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  1. Two med errors... I'm sick!

    mazy replied to beatrice1's topic in General Nursing

    The way the coumadin order should have been transcribed is that the word HOLD should have been written through all the dates it was on hold. Whoever transcribed the order made the mistake, not you. So...

  2. 911-ing a resident out, requires an order?

    mazy replied to NurseLynwood's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    You need an order but you can get it after the patient goes out. The OP should have written an order before leaving for the day; however, since she talked to the doc at the time, all she needs to do...

  3. 911-ing a resident out, requires an order?

    mazy replied to NurseLynwood's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    My experience for a 911 is that you do not immediately need the order, but as soon as the patient is safely out the door you have to call the MD, explain what happened and get an order. You always,...

  4. Politcally incorrect rant aka how my day went

    mazy replied to rngreenhorn's topic in General Nursing

    How deep into Obamacare are we? And what does that have to do with nursing issues that have been evolving over the past decade? Actually, longer than that, if we remember Hilary Clinton's ill-fated...

  5. "Knock, Knock!"

    mazy replied to sophiee's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. I got some hilarious visuals

  6. Unjust Cruelty: Parents moved apart after 61 yrs.

    mazy replied to NurseCharliRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I'm a little confused. Maybe I'm completely wrong here, but my understanding was that as long as a person is competent to make his own decisions about healthcare, than that decision overrides that of...

  7. "Knock, Knock!"

    mazy replied to sophiee's topic in General Nursing

    Hands full, door open, curtain closed, no where to knock...It's a friendly voice in a cold, medical environment, makes it more like home. My grandparents had a farm, we spent a lot of time there way,...

  8. Clarification. :) My Manager is Gossiping about me. What do I do?

    mazy replied to SoCalRN1970's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Is or isn't? I would say, whatever the issue, figure out a way to work it out or to just stop worrying about it. You're going to have personality conflicts wherever you go, nothing to do with you or...

  9. "Losing my license!"

    mazy replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with this. I've never understood why people get so intense about "protecting my license" when it is really not that easy to lose your license. For me the bigger issue is protecting the patient...

  10. out of curiosity, do they hire LPN's in Arizona? Coworker demeans LPN's says NO......

    mazy replied to avidhunter3's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Meh, sounds like she's a relatively new nurse, feeling insecure about you being an LPN getting ready to go out of the RN gate with a lot of nursing experience behind you, and that you have plans to...

  11. A co-worker peeve- VENT!

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

    Oh, OK.

  12. Kicked out of nursing school. Now what?!

    mazy replied to HWG312's topic in General Students

    Why oh why did you do that? We all make foolish mistakes, and most of the time we do no significant harm and can bounce back. But this was a massive foolish mistake, and sometimes it's not possible to...

  13. Bullying--The Other "B" Word

    mazy replied to rn/writer's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Fantastic job of clarifying these concepts, and explaining how our confusion between the two can create such dysfunction in the workplace -- and in our personal lives. Thank you for writing

  14. A co-worker peeve- VENT!

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

    They use the word 'diapers" to the families? Our night shift nurses keep our unit from falling to pieces, I have nothing but respect for them. I've worked more than a few night shifts in my day, it's...

  15. How well does misogyny work out in your facility?

    mazy replied to UserG's topic in General Nursing

    IMHO, using words like "gaping hole" "hachet wound" and referring to "pest control" to take care of their "c**t" is pretty malicious language toward women. He also references "Media stars" "sex...

  16. My first true rant... my new job STINKS. :(

    mazy replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I guess one way to look at this is that you will use this job to get all of your new job questions out of the way and learn the skills you need to learn -- even if it's on your own -- so that...

  17. How to find a job after being fired?

    mazy replied to ilove's topic in General Nursing

    I'm going to go along with Altra here. You are spinning right now and you need to stop because you are all over the place with this. Just stop and rest and get grounded, take a breath. You got fired....

  18. How well does misogyny work out in your facility?

    mazy replied to UserG's topic in General Nursing

    Well, according to his facebook profile, his likes include cantaloupe, Ayn Rand, Ebeneezer Scrooge, Mathew McCounaghey, cartoons, and romantic comedies. He sounds like a very young, very confused, not...

  19. Why Long Term Care?

    mazy replied to jocelynlpn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Sorry, I'm not on top of all the internet terminology. What does YMMV mean? But it is an interesting concept to explore in this thread. What do we mean when we say "bedside care?" For me it means to...

  20. Why Long Term Care?

    mazy replied to jocelynlpn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    That has not been my experince. Once you get a routine going you get to spend a lot of time with your patients. Also, I always help the CNAs; you need to get up close and personal in your residents'...

  21. NEW GRAD, administering FLU SHOTS for the first time

    mazy replied to studentkj's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked flu shot clinics for years and have given thousands of flu shots and yet every time I go into my first clinic of the year I'm a nervous wreck. All those nervous people, all those needles,...

  22. Moving from Canada to US to Nurse????

    mazy replied to pumpmyvolume's topic in General Nursing

    I have to say, that sounds really strange. The employment market for nurses in this country is in the toilet. There are thousands upon thousands of nurses in this country who are desperately looking...

  23. Student RN needing help!

    mazy replied to JulianaH's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    What's great about talking face to face with people is that an interview becomes a dialogue. The student can ask probing questions, go into detail about the nurse's frame of mind, the kind of person...

  24. ethical question

    mazy replied to WinterpegLPN's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds like they thought you were a nice person. From your description of events I'm inclined to agree. I hope that someday you will be able to come to peace with who you are and stop questioning...

  25. MRSA in the nares

    mazy replied to ilovemicrobiology's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, please let's not go into any