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  1. Working with interns...can you help?

    maddiecat posted a topic in General Nursing

    I will be starting a new job at a teaching hospital and have never worked with interns. They have just hired a ton of new ones. Will you give me some pointers on how best to work with them/what I...

  2. Need help with teaching report giving.....

    maddiecat posted a topic in General Nursing

    We are looking for some kind of nifty sheet or form that we can use with our new grads to help them learn to give report in a thorough and timely fashion...anyone out there have one so we don't have...

  3. Need help with 12hour shifts.....

    maddiecat posted a topic in General Nursing

    Started a new job working 3 12's a week....I've been told that I will do 3 12's in a row every other week. What do you think about that? I am so exhausted after 2 days in a row that I don't think I...

  4. How do you really feel about 5-star rooms?

    maddiecat posted a topic in General Nursing

    Our hospital has new "5-star" rooms (you know with a chef, etc.) What is your reaction to this type of thing and "how does it make you feel"? I'd really like to know what other nurses think about it...

  5. New to the floor; now's your time to tell all...

    maddiecat posted a topic in General Nursing

    You guys are great! Everytime I ask questions, I get terrific answers. So, another question....I will be starting on my unit in 3 weeks. I've been a nurse for 13 years, but the last 8 out of the...

  6. New to the floor; now's your time to tell all...

    maddiecat replied to maddiecat's topic in General Nursing

    Just when I give you guys a compliment you hide from me! Help me out here

  7. Nursing Editorial

    maddiecat replied to MellowOne's topic in General Nursing

    I'm impressed. Thanks for putting my own feelings into words better than I

  8. Neighbors TKA

    maddiecat replied to meownsmile's topic in Orthopedic

    I have to agree totally....what if there were some kind of (heaven forbid) legal issue that came out later? Also, it's kind of like once someone tells you something personal they sometimes regret it...

  9. Working with interns...can you help?

    maddiecat replied to maddiecat's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you all for your great responses? I just hope I can remember all their names?

  10. Working with interns...can you help?

    maddiecat replied to maddiecat's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry.

  11. Working with interns...can you help?

    maddiecat replied to maddiecat's topic in General Nursing

    That brings up a question...how long do they

  12. Survey: Should nurses from other countries be recruited to aid in the nursing shortag

    maddiecat replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with you

  13. Are my testicles black?

    maddiecat replied to TitaniaSidhe's topic in Nursing Humor

    Too funny! I can just see this actually

  14. The Chicken and The Road ANSWERED!

    maddiecat replied to kmchugh's topic in Nursing Humor

    That was great!

  15. new Rn as a preceptor?

    maddiecat replied to newfloridaRN's topic in Emergency

    Absolutely! Remember, that the best way to get really good at something is to teach it someone else. You might be surprised at what good it will do you too. Best of

  16. How do you really feel about 5-star rooms?

    maddiecat replied to maddiecat's topic in General Nursing

    There are special suites where the family can stay in their own cozy beds...I really appreciate all of your responses....I guess for myself I don't have a problem with the concept; I just get...

  17. Maternity scrubs

    maddiecat replied to christinemj's topic in General Nursing

    Try jcpenney.com and look under

  18. School Nurse Interview-need help

    maddiecat replied to mercyrn's topic in School

    Most of the questions will be situations and what you would do. Don't forget that the education system is like nothing else on the planet. They want to know how your knowledge and experience will...

  19. Patients thinking others are their nurses?

    maddiecat posted a topic in General Nursing

    Do you have a problem with, and how do you handle, patients and family members who think that the aides, etc. are actually nurses and no one corrects them? Example, you go into a patient's room and...

  20. New Grad pay scale in Houston

    maddiecat replied to luilui_604's topic in Texas Nursing

    Hermann is the best as far I am I concerned. HR is a little dippy, but which one isn't? Anyway, they are top notch and I would recommend them to anyone looking for a place to

  21. Average Nurse Retirement Age

    maddiecat replied to nursemichelle's topic in General Nursing

    I am 45 and am just now going BACK into floor nursing after years of a cushy desk job.....I'm so bored! I'm dying to get my hands back in. I feel I can keep up the best of them physically, but don't...

  22. Need help using this thing!

    maddiecat posted a topic in General Nursing

    Can I go to a specific page in a discussion area? I want to read old posts but don't want to have to go a page at a time to get to where I left off! Also, it won't let me choose to display threads in...

  23. Do you have Malpractice Insurance?

    maddiecat replied to S.Lunsford RN's topic in General Nursing

    Absolutely! When you think you are covered by the hospital's insurance you are deceiving yourself. The hospital will look out for itself. Who is going to pay YOUR lawyer fees? Whether or not you...

  24. Where can I find med trays?

    maddiecat replied to KeniRN's topic in General Nursing

    :balloons: Hi....you can get them through the school health catalogs...if you give me your email address I will email the info to you tomorrow when I get to

  25. What is your biggest nursing pet peeve?

    maddiecat replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

    I was just thinking that same thing....we all get PMS of some sort or another...what's so special about you? Using it as an excuse drives me crazy! Great tread! Pat,