areas of the country today. Personally I think it is sad. If facilities had a REAL concern over a 'nursing shortage', one would think this...

  17. harassment in the workplace

    mattsmom81 replied to anjau's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    This is amazing; how sick some people are. Its sad we have to deal with people like this today. And restraining orders: well this is another way stalkers find out places of residence and workplaces,...

  18. Nurses struggling with mental illness

    mattsmom81 replied to Severina's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Yes I agree...we need to be careful sharing any identifying info if we're working. Not all nurses are open minded are they. Safer to share here anonymously.

  19. Michigan Preparing To Let Doctors Refuse To Treat Gays

    mattsmom81 replied to Roy Fokker's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Thanks for posting these observations. My DH is from Michigan and said the same things. I feel the majority of posters here have overreacted and have twisted the bill into some kind of evil 'plot' to...

  20. Nurses struggling with mental illness

    mattsmom81 replied to Severina's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Hi all...I am hanging in there. My hubby moved me cross country the end of January...I was unable to see my psychiatrist before we moved, which has prolonged my wait in getting help and progressing....

  21. I need to talk about my night

    mattsmom81 replied to babynursewannab's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    (((Gentle HUGS Alyssa))) Stroke is a potential complication of cardiac surgery. Likely the clot was pre-existing. Nothin you could do could change that. Anticoagulants keep further clots from...

  22. What did someone do that you knew to get fired or kicked out of school?

    mattsmom81 replied to Roland's topic in General Nursing

    Uf da. I was hoping the woman would win. Thanks for the update. Unfortunately this OK's other 'service oriented' industries doing the same, and we all know the way hospitals are going regarding...

  23. Suffering thru night shift position for your kids sake

    mattsmom81 replied to Nursesuzi's topic in General Nursing

    I found I preferred nights myself in time. I also worked nights because of family; PM's didn't work for us (me and hubby drifted apart). My hints for sleeping during the day: Turn all phones off and...

  24. How do You deal with Man-Hating Female Nurses?

    mattsmom81 replied to PrisonrNurs's topic in Men in Nursing

    Wow RN34TX...you've run into some bychy females...LOL! Usually these heavy combative types need the entire staff to turn/move/lift/ clean, anyway in my experience and we try to rotate assignments...

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

    mattsmom81 replied to miya's topic in General Nursing

    Sadly they have a point. In my 28 yrs, I've found this to be largely true for too many nurses in groups. Its likely why nurses have so much trouble organizing to effect our own profession ...many...