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  1. denial to reapply to take the test

    mazy replied to chunsa01's topic in General Nursing

    So many things wrong here, where to

  2. denial to reapply to take the test

    mazy replied to chunsa01's topic in General Nursing

    It's been a long time since I took the NCLEX, but don't those computers show the time at the bottom? Like most computers?I just remember being very aware of the clock ticking and feeling very...

  3. Bookish, low common sense... will I fit in?

    mazy replied to FRESH_90's topic in General Students

    That post describes me perfectly! I tell people that I am a "hands-on" learner, that I need to learn something by actually doing it, which is really kind of what nursing is all about. But once I learn...

  4. Credit check along with background? *****??

    mazy replied to choc0late's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    A while back I was in the middle of a major credit meltdown when I applied for a job and I asked them outright if it mattered. They said they don't usually check that, they usually just have it on the...

  5. Cna challenge lpn boards

    mazy replied to marineswife0809's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    This is a really old thread that was rebooted on 6/10/11 by BADKAT who joined this site on 6/10/11 and has only posted once. I think BADKAT is bored and lonely and is trying to stir up some...

  6. How do nurses really feel about CNA/PCTs?

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

    A CNA can make or break a nurse. I have had days where I am so buried in my job that I can't even see what's going on around me but I know at the end of the shift that everything that needs to be done...

  7. Please Help! I need advice on how to get a job as a new grad

    mazy replied to hengleman's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds like in her own bizarre, bungling way she was attempting to give you some constructive criticism. I think you did a good job here of showing how you would handle that: weigh your options,...

  8. My horrible hospital stay. What would you do?

    mazy replied to Carebear77's topic in General Nursing

    Aides take out IVs? Is that common practice? That to me is more of a concern than the pain meds in terms of following up with a

  9. Am I setting myself up for failure?

    mazy replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in General Nursing

    It would be very rare for you to have a code in LTC. Most patients are DNRs. LTC facilities are not set up to handle codes as in hospitals anyway; if a patient decompensates you would perform initial...

  10. New to this field! Have a question!

    mazy replied to gorgenurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Sounds like your standard LTC nightmare. It's definitely a very different world from acute care. It's not uncommon to have a unit with 40 patients, 1 or 2 CNAs, a med tech and one charge nurse. As...

  11. im selfish? hmmm

    mazy replied to OhioCCRN's topic in General Nursing

    I once had a patient tell me that "God hates you and you're going to hell for being so selfish and not having kids." Meh. She was a hard core alcoholic who staggered out into the street drunk and got...

  12. How come a foreign nurse can find a job but American nurses can't?

    mazy replied to misterno's topic in General Nursing

    I've looked at those links and I agree with the frustration that the HRSA is perpetuating this idea of a nursing shortage and is pressuring the government to extend visas to foreign nurses. I am...

  13. Kindred in Boston area

    mazy replied to sbostonRN's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Not only did I feel like I was putting my license at risk by working at Kinded, by the end of six months I didn't even want to be a nurse anymore. Took a long time to bounce back from my Kindred...

  14. How come a foreign nurse can find a job but American nurses can't?

    mazy replied to misterno's topic in General Nursing

    I don't understand what you are saying here but would be interested to see actual data to support these

  15. The kiss of death: when you know you are about to get fired

    mazy replied to fallinnstyle's topic in General Nursing

    Isn't LTC just wonderful? I have had sooooo many conversations with people about the LTC environment and these kinds of tactics with staff and the p*** poor quality of care for patients and their eyes...

  16. DON not working with my school schedule ...

    mazy replied to volcomcna's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    "Hold on back up the ponies!" I'm going to use that one in the future! Unfortunately, it looks like your scheduling needs are not fair to the other staff at your facility. I know you think you get...

  17. My narc count was over!

    mazy replied to August10's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I started doing that when I realized I was zoning out from the monotony of count. Just saying "uunh hunh, unnh, unhn, snore......wait

  18. My narc count was over!

    mazy replied to August10's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, the outgoing nurse reads the number from the narc book, you look at the narc card and verify that those pills are there and repeat the number back to her. Otherwise you run the risk that she's a)...

  19. My narc count was over!

    mazy replied to August10's topic in General Nursing

    Are you saying you 1st read the number of physical pills to the nurse who then was checking the narc sheet? Because it's not supposed to be done that way. The outgoing nurse is supposed to first read...

  20. Starting at LTAC facility after working at LTC- advice?

    mazy replied to bstewart40's topic in Long Term Acute Care

    My experience in LTAC is that it was very skills heavy (I am an LPN). Lot's of vents, trachs, PEGs, wound vacs, chest tubes, IVs, telemetry, etc. etc. These kinds of patients take up a lot of time, so...

  21. As basic decency slips away....We watch them die and do nothing.........

    mazy replied to greenfiremajick's topic in General Nursing

    I think all of us who work in helping professions face this kind of dilemma on a regular basis. There are things we would love to do to help our patients but we can't because we don't have the...

  22. Job Suspension

    mazy replied to charmayn05's topic in General Nursing

    The majority of patients in LTC are DNRs. Until DNR status is clarified a new admit is always a full cor, even if they come in from another facility with DNR papers. It sounds like that patient had...

  23. Job Suspension

    mazy replied to charmayn05's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, OK, just re-reading, it sounds like there was a question about performing CPR when he crashed after toileting. Probably wasn't a good idea to transfer a patient in distress but did he ask to go to...

  24. Job Suspension

    mazy replied to charmayn05's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, agree with Whispera. How is any of this your fault? The patient wasn't yours, how would you know the cor status? From what you're saying it sounds like you did the right thing when you went in,...

  25. Interpreter Telling You How To Do Your Job

    mazy replied to TacoBelle's topic in General Nursing

    Interpreters are inserviced and trained on this issue in much the same way that nurses are trained on HIPAA, abuse, and blood-bourne pathogens and the like. It really is a very big deal. And as...