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  1. Charge nurse after 1 month off orientation?

    mazy replied to xdelitezx's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Have they followed up with you on this recommendation? It's possible that they might take the recommendation under consideration and look for someone more experienced. Have you talked to your...

  2. Should I quit nursing school?

    mazy replied to PillarofAutumn's topic in General Students

    I have learned from past experience that when I am in a situation that is causing me an enormous amount of stress, to the point where I feel like I can't go on, and yet I don't want to follow that...

  3. Can they demand a 4 week notice and pay me minimum wage? Abandonment?

    mazy replied to Marie.rn's topic in General Nursing

    How long have you been working there? In my state most jobs have a 90 day probation period in which either you or the employer have the right to terminate employment without repercussion. The minimum...

  4. My DON is sexually harassing me

    mazy replied to bstewart40's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Yuck. I'm sorry that's happening to you. I'm also wondering why the DON abruptly left and if there is a story there that is similar to yours. I hope you can make use of the good advice here and follow...

  5. pt safety question, please help

    mazy replied to nurse12b's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I agree that the way narcotics are dosed in hospice care can be startling and confusing to someone who is not familiar with how hospice works. And as KelRN pointed out, a dose that would be lethal for...

  6. pt safety question, please help

    mazy replied to nurse12b's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I have a very hard time believing this

  7. LTC...Wanting to get out of nursing, edge of breakdown...advice please!

    mazy replied to cyb3rRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Everything you are feeling is completely normal for your first year out the gate and you will probably experience similar feelings where ever you go. The staffing/orientation situation actually sounds...

  8. should a RN be a med tec for a LPN

    mazy replied to nowim clean's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    I guess I could sort of see this scenario happen if your wife was in orientation with the LPN to learn the med pass part of the job. I have oriented new RNs on the med carts in the past. Then they...

  9. I can't understand what you're saying!

    mazy replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    You're. Sorry. Couldn't

  10. Would a course in high school help personal health responsibility?

    mazy replied to caregiver1977's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I think it sounds like a great idea. It's true that you are confronting environmental/family driven behaviors that are pretty deeply ingrained. Not to mention the all-round boneheadedness of young...

  11. My friend needs guidance from an RN preferably in middle of life w/ responsibilities

    mazy replied to ThePhilster's topic in Nursing Career

    I know you want the best for your friend but she has some legitimate and very powerful reasons for not wanting to do this right now. A lot of responsibilities, a lot at stake. Taking care of ailing...

  12. "Smart Is The New Rich" Graduate Nurses Cannot Find Work

    mazy replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like the writer seized on a sound bite, liked it, and decided to write an entire article around it. Didn't get past the first paragraph but did scroll down to the end. I like the part where it...

  13. Anyone find CRNA School EASIER than made out to be?

    mazy replied to SlyFoxRN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I guess it's possible that you're just more smarter than everyone

  14. Some people want to live forever

    mazy replied to seizetheday's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Is she on hospice? Comfort measures? May be time for a

  15. Personal advice needed!

    mazy replied to bailee4's topic in General Nursing

    I think that what will happen is that you will see that patient as someone who has a story that matters, and that you will do everything possible to give him the kind of care that you would want your...

  16. Dilemma about reporting some no-no's

    mazy replied to DogWmn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Four.

  17. CNA "not a good fit"

    mazy replied to Healing Soul's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. If that were the case no would on the planet would be working. How about just finding a way to help the CNA identify her problem areas and give her some direction on how to improve her skills and...

  18. Do you ever get tired of hearing this phrase?

    mazy replied to Double-Helix's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately, even that won't always do the trick. I worked in a (really awful) facility where we had several nurses come through and get caught diverting narcotics. They got fired but usually for...

  19. Catheterization Expiriences

    mazy replied to ubsjl's topic in General Nursing

    Oh wow. My brain is really fried. I thought "anegdots" was an actual term for a complication, and was reading the thread to learn something about this new and interesting issue that I had never heard...

  20. Are shy and quiet people not allowed to be nurses?

    mazy replied to sunnyskies2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Some people just cannot prevent themselves from saying stupid things. Your instructor sounds like one of them. I call it diarrhea of the mouth and constipation of the brain. Don't let people define...

  21. Freaking Out a Bit....

    mazy replied to LTCPCA's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, initial and date your patches. If you are using a MAR (I hope you are) initial and then write the place where you placed the patch underneath (LC, RB, RC, etc.) so that other people can find it...

  22. American Red Cross and Hipaa

    mazy replied to NurseBatzy's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I work for the Red Cross and we can do access certain types of medical information, as long as there is an authorization from the client or POA authorizing us to do it, at least in regards to...

  23. Medication Errors?

    mazy replied to Monica08's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. You don't even know meds and routes and fundamentals? Is this a homework question? Or are you a concerned family member? A patient? What's the

  24. Do you ever get tired of hearing this phrase?

    mazy replied to Double-Helix's topic in General Nursing

    Add "hostile work environment" to the

  25. Medication Errors?

    mazy replied to Monica08's topic in General Nursing

    What do you