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  1. IS Gluttony a Disease or Choice?

    mazy replied to Katie5's topic in General Nursing

    "Gluttony" is not a disease or a choice, it is a judgement. As we become more aware of the issue of obesity; we have also had to open our eyes to the complex issues that cause people to become obese....

  2. Should I tattle?

    mazy replied to beachmom's topic in General Nursing

    You say you floated to her unit so no matter what was going on it would have been a difficult night. For her and for you, because while you were dealing with an unfamiliar unit she was also dealing...

  3. Fired!!!

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

    I don't understand the logic of firing a staff member because you can't function unless she comes into the office. Consider yourself lucky to be out. I have worked for a couple of companies managed by...

  4. What would nurses like from families on holidays?

    mazy replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Although I appreciate it when families bring food, sometimes it can be questionable. One time a family brought in a big box of chocolate rum balls, and we all dug in, then started feeling really off...

  5. Low GPA... should I drop out?

    mazy replied to sarah14's topic in First Year After Licensure

    If it were me, I would not drop out, I would just keep plugging along and working as hard as I could until things started falling into place. Some of us have a different learning curve than others. I...

  6. worth it to get my RN?

    mazy replied to shortscrubbs108's topic in LPN to RN

    The age old question...... Have you asked around at your clinic about opportunities for RNs? Or looked around at other facilities? Given that you have a good record with them, know the patients, the...

  7. I want to know

    mazy replied to pansyrose's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    If you want to know the answer then look it up. This is not google. You don't just type in the question and sit back waiting for us to spit out the answer.

  8. Student Loans: When is too much?

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

    The job market right now is very bad for nurses and it looks like it will be that way for a while. It might be worth considering taking the cheaper alternative even though you'll have to wait to...

  9. Anyone regret ever having stepped foot in nursing school?

    mazy replied to summersent's topic in General Students

    Nursing school was hard but since I already had a master's in another field I was prepared for that and just dug in and trudged along as well as I could. I wasn't prepared for the ways in which it...

  10. Dealing with work issues

    mazy replied to dreamingofbeing's topic in General Nursing

    I think this is very good advice. Another thing I would add, and something that I especially struggled with when I was younger, is to realize that the people you are dealing with have their own agenda...

  11. What kind of holiday bonus do you get?

    mazy replied to cbcle's topic in General Nursing

    What is this "bonus" thing of which you

  12. Are nurses smarter than resident physicians?

    mazy replied to LeLeeFNP's topic in General Nursing

    I have tremendous respect for anyone who has the guts to say "I don't know" and then make use of the people and resources around them to inform themselves. Much better than the person who comes...

  13. Student Loan Debt. Where do you draw the line?

    mazy replied to tothepointeLVN's topic in General Students

    I read about that and I don't remember where but they had published a breakdown of her expenses. A lot of the debt accrued was related to "the college experience" expenses. She had taken out loans for...

  14. Can an R.N. just be PLOPPED into ICU to work???!??

    mazy replied to ShimmaShimma0304's topic in General Nursing

    I worked in an LTAC and I saw stuff like that happen all the time. It would be nice if from their end it was an "embrace the challenge" type situation -- then they would provide a lot of orientation...

  15. PLEASE HELP I need Brutal Honesty!!!!

    mazy replied to Wyllowdaemon's topic in General Nursing

    I was a CNA before becoming an LPN and I can say it is a very physically demanding job. Not just in the lifting -- you should have mechanical lifts for the heavy stuff -- but more for the running...

  16. How do you deal with a doctor who sweared on you over the phone?

    mazy replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    I had a friend who had a dr. swear at her while giving an order and she wrote ever single word of it down verbatim as a T.O. and sent it right on through the system as a med order. Did not come back...

  17. Is it just me or............?

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

    I'm also an insomniac, prone to long periods of not getting any sleep, and suffer from night terrors and night paralysis when I do sleep, so I'm pretty obsessed with the idea of getting a good night's...

  18. Positive experiences in LTC?

    mazy replied to joanna73's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I love working with the elderly. I love the fact that they have 80-90 years of life experience and such amazing history and stories about life and the world. It makes me really sad that their voices...

  19. Pay scale for Kindred as an LVN in California?

    mazy replied to Lonewolf7081's topic in California Nursing

    Bad bad place to work. Seriously, there's not enough money in the

  20. 12 Hour Shifts--A bad idea?

    mazy replied to ObstreperousYoungLad's topic in General Nursing

    I almost lost my everloving mind working 12-hour shifts. I loved the idea but my body wouldn't cooperate. I couldn't do more than two in a row, but if I alternated days it felt like I was doing...

  21. From Filmmaking to Nursing.

    mazy replied to Mister Jet's topic in General Nursing

    $34,000 for an LPN program is insane and it sounds like that school is predatory. I've heard that the government is starting to crack down on those kinds of practices; what they are doing is criminal....

  22. Should I go for my LVN program? - Need your comments

    mazy replied to TONY2010's topic in General Nursing

    It depends on why you want to do it. Nursing is my second career and I was an older student when I got my LPN and I am very happy I did it. I wish I had done it sooner because I feel that this is...

  23. fighting slave wages! for home care /direct care workers

    mazy replied to thomasbrooks07's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I also am not completely understanding the pay issue or what the government or media would have to do with it, but I think it would take a lot less energy and be a lot more effective to simply find...

  24. I feel out of the loop.

    mazy replied to anonymous1919's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    What about the first shift nurse? Is that nurse as out of the loop as you feel? Because it is definitely weird that you are not being told what's going on with your patients. In most settings I have...

  25. How to tell if you are being targeted at your job by another nurse..

    mazy replied to sasha2lady's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I once worked with a nurse like that. She complained and snarked about every little thing. Everyone hated her, administration was desperate to get rid of her but they couldn't becaue they couldn't...