mattsmom81

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  1. Family visitation in ICU

    mattsmom81 replied to bfjworr's topic in General Nursing

    Leslie I had a similar event with my own Mom...huge dose of chemo for lung ca with liver mets, something ruptured internally, she 'blew up' also. We elected NOT to intubate her, and made her comfort...

  2. Has your Nursing License ever been in Jeopardy?

    mattsmom81 replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    This is true, sadly. I have a handful of nurse friends who were setup and submarined...they were good nurses who didn't deserve the treatment they got, but someone was very careful in their...

  3. The Bad Old Days

    mattsmom81 replied to SharonH, RN's topic in General Nursing

    June55baby, your early nursing experience in the 70's could be mine...and I also look at it as the 'good old days' and look back fondly. We weren't burning out, stressing out, and we DID have time...

  4. Is it true that a BSN will be mandatory soon?

    mattsmom81 replied to szccdw's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I don't think the sarcasm in the mid part of your post is warranted personally. A house divided against itself cannot stand...that quote holds some meaning for ME. Nurses will never have true unity in...

  5. NURSYS...anybody here used it?

    mattsmom81 replied to mattsmom81's topic in General Nursing

    This request for info from the original testing state was downloaded directly from the board site...before they had ANY info about me. To me that means a universal

  6. NURSYS...anybody here used it?

    mattsmom81 replied to mattsmom81's topic in General Nursing

    From what you are telling me, NURSYS DOES take care of that...in my downloaded packet from the WA board there was (along with request for a copy of my current license, etc) a generic 'request for...

  7. Procedural Sedation in the ICU

    mattsmom81 replied to NeuroNP's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    The question was asked, I answered. Sorry ya'll don't like my answer but I stand by

  8. Procedural Sedation in the ICU

    mattsmom81 replied to NeuroNP's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    In my area the competent critical care RN can administer MD ordered sedation (usually Versed and Diprivan) for procedures. Generally this would take place in special procedures, but the critical...

  9. where are the nursing shortages?

    mattsmom81 replied to jenago's topic in General Nursing

    Minnesota?? I know RN's forced to stay in LPN positions (some are on this BB) because they can't find fulltime RN jobs. I agree with Cheerfuldoer's and Haunted's opinions on this

  10. Family visitation in ICU

    mattsmom81 replied to bfjworr's topic in MICU, SICU

    Great stories above..ones we can all relate to if we've been doing this awhile I'm sure. But...the talking heads on the AACN board have spoken...the damage is done... the politically correct powers...

  11. Family visitation in ICU

    mattsmom81 replied to bfjworr's topic in General Nursing

    Great stories above..ones we can all relate to if we've been doing this awhile I'm sure. But...the talking heads on the AACN board have spoken...the damage is done... the politically correct powers...

  12. nursing student wondering if nurses get treated different if from different countries

    mattsmom81 replied to scotsnurse's topic in International Nursing

    In my experience, the only problem encountered by foreign nurses is if they do not have adequate language skills in their new country. In the US, many foreign trained nurses from an ESL nation...

  13. Should all nursing students be required to be a CNA for one year?

    mattsmom81 replied to SophieMae's topic in General Nursing

    Should it be required ? NO but... I'm an old dinosaur diploma RN. We were 'strongly encouraged' to work as techs (different duties/grades of NA's depending on where we were in the program) in our off...

  14. I'd like to become a Hospice Nurse.

    mattsmom81 replied to CarpeDiem2004's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I think hospice care is wonderful; my own father utilized it and I had a great respect for my Dad's hospice nurse, who was very supportive to me as well as my dying father. Am currently investigating...

  15. Nurses struggling with mental illness

    mattsmom81 replied to Severina's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    My heart really goes out to everyone brave enough to post their stories here. I have found a lot of the 'perfect nurse' pressure out there too...not just psych wise, but physical wise too, and its so...

  16. working without experienced nurses-help!

    mattsmom81 replied to missnurse01's topic in Emergency

    There are serious problems when a facility uses the 'warm body' approach, staffing a unit/shift with 90% newbies and one experienced nurse to hold everything together. Too much room for disaster in a...

  17. working without experienced nurses-help!

    mattsmom81 replied to missnurse01's topic in Emergency

    You are better off in that place as an LPN, believe it or not.When you get your RN you should skedaddle as your liability will only increase. I have been in similar straits as an RN in ICU's working...

  18. Is it true that a BSN will be mandatory soon?

    mattsmom81 replied to szccdw's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    The ones I've worked with who stayed for a longer contract wanted to go back...to better working conditions, their union, etc. At first, yes, they liked the climate, etc...but in time they missed the...

  19. Moving to Washington

    mattsmom81 replied to tronchase's topic in Washington Nursing

    Hey Foxfour, buying some land is a great start! We are saving our $$$ for some land up here ourselves, living in an apartment now socking it away. A coworker of my hubby's lives in Shelton and was...

  20. Changes affecting Nursing faculty WA state

    mattsmom81 replied to westcoastgirl's topic in Washington Nursing

    A BSN will be required to teach CNA's? Good grief. To me this sounds like nothing more than academics creating locked up non bedside areas where only they can practice. They already have a lock on...

  21. Agency work

    mattsmom81 replied to zacarias's topic in Washington Nursing

    Yes, Zac, I'm in Port Orchard now getting settled in and learning my way around a bit. Sure is a pretty area up here. I will NOT miss those awful Texas summers one bit... :) You will soon be qualified...

  22. Agency work

    mattsmom81 replied to zacarias's topic in Washington Nursing

    Thanks Carissa... I see by your other posts you will be moving to Houston...we just relocated to the Port Orchard area due to my hubby's job...we came from Texas. Small world eh? You are right it...

  23. tired of bedside care, options???

    mattsmom81 replied to sun_chica's topic in Nursing Career

    Sounds like you went into nursing because of a TV show and the only place you like is the ER. Well, its sad you don't like nursing. The skills you are learning on medsurg WILL be required in doing ER...

  24. Is it true that a BSN will be mandatory soon?

    mattsmom81 replied to szccdw's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Do some of you here think there is NO merit for the unifying aspect of BSN as entry level? I would hope entry level BSN requirements would at least get RN's 'on the same page' so the bickering can...

  25. What to do about tech refusing to get VS?

    mattsmom81 replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I've worked with many CNA's who would 'do me the favor' of letting all the nurses me do ALL their work while they hid in rooms. You are talking about a personal decision here: If this is how you...