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  1. Questions about ASN->BSN

    mazy replied to sjalv's topic in General Nursing

    This is a great thread that is going on right now:

  2. First interview went great...and then this happened.

    mazy replied to HelpMeNewGradRN's topic in General Nursing

    A puddle on the

  3. Anyone have experience with Culture Change?

    mazy replied to gladheart's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Let's see. We implemented a policy that let's residents get up when they want to get up and go to bed when they want to go to bed. When I first heard of that I thought it was going to be complete...

  4. If you were me, would you...

    mazy replied to i<3u's topic in General Nursing

  5. If you were me, would you...

    mazy replied to i<3u's topic in General Nursing

    I'm an LPN and if I had it to do all over again, and had really thought this through, I would have been a PCT at a hospital while studying, test out for my LPN after the first year, just in case, but...

  6. Do you clap for your patients?

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

    Thanks for such a great story. Made my day. That's the great thing about nursing. The bad stuff is bad but the good stuff is amazing. We're lucky we get to have a front seat to such beautiful moments....

  7. Why Long Term Care?

    mazy replied to jocelynlpn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I went into LTC when I first started out because there were no other options and hated it. I worked in a SNF and yes, was thrown out there with no orientation at all. It was a facility that was also...

  8. Want to make a Spanish Cheat Sheet

    mazy replied to JemJ's topic in General Nursing

    This is a really good resource:

  9. rn taking orders from an lpn?

    mazy replied to tofunurse<3's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    No, I understand the difference -- but thanks, also, to both you and xtxrn for doing your best to clarify the muddle of info. I wish I had known more about the system before going into healthcare. The...

  10. rn taking orders from an lpn?

    mazy replied to tofunurse<3's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    OK, OK, I agree, I'll restate that. Most patients in SNFs/LTCs are on Medicare, as opposed to those who are on private pay or other insurance like BC/BS, who are going to have a lot more resources to...

  11. rn taking orders from an lpn?

    mazy replied to tofunurse<3's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Dumping is something that happens everywhere, not just LTC/SNF. The reality is that a lot of the patients in LTC/SNF facilities are there because the hospital dumped them. It happens a lot with...

  12. Love LOLs

    mazy replied to sMoLsNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I really hope that when I get old I will be that kind of LOL. I've been

  13. So I might not get to start nursing school afterall...

    mazy replied to mamayogibear's topic in General Students

    Can you sell any of the cars? How many cars does he need? Drastic times call for drastic measures. Could you tell him that unless he gets on board with the child care that you will have no other...

  14. on the job psych testing

    mazy replied to onlytimeforme's topic in General Nursing

    This is a very interesting statement in terms of the personality/culture of the facility and how it infects the employees. I would rather quit than see a psych -- or any health -- professional that is...

  15. got fired for "clinical issues"... will I find a job??

    mazy replied to NurseCard's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with you, this is strange. I get a critical lab, I pick up the phone, no matter what time it is. Our facility policy is that even a stat lab needs to be reported right away, even if the values...

  16. Do the right thing. Every time. No matter what.

    mazy replied to Mully's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I've worked on both ends of that scenario and my first thought is that an end-stage COPD patient who is getting breathing tx every hour is someone who at baseline you are going to expect to have...

  17. Jewish patients: End of Life practices

    mazy replied to Girlygirl69's topic in General Nursing

    This. Thanks for pointing this

  18. Jewish patients: End of Life practices

    mazy replied to Girlygirl69's topic in General Nursing

    I'm Jewish and not offended by the question, although a little put off by your co-worker's comment, given that she sounded very sure of herself and at the same time, incorrect. That is an attitude...

  19. waiting for a train when dying

    mazy replied to angila1's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I'm so sorry about your father. I once had a hospice patient who was waiting for a train. I don't know what it meant to her or if it means anything in general in dying patients. At the time I chose to...

  20. "You'll be hearing from my lawyer."

    mazy replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    No, I agree. I probably didn't use the right words there. It sounded like the family was trying do the patient's personal care without calling for help from staff because they didn't want a stranger...

  21. "You'll be hearing from my lawyer."

    mazy replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I can kind of see the family's point of view on that one, it probably would have been better to say "let's just cover him up..." or perhaps not say anything at all and just discreetly pull up the...

  22. How to deal with social isolation!

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

    I know exactly what you mean. I have two days off right now and am stacked up with obligations, none of which I want to do, all of which I have to do. I had one thing come up that I really wanted to...

  23. Should this be reported??

    mazy replied to nicenurselpn's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately, this is something that is all too real in some LTC/SNF facilities, where there are no resources for patient care. Try doing a wound vac change or suction a trach without proper...

  24. "Should I Report This?" Yet Another Bullying Thread

    mazy replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Unfortunately, these are the same people who are always complaining about old(er) experinced nurses eating their young. I am so tired of people coming in here just starting out in the profession and...

  25. Passing Meds

    mazy replied to scaredtorelocate's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, this is good advice. Call the pharmacist. The pharmacist is a great resource and you can then tell the doc that the pharmacist questioned the