mattsmom81

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

    mattsmom81 replied to miya's topic in General Nursing

    Pink collar ghetto?...wow.... I'm

  2. Mt St. Helen's

    mattsmom81 replied to Nesher's topic in Washington Nursing

    Hi Curleysue! I'm still learning about everything up here...the source of the mini quake came from near Oak Harbor so guess that is why I felt it in Port Orchard...too far for you to feel most...

  3. "Are you saved?" How do YOU deal with these types of questions

    mattsmom81 replied to porterwoman's topic in General Nursing

    I've never had anyone at work ask me this thank goodness...just door to

  4. Thinking about moving to Texas

    mattsmom81 replied to futurenursern's topic in Texas Nursing

    "I also find it very offensive to read a whole post knocking my great state and the people that live here." Well ain't it great to live in America where we have freedom of speech? My post shared my...

  5. Mt St. Helen's

    mattsmom81 replied to Nesher's topic in Washington Nursing

    I felt another tremble in my 3rd floor apt last night...and sure enough , heard their was a 3.2 quake reported. I guess everyone gets used to these up here...I'm still adjusting.

  6. Best Washington City

    mattsmom81 replied to Gem_jewelry's topic in Washington Nursing

    Didn't Tacoma get voted one of the top places to raise a family recently? I haven't found anywhere so far that wasn't gorgeous up here..but cost of living is a real factor isn't it. Cannot find...

  7. Thinking about moving to Texas

    mattsmom81 replied to futurenursern's topic in Texas Nursing

    In my experience, the extensive background check stuff and blackballing is mostly in the DFW area. My own experience with the BNE was good...altho many of my friends in Texas are not pleased with...

  8. does your hospital hire new grads for ICU/CVICU/SICU, etc

    mattsmom81 replied to lifeLONGstudent's topic in Texas Nursing

    I know Plaza Medical in Ft Worth took a limited # of new grads into their critical care internship. Theirs was a decent internship with dedicated preceptors and a CNS administering the program....

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

    mattsmom81 replied to Roland's topic in General Nursing

    Nor in Texas, altho I do now it was gently suggested to some nurses in general terms of 'you could do more to look a bit nicer, pressed, neat when you come to work'. was told in several evaluations I...

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

    mattsmom81 replied to miya's topic in General Nursing

    I kinda like Strong Medicine these days myself...altho I don't go out of my way to watch it, if its on I will. I'm not a TV buff so I don't memorize times shows are on or anything altho my DH does....

  11. How HOSPITALS created a nursing crisis!!

    mattsmom81 replied to kwagner_51's topic in General Nursing

    It all boils down to nurses sticking together vs tearing each other apart. I see this is happening in some areas (the coasts mostly) and I hope to see nurse solidarity become more of a reality in my...

  12. Delegating to UAP. How do you feel about it?

    mattsmom81 replied to kwagner_51's topic in General Nursing

    I worked hospitals in Texas where I was the only RN, supervising a staff of LVN's on a ICU stepdown unit. I much prefer this to supervising a staff topheavy with PCT's, which is what these same...

  13. Michigan Preparing To Let Doctors Refuse To Treat Gays

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

    I think the real point is whether a doc can decide who will be his 'client' and can he refuse procedures/care. Some don't think they have a right, I do. I've seen docs 'fire' patients, deservedly so,...

  14. How HOSPITALS created a nursing crisis!!

    mattsmom81 replied to kwagner_51's topic in General Nursing

    And it was in 'Revolution..a nurses' magazine. When will anybody else care about this ...other than nurses? And when will nurses care enough about it to DO something about it? Well some of us...

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

    mattsmom81 replied to Roland's topic in General Nursing

    omg, i can't imagine how traumatic that must have been ... don't know if i'd ever get over seeing this,

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

    mattsmom81 replied to Roland's topic in General Nursing

    There is a lawsuit pending now like this...filed by a female casino worker who's male boss suddenly after many years on the job 'required' her to wear makeup. Interesting to see how it comes out. Her...

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

    mattsmom81 replied to Roland's topic in General Nursing

    A lot of this is hearsay, so in truth may not be accurate. How do we know for sure?? Only recall 1 student let go for failing grades in my class. But my school did a good job of prescreening. Most...

  18. "real" role of pysch nurses

    mattsmom81 replied to Still_searching's topic in Psychiatric

    LOL...these days with all the 'open visiting' I can relate. 'Visitors behaving badly'...with the nurse as bouncer and

  19. LPN's in CCU, a vent

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

    I certainly don't view this as a RN vs LVN thing. I AM however worried about how staffing will be managed when Texas chases 1/2 their staffs away from

  20. New Nurse being thrown to the wolves IN LTC HELP!

    mattsmom81 replied to Guest26407's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Do you really believe home health will be easier as a new grad? Who told you this? I don't think you need to do home health yet...you likely have not yet developed independent judgment skills...

  21. How hard is it to make the trans from LVN to RN

    mattsmom81 replied to rachw's topic in Nursing Career

    I did it and I don't regret it. It was the only way I could afford school..to work my way through. And I had great OJT reinforcement of my knowledge. :) Today many hospitals work with tuition...

  22. Why are Hospitals so darn mean when someone fails the NCLEX?

    mattsmom81 replied to Roland's topic in General Nursing

    Usually a nurses board failure makes the rounds quickly via grapevine, but I am not surprised at the publishing. She's lucky she wasn't let go...some hospitals will. Its also my experience to see...

  23. LPN's in CCU, a vent

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

    I understand what ya'll are saying and I was a LVN myself first. I just know quite a few sharp LVN's who learned ICU OJT and do very well well there; as well as I did. I myself, as a very old RN,...

  24. Advice needed - Should he be fired?

    mattsmom81 replied to melissa_rn's topic in Nurse Management

    This story reminds me of a very nice and competent nurse who was always 1/2 -1 hr late and always an hour-2 over every shift. It because obvious she thought she was soooo nice and soooo good this...

  25. Is there REALLY such a thing as overachieving?

    mattsmom81 replied to CRNAinTHEfuture's topic in Nursing Career

    I see by the last post the OP is angry. I hope my post did not come across as critical....in retrospect I probably took a larger view of the question that what you were seeking. My POV comes from...