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  1. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    xmaxiex replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    Never laugh heartily at this thread and think you are safe cuz you work in LTC . The gods of fairness will see to it your very next day at work will be spent sifting through fecal matter to recover a...

  2. What's the going hourly rate for RNs in LTC in the USA?

    xmaxiex replied to live4today's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    here in Connecticut at my facility LPN's make 21 an hour starting . The RN's I work with make 28 starting . And we have some here that work only per diem that make 35 an hour . But always keeping in...

  3. Funniest injury you have ever seen.....

    xmaxiex replied to MrsWampthang's topic in Emergency

    My husband and son are avid wrestling fans and I am always after them to stop roughhousing . They have broken several items ! One night we were sitting there watching and I decided to do a leg drop...

  4. Working with a racist

    xmaxiex replied to xmaxiex's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have contacted the administrator . I truly hope something will be done , because yes I do suspect this carries over to patient care

  5. Where do CT nurses find jobs ?

    xmaxiex replied to xmaxiex's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    thanks .I needed that

  6. No/Late prenatal care? do you see it often? why do you think it happens?

    xmaxiex replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

    AMEN ! thats what I said . And to beat that one , I am trying to make an appointment with an OB provider as soon as my medical kicks in , seven I have called so far have had the nerve to tell me they...

  7. No/Late prenatal care? do you see it often? why do you think it happens?

    xmaxiex replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

    OK I am married and have three great kids . I am pregnant and had to delay the start of my prenatal care . WHy , because I had changed jobs and was not eligible for healthcare benefits for 90 days ....

  8. Phasing out LPN's.

    xmaxiex replied to BJ, LPN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    My sister is (or should I say was ) an RN in a LTC facility . She supervised the building one night and under her "watch " were 2 LPN's and two med aide's. She had to send a pt out for...

  9. enclosed nurse's station

    xmaxiex replied to margo123's topic in Psychiatric

    It never fails to amaze me the lengths we will go to make a pt feel at home , comfortable . But if a nurse is uncomfortable with a situation , being safety , staffing ratio's they are pushed aside and...

  10. Where do CT nurses find jobs ?

    xmaxiex replied to xmaxiex's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    new haven area maybe farther for the right

  11. my favorite resident

    xmaxiex replied to merricat's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I was having your typical bad day in LTC yesterday . I also have a few feisty pt's who brighten my day . One gentleman yells all day and night . Usually everyone leaves him in the room . Yesterday I...

  12. Nurse Educator Opinions

    xmaxiex replied to barb4575's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Just a quick note from a new grad . I worked full time raising three kids and hustled to make the whole thing work . I graduated with honors and learned a lot . I sat next to a nurse who barely passed...

  13. Long-Term Use of Appetite Stimulants

    xmaxiex replied to mmelvin's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I was speaking with our dietican the other day and he showed me a recent study on use of megace . It seems that it really doesnt work as well as everyone thinks and the cost is very high . Look into...

  14. I need some non-work-related goals...

    xmaxiex replied to StephMSeattle's topic in General Nursing

    You sound like me , I am easily bored and love to try new things . In my young life I have been business owner, realtor, nurse , volunteer and so much more ! Life is too short I have to try as much as...

  15. Any one heard of a coumadin / oatmeal interaction?

    xmaxiex replied to xmaxiex's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you guys , Thanks p_rn I like that link . I had never heard of an interaction but was told my a pt's family he cant have oatmeal because he is on coumadin . Keeping in mind that this is the only...

  16. Any one heard of a coumadin / oatmeal interaction?

    xmaxiex posted a topic in General Nursing

    Have any of you ever heard of an oatmeal / coumadin interaction . I know about spinich and other vit K foods, but

  17. I am looking for advice, encouragement and prayers!

    xmaxiex replied to MelRN80's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Quick word of encouragement .One of the best nurses I know failed three times . I would trust this woman with my life! It's just a test, no matter how many times it takes you will pass ! Good luck...

  18. Diet in long term care

    xmaxiex replied to xmaxiex's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Ok point taken but how about some better choices

  19. Help with hopeless horrible nurse's aides

    xmaxiex posted a topic in General Nursing

    What to do when stuck with a few bad nurses aide's ? I have reported and written up . I am getting no back up from my DON ? What's a nurse to do . Any advice would be helpful . I find...

  20. a quick question

    xmaxiex replied to uk_nurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Trust your intuition ! I was pregnant with what I felt was a huge baby I felt pelvic pressure for a month and the midwives kept putting me off and saying well you have had two kids you know you 'll be...

  21. How long is too long?

    xmaxiex posted a topic in General Nursing

    How long is too long to stay at a workplace ? If you find out the situation is not for you . Or it just isnt a fit ? How long would you stay

  22. Phasing out LPN's.

    xmaxiex replied to BJ, LPN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    The day this system goes into effect anywhere I work , I am out of there . How scary ! I know myself that I have to still look up a med or two .How would they even know the patho phys that goes along...

  23. Difficult resident

    xmaxiex replied to dekatn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I love when everyone else said to me "I have no problem with her she takes her meds for me !" Her A&O roomate stated to me more than once that she waits until nurses are out of the room and spits...

  24. your first massage...what was it like?

    xmaxiex replied to Nemhain's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    I by nature am a cheap person and would never dream of paying for a luxury service . However my friends got me a gift certificate for a massage at a particurly stressful time in my life . I LOVED it !...

  25. Labor, birth and spectators

    xmaxiex replied to KRVRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Great advice from everyone here ! On a lighter note ; during the birth of my third child I grabbed the hubby by the shirt and said " I don't care if the ****in president comes in here get this thing...