Maggie Mae

Maggie Mae

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  1. **nurses Who Eat Their Young Should Be Kicked To The Curb***

    Maggie Mae replied to suziesunshine's topic in General Nursing

    Middle aged, no significant other, good hands on skills. You say that like there is something wrong with it. Do you view your patients through that same critical lens, or can you turn it off and on?...

  2. Please paint a realistic picture of nursing for me!

    Maggie Mae replied to wannabe_sane's topic in New York Nursing

    Nursing is hard, stressful, scary, frustrating, wonderful, funny, smelly, sad, unfair, mismanaged, understaffed, no supplies, too many patients, too many gripes, awesome, I love it! Have good...

  3. subQ narcotics?

    Maggie Mae replied to khine2mn80's topic in Patient Medications

    can you give me a better picture of the butterfly tech? Where is the best spot to put it? Is this standard practice at your hospital fora pt who needs prn sq meds ? I think it is a great idea, but...

  4. Lapel watches???

    Maggie Mae replied to salliwag's topic in General Nursing

    I would love to get one. Know any good web

  5. Weird, Odd Nurses Behavior.....

    Maggie Mae replied to cre8tivRN's topic in General Nursing

    Ialways carry alcohol with me everywhere...Isn't it embarrassing when you drop the bottel and it makes that loud clinking noise. You'd think that scrunched up brown paper bag would be good for...

  6. Telemetry Techs vs. Nurses

    Maggie Mae replied to Jubei's topic in Cardiac

    Why do you hate me? come on where is the

  7. Staffing a telemetry unit

    Maggie Mae replied to ShayRN's topic in Cardiac

    The nurses aids can only do accu-checks if they are nursing students. The other night 6 out of 10 pts, were accu-checks. They empty foleys and do patient care and work very hard. we have 38 beds...

  8. Staffing a telemetry unit

    Maggie Mae replied to ShayRN's topic in Cardiac

    LI, NY. Days routeinly have 9 patients, nights 9-11, in the winter as many as 12. Way too many for this nurse, 8 mos. of

  9. Lenght of a stethoscope

    Maggie Mae replied to mye614's topic in Cardiac

    The longer tubing is easier on the back, and less akward doing BP's, bowel sounds, etc. It is true, no matter the scope, it takes practice to hear what you need to

  10. How many Pt do you take care of?

    Maggie Mae replied to Franlpntorn's topic in General Nursing

    Long Island, NY. Tele floor, 7P-7:30A, 9-12 PT. If less than 9 we usually have new admits. 3-4 districts with 1-2 cna's. Thinking of moving to another state. Oh yea, charge nurse too. Most of...

  11. Precepting new nurses...

    Maggie Mae replied to mommatrauma's topic in Emergency

    You may have already posted the answer. Sorry I started to skim. I am a new nurse, 9 months. I work on a busy tele floor 7p-7a, 9-11 patients a night. Every week that I work there is something...

  12. Rampant Cheating

    Maggie Mae replied to nycNurse2b's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I saw alot of cheating at my school, and yes I did report it. The instructor couldn't beleive that anyone would cheat. To make a long story short, the cheaters had trouble passing the NCLEX, and...

  13. Nurses struggling with mental illness

    Maggie Mae replied to Severina's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I applied for a job in september. When I took the drug screen test they told me not to eat anything with poppy seeds prior to the test. When I took the test I asked the nurse supervising the test if...

  14. Hello - What state are you from?

    Maggie Mae replied to KimRN41514's topic in Rural

    Long Island NY...But thinking about moving. The cost of lving is getting me

  15. night shift tips

    Maggie Mae replied to Spider Cat's topic in General Nursing

    I just started nights about a month ago. I work 12 hour shifts, I don't love nights, but I am a new grad and I do like my hospita. My problem is what to do on my days/ nights off. It is a daytime...

  16. About MRSA

    Maggie Mae replied to Kenshisandesu's topic in New York Nursing

    I'll be your nurse

  17. About MRSA

    Maggie Mae replied to Kenshisandesu's topic in New York Nursing

  18. what other degrees do you have outside of RN

    Maggie Mae replied to Carotid's topic in General Nursing

    B.S. Education, M.S. studio arts, Taught art for 13 years. B.S.N. May 2004! Currently applying for jobs and scared to

  19. unprofessional behavior in RN community

    Maggie Mae replied to miphillli's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Swearing is a great stress reliever. Nurses are regular people not angles. That said, on the job, cursing is not

  20. Nursing Salary Facts - You need to know!

    Maggie Mae replied to km rn's topic in General Nursing

    Why become a nurse??? It's nothing profound, it's something I always wanted to do. I do still like teaching, but I didn't want teaching to be the only thing that I ever did. Many people don't...

  21. Nursing Salary Facts - You need to know!

    Maggie Mae replied to km rn's topic in General Nursing

    I have worked as a public school teacher for the past 15 years. Where I live, Long Island, NY, Teachers work on a salary schedule. we all start at the same salary and each year our salary goes up,...

  22. Is there/should there be a gay/lesbian nurses association?

    Maggie Mae replied to inquiringnurse's topic in General Nursing

    BabyRN there are specific health care issues that gays,lesbians,bi, and trans gender people deal with. Check out this link for some more info

  23. Is there/should there be a gay/lesbian nurses association?

    Maggie Mae replied to inquiringnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I am glad the original poster joined right

  24. Is there/should there be a gay/lesbian nurses association?

    Maggie Mae replied to inquiringnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Rocknurse., rock on! Very nice post. You made some great points. Especially the ones about benifits for partners. Thank you for speaking up. I glad the original poster joined right, why not. people...

  25. Is there/should there be a gay/lesbian nurses association?

    Maggie Mae replied to inquiringnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Rocknurse., rock on! Very nice post. You made some great points. Especially the ones about benifits for partners. Thank you for speaking up. I glad the original poster joined right, why not. people...