IndyGal

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1. Obama assists at St. Louis hospital

   IndyGal replied to 2bNurseguru's topic in General Nursing

   Expanded story: http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/stlouiscitycounty/story/7875D4809FF10FBF8625746400425F3D?OpenDocument

2. Am I out of luck for admissions- Indianapolis

   IndyGal replied to dizze98765's topic in General Nursing

   Make an appointment to see a nursing admissions counselor at IUPUI, and bring a transcript. They'll go over your transcript and tell you exactly which classes apply toward admissions requirements. They don't consider your overall GPA, just your GPA f...

3. Trying to research if this baby death actually happened...

   IndyGal replied to justme1972's topic in General Nursing

   Another site with details: http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19980503&slug=2748627

4. Trying to research if this baby death actually happened...

   IndyGal replied to justme1972's topic in General Nursing

   This website summarizes the case in some detail: http://www.law.uh.edu/healthlaw/perspectives/Bioethics/981019Washington.html Here's an except from the article:

5. ever bring your dog to work?

   IndyGal replied to melisgood's topic in General Nursing

   Working therapy dogs are usually certified through either the Delta Society (http://www.deltasociety.org/) or Therapy Dogs International (http://www.tdi-dog.org/). Some hospitals also have their own certification programs. If you're certified with o...

6. Patients without insurance who self prescribe from livestock supply catalogues

   IndyGal replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

   The problem is that when you farm or ranch, the land is your livelihood. Selling off property means farming fewer acres or reducing the amount of livestock... which translates to a significant loss of income. It would change their lifestyle, yes, but...

7. Tuberculosis

   IndyGal replied to itsmyturn's topic in General Nursing

   It's probably a latent TB infection. I have that myself. My doctor told me that current procedure is to go ahead and treat people for it anyway, so if they ever develop a weakened immune system later on then they don't have to worry about it becoming...

8. Animal assisted therpay and nursing

   IndyGal replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

   The Delta Society (http://www.deltasociety.org/) is one of the main organizations for this. Therapy Dogs International (http://www.tdi-dog.org/) is another. I know several people who volunteer with their dogs.

9. Parents of Handicapped or Ill Children

   IndyGal replied to TrudyRN's topic in General Nursing

   I used to have a coworker with cerebral palsy (this was an editorial office job in a publishing company). She was a very bright girl, in a wheelchair but with enough mobility to operate a mouse and keyboard (slowly). Because of her physical disabi...

10. Too many attempts at a spinal tap?

    IndyGal replied to Moe75_Rn's topic in Safety

    If this were something that were acceptable, I doubt Silas2642 would be so concerned that you might report it.

11. Nursing school, setting you up for failure???

    IndyGal replied to kstec's topic in General Students

    Usually when you transfer schools, your GPA does not transfer. The credits transfer but the grades are not figured into total GPA... it starts fresh at the new school. So the 2.71 is probably his average for that semester.

12. changing last name on RN license after marriage

    IndyGal replied to MiaNJ's topic in General Nursing

    I kept my name when I married... didn't see any reason to change it. I've been married 7 years now and have yet to run into a situation where the different last names are a problem. My husband is fine with it. Of course, if he were the kind of guy wh...

13. The sun, it burns!!!

    IndyGal replied to EMSChild's topic in General Nursing

    Have you tried the SPF 70 sunscreens? I'm another redhead who burns quickly and they work well for me, even when I'm outdoors all day. I have Hawaiian Tropic Ozone Sunblock SPF 70 but there are other brands as well. VMV Armada has an SPF of 70-90. Th...

14. Uninsured=financial ruin

    IndyGal replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism

    That's the truth. My mother was diagnosed with cancer a couple of years ago and it's been eye-opening to see what her insurance company considers "not medically necessary." She has a good company-provided policy from a reputable insurance company a...

15. Favorite Discovery Health Channel Program

    IndyGal replied to Markthemalenurse's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, I *love* Venom ER!