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  1. HELP... I am Grade obsessed

    merricat replied to JoniL&DRN's topic in General Students

    my friend got As in all classes thru nursing school (and on all the pre reqs). except at the very end she got a B. at first she was very upset but then she realized she was relieved. she did not have...

  2. Telephone Advice

    merricat replied to SLPorterRN's topic in Emergency

    haha-- one time i got some chemicals in my eye, it was degreaser. i called a number-- it was either ER or it was the number on the back of the package of degreaser. (what happened was, i used it in a...

  3. Telephone Advice

    merricat replied to SLPorterRN's topic in Emergency

    i have always wondered how a pt can be treated when they are not in the same room. um, i dont know-- there is a drop down menu where you can go to nurse specialties? (on this site). and from there to...

  4. NOC Patient bathing

    merricat replied to sheridan7679's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    i love it! thank

  5. Has a patient ever described a Near Death Experience to you?

    merricat replied to LadyMadonna's topic in General Nursing

    my friend had a pt who was dying. a few hours before he passed, she came in the room and he asked her who the beautiful lady was in the corner. he had become very peaceful and relaxed. my friend did...

  6. Nurse Personality

    merricat replied to trapped_in_light's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    funny because iread an article in the new yorker magazine the other day. it was about personality tests! i guess over half the people who take the meyers-briggs and get typed as one thing one day...

  7. Thoughts Regarding Professionalism & Nursing

    merricat replied to Eilana's topic in General Nursing

    it does not, really. but like the new loophole that allows RNs to not be paid overtime? that specificlly involves the use of the word "professionsl" and the definition of it (varies by interpretation...

  8. Thoughts Regarding Professionalism & Nursing

    merricat replied to Eilana's topic in General Nursing

    in arizona, the BON does regulate your license and can handle complaints and may take your license

  9. Thoughts Regarding Professionalism & Nursing

    merricat replied to Eilana's topic in General Nursing

    i dont know-- i got criminal background (federal) through the state-- the state can revoke my right to practice-- i have to renew every 2 years-- this sounds like a license, not a cert. for CNA. i am...

  10. Thoughts Regarding Professionalism & Nursing

    merricat replied to Eilana's topic in General Nursing

    actually, i believe CNAs are in fact licensed through the

  11. Thoughts Regarding Professionalism & Nursing

    merricat replied to Eilana's topic in General Nursing

    i do i all the time... usually when i am trying to use humor to make a point, since i have a very dry sense of humor.. i think CNAs are not professonals in the sense that nobody in their right mind...

  12. Staph infections...

    merricat replied to stephera's topic in General Nursing

    staph is a bacterium that lives on skin. normal people have staph on their skin. the full name is staphylococcous. there are different kinds of it, like staphylococcus aureus. there are ven different...

  13. Thoughts Regarding Professionalism & Nursing

    merricat replied to Eilana's topic in General Nursing

    sounds brilliant. maybe your turnover rate will even decrease. love to hear how it works

  14. Thoughts Regarding Professionalism & Nursing

    merricat replied to Eilana's topic in General Nursing

  15. Thoughts Regarding Professionalism & Nursing

    merricat replied to Eilana's topic in General Nursing

    to me, professionalism should be displayed by the whole team, CNAs and up, and it should convey an attitude of, its the work that is important. getting it done, doing it well. not the titles or job...

  16. HELP... I am Grade obsessed

    merricat replied to JoniL&DRN's topic in General Students

    haven't read the thread so hope this is not repetitive but i have found acceptance to be very powerful medicine. when i think about it, most of the people i know are obsessive about something, and...

  17. why a nurse and not a doctor

    merricat replied to lindskay's topic in General Nursing

    someone showed me the statistics the other day on how often doctors get sued. i did not keep the stats, but basically, the answer is, a lot. more likely to get sued at least once than not get sued....

  18. What can be done??

    merricat replied to TexasPoodleMix's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    so glad something good is finally happening for your situation. do you get to help select the new doctor. you know people who are active in their and their loved ones' healthcare, they often get...

  19. Nurse Personality

    merricat replied to trapped_in_light's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    and while we are at it, the subject of personality? there is this idea that sometimes floats around that caring (generally considered the most important qualification for nursing) is an innate...

  20. Nurse Personality

    merricat replied to trapped_in_light's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    what a freaking asshole. not you, the intern. only in delivery? maybe he thinks you are too nice. maybe he thinks the other nurses will tear you up. or maybe he is an asshole who likes you and is...

  21. Why on earth does no one make eye contact?

    merricat replied to z's playa's topic in General Nursing

    v. good point. ive heard it said people cannot make eye contact on the subway because then the crazy people will talk to you and then the criminals will think you are a tourist. making eye contact in...

  22. Nursing Home Watch List

    merricat replied to Talino's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    the irony is, sometimes places get so upset about being mentioned by consumer advocacy groups or whatever that they clean it up and become very good places, better than those never mentioned on a...

  23. What can be done??

    merricat replied to TexasPoodleMix's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    i got aletter like that once. my doctor was leaving her place of employment and going somewhere else. so it was mundane, not very interesting. nowadays, there is an emphasis on "keeping the...

  24. State Laws For Staffing Ratios

    merricat posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    found super neat website run by national citizen's coalition for nursing home reform-- go to http://www.ncchr.org/govpolicy/51_162_468.cfm, and you can look up the actual laws in regard to staffing...

  25. State Laws For Staffing Ratios

    merricat replied to merricat's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    i wish you the best of luck. i am sorry the site was inaccurate. do not know what AANHR is... is it reliable? maybe you could email the site and tell them their info is inaccurate. am very interested...