MADHAT6

MADHAT6

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  1. So, tell me again why you suddenly want to be a nurse...?

    MADHAT6 replied to JoblessRN's topic in General Nursing

    I am an older nurse myself,i meant no disrespect to those of us who have been there and fought the hard fight,that is why i said "ONE of the reasons" and not "the only

  2. Z Coil vs. MBT for Plantar Fasciitis

    MADHAT6 replied to oklhmrn's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I have terrible problems with foot paim but i brought a pair of Spiras,you can find them online or in the Hammcher Schlemmer catalog,i had never tried them but they are awesome!!!i spend 12 hours a...

  3. I'm trying so hard I'm failing. When do I give up?

    MADHAT6 replied to Imgettingthere's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Leaving a position that is not good for you is a sign of health,too many nurses feel like they are responsible for thwe whole environment,or should be able to fix things,move on there is a good unit...

  4. Vent: Husband lost job today with no warning

    MADHAT6 replied to Melinurse's topic in General Nursing

    I am so sorry,this is happening everywhere,no one really has a safe job but it is a horrible thing to have

  5. So, tell me again why you suddenly want to be a nurse...?

    MADHAT6 replied to JoblessRN's topic in General Nursing

    One of the reasons for the spike in pay is that men have fought for it,as a female nurse i am grateful for the insight and resources men have brought to the profession,as for your other point about...

  6. Float nurse-Pros & cons?

    MADHAT6 replied to MiaLyse's topic in General Nursing

    I loved floating! you will hear people complain but it can be a great job.Staff are usually grateful you are there to help and you never get bored,if staff are not nice to you,you know you are only...

  7. Psych Patients Receiving Poor Care in the ER

    MADHAT6 replied to SuperPsychdRN's topic in Psychiatric

    i am a psych nurse and my job is to liaison between the ER and the psych unit,and to send people without insurance to the state hospitals,i agree with what you are saying but now that i float to the...

  8. Layoffs will be announced at my facility on Monday

    MADHAT6 replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    we have been asked to give up a days woth of vacation each ,everyone in the hospital,my hospital is in north carolina,i know of a hospital in New York where the employees were asked to give 3 days,we...

  9. Clinical depression and nursing

    MADHAT6 replied to minnie26's topic in International Nursing

    A good employer will recognize your experience will contribute to your ability to care for and empathize with your clients,believe me ther are a ton of nurses out there who have had to deal with...

  10. Strangest thing you've heard a co-worker or patient say?

    MADHAT6 replied to SaraO'Hara's topic in Nursing Humor

    I had a man say to me " i have been fired from over two hundred jobs for my excellence,now do you think that's right ?" and then he proceeded to tell staff how they should be doing their jobs and we...

  11. Husband needs help

    MADHAT6 replied to ohiobiker's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I think you and your wife are experiencing what all couples go through during nursing school,hang in there,so many people in my class divorced or separated because of the stress,my husband and i...

  12. husbands that won't help

    MADHAT6 replied to tolerantgirl's topic in General Nursing

    i agree with those who say stress of nursing school has a lot to do with this,2/3 of my nursing class had divorced or separated by the end of senior year...of course some of it may have to do with...

  13. Welcome to the Stress Management Forum!

    MADHAT6 replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Ten years is a long time in nursing,be proud that you have been a nurse that long,you may find that you need a change and will be much happier after adjusting to the change,instead of seeing this as a...

  14. Where do you draw the line?

    MADHAT6 replied to fuuchan's topic in General Nursing

    i know i draw the line at safety,the patients first,then the staff's,i have had a doctor yell at me,but people yell at me in traffic sometimes too,people get stressed out,someone who has such low...

  15. Wife with BSN with NO drive, what to do??

    MADHAT6 replied to Tony1790's topic in General Nursing

    i am so glad you are coming into the nursing field ...this is the best way for you to find out why your wife may not want to work as a bsn, and she should be able to teach emt's and lpn classes if she...

  16. anxiety level off the charts sometimes

    MADHAT6 replied to angel o' mercy's topic in General Nursing

    we are all anxious,even when we appear calm,who wants a nurse caring for them that is all chilled out ? you want someone who's hypervigilant to be your advocate...not someone who is indifferent...how...

  17. Happily Addicted to allnurses.com

    MADHAT6 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    i love this site! it is the only place i can go and talk to other nurses and get a real sense of whether or not something that's bothering me has substance or whether it's just fluff...i need that...

  18. loosing my self confidence at work.....

    MADHAT6 replied to lenjoy03's topic in General Nursing

    this is the way nursing is these days...i am so sorry...there is so much emphasis on catching people making mistakes instead of patient care and i think it is a response to all the...

  19. Maybe it was a big mistake to be a nurse :(

    MADHAT6 replied to NewYorkGirl's topic in General Nursing

    Try Psych nursing,it is wonderful and it is the absolute opposite of med surg,but trust me,you will never regret the time you spent on med surg,i hated it too but i am so grateful i worked there,it...

  20. Why did you take up nursing? What's your story?

    MADHAT6 replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    i was a liberal arts major,english degree,foreign languages and knew nothing about medecine but when i was 8 mos pregnant my water broke and i went to the er,where i was examined and told i had made a...

  21. Punitive Computer Documentation?

    MADHAT6 replied to MADHAT6's topic in General Nursing

    we do not use pyxis for charting,we chart on the computers at the nurses station,i agree that it is the fault of the informational nurses who chose this system,they do not have to use it because they...