mattsmom81

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  1. Ethical and professional boundaries in HH

    mattsmom81 replied to mattsmom81's topic in Home Health

    Thanks for validating my concern! Part of me thought 'Mind your own business.. perhaps this was a deal between 2 private citizens..and who is it harming? ' Then I thought of professional ethics and...

  2. Ethical and professional boundaries in HH

    mattsmom81 replied to mattsmom81's topic in Home Health

    Thank you for replying Nickle... and I'm glad I'm not the only one concerned about

  3. Have any of you done flu clinics????????

    mattsmom81 replied to Hairstylingnurse's topic in Agency Nurses

    There's usually one or two every season, according to the veteran flu clinic nurses I oriented with. The most severe, of course, are anaphylactic. (sweating, dizziness/syncope, SOB, feeling of...

  4. Have any of you done flu clinics????????

    mattsmom81 replied to Hairstylingnurse's topic in Agency Nurses

    Yup...Visiting Nurse Association...you got it! :) they do a half day orientation through VNA. They also give you the opportunity to work in other public health-type health fairs, etc if you want to....

  5. Can sex make menstral cramps worse?

    mattsmom81 replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My husband tried to tell me for years that sex was good for whatever ailed me...from cramps to headache and backache, etc....LOL! Gotta love these guys, eh? (no pun

  6. public's view of nurses

    mattsmom81 replied to bulldawggirl's topic in General Nursing

    Why would I appreciate someone who arrogantly thinks all her 'interacting' with family excludes her from basic nursing duties, because she is so 'special that we should be happy to pick up slack and...

  7. How long until burn out?

    mattsmom81 replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    I can relate totally. Thanks for sharing. We need to reach a point of self preservation don't we. Take

  8. public's view of nurses

    mattsmom81 replied to bulldawggirl's topic in General Nursing

    Absolutely! They also mistake a good nurse for a simple charismatic personality, or someone who is just very good at getting people to like them. Sadly, these types many times are NOT good nurses; and...

  9. need help for severe depression

    mattsmom81 replied to needs help's topic in General Nursing

    Prayers going out tonite for all those who requested them! :) To those who have been turned down for SSD...EVERYBODY gets turned down the first time I hear. So try try again, with an attorney if you...

  10. Are patients confused about what to call NP's?

    mattsmom81 replied to epiphany's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I would like us ALL to go back to 'Mrs Jones' or even 'Nurse Jones'. I dislike the overfamiliarity with the use of first names...seems to me it immediately creates too casual a relationship; or even...

  11. Nursing as maid of all trades

    mattsmom81 replied to canoehead's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I did agency work at a hospital that had room service for meals, but luckily they did a very good job...had uniformed staff who delivered, picked up and also helped patients fill out menu choices...

  12. Have any of you done flu clinics????????

    mattsmom81 replied to Hairstylingnurse's topic in Agency Nurses

    You're welcome. VNA was who I went through, and they pay better...$20 hr for RN's, $16 for LPN's if they are in your area...but they've canceled the past 2 yrs too. The groups VNA administers too are...

  13. Word of encouragment from a male new grad

    mattsmom81 replied to SteveNNP's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Oh I don't know...I work with lots of guys who don't feel pressured to be in charge or be any better or 'cooler' than their female coworkers, but then I work ICU where most of us have similar...

  14. RN's w/chronic pain, using narcotics

    mattsmom81 replied to SRbear's topic in Pain Management

    A friend of mine was required to submit to a drug test at work and had a script for Tylenol #3 from a dental procedure. When she had the test she mentioned it to the employee health nurse and got no...

  15. Worst nursing experience

    mattsmom81 replied to Alpha13's topic in General Nursing

    So very true. Nursing has become so difficult this alone can ruin the job satisfaction completely can't it? Recognizing I could no longer trust my ICU coworkers (I had been with them 5 years but the...

  16. No More Bedside Nursing, I Quit!

    mattsmom81 replied to cameroondiva's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I hear ya loud and clear...and totally empathize , as do most nurses here no doubt. It is increasingly difficult to find sufficient reward to justify the difficulties out there. Only by finding a...

  17. Last names on ID badges and retaliation by patients

    mattsmom81 replied to ICRN2008's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I guess in a small town it makes little difference...they know ya anyway...LOL! but in the big city, you can better believe I take steps to protect myself. Too many entitled, hostile nutcases who get...

  18. Last names on ID badges and retaliation by patients

    mattsmom81 replied to ICRN2008's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Patients and family members most vivid recollection of us is at a particular moment...usually when they are seeing us face to face. That's when they see that name tag and mentally capture that full...

  19. ER Nurses Treated Different in my Hospital!

    mattsmom81 replied to Jen2's topic in Emergency

    :yeahthat:

  20. 23 mother of 2..don't know if should be RN or LPN?

    mattsmom81 replied to dove44's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Hey good for you...you can afford to go back to school! If you can, get your RN...it will be worth it. However, many of us could not afford to go to college and had to to get that LPN first. Then in...

  21. I will not wear an apron or fanny pack...

    mattsmom81 replied to Larry77's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Most of the guys I work with like wearing a belt bag to hold all their extra 'stuff'. they wear it in front, not on their

  22. Last names on ID badges and retaliation by patients

    mattsmom81 replied to ICRN2008's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Good luck in getting this changed. Last names are not necessary IMO...and until we had significant harassment and stalking issues on the job, my employers resisted protecting us. Finally we were...

  23. RN's w/chronic pain, using narcotics

    mattsmom81 replied to SRbear's topic in Pain Management

    There is a misconception out there that those who need narcs to control pain are automatically 'impaired', which is totally untrue. I do know of some nurses who work with duragesic patches, etc...for...

  24. Have any of you done flu clinics????????

    mattsmom81 replied to Hairstylingnurse's topic in Agency Nurses

    I've signed up to do flu clinics tha past 2 years only to have them canceled the last minute due to vaccine shortages. Many semi retired local nurses would come out to do these, as they are not...

  25. RN clinical supervisor job description?

    mattsmom81 replied to OjoRn's topic in Agency Nurses

    Well, in my last agency the clinical supervisor did QA for the home health nursing part of the agency, and helped train new nurses as to the paperwork, orientation to cases, etc. She did not oversee...