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  1. Vent thread "universal" health care

    mauxtav8r posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Gotta vent here. Three times this week a patient or family member who was looking for more and more benefits added to their (already insured and covered and provided for) health care needs told me...

  2. Vent thread "universal" health care

    mauxtav8r replied to mauxtav8r's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    So now if this could please be on the Times Square Jumbotron. Thanks

  3. Red bulls, No-doz, Coffee and Caffeine pills!!

    mauxtav8r replied to Dee_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Warm drink and protein snack between 2 and 4. I always felt a "low" and had a hard time thinking toward the end of the shift but this seemed to help. Sleeping in the daytime was never my strong suit....

  4. anyone have an idea how to ....

    mauxtav8r replied to purple10's topic in General Nursing

    There's also the trump card "You know, I really made the decision based on my family's needs." They are sort of boxed in then, because they are not supposed to ask about family

  5. Nursing vs. Teaching?

    mauxtav8r replied to nurse1109's topic in Nursing Career

    I am not sure why you say that it would definitely be a pay cut. Working 10 months a year, all holidays off, starting pay in my area is close to identical starting RN pay. Follow your passion. As was...

  6. Pharmacology made easy????

    mauxtav8r replied to Darkpk55's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Caliotter3 makes an excellent point. If you lay the groundwork you in the science underlying the pharm you will find pharm much much

  7. New grad doesn't want to work on the floor...

    mauxtav8r replied to regrebs's topic in General Nursing

    Consider your first year in the field working as an extension (and completion) of nursing school. Then, no one can argue that you are not a "real"nurse. Take a year of med surg nursing on a floor,...

  8. And What Did YOU eat today?

    mauxtav8r replied to Been there,done that's topic in General Nursing

    coffee, corn flakes and half a banana with milk (at home), an apple (the little bagged kind), a cheese stick and one very large fountain diet coke (in the car --- homehealth nurse). I plan a decent...

  9. Eliminating the Charge Nurse on a Med-Surg unit

    mauxtav8r replied to Kurious RN's topic in General Nursing

    1) The first dayshift nurse to arrive. Like it, or get there earlier. 2) By team agreement, seniority rules, call the house super if you are peeved or swamped or somebody's crashing. In low census, by...

  10. Why do doctors office pay nurses pennies to work for them?

    mauxtav8r replied to danursern's topic in General Nursing

    Like the law of gravity, economic laws will rule. Nurses are willing to work these jobs because on balance the it is overwhelmingly worth it to work in the healthier environment than to risk further...

  11. not looking "put together"

    mauxtav8r replied to Otessa's topic in General Nursing

    > we watched Breakfast At Tiffany's recently. Hepburn's eyebrows were way bushy by modern standards. I'll keep mine, thanks.

  12. home remedies you would NEVER try

    mauxtav8r replied to ktwlpn's topic in General Nursing

    Rub a wart with a chicken gizzard to make the wart go

  13. Are nurses allowed to wear "doctor-like" lab coats?

    mauxtav8r replied to lalalalexi's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Looks great to me. I have several styles, was required to wear one of them for clinicals. Got used to the pockets. If you feel comfortable and confident it will look fine. I have heard of facilities...

  14. Days vs nights

    mauxtav8r replied to roxie144's topic in General Nursing

    i found the exact opposite to be true. bottom line: day shift has more staff so work is shared. on nights i was the rn, lpn, cna, unit secretary, admit nurse, line nurse and anything else. you name...

  15. how do i say this job is not for me??

    mauxtav8r replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in General Nursing

    This is also the "work version" of the old line "It's not you, it's me" when breaking off a relationship. Saying "This is not as much of a fit as I thought it would be" is also truthful and a safe...

  16. I was a bad girl.

    mauxtav8r replied to grandmawrinkle's topic in General Nursing

    my thoughts

  17. how do you report violations in nursing homes?

    mauxtav8r replied to thekid's topic in General Nursing

    Try looking on the board at the home's main entrance. Where we live there is a number posted for the local ombudsman designated for

  18. What do you pack for breakfast & lunch?

    mauxtav8r replied to shuubie's topic in General Nursing

    ditto the 100 cal clif bars. I also pack an apple every day. The little ones that come in a bag are just the right

  19. Pharmacy said no, conventional practice said yes

    mauxtav8r replied to anon456's topic in General Nursing

    Gut check. Do you think your preceptor will really stand in front of the judge and say "Yes sir, I told her to hang it that way after pharm said no. I'll give up my license, she can have

  20. Pharmacy said no, conventional practice said yes

    mauxtav8r replied to anon456's topic in General Nursing

    If pharmacy said no, well, then,

  21. Do you tell your family members you visit patient in the bad neighboorhood.

    mauxtav8r replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    This does not sound like it would be considered a safe environment, even for the patient. In my agency they would not be admitted due to an unsafe environment. Also, consider telling your agency...

  22. New RN working in Home Health?

    mauxtav8r replied to squatmunkie_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I'd say give it a try. I've lived in cities where there are zero new grad opportunities except in ob or med surg, but I've also lived where a bsn has many opportunities at specialties including ICU...

  23. Civility in Nursing - can it go TOO far?

    mauxtav8r replied to blondielocks's topic in General Nursing

    This goes back a ways, but remember that it was in the name of civility that nurses were once admonished to avoid using gloves in various aspects of patient care so patients would not "feel badly."...

  24. Home health as first job?

    mauxtav8r replied to wifeandmomoftwo's topic in General Nursing

    Depends on you, but most folks would advise against this. The reason is you are on your own in the home, lpn visits will all be technical skills (not patient teaching only), so foleys, lab draws, and...

  25. dear patients, please quit saying that to me

    mauxtav8r replied to mcpnurse's topic in General Nursing

    you crack me