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  1. Disillusioned

    maxthecat replied to b-nurse's topic in Psychiatric

    The very fact that you mention that you have compassion for people with mental illness tells me that you are making a difference. All the problems you cited above are indeed problems, many that need...

  2. Verbal abuse ... what are my rights?

    maxthecat replied to KHT's topic in General Nursing

    I wonder if it would help if you got a Psych Clinical Nurse Specialist to come work with this gentleman on a daily basis for a while. They are experts at letting clients vent and progress to working...

  3. Nurse Practitioner Overtime Pay

    maxthecat replied to JRay813's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Might be worth it run by a lawyer experienced in labor

  4. Who cleans the poo?

    maxthecat replied to leilo0's topic in General Nursing

    Could be worse. When one hospital I worked at "re-engineered" (management fad at the time), we lost housekeeping staff on the nursing units. Nurses and techs became responsible for housekeeping....

  5. Interesting ward combinations

    maxthecat replied to K+MgSO4's topic in General Nursing

    One hospital I worked at had Pediatrics and Telemetry/Cardiac share a floor, with Peds at one end. I always felt sorry for the folks on Cardiac, who needed peace and

  6. Experienced Viewpoint Please?

    maxthecat replied to bitter_betsy's topic in General Students

    I would go for the BSN simply because it opens up more hiring opportunities for you. If you go ADN, you most likely will have to go back and get your BSN anyway. Used to be said that ADN's got more...

  7. Average IQ of a BSN nurse

    maxthecat replied to Weber's topic in General Students

    Well, there has been a lot of research that indicates that IQ testing is unreliable, doesn't measure what it purports to measure. Also, I think that desire and motivation to succeed may often count...

  8. Multiple CNA's refusing assigned task

    maxthecat replied to Dawnkeibals's topic in General Nursing

    I am going to voice an opinion which, judging by the replies received whenever this type of question comes up, will likely be unpopular. I come from a different era. When I was a tech it would...

  9. Nursing student Hipaa violation

    maxthecat replied to Dhready's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I think some of the harshness may stem from you bringing your son along on your preplanning visit, even if he was not directly on the unit. My guess is that some nurse or manager didn't feel that...

  10. The Divide between Psych Nurses and Behavioral Health Professionals?

    maxthecat replied to nina12345's topic in Psychiatric

    I may have an idea of what you are talking about. I once worked on an adult in-pt unit where nurses were thought of as pill pushers and people who kept the unit milieu down to a dull roar. And that...

  11. Seasoned Nurses VS Newbie Nurses

    maxthecat replied to Alexx_xox's topic in General Nursing

    This is why school emphasizes learning how to critically think. Evaluate each way of doing something and decide if one way is better or if it really comes down to personal preference and act...

  12. Nicotine pre- employment testing

    maxthecat replied to Kansasmomandnurse's topic in General Nursing

    What if you don't smoke but you live with someone who does? I would think you would test positive since the smoke goes everywhere and it's impossible to shower,shampoo and launder enough to not get...

  13. Nurse Bullying. Have you experienced it?

    maxthecat replied to Alexx_xox's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Personally when I worked inpatient I was always too busy to look my co-workers up and down and critique their appearance, even if I cared (which I didn't). Take the criticisms on social media for what...

  14. Keeping experienced staff!!!

    maxthecat replied to riden6944's topic in General Nursing

    "...administration would really like to replace us few experienced nurses, who are maxed out on our salaries, with fresh face new ones, at a fraction of the cost!" This. When money is king,...

  15. Nursing School Probs

    maxthecat replied to nurseboy12396's topic in General Students

    At the risk of sounding harsh, it's not your instructors' fault that you feel intimidated. You are choosing to respond to them in an intimidated way and only you can change your response. I've had...

  16. How has nursing changed you?

    maxthecat replied to thoughtful21's topic in General Nursing

    I'm more open minded but also more cynical. You wouldn't think these two states could co-exist, but they do in

  17. Whether to say anything

    maxthecat posted a topic in General Nursing

    What do you say, if anything, when a health care worker performs a procedure and you're pretty sure it's not done correctly. Example: Lately when I have had a manual blood pressure taken at my...

  18. Attitude differences between nurses & doctors?

    maxthecat replied to RomaniGypsy's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I don't think it's possible to gage attitudes of different groups of professionals based on internet chat groups. These groups tend to self-select their members and don't necessarily represent nurses...

  19. Is it legal for your boss to dictate where you poop?

    maxthecat replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    There probably has been excessive pooping due to overeating gummy bears, and someone

  20. Male Nurse Disgusted by Female Nurses

    maxthecat replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I remember a time that two male nurses staged a sit-down protest when they got to their unit and saw the horrendous staffing. They were accommodated. I can safely say that if it were two female...

  21. Problem with work environment

    maxthecat replied to Flossy73's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You might stay and try to treat this as a learning experience IF you had management that supports you. But if this has gone on for 10 years I would assume they are aware of the problem and have...

  22. Millennials flock to nursing, staving off shortage

    maxthecat replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Nursing News

    Wonder how long they will put up with the working conditions at the

  23. Misconduct

    maxthecat replied to Abbycat's topic in General Nursing

    I don't see how a transcription error translates to gross misconduct. Were they looking to get rid of you for some other

  24. Trouble for taking Doctors candy

    maxthecat replied to zynnnie's topic in General Nursing

    And how many times do doctors dip into goodies left for

  25. How far to push a high profile reference.

    maxthecat replied to guest940422's topic in Nursing Career

    Is it possible you came off as overqualified? Sometimes experience counts against you if the facility needs to watch costs. Maybe they could hire a couple of new grads for what they would have to...