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  1. Young, Thin, and Cute New Hires

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

    I'm old and I never want to leave bedside nursing. Hopefully I won't get pushed out by someone who thinks I belong at a

  2. Tell the CNA to clock out and go home

    mazy replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I absolutely agree with the point that management needs to be supportive of nurses disciplining CNAs. Unfortunately, I have worked with CNAs who wouldn't have any problem being sent home, even...

  3. Insight About a LTC Job Interview I Just Had?

    mazy replied to Funnybunny's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Doesn't sound like a good facility, especially if Medicare is ranking them poorly. If it's a rehab facility, and not just long-term care, you will be drowning with only a 1 RN to 20 patient ratio,...

  4. Am I Only one who is irritated by doctors and medical shows?

    mazy replied to Destiny'skid's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Someone on this site once pointed out that all the highly dramatic things that we see doctors doing on TV as they are supposedly doing patient care are actually the meat and potatoes of the nurses...

  5. Tell the CNA to clock out and go home

    mazy replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    To me it sounds like they are putting the nurses in an untenable position. Why is management making you do their job? It seems like a set-up that will create an adversarial environment between nurses...

  6. Please advise how to resign in this situation.

    mazy replied to ozonezgrl's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I agree with nursel56. This is not a big deal. Agencies keep a long list of potential staff, much more staff than they even have work for. You can put yourself on the inactive list and if something...

  7. I BLEW MY CHANCE !!

    mazy replied to Bigmaine33's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I had a job interview back when I was first starting out where I went in to interview one person, then another, then got in to talk to another, and so on. Every person I talked to asked me how I felt...

  8. LVN Certificate vs. LVN Licence?

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

    You don't get your LVN license until you pass the NCLEX, so if you complete an LVN program you will get your certificate or diploma, then proceed on to take your licensing exam, and then you will be a...

  9. Just let me be...

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

    I'm a happy LPN and I understand the sentiment of the OPs post. I don't like the way it was presented. It does come across as whine-y to write what seems like a sonnet about why "I'm sorry you don't...

  10. Witnessed unsterile procedure and feeling terrible about it

    mazy replied to cblake4293's topic in General Nursing

    Agreed. I am actually shocked by these posts about facilities where clean caths are acceptable. In all my years I have never heard of such a thing. My mind is boggled. At first I was kind of...

  11. Nurse and CNA argument at the end of my shift

    mazy replied to zippeh's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    It probably would have been best to put him to bed and cover the site well with a towel, and place some additional chux under the patient. A colostomy change is not life or death. And it was late and...

  12. I maybe in trouble, HIPPA Violation

    mazy replied to ms.amy03's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    The case could be made that the posting did not violate HIPAA but that doesn't mean the poster should not be disciplined in some way. She seems to be OK with that and willing to learn from the...

  13. What's the BEST nursing shoes?

    mazy replied to BigCSN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Danskos. You can't wear them to dance

  14. LPN...not good enough??

    mazy replied to em1025's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    From the behavior you described I have a feeling that even if you were an RN, or a BSN, or an MSN, or any level on the nursing spectrum she would have found a way to put you down -- from your level of...

  15. I'm seeing a lot of unprofessional posting here related to venting about patients

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

    Judging from his posts on this site I'm going to say that he sounds lonely. Lots of ideas but not a lot of people to talk to about them. Good thing that this board is open to everyone. But. There are...

  16. I apologize..

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

    Don't ever apologize for wanting to work in an environment where you can actually be an effective nurse. Don't cry that you have failed, don't worry that you have let people down. Your alternatives...

  17. Cant believe the nurse did.....

    mazy replied to Daisy_08's topic in General Nursing

    Glad you clarified that one. Especially in the same thread where the CNA is using mouthwash for her "other

  18. Hurrying death?

    mazy replied to lalalulu's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    The Roxanol and Ativan would be administered sublingually so should not be squirted into the mouth, but rather the meds should be placed under the tongue where they are absorbed into the system. If it...

  19. Do you cut corners in your daily nursing practice?

    mazy replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    Perfect nurses do not have bodily

  20. Part II: "Nurses Eat Their Young"

    mazy replied to adrikf's topic in General Students

    You say that you don't care what anyone thinks, that you like the sound of your own voice, and that you don't have any problem speaking your mind regardless of how it effects other people or whether...

  21. Not doing what I was hired for

    mazy replied to MomRN0913's topic in General Nursing

    It...?

  22. Have you ever witnessed this situation?

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

    Allrighty. So back on track. Here is an example of a situation that happened to a friend of mine. She went to the pharmacy to refill a prescription for a narcotic. The pharmacy announced in front of...

  23. Have you ever witnessed this situation?

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

    I'm surprised about this too. Pharmacists are bound by HIPAA. There is no list of meds that are "acceptable" to discuss in public. It is not OK for someone to disclose medical information about...

  24. Not sure what to do with an issue I have with my supervisor.

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

    You got a raise, which is good. If they really felt you needed more improvement you would not have gotten a raise. You did not get docked, you got a raise. Not the raise you were hoping for, but it...

  25. Have you ever witnessed this situation?

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

    I would be very upset. To me that seems like a violation of your personal health information/HIPAA. Usually when I go to the pharmacy, the pharmacist shows me the med without saying what it is, and...