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  1. Am I a victim of discrimination or being too sensitive?

    mazy replied to TheFloorisCold's topic in General Nursing

    I understand the requirement to speak English in your work areas, however, I think her behavior falls into the category of creating a hostile work environment, at least according to the US gov...

  2. Nurses Masquerading As Doctors (INSULTING)

    mazy replied to djaychris's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    From his list of article topics are we sure that he doesn't work for The

  3. Interpreter Telling You How To Do Your Job

    mazy replied to TacoBelle's topic in General Nursing

    I have worked as a medical interpreter and that is a big no-no. It is reportable and cause for discipline and I suggest you follow up with your interpreting

  4. does anyone out there copy charts to save time?

    mazy replied to lordgregoryrn's topic in General Nursing

    This type of charting would not fly in any of the LTC facilities I have worked at. The way that paper charting tracks time, date info is to maintain a continuous flow of nurses notes, all dated and...

  5. The big D---Debt.

    mazy replied to thislife's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, the issue with private student loans is that they have to be secured, and for someone already in debt, they would require a co-signer. So the big problem is that if someone did default on that...

  6. Postfall Neurochecks. What's your protocol?

    mazy replied to horrorxgirl's topic in General Nursing

    Yes,we do Q15m, Q30, q 1 hr, q 8h for a total of 72 hours. But the CNAs do the vitals. I can't imagine how you would be able to fit that into your nursing routine. Also incident report, extra charting...

  7. The big D---Debt.

    mazy replied to thislife's topic in General Nursing

    Many words have been said on this site about accumulating that kind of debt. I am speaking as someone who struggled to pay off a third of that. So it always worries me to hear people thinking about...

  8. does anyone out there copy charts to save time?

    mazy replied to lordgregoryrn's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked with nurses who take "shortcuts" in signing off on meds that I know they didn't give, (i.e. never ordered from pharmacy, ABX not in e-kit, narcotic count off) or gave late, or gave too...

  9. does anyone out there copy charts to save time?

    mazy replied to lordgregoryrn's topic in General Nursing

    I can't imagine how you would think this is OK for paper charting. You need a separate note for each patient with their unique information, even if you are charting by hand you still need specific...

  10. New grad applicant - being asked for too much info!

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

    It sounds like they are trying to screen out all those applications from people who go online and casually apply for every single job they can. It's probably a pain to have to weed through a bunch of...

  11. Was offered a position in a very strange way...need some advise!

    mazy replied to PchezRN's topic in General Nursing

    What sounds weird is that they called your references without talking to you first. That indicates a lack of respect for boundaries, and I would be concerned about what else they're doing without your...

  12. Questions to ask a new employer

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

    Some things I can think of: Length of orientation How facility is staffed in terms of RNs, LPNs, CNAs, social services, PT, OT, etc Typical patient load/nurse to patient ratio CNA to patient ratio...

  13. Staff Meetings: What Are They Good For?

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

    No matter what the reason for our staff meetings they always end up being about the same thing: call lights not being answered. And no matter where the discussion goes they always end up concluding...

  14. help me! i need to make a decision: "college or University$$$"??

    mazy replied to mirc88sl's topic in General Students

    What are the monthly payments on that loan? Do you have any other debt? The job market is pretty bad right now for nurses at every level of education, so no matter what happens, you will still be...

  15. Are nurses "above" menial pt tasks?

    mazy replied to trauma_lama's topic in General Nursing

    Cleaning up a patient gives you the opportunity to do a very thorough assessment of systems, skin, output, quality/quantity of that, smell, neuro status, mentation, ROM, etc. etc. etc. Not the least...

  16. Tell me about sub-acute care nursing

    mazy replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    That's a good ratio for sub-acute. Are you an LPN or an RN? The facilities I've worked in are usually anywhere from 1:12 to 1:17, absolute nightmare. You will be using a lot of nursing skills, and...

  17. Is this professional?

    mazy replied to Jenni811's topic in General Nursing

    I just see those glasses falling off and landing in a pile of poop. This sounds like something out of a Seinfeld episode, out of every Seinfeld episode -- Someone gets upset about some benign but...

  18. I am a new grad and got a job as ALF director position!

    mazy replied to eve5483's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    There are a lot of strong egos in nursing and management is even worse. You really have to know what you are doing to handle that kind of pushing and pulling and infighting and politics. You'll be...

  19. Would you give Lantus without BG check?

    mazy replied to Prettybrowngirl's topic in General Nursing

    We give it where I work, usually just do a once a week FSBS to assess baseline. With patients on routine FSBS I've called docs when BS is low to ask about giving Lantus and they always give me the go...

  20. Should we curtail the growth of nursing programs?

    mazy replied to MikeyBSN's topic in General Nursing

    The way I look at it has less to do with regulating the number of nurses entering the job market and more to do with the predatory practices of these for-profit "colleges." We can educate people about...

  21. Do you think younger generations have a sense of entitlement?

    mazy replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    I remember reading an article in Times or Newsweek about the changing culture of younger generations and how it was such a huge difference from that of older generations. The article went into an...

  22. What to do, what to do.

    mazy replied to needtoknowbasis's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I have encountered similar problems where I work, not because people are trying to get out of passing new meds as seems to be the case in your facility, but because there is sometimes confusion about...

  23. ObamaCare/Health Reform Law Blamed for Nursing Strikes

    mazy replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Meh, the article is lazy and poorly written, so hard to take seriously. The predicted nursing shortage turned out to be a faulty prediction. I'm wondering if the same holds true for this predicted PCP...

  24. Dining room vent.

    mazy replied to Forever Sunshine's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Food quality and temperature is something that a facility can get dinged for during a state survey. A lot of times it'll be the first place they look, and if there are other issues they want to...

  25. What to expect as a RN Nurse Supervisor role with no nursing exp.?

    mazy replied to hnt1987's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked in facilities that will hire new grad RNs as supervisor. Any facility that will throw a new grad into that sitution really just wants a warm body attached to a license. They are required...