Mahage

Mahage LPN

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  1. Chattanooga area

    Mahage replied to THAT Nurse.'s topic in Tennessee Nursing

    Yeppers, I am from Chattanooga!

  2. Ever pull the wrong med from the right cubie in the Pyxis?

    Mahage replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    Found morphine vial in the percocet drawer. Just showed it to a coworker as a witness and pulled it out and gave it to the Charge Nurse and told him what happened. I don't know why that one vial was...

  3. Tattoos and nursing

    Mahage replied to PrincessJessica's topic in General Nursing

    I don't understand the need for tatoos, with the exception of some of them which are pretty and sensual such as the one called the "Tramp Stamp" which sounds sort of mean. If I looked like some of the...

  4. Why Does Everyone Hate Florida So Much??

    Mahage replied to natkoz82's topic in Florida Nursing

    I did't take the OP as being insulting and I am a proud southerner. We do have some cultural uniqueness also! I don't find it offensive as I am Appalacian and came from a community where things were...

  5. Why Does Everyone Hate Florida So Much??

    Mahage replied to natkoz82's topic in Florida Nursing

    "HeHeHe":chuckle She laughes with her dark sinister southern drawl!

  6. New(ish) nurse What's wrong with me, HELP!

    Mahage replied to rabbitgirrl's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I doubt you have a fatal flaw. Sounds like you just do the job. I work on ICU stepdown (IMCU)and we have 3 pts each and that is all anyone should have to handle at that acuity level. Sounds like...

  7. Support Stickie for New nurses who are not coping

    Mahage replied to madwife2002's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Don't over react! She is taking up too much space in your head. I have found that most everyone wants the same basic pattern start with head down and give a report of systems. Include iv's and lab...

  8. Difficulty Orienting with Younger Nurse?

    Mahage replied to Sailingshoes's topic in General Nursing

    Most of us know how to type well enough as we probably had typing in high school. Actually following a program can be intimidating though. I have been doing ebay for many years and surfing the net,...

  9. Sick of making mistakes and questioning why I ever became a nurse to begin with!

    Mahage replied to BeachyRNn08's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Well if truth be known, there is not a one of your coworkers who never makes mistakes. I have done almost the exact same thing with VACPAC. I came in and took report and it was set on 35. I had the...

  10. Support Stickie for New nurses who are not coping

    Mahage replied to madwife2002's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It is so good to hear from someone who has a good preceptor. I had several good ones, but wish I had been able to work only with one preceptor, a good one of course! I got lots of good info and...

  11. Support Stickie for New nurses who are not coping

    Mahage replied to madwife2002's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am so sorry this happened to you. The big hospitals will be hiring new crops of grads in Jan. and again in June. If you don't get something before, maybe you will get in that batch. They did not...

  12. I hate nursing

    Mahage replied to prettylittlenurse2b's topic in General Students

    I am sorry if I misread something. I felt you were being derrogatory toward the responder who had defended the original OP. I don't take these things personally but am a bit quick to come to the...

  13. Things I have learned to ask for when getting report from ER

    Mahage replied to ANH_RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    That would be helpful to have!

  14. Things I have learned to ask for when getting report from ER

    Mahage replied to ANH_RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Yes, I have had a couple of nurses do that and it was extremely helpful and appreciated. Those family dynamics are biggies, we really need a heads up sometimes. And sometimes the written stuff is...

  15. I hate nursing

    Mahage replied to prettylittlenurse2b's topic in General Students

    I thought this was to be a support board. The poster which you quoted was being supportive of the OP who was venting. You seemed very derrogatory toward the poster who responded to the OP. I don't...

  16. I hate nursing

    Mahage replied to prettylittlenurse2b's topic in General Students

    Why so

  17. I hate nursing

    Mahage replied to prettylittlenurse2b's topic in General Students

    This is a rather harsh response! The poster is venting. That is what this thread is for. Don't be so judgemental. I have a couple of friends who are really good nurses who were told that they...

  18. I hate nursing

    Mahage replied to prettylittlenurse2b's topic in General Students

    I take it that you are new at that facility and inspite of having been an LPN many years, you are still a new RN. You are just going through the crap that the rest of us have to go through which seems...

  19. Support Stickie for New nurses who are not coping

    Mahage replied to madwife2002's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Guess what at 4 weeks if you were caught up regularly with 4 patients in the ER you would be missing or skipping a lot! You sound like you are doing phenomenally. I haven't precepted a lot, but when...

  20. Things I have learned to ask for when getting report from ER

    Mahage replied to ANH_RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Yep, I am learning that too. I don't mind getting a new trauma from ER but man getting a new medicine patient can be rough. We don't even get a verbal report any more. We don't have a unit clerk...

  21. Things I have learned to ask for when getting report from ER

    Mahage replied to ANH_RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I work IMCU which is a stepdown unit. I got one the other night whose sats were in the 60's with 100% FIO2 on BiPap. She was a repeat CVA and they had made her a DNR. They had intended to take her...

  22. considering nursing school at 45 yo

    Mahage replied to turtlesrus's topic in General Students

    I just love this thread because I am seeing so many folks who are my age or near. I felt like the only one who was in their second half of life that had ever done this, though I heard of others. I...

  23. Support Stickie for New nurses who are not coping

    Mahage replied to madwife2002's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hey, I had only drawn blood once and that was from a class mate. I just never had the oportunity with a patient in clinicals, but never fear, when you start work you will get plenty of opportunities....

  24. I hate nursing

    Mahage replied to prettylittlenurse2b's topic in General Students

    Sounds like you are being a bit judgemental here, ventgurl. We are just Venting on here, right?

  25. Support Stickie for New nurses who are not coping

    Mahage replied to madwife2002's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Just remember what this thread is for. We are venting here, and it is particularly for those of us who are having a hard time. For each of us, there are loads who aren't nearly as frustrated....