mmc51264 BSN, MSN, RN

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    Moving to NC (Raleigh-Durham)

    mmc51264 replied to Mike1260's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    I am from Chicago and you can't get decent pizza here
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    Discovered a boo-boo on Social Media

    mmc51264 replied to mmc51264's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Thank you. I know that if I could fully explain the situation, it might be easier to understand, but I am flabbergasted at the personal attacks and name calling. I have not accused any of them of...
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    Age Discrimination in Nursing

    mmc51264 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    I think that there is a difference between age discrimination and seniority discrimination. I am an older new nurse (50ish-been a nurse for about 4 years) and I feel that my experience was an asset....
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    Discovered a boo-boo on Social Media

    mmc51264 replied to mmc51264's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    If you actually read the posts, I never said I had a graduate law degree. I have a Masters degree in another field and I have an undergraduate criminal justice degree. A lawyer questioning my...
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    Stethoscope help

    mmc51264 replied to kcolli45's topic in General Nursing

    The Classic II is a good starter one. I had a REALLY cheap one and it is hard enough to hear things you don't know what you're listening for. I ended with a cardiology because a resident left it...
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    Discovered a boo-boo on Social Media

    mmc51264 replied to mmc51264's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Yes I do. An allegation of breaking the law, in print, is a libelous
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    Discovered a boo-boo on Social Media

    mmc51264 replied to mmc51264's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I have said that I DID attempt to contact person and got no
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    Discovered a boo-boo on Social Media

    mmc51264 replied to mmc51264's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    You are. I am sorry I cannot
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    Discovered a boo-boo on Social Media

    mmc51264 replied to mmc51264's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Yes but it is a libelous allegation. If it turns out to NOT be true, then it is libel. If it is true, then the organization should be called out on it. My point is that it was not up to a nursing...
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    Discovered a boo-boo on Social Media

    mmc51264 replied to mmc51264's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Oh for God's sake, yes I do know the definition of libel and the difference between libel and slander (earlier post-I have a Criminal Justice degree). Here it is for all: ". Libel is the written or...
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    Moving to NC (Raleigh-Durham)

    mmc51264 replied to Mike1260's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    WakeMed, Rex, UNC, and Duke all have satellite facilities along with their "big" hospitals. Huge medical hub here. Probably easier to get a job here than other geographical area. Good luck!!!...
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    Discovered a boo-boo on Social Media

    mmc51264 replied to mmc51264's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    This has nothing to do with religion, but the verse, I believe in Matthew, is speaking of doing un-Christian things. Bearing false witness is one of the 10 commandments. This is what the person I...
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    Discovered a boo-boo on Social Media

    mmc51264 replied to mmc51264's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    No malice-defending my employer. No troll-been on this site for 5+ years. I don't care if you believe me or not. Love to know where you got your psychiatry degree. I stated before the issue had been...
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    Discovered a boo-boo on Social Media

    mmc51264 replied to mmc51264's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    i am not attacking anyone I am rebutting the comments from others. People have disagreed with me, which I respect, but you are the one attacking me; calling me names. Again, my colleagues are aware....
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    Discovered a boo-boo on Social Media

    mmc51264 replied to mmc51264's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    i will address this one first. I do not know the person. I work in the hospital, the other person works in the nursing school. Wouldn't know this person if I tripped over them. It was not personal in...
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    RN-BSN

    mmc51264 replied to Joolsdoc's topic in General Nursing

    I did mine at home. I just set up an area with newspapers and cleaned it up afterward. I have 2 dogs, 2 cats and 2 kids. Just takes a little
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    Most reputable brick and mortar-based online FNP?

    mmc51264 replied to anchorRN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Duke, I have a friend finishing this year and her GI benefits made it possible for her to afford
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    Discovered a boo-boo on Social Media

    mmc51264 replied to mmc51264's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I don't understand this. I asked the poster on FB what her motivation was for asking the question.bringing up the scenario. I have since left the group. This was a rather benign group-"what shoes do...
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    PVT: Question of Character?

    mmc51264 replied to oldandintheway's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    "Old and in the Way" is a band that Jerry Garcia was in. Gotta love
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    Price of Patient Satisfaction

    mmc51264 replied to knoxnurse236's topic in General Nursing

    We just discussed this kind of thing at a retention conference. I am lucky that we have charge nurses and doctors that won't put up with that either We have some frequent flyers that love to "fire"...
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    Patient safety and narcotics

    mmc51264 replied to jay082's topic in General Nursing

    We do wake pts up for 0000 doses of tylenol that are ordered as scheduled. (they usually have 0000 VS ordered anyway). I would not wake someone up for prn narcotics, though. We had a float nurse...
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    plagiarism??

    mmc51264 replied to wolf9653's topic in General Nursing

    If it is unchanged objective data, I don't see the harm. (i.e. 47 year old pt admitted for X) I do have issues, as a PP stated when docs copy and paste notes but don't amend them. can't be POD #2 for...
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    The Controversy: Mandatory Flu Vaccines

    mmc51264 replied to Julie Reyes's topic in General Nursing

    1)__ Do you take the flu vaccine yearly? If you do not, what is the reason you do not participate (if you don't mind answering this question)? Yes 2)__ Does your employer have a mandatory...
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    Interview at Duke

    mmc51264 replied to Daisy90's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    You are assigned a nurse and you do follow them around and see how things are done. You can ask questions, the nurse will probably ask you questions. I got my job after a shadow interview and I have...
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    Discovered a boo-boo on Social Media

    mmc51264 replied to mmc51264's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    It may not be unfounded, but putting on FB is not the best place to address it. I am sorry I will not elaborate on the allegation, but it was a serious one. This has nothing to do with a vendetta or...