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  1. WHat is the minumum needed to keep your licence current?

    xmaxiex posted a topic in General Nursing

    What is the minimum hours per year needed to keep your licence ? I am in Connecticut . Is it so many hours per year ? Any help would be

  2. How much orientation for LTC nurses?

    xmaxiex replied to military girl's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    As a brand new out of school nurse I recieved two days orientation on meds and that was it ! Now they frequently put me on the desk as charge and have had no training ! I am a very hard worker and...

  3. Changing jobs

    xmaxiex replied to dekatn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I too am having a similar guilt attack. I begged for months and months to get put ft days .I finally did. In the last month though I found out I am pregnant (and not by test , by spending all day...

  4. Pharmacists refusing to fill orders for The Pill

    xmaxiex replied to KarenAR's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    What happened to being a professional ? I wont even begin to argue the option of not going against your beliefs but they wouldn't even refer her to someone else ? Pretty soon liquor stores will...

  5. What do you HATE to do at work?

    xmaxiex replied to mickeymouse1205's topic in General Nursing

    Answering the phone !!! Hate it . We have a paragraph long greeting we are supposed to say( Hi thank you for calling blah blah blah where we go the extra mile for you . what can I help you with today...

  6. Help with hopeless horrible nurse's aides

    xmaxiex replied to xmaxiex's topic in General Nursing

    My problem is not as I see it my management skills. I aquired management skills long before I entered nursing . I do appreciate the aide's on my team and was employed as one before I became licenced....

  7. LPN LTC Workloads and too little time

    xmaxiex replied to Silverhawk's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Oh I feel your pain !! I am known as the "lazy " nurse on the floor because I insist on at least one break ! A lot of the nurses on my floor play the martyr roll and feel they are a better nurse...

  8. speaking of call bells...

    xmaxiex replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in General Nursing

    my aunt was recently in a hospital that used a cell phone system . Each of the nurses had a cell phone that the desk could reach them through . She was in my aunt's room for all of five minutes and...

  9. What was your shortest/longest stay at a job?

    xmaxiex posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm just curious what was everyone's shortest stay at a job ? Your longest

  10. Young, Unfit, Drug Addicted, etc. Mothers

    xmaxiex replied to alphafe's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Once a "young mom" I was treated with contempt . Only one nurse was not judgemental and she was the only one I dared asked a question of . She never made me feel incompetant as a new mom and truly...

  11. Having to work Holidays:(

    xmaxiex replied to altomga's topic in General Nursing

    Just want to say thanks to Tweety and all the other nurses and aide's that willingly work X-mas to allow those of us with kids to have it off . You guys are great !!!!!

  12. need advice - delicate situation (long)

    xmaxiex replied to mkf0605's topic in General Nursing

    simply scary

  13. AJN Article Opinions.. "I'm No Angel"

    xmaxiex replied to Trauma-tizedRN's topic in General Nursing

    Just a thought , if it is a calling would you do it for free ? Or even just for basic needs , like housing , food and a small stipend for clothing and such

  14. What was your shortest/longest stay at a job?

    xmaxiex replied to xmaxiex's topic in General Nursing

    I believe teachers are saints ! I couldn't deal with that many children on an everyday basis , (though sometimes between my LTC pt's and my fellow staff I feel like I am in Kindergarden) I was...

  15. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    xmaxiex replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    My story sounds like a walk in the park after some of these! I was giving H20 and bolus feed via g-tube it was slow going and I didn't like the way the end of the dressing was curling up so I peered a...

  16. How Has "Reality TV" (A Baby Story, etc) Affected Your Work?

    xmaxiex replied to BabyRN2Be's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Ok I admit it when pregnant with my third child I agreed to do a film of my labor for a student group. The midwife said I would be perfect because I never used pain meds and had a supportive husband...

  17. Overuse of opiates?? Opinions?

    xmaxiex replied to NiteShiftNut's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Thanks Jennifer , I am always trying to learn and find new ways to help my pt's great info

  18. Help with hopeless horrible nurse's aides

    xmaxiex replied to xmaxiex's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks guys and gals for the support . I also worked as a CNA for years , by no means do I look down on them . I have some great aides , and I do realize they are short but honey so are we ! I am...

  19. Overuse of opiates?? Opinions?

    xmaxiex replied to NiteShiftNut's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    No arguement here just wanted to share something I have been thinking about . I work in LTC and often I wonder about pain meds in the elderly . We have some pts known as clock watchers. I don't judge...

  20. Would you want your children to go into nursing?

    xmaxiex replied to 2rntish's topic in General Nursing

    Yes I would encourage my children to go into nursing . I have learned a great many "life lessons " at work . I have learned : 1. There will always be diffucult people you must learn to master your...

  21. Your priorities

    xmaxiex replied to Sahn's topic in General Nursing

    At the end of the day , the last day of your life will you regret missing time at work or time with your family ? For me the answer is simple. If my choice to make my family the top priority in my...

  22. Hi, am about to be set free after orientation

    xmaxiex replied to JessicaAAA's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I too am a new nurse and was horribly overwhelmed at the workload , the rude co-workers, and lack of orientation . That being said I also devised cheat sheets for myself , I planned ahead as much as...