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  1. NoGo's for non-homebound

    mauxtav8r replied to paddler's topic in Home Health

    Kinda scary, then, isn't it. My agency is pretty firmly in the camp of "it doesn't matter how they got out of the home, it's whether they were spent after they get back home." Many of my elderly...

  2. NoGo's for non-homebound

    mauxtav8r replied to paddler's topic in Home Health

    I think you are correct in the way you are doing your job . . . but maybe you might find a new company whose philosophy you can respect. About the above cases: 1 - driving is not a limiter for...

  3. Narcotic Wasting Mistake

    mauxtav8r replied to macbelleRN's topic in General Nursing

    When I changed jobs a while back I had an exit interview with one of the higher ups . . . one of the main topics I addressed with her was the hospital's pia policy about narc waste. Our hospital's...

  4. Grammy awards given in triage!

    mauxtav8r replied to gentle_ben_RN's topic in Emergency

    Golden Globe to non-specific abdominal pain and nausea (without evidence of emesis) while co-habitating with your 3 kids' baby-daddy whilst having adopted a fourth nephew a month ago. Thinkin' she's...

  5. Black Eyed Pea anyone?

    mauxtav8r replied to PERSERVERANCE's topic in General Nursing

    maybe a social

  6. Why Do Nurses Write: "no new orders received"?

    mauxtav8r replied to Anxious Patient's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with those above who stated that "No new orders received" is merely the outcome of the call. Nothing more. In the case where I disagree with the md's lack of action, I document "Nursing...

  7. Nursing or Occupational Therapy ?

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

    I don't really see OT's being respected more than RN's --- quite the opposite. Just telling what I see. One of my classmates was formerly an OT. Don't know why she went to the time and trouble to go...

  8. When are TEDs no longer EFFECTIVE

    mauxtav8r replied to Craychek's topic in General Nursing

    I think this is backwards . . . it's not that the SCD/TED's are no longer effective, but that the pt's ambulating makes them unnecessary. When is that happening? Like the above poster, remember that...

  9. Things you'd LOVE to tell the doc and get away with it....

    mauxtav8r replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in General Nursing

    >> That pathetic attempt at a joke wasn't nearly as funny as you thought. Stop standing too close. We're not in Japan and this is not a

  10. you know you are in for trouble when.....

    mauxtav8r replied to ktwlpn's topic in General Nursing

    . . . as you are waiting for the off-going nurse to give report, you hear (from 4 rooms away) a patient bellowing "Get me out of here!!!", and the nurse you are looking at says,

  11. marriage and nursing school

    mauxtav8r replied to beatrice1's topic in General Nursing

    I heard early in my NS days that many married nursing students end up getting divorced . . . sad, but I found in my own experience that many students are actually in school as an exit strategy from...

  12. PLEASE HELP! Graduation Speech!!

    mauxtav8r replied to Jenn1687's topic in General Nursing

    At our pinning, one of the better speeches was a delivery of The Desiderata. Really

  13. Examples of .....

    mauxtav8r replied to sweetie78's topic in General Nursing

    BRAT on peds . . . the diet, not the

  14. strange curiosity regarding nursing titles/credentials

    mauxtav8r replied to magnolia3957's topic in General Nursing

    Ask HR at your facility. There may be differences in pay or responsibility related to educational background that account for the different

  15. Nana forced preemie newborn (less than 9 lbs at the time) to suck on a lollipop.

    mauxtav8r replied to a_new_grandma's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, sugar is given as an adjunct for pain control in newborns, but is that indicated here? My dear, departed gramma tried to give my (healthy) 6 month old coca cola and was astonished that my...

  16. What does an LPN do exactly?

    mauxtav8r replied to bluemorningglory's topic in General Nursing

    This varies by region as well as by state. In some areas, LPN means "med nurse" and IV certification is expected after a bit of on the job training. LPNs are not trained to perform assessments, which...

  17. NS through peg?

    mauxtav8r replied to I_LOVE_TRAUMA's topic in Emergency

    They do now . .

  18. need a new study approach for nclex.... any ideas?

    mauxtav8r replied to ava_eureka's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Do Suzanne's plan. There is a direct correlation between number of questions attempted prior to NCLEX and success rates on NCLEX, in other words, the more practice questions you attempt, the greater...

  19. Job Satisfaction

    mauxtav8r replied to swimincatz's topic in General Nursing

    Feelings come and go. It is not about a feeling. A bird has to fly. A nurse has to nurse. I am made for this. It is what I do (but it is not who I am). Some days the job stirs my feelings . . . but I...

  20. What grade did you achieve in Chemistry and/or Anatomy?

    mauxtav8r replied to emily_ganshert's topic in General Nursing

    flash cards for every bit and byte of information. straight a's. A&P is the foundation, get straight now or you will be behind your ENTIRE CAREER. Study every single day, even for a few

  21. Who to blame- MD or ER nurse??

    mauxtav8r replied to freedom22's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a step down unit also, and I consistently have to pump the er nursing staff for the real picture of my patient. I have received pt's that were clearly not stable for my unit and needed to be...

  22. What to wear?

    mauxtav8r replied to JALRN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    This is one of those times when meeting the secretary of the person with whom you will interview is invaluable. That person could tell you what the interviewer usually wears to work. Without...

  23. New Grad as an ICU nurse?

    mauxtav8r replied to brimccuist's topic in General Nursing

    I think this depends largely on the organization. Some are set up to accept new grads in units, but in others, they have an expectation that you are seasoned to the hospital before you arrive. This...

  24. Day One in the Life of a Nursing Student

    mauxtav8r replied to MachoNurse's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat:

  25. You cant be fashionable for nursing.

    mauxtav8r replied to lovehospital's topic in General Nursing

    that's exactly what my nursing school did. About the hair, the more restrained it is, the less likely you will get, um, stuff in it. Think this