Angela Mac

Angela Mac

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  1. About those really "hateful, crotchety" patients...

    Angela Mac replied to jnette's topic in General Nursing

    food for thought- misery loves company but company does not have to love

  2. Gift for a new Student Nurse

    Angela Mac replied to waaane's topic in General Nursing

    A mini cassette recorder to tape lectures. Most instructors do not object. Text is sometimes harder to absorb than hearing it covered in a lecture, and tests are based on the lectured material

  3. What's in a Name?

    Angela Mac replied to Nurseboy1's topic in Nursing Humor

    that is

  4. What was your secret weapon for surviving nursing school??

    Angela Mac replied to michelle_s_nurse's topic in General Nursing

    mini cassette recorder- I asked my instructors if I could tape their lectures. Alot of test questions were based on their lectures, not the text in my books. And chocolate, plenty of

  5. About a LTC MD who is BAD NEWS

    Angela Mac replied to Destinystar's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    That is spooky and bizarre, but be careful. If someone is capable of playing out such delusions, your safety may be jeopardized. And, you are at high risk for a slander suit. Be very, very careful,...

  6. Funny quotes from patients

    Angela Mac replied to RNtoJD's topic in Nursing Humor

    That was great. I probably would not have been able to keep the laughter in. I was assisting a D.O with a pap and I could not believe what he said....... He said, "you are not a natural blond."...

  7. Funny quotes from patients

    Angela Mac replied to RNtoJD's topic in Nursing Humor

    An elderly gentleman in a nursing home was disgruntled at the line waiting to go into the central bathroom for showers, and he replied- "It is a darn carwash, that is all it is. We are all on an...

  8. Needlestick-HELP

    Angela Mac replied to 1sweetnurse's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    my heart goes out to you......if you would like to view more stories.....check out the thread "Needlesticks- share your painful stories". Hope all goes

  9. Needle stick injuries?

    Angela Mac replied to prairiegirl's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    There is a thread called "needlesticks- share your painful stories" if you would like to check it

  10. Too Many Nurses?

    Angela Mac replied to LilStudent's topic in General Nursing

    soon millions of baby boomers will be needing around the clock care, are there going to be enough nurses or facilities to care for them all? And----- are there too many administrative nurses and...

  11. Black nurses VS. White nurses

    Angela Mac replied to tmiller027's topic in General Nursing

    how about----- Republican vs. Democrat Left Wing vs. Right Wing Conservative vs. Liberal neither, nor, or...

  12. Is there a need for more male nurses?

    Angela Mac replied to reddgott's topic in General Nursing

    There is a real need for more nurses- regardless of the gender, race or ethnic

  13. Patients Rights vs. overly demanding patients

    Angela Mac posted a topic in General Nursing

    Where do you draw the line? I had a very demanding patient who would sit at the nurse's station and holler out that he wanted his BP taken while I was scrambling to get all the fingersticks done. This...

  14. Great book entitled "NURSE"

    Angela Mac replied to kea6783's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah-----"Rocky Creek Manor" available on line through authorhouse.com, by yours truly. A nursing home struggles with the challenges brought on by the nursing shortage- many humorous, dramatically...

  15. Baby cant Burp, any ideas why?

    Angela Mac replied to Auds's topic in General Nursing

    Colic, SIDS, real concerns......you can always get a second

  16. Another Nurse Bites the Dust...

    Angela Mac replied to CseMgr1's topic in General Nursing

    Many suffer burnout, I did. It is terrible. You question your self worth constantly. And when you did the best that you could, but were still expected to do more, where do you turn? I left nursing...

  17. Diet and diabetes--how important?

    Angela Mac replied to rnmi2004's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah- some LTC facilities have done away with the ADA diets, and have changed to NCS (no concentrated sweets) or calorie counts. No diet is better than that which is outlined by the American Diabetes...

  18. Any Quincy college graduates

    Angela Mac replied to morr4336's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Quincy College graduate class of 1991 Dr. Phil Berardi- by far, the most knowledgable and caring science teacher of all time. If it were not for his A&P, I would not know my back side from my...

  19. Ouch...Ouch...and double Ouch!!!

    Angela Mac replied to Deb123j's topic in General Nursing

    have you checked with your local health department? They will give the hepBs for free if it is mandatory in your state. A good way to look into it quickly- would be to call your local public school...

  20. Funny quotes from patients

    Angela Mac replied to RNtoJD's topic in Nursing Humor

    A child was watching the old TV Land programs (you know, the black & white ones) He called me aside and asked- "When did the world start in

  21. Funny quotes from patients

    Angela Mac replied to RNtoJD's topic in Nursing Humor

    A young child asked me if I wanted to know where babies come from... I gave him a puzzled look and asked "Do you know where babies come from?" "Yes, they come from social workers" he said. (the...

  22. Never Argue With A Woman Who Can Read.

    Angela Mac replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    loved it and voted it 5

  23. Math ... with perspective

    Angela Mac replied to AmyB's topic in Nursing Humor

    great, it is nice to read a posting that really makes us smile. I have one, corny tho- good nurse + happy patient= making a

  24. The old woman got in!!!!!

    Angela Mac replied to blondiii's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Hi MassLPN- I went to school in the burbs of Boston, great schools....good luck And Blondii- congrats- you are an inspiration to all of us over 30.....never too old to learn something

  25. Definition of Rural

    Angela Mac replied to Idaho Nurse's topic in Rural

    Rural- if you need to travel dirt or gravel roads for sometime before coming onto one that is tar covered and has a yellow line down the center, so that traffic can pass on both sides of it. You are...