maxthecat

maxthecat has 27 years experience.

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1. AN Scholarship

   maxthecat replied to NICU Guy's topic in General Nursing

   And double that if they went ahead and used the night before KNOWING they would be tested. For sheer stupidity. Oh, yes, you're exactly the type of person I want to be my

2. Gloves required for ALL oral meds.

   maxthecat replied to Leonardos's topic in Patient Medications

   It's not about infection control, it's about reducing exposure to (mainly) oncology drugs. I think everybody already gloved for them anyway. There are also some drugs that can affect a pregnant...

3. Waking your patient when coming on shift?

   maxthecat replied to Gardeninggirl's topic in General Nursing

   I agree that waking a patient should be at the nurse's discretion and judgment. So what do you do when a doctor says "When I write for q4h, I mean q4h, not q4h at the nurse's

4. Favouritism in nursing school!

   maxthecat replied to Greeneyednurse1228's topic in General Students

   Lots of undeserving people get awards and promotions. Lots of deserving people don't get them. I agree it can be frustrating, but it is going to be this way the rest of your life, so I'd advise you...

5. Should I do this?

   maxthecat replied to Lizliz24's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   In the end it's your choice. But I would think long and hard about this if I were you. You will make more money in accounting than you will as a nurse. The accountants I have known get large...

6. Pain Medications

   maxthecat replied to Steve123's topic in Nursing Professionalism

   I know of no chronic pain patients that are using opiates that are pain free. Most have tried non-narcotic meds and non-pharmaceutical therapies first and the opioids are the only meds that keep the...

7. Charles Cullen and Other Healthcare Serial Killers

   maxthecat replied to Kooky Korky's topic in General Nursing

   Michael Swango was a physician who was a serial killer. Same problem of hospitals not communicating with each other let him continue far longer than he should

8. Any other places doing "Hospital Employees' Week" instead of Nurses' Week?

   maxthecat replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

   My favorite was when someone on here mentioned that their hospital administration decided that "Nurses Week" was a time for nurses to "give back" to others. They wanted nurses to volunteer for...

9. Federal Nurse Staffing Bill Comparison

   maxthecat replied to NursesTakeDC's topic in General Nursing

   And this is why I do not support the ANA. They do nothing for the nurses at the bedside. In fact they are condescending toward those nurses. But you can bet they want everyone to join so they can...

10. Manager said something covertly racist

    maxthecat replied to sugarmagnolia3's topic in General Nursing

    I don't understand why you feel the need to fight your friend's battles. It doesn't appear she asked you to do that. As a rule, I'd let the one insulted/attacked decide on the course of action and...

11. Unfair Fundamentals Clinical Testing?

    maxthecat replied to jbernardo's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    The only thing I hear that was possibly not fair was the instructor's comment that everything you would need was on the table, when not everything was there. Otherwise, the failure is on you. Did...

12. Do you go to work with vomiting/diarrhea?

    maxthecat replied to designer-mommy's topic in General Nursing

    Anyone ever been told by a house supervisor "take some Imodium and suck it up--that's what I do. Anybody can work sick for 8 hours. You people want to call in for every little

13. New RN needing prioritization advice

    maxthecat replied to zombie nurse's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Agree with what others have said. I just note that the nurse who completed your admission should have told you what the expectation was instead of saying nothing to you, then complaining about it to...

14. Will marijuana ever be okay in nursing?

    maxthecat replied to Bakingismylife's topic in General Nursing

    OK, if the problem is that it is "a mind altering substance," then I guess we need to get rid of all the psych meds,

15. Just Wrong: Three Simple Fallacies

    maxthecat replied to RobbiRN's topic in General Nursing

    When did feeding and taking care of visitors in ER become the norm? If I brought someone to the ER the last thing on my mind would be getting MY needs met. I want nurses and doctors to concentrate...