Mahage

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  1. Support Stickie for New nurses who are not coping

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

    That is the best way to deal with them most times in my opinion. I just simply don't allow them to hurt my feelings. They don't know me, it ain't personal! I hate it for him that he got woke up,...

  2. Why Does Everyone Hate Florida So Much??

    Mahage replied to natkoz82's topic in Florida Nursing

    The heat and humidity! I live in TN and I don't even visit Disneyworld in the summer time. I love visiting Fla in the winter!

  3. I hate nursing

    Mahage replied to prettylittlenurse2b's topic in General Students

    Cleaning poo is not my favorite. I didn't go to Nursing school because I wanted to be a nurse, I went because I needed it to become a nurse practitioner as I was too old for med school when I decided...

  4. I hate nursing

    Mahage replied to prettylittlenurse2b's topic in General Students

    My daughter hated Nursing School but loved Nursing! Maybe you can just take your time finding a job, then pick what appeals to you most and give it a shot. Maybe some of it is fear of not being the...

  5. 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'm not clear on that one either, just policy as far as i know.

  6. 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 guess it is different at different facilities. It is understandable when pt is only in ED a few hours but sometimes we get them after 24 or even 36 hours in ED with out these things, but other...

  7. 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 would think that would be the case in most situations but the time difference is the kicker. But as I said when coming from the ED we deal with what we get just as they do. I know that it has...

  8. Support Stickie for New nurses who are not coping

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

    LOL! I inadvertantly did sort of the same thing the other day. A doc took my chair when I got up to get a chart while giving report. He then got up and I took the chair back without thinking. He...

  9. A touchy subject perhaps, but...(long)

    Mahage replied to AntFlip7395's topic in Pulmonary

    Gosh, I love our RT's. Being new, they have taught me so much! They seem brilliant to me. I have had two guys who were especially helpful. I have heard there is a real nasty one on day shift, but...

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

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

    What amazes me is that some pts come from ER with all labs done, fluids hanging and catheters in place after being there only 4 hours, others come up after being there 24 hours with no pump, just the...

  11. Support Stickie for New nurses who are not coping

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

    I am sure you are an excellent nurse, and I am glad you are getting some "feel goods." Last night a COPD pt holds my hand and thanks me for finding a way to quickly raise his cpap mask and give him a...

  12. Support Stickie for New nurses who are not coping

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

    It used to just kill me when I had the night from hell and then during report when I had absolutely no paperwork done or my I's and O's finished 3 of the nurses who had watched me swimming upstream...

  13. Support Stickie for New nurses who are not coping

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

    Dang Jenny, You sound EXACTLY like I felt my first 6-8 months. I can't remember exactly how long it took for me to turn my feelings around but it started around the 6th month. I would find myself...

  14. considering nursing school at 45 yo

    Mahage replied to turtlesrus's topic in General Students

    Now you are brave, a child at 42! So did my mom, she had me at 42. My Dad was 47. Unfortunately that was in the day when women gave up their careers for marriage and children. She had been one of the...

  15. considering nursing school at 45 yo

    Mahage replied to turtlesrus's topic in General Students

    I am starting my FNP in Jan. I will be 57. I should graduate either just as I turn 60 or just a few months earlier, depending on how quickly I get my thesis and my clinicals done. This is actually my...

  16. Becoming an NP with little to no nursing experience??

    Mahage replied to Blurr156's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Hey Astock, I am planning to get my FNP. I am in Tn. and the mental health facilities and private psychiatrists hire or work with FNP's in the psych area especially if you have a mental health...

  17. considering nursing school at 45 yo

    Mahage replied to turtlesrus's topic in General Students

    Thanks! FNP is masters in Tennessee and they are going to doctorate, but I probably won't go that far. Who knows I might. I started all this in order to become NP and was accepted into an...

  18. considering nursing school at 45 yo

    Mahage replied to turtlesrus's topic in General Students

    Hi there James, I went to Southern Adventist University in Tennessee but I was accepted to Chattanooga State in their program which is highly competitive. I was accepted there after taking my...

  19. considering nursing school at 45 yo

    Mahage replied to turtlesrus's topic in General Students

    You're just a young sprout! I started my summers only program in 2005 at 53. I Graduated in August 2007 at 55. I am 56 almost 57 with just over a years experience under my belt. Some nights I...

  20. LATERAL Violence. How Nurses treat Nurses!

    Mahage replied to Medic/Nurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

  21. LATERAL Violence. How Nurses treat Nurses!

    Mahage replied to Medic/Nurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    So what if she isn't happy about it? Maybe she should ask her manager to not give her any students instead of mistreating her student. If the manager says she has to have one, then she sure shouldn't...

  22. Support Stickie for New nurses who are not coping

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

    Odori, Just make patient care your priority. Don't worry about the nasty remarks, and DO keep asking for help when you need it. It is your right and responsibility to ask for help. If you make sure...

  23. Support Stickie for New nurses who are not coping

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

    Latina, Don't worry about exasperating those more experienced nurses! It is their job to help you and teach you. I ask tons of questions and I asked even more early on. I know it bugged a couple of...

  24. Support Stickie for New nurses who are not coping

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

    Irish you are approaching your 6 month mark and I predict that you are right on target for the way you are feeling. I know that somewhere between 6 and 8 months I quit feeling scared to death all the...

  25. A New RN, Quit Job after 5 Months

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

    Congratz on the new job! I am proud of you for doing what you believed was right. I have heard of people changing jobs 3 times in the first year before they found their fit. I would go to psych...