Mhays

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  1. Night Shifters - Am I being too sensitive?

    Mhays replied to val421's topic in General Nursing

    The night shift can be a hard shift in that you have to work all night long (from 7 pm to 7 am) without sleeping at all. The easier aspect of the night shift is that there are usually no meals to...

  2. NICU nursing application question

    Mhays replied to NurseCait220's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    For any NICU application questions, I would refer to the following: 1. Know and understand your jargon words. 2. Understand what the job entails. 3. Understand the companies rules and...

  3. Night Shifters - Am I being too sensitive?

    Mhays replied to val421's topic in General Nursing

    The night shift is a hard thing because of the following reasons: 1. The workers have to work all night while people are sleeping. 2. The workers have to sleep during the day in order to stay awake...

  4. How did you decide your specialty?

    Mhays replied to Irish_Mist's topic in General Nursing

    I always thought that my job decided my specialty for me. When I graduated, the boss that I did my internship with wanted me to stay and work there part-time. So, I said "Yes." This internship was...

  5. Nurse Practitioner vs Physician Assistant

    Mhays replied to nurselyfe4115's topic in General Nursing

    I had both a physician assistant and a nurse practitioner before and they both were very good. I really enjoyed having both of them as my 'doctor.' I remember one of my friends from nursing school...

  6. What type of soap do you use?

    Mhays replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    The type of soap that I like to use are the following: 1. Dove Soap (My favorite) 2. Caress Soap (My second favorite) 3. Dial Soap (reasonable soap price) 4. Liquid

  7. Thinking about Relocating : need advice to make the relocation easier

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

    That is a great thing to be relocating. I am relocating as well and I am finding out that it is hard to get everything in order and just get the small things taken care of. I find that these tips...

  8. LTC vs Assisted living

    Mhays replied to Mscoleman78's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I have worked in both long-term care and assisted living and I prefer the assisted living aspect; however the long-term care aspect does give good care. The reason that I prefer assisted living over...

  9. How long did it take....

    Mhays replied to Nurse3242's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It took me awhile for everything to click that I learned from nursing school and from my health science degree. Some of my friends took far less time than me to adjust and learn all of the jargon...

  10. "You're too smart to be a nurse. Be a doctor"

    Mhays replied to Grier's topic in General Nursing

    When I was thinking about my career plans, I was thinking in terms of what courses that I would do well in. In terms of being a doctor, I knew that I possibly might be interested in that type and...

  11. What to do after a rough shift?

    Mhays replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    After a rough shift, I like to do these particular things: 1. Lie down on the bed and close my eyes. 2. Take a long bubble bath with warm water. 3. Watch a movie in bed. 4. Drink a coke and put...

  12. LGBTQ Youth: Resources for Pediatric Nurses

    Mhays replied to PNCB's topic in Pediatric

    Pediatric nurses can help the LGBT Youth Group by the following things: 1. The nurses can obtain resources by doing an internet search for the resources. 2. They could talk to other resources and do...

  13. minimum staffing and lunch breaks - enemies??

    Mhays replied to wisconurse16's topic in General Nursing

    We were short staffed a few times when I worked at the adult day care center. One day, we only had three staff members for the whole day. So, it was hard to get any lunch or even using the restroom....

  14. Tell me why you regret about becoming a Nurse

    Mhays replied to Want2BeeRN's topic in General Nursing

    The thing that I regret about becoming a nurse is that I should have become an LVN sooner rather than later. I am trying to take the LVN test or exam in Virginia and I am getting closer into getting...

  15. NICU nursing application question

    Mhays replied to NurseCait220's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Congratulations on the chance of becoming a NICU nurse. That is wonderful and fantastic. The things that I took away when I was in the NICU unit were these things: 1. Always be prepared. 2. Know...

  16. Night Shifters - Am I being too sensitive?

    Mhays replied to val421's topic in General Nursing

    I have never worked the 11 pm to 7 am nigh shift before and now I could not do that because I take medication at night that makes me sleepy, cannot drive any vehicles, and my critical thinking would...

  17. How did you decide your specialty?

    Mhays replied to Irish_Mist's topic in General Nursing

    I decided on both of my specialties of geriatric nursing care and school health by accident. I had no idea of what to pursue when it came to specialties. Then, a lot of students came to me and said...

  18. Nurse Practitioner vs Physician Assistant

    Mhays replied to nurselyfe4115's topic in General Nursing

    I have had great physician assistants and nurse practitioners who both have helped me so much. I belong to an HMO as my healthcare and sometimes my doctor is not available. So, they ask me if I...

  19. What type of soap do you use?

    Mhays replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    I am a huge fan of soaps. In fact, I love to use four different types of soaps in my bath. After a long day on the nursing floor, I would get into the shower and use these soaps: 1. Dove Soap 2....

  20. Thinking about Relocating : need advice to make the relocation easier

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

    I am so thankful that you have written this discussion forum posting because I am going through this right now as we speak. My mom fell and broke her right wrist and her right hand on August 24th....

  21. Advices for upcoming nursing student

    Mhays replied to kikyou322's topic in Study Tips for Students's Share Tips

    When I was in nursing school, I had no idea on how to study or what I was actually doing while in school. I was scared to death and very frightened about the present and future details in nursing....

  22. Best way to avoid bedside care?

    Mhays replied to Lemon Bars's topic in General Nursing

    The way to avoid patient care as a nurse are to concentrate on more of these roles that nursing has to offer that is not 100% patient care: 1. Administration like HR 2. Unit managers or charge...

  23. LTC vs Assisted living

    Mhays replied to Mscoleman78's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    The place that I worked at years ago was so unique in that it had many units combined into one healthcare center. There was the adult day care which was a gigantic room and in the basement of the...

  24. How long did it take....

    Mhays replied to Nurse3242's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It took me many years in order to become more comfortable in doing patient care. In fact, as a nursing student, I could not even imagine how I would be able to do this type of work; caring for sick...

  25. "You're too smart to be a nurse. Be a doctor"

    Mhays replied to Grier's topic in General Nursing

    I always say that you have to be called to do something in order to do it. That goes for your jobs too. I would love to be a doctor, but I was called to be a nurse and that is what I became. I...