Mhays

Mhays

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  1. Calling in for no sleep

    Mhays replied to Nurse131382's topic in General Nursing

    Hello, my name is Marcy and I live in Virginia. Yes, I believe that it is OK to call in due to lack of sleep for many reasons. Sleep is a major importance because it helps your body to restore...

  2. Getting Report Over Phone For New Admit To LTC Facility

    Mhays replied to MrsJonesLVN's topic in General Nursing

    Hello, my name is Marcy and I live in Virginia. In every facility, there should be a book with sheets in it about how to do a report about a new admit from another facility. If you cannot find it, I...

  3. 94 or higher is an A?

    Mhays replied to Oceanblu's topic in General Students

    I know that it is hard to make the grade point average in nursing school. I had to have a certain grade point average when I was in nursing school. My nursing program was strict about grade point...

  4. Help, completely confused (pre-nursing, entry-level jobs, etc)

    Mhays replied to MomAndSonInMD's topic in General Students

    Hello, my name is Marcella and I live in Virginia. I totally understand your view point and understand where you are coming from. I went to nursing school very early and did about one year's worth,...

  5. Taking clothes off for a head to toe assessment

    Mhays replied to evelyn305's topic in General Students

    Hello, my name is Marcella and I live in Virginia. Congratulations on making it into your clinical rotations. That was always an exciting time for me as well. I understand how you feel in that you...

  6. Current LPN student

    Mhays replied to lgp16's topic in Study Tips for Students's Share Tips

    Hello, I believe that you are on the right track for many reasons. I have known a lot of students before that they are never sure on how they learn best and they do not know or understand what...

  7. Pay Rate Jealousy

    Mhays replied to Suga Moore's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Thank you for your post. I greatly appreciate you bringing up such a hard subject for a lot of people. Pay rate is a tough issue because people have so many thoughts over what is the best rate of...

  8. is this normal???

    Mhays replied to Dsullivan13's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Thank you for your posting. I totally understand where you are coming from. When I was a new nurse, so many people told me the same exact things. I had so many different people tell me to be faster...

  9. Resident falls everyday

    Mhays replied to angelsite2850's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Thank you for your post. I can understand your frustration because I have been in that same general situation myself both in the geriatric nursing and in the school nursing atmosphere. When I did...

  10. Giving my two weeks notice even though I'm not finished with orientation

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

    Thank you for your post. I worked at an adult day care center and we had to eat our lunch on the floor which meant that we did not leave the floor until our shift was over. I worked six to eight...

  11. Are LVN/LPNs becoming extinct?

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

    Thank you for your post. I strongly think that LPN/LVN's are very important in our health care system. In fact, there is even research data that states the LPN status is rising and are needed...

  12. Lpn & asn are are being phased out.

    Mhays replied to shermainenevels's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    All of these comments and discussions are great in that they help in discussing this trend that has been going on for so many years. I can remember in nursing school that we had to learn all of the...

  13. Best way to avoid bedside care?

    Mhays replied to Lemon Bars's topic in General Nursing

    Nurses today have a lot more options than they did many years ago. Years ago, nurses just worked in hospitals, nursing homes, and doctors offices and wore the white hats that they wore on their...

  14. Being blamed for fall after shift

    Mhays replied to notyetnurse's topic in General Nursing

    This is a very sticky situation and a hard one to figure out because on one hand there should have been an alarm there in the room. In fact, a person would assume that the ICU in every room has an...

  15. LPN to RN challenge exam

    Mhays replied to NurseJamieLynne's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I personally have not taken that exam before, but I have taken other nursing exams before and they can be challenging. There are a few things that I recommend. First, do research on that...

  16. Best way to avoid bedside care?

    Mhays replied to Lemon Bars's topic in General Nursing

    Hello! As a nurse myself and having been to nursing school as well, I know first hand that patient care is a very hard thing to do day in and day out. I also know and realize that working in the...

  17. Lpn & asn are are being phased out.

    Mhays replied to shermainenevels's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Hi, The reason is because nursing is an ever changing field and it is getting more and more demanding everyday. There is something new everyday coming out in the medical field that is an advance...

  18. Terminated. Pursue a Lawsuit?

    Mhays replied to ERgirlynurse's topic in General Nursing

    As a nurse myself, I believe that you are correct in that you should pursue a lawyer. The lawyer would be a great benefit to your situation and he or she would also help be a voice for you as well....