CapeCodMermaid RN

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    Favoritism in nursing?

    CapeCodMermaid replied to kellycinalli's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I am the DNS and will not tolerate favoritism in my department. I don't care to whom you are related. Come to work...do your job...or go work somewhere else. I turned down a job once because the...
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    Discrimination Against Ethnic/Minority Names

    CapeCodMermaid replied to biomimetical's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I've been called a racist because I didn't vote for Obama. I didn't vote for Gore, Clinton, Carter, johnson, Kennedy either, but, apparently those times I was a Republican, but this time I was a...
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    skin tear stings, decubitus does not?

    CapeCodMermaid replied to redfoxglove's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    I've never heard of such a thing. A healed/resolved pressure ulcer will always be more prone to breaking down
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    Mistakes... Feel like there is no coming back from it

    CapeCodMermaid replied to babysteps25's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I've had doctor's remove PICC lines and toss them out before they measured them. I was NOT the one going through the trash.Mistakes happen. No one was harmed because you threw the PICC line away.You...
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    Am I right to feel irritated? What can I do about it?

    CapeCodMermaid replied to ekgoodwi's topic in Long Term Acute Care

    Light duty is for people who have had a work related injury. If someone can't do their job because of pregnancy or illness, light duty wouldn't apply. Can you afford to start your maternity leave...
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    Discrimination Against Ethnic/Minority Names

    CapeCodMermaid replied to biomimetical's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    The racists are in the minority these days!!! Love the pun, intended or not.I have worked in many places where the WHITE person was in the minority.I do most of the hiring at my facility. The first...
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    New Patient info

    CapeCodMermaid posted a topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    So, ugh, I've moved and had to find a new doctor. To those of you who work in doctors' offices, do you get annoyed with knowledgeable patients? I've typed out my medical history, family history, and...
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    New Patient info

    CapeCodMermaid replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    I am neither obnoxious nor pushy. I am, however, extremely intelligent and have known myself for 57 years. The doc has known me for 5 minutes.The doc I just saw was great...didn't treat me like an...
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    Will it always be the crazy?

    CapeCodMermaid replied to crazyts's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    It does get better and we've all made mistakes. You just have to hope the mistakes you make don't cause harm. There is no need to take a blood pressure before every blood pressure med is given....
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    Kindred Transition & Rehab...any info??

    CapeCodMermaid replied to RN_SummerSeas's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    I worked at Eagle Pond for years. It used to be great.....not so much
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    What's All the Fuss

    CapeCodMermaid posted a topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    What do all y'all do for residents with MRSA in the nares? My nurses freak out over any report of MRSA anywhere. If it's in the nares or a small wound, or a member there is NO need for a private room...
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    Well just the other day I posted careeer suicide......

    CapeCodMermaid replied to Ernurse2012's topic in Emergency

    Let's not hijack this thread. There are a lot of great things about
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    First med error

    CapeCodMermaid replied to WittySarcasm's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    And I thought people came here for HONEST advice. I did not say I have a 3 strike rule at my facility. Frankly that's absurd. People make mistakes. People will always make mistakes. A really great...
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    New Patient info

    CapeCodMermaid replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    I always dictate my own plan if care. I know me better than anyone and know what works and what
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    Free Pain Management CEU

    CapeCodMermaid replied to aimeee's topic in Pain Management

    The original post was from 2005. That was
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    Well just the other day I posted careeer suicide......

    CapeCodMermaid replied to Ernurse2012's topic in Emergency

    It's Massachusetts.....'nuff
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    Well just the other day I posted careeer suicide......

    CapeCodMermaid replied to Ernurse2012's topic in Emergency

    In Massachusetts, the first question on the license renewal form is: Have you paid all your state taxes. The second is: have you received the required number of CEUs (I'm paraphrasing). They don't...
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    LTC Nurses... please answer

    CapeCodMermaid replied to Finallydidit's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I do not hate new grads. I feel bad for them that their school didn't prepare them for the real world of nursing. The OP asked for my issues and I gave them. I am not bitter and hire more new grads...
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    First med error

    CapeCodMermaid replied to WittySarcasm's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I don't think it was harsh at all. I am well aware that everyone makes mistakes and sometimes it is the fault of the system. But the posters seemed to be more concerned about how the med error was...
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    This is a beautiful story....true or not

    CapeCodMermaid replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    It's been around for a while here and there. I don't know if it's true, but I'd like to think it
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    Kindred Transition & Rehab...any info??

    CapeCodMermaid replied to RN_SummerSeas's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Some people love the big K, other people hate it. You should make up your own mind. 3 weeks orientation.....sounds average for most
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    What patients/behaviors/illnesses/injuries do you HATE the most?

    CapeCodMermaid replied to JZ_RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Any wound or hair or clothes that have maggots in on or near
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    Does where you go to school matter?

    CapeCodMermaid replied to tortorRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I do most of the hiring at my building. I ask the new grads where they went to school because there really is a difference in the quality of the graduates. Mostly I'm just curious. After your first...
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    Stupid q's: Has smoking cigarettes kept you from getting a job?

    CapeCodMermaid replied to mls4455's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    How is not hiring a smoker a hostile work environment? You have to be employed to have a work environment so if you don't have a job, there is no hostile environment.Our employees are allowed to smoke...
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    Salary - is it normal to work 60 plus hours a week?

    CapeCodMermaid replied to Platypus's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    I work between 45 and 50 hours in a regular week. My administrator barely puts in 40. The day he tells me I have to work longer hours is the day I'll be moving