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    Negative Threads

    MAISY, RN-ER replied to Seagate's topic in General Nursing

    Negative threads are great, we help each other by offering our ears (or eyes by reading) then responding. It isn't always what the poster wants to hear, and we may not agree with each other....BUT I...
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    "Fired for NO Reason"

    MAISY, RN-ER replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Loyalty to companies and organizations came from the fact that employees could count on being part and feeling like they were part of the success of a business. This also included the fact that...
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    "Fired for NO Reason"

    MAISY, RN-ER replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Also worked with my dad, like the others professionalism began with punctuality and procedeeded to hard work and keeping one's word. HOWEVER, my mother was always late and disdained authority. How...
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    Is there a feeling of entitlment among new grads?

    MAISY, RN-ER replied to MesaRN's topic in General Nursing

    New grads have been duped by a continous rant of the impending/current nursing shortage. Jobs were becoming scarce for new grads in Northern NJ in 2006. That being said, any university, community...
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    Family Initiated Rapid Response Team

    MAISY, RN-ER posted a topic in General Nursing

    Was wondering is anyone using family initiated rapid response? If so, how do you educate them how and when to do it? What about abuse of the system? How is it working? Thanks,
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    Family Initiated Rapid Response Team

    MAISY, RN-ER replied to MAISY, RN-ER's topic in General Nursing

    Well, it might be the same one....Josie King was 18mos old when she died at John's Hopkins due to dehydration and after her mother kept saying there was something wrong. It was found that the...
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    Family Initiated Rapid Response Team

    MAISY, RN-ER replied to MAISY, RN-ER's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the responses so far.... What policies have you changed or instituted? How is patient education implemented? What is your structure? Any responses would be appreciated, currently working...
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    Will you work during a Pandemic?

    MAISY, RN-ER replied to Goju's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Sorry...the first responder thing is out in left field....many are volunteers and any action on their part is a gift not a requirement. Secondly, anyone who would sacrifice themselves on the alter of...
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    Things you would like the ICU to understand

    MAISY, RN-ER replied to I_LOVE_TRAUMA's topic in Emergency

    The ICU/ER thing is both annoying and understandable. Nursing is not just one specialty but blends many. It's simple, one nurse cannot care for 5-8 critical patients with minimal help in the same...
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    Will you work during a Pandemic?

    MAISY, RN-ER replied to Goju's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Someone mentioned a ventilator....I will assume that flu or any pandemic emergency would be similar to the disaster plans we have for mass casualty burns. Anyone 55 yo or older automatically placed...
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    Will you work during a Pandemic?

    MAISY, RN-ER replied to Goju's topic in Disaster Preparation

    http://www.facebook.com/ext/share.php?sid=91695010559&h=wObZU&u=17zAO&ref=nf This link was posted by a coworker with Congressman Ron Paul speaking about the flu epidemic under President...
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    ER Nurses-Any difference in measures re; Swine Flu

    MAISY, RN-ER replied to alwayslearnin's topic in Emergency

    Working in Northern NJ, we too have the government pamphlets and handouts-signs went up yesterday afternoon advising people to isolate and wash their hands. Our issue is that not only do we have a...
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    Will you work during a Pandemic?

    MAISY, RN-ER replied to Goju's topic in Disaster Preparation

    No offense to student nurses, but until you truly work one crazy shift you shouldn't ever comment on people working 7 days a week. That would be the quickest way to losing your experienced nursing...
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    ER Nurses-Any difference in measures re; Swine Flu

    MAISY, RN-ER replied to alwayslearnin's topic in Emergency

    Oh, also forgot that the blue masks being handed out everywhere do not protect against viruses, they are too small. Handwashing, and proper cough etiquette along with good garbage disposal of waste...
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    Will you work during a Pandemic?

    MAISY, RN-ER replied to Goju's topic in Disaster Preparation

    After seeing yesterday's chaos from the public and nursing homes. Hell no! People are like frightened rabbits....geez, educate yourselves before reacting! If Swine Flu is any minimal prelude, good...
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    ER Nurses-Any difference in measures re; Swine Flu

    MAISY, RN-ER replied to alwayslearnin's topic in Emergency

    Yesterday they came out of the woodwork! Lots of flu-like symptoms, accompanied by "concerned" family and friends to the ER. Didn't get one positive swab. Basically, all masked-isolated in one are...
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    Attention all 50 states: what is your nursing ratio? please post!

    MAISY, RN-ER replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    We are also "at will" state. Anyone can be fired regardless or contract or union status. Of course, HR may require a "paper trail" before entertaining legal separation; but no one's position is safe...
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    Attention all 50 states: what is your nursing ratio? please post!

    MAISY, RN-ER replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    In some ways I find that just as disturbing, those with the least....yet, but for the Grace of God.... Culture is a hard thing to overcome, recently had 5 AA male stroke due to non-compliance, by the...
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    Attention all 50 states: what is your nursing ratio? please post!

    MAISY, RN-ER replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    ED in NJ-1:5 regardless of acuity, to 1:8....really an insane arrangement. The only place that sounds worse is Florida....figures, live a long life...care is less than ideal at the end. God help the...
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    Nursing, the field of medicine or customer service?

    MAISY, RN-ER replied to jalvino1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I suppose customer service may be very easy to give and depends on what part of nursing you are coming from. If as a NP, case manager, manager or any other position in which no assignment with a...
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    First Aide?

    MAISY, RN-ER replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    Haven't you guys read the first responder threads? It seems due to lack of skills we are in the way . Anyway most EMT classes cover basic first aid, the American Red Cross offers several programs...
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    Nursing, the field of medicine or customer service?

    MAISY, RN-ER replied to jalvino1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I am always pleasant even under the worst circumstances, however my point is setting the groundwork early makes it very easy to enforce the rules later. It's unsafe to be falling over people, it...
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    Education requirement for nurse practitioner

    MAISY, RN-ER replied to js408's topic in General Nursing

    WOW! Well we all understand your opinion, feel better? I am sure there are as many alternative opinions as there are colors in a crayon box. However, nursing is many things; but all of them involve...
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    Nursing, the field of medicine or customer service?

    MAISY, RN-ER replied to jalvino1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You know, I am all for good customer service but as I have told all who want to bend over for EVERYTHING....even DISNEY kicks people out of the park for not following the rules. There are reasons...
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    Education requirement for nurse practitioner

    MAISY, RN-ER replied to js408's topic in General Nursing

    NPs are not PAs. They work independently and I believe will fill the gap for primary care with a nursing approach to holistic patient care. Medicine does not follow the same path. I currently work...