flowerchild

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1. Federalize Nursing Licenses! Who's with me?

   flowerchild replied to mobileLPN's topic in General Nursing

   Sounds like a wonderful idea. Unfortunatly, the laws pertaining to our practice are governed by each individual state and this will not change. What they could do is give us reciprocity. The problem with that lies within the fact that if a nurse h...

2. compartment syndrome-did I cause it?

   flowerchild replied to Lynn RN ER TX's topic in General Nursing

   I am having a difficult time understanding how I would ever know the info posted on this BB re phenergan. Every drug book I have looked at on this subject lists IV as a route for the med. I have always relied on those drug books to give the best ca...

3. I Hate You, Heart Attack.....

   flowerchild replied to mother/babyRN's topic in General Nursing

   Robinette, I'm so sorry to hear of what happened to your family. Our son was only 7 when my husband had his. I am very greatful he is still with us and I'm sure anyone who has made it through this feels greatful too. I can only imagine the loss ...

4. Tampa area hospitals- any opinions? Etc.

   flowerchild replied to NICU_Nurse's topic in Florida

   NICU-Nurse, I would recommend that you talk with All Childrens Hospital in St. Petersburg. I worked there at one time and it is a great place to work. The NICU is the best in the area. I would also recommend St. Pete over Tampa any day. Best beac...

5. I Hate You, Heart Attack.....

   flowerchild replied to mother/babyRN's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you for sharing. I don't think my husband will ever know the devestation I felt when he had his heart attack at age 35. He almost died and would have if left up to the ER staff as they refused to listen to me and dismissed his symptoms, misdi...

6. What's The Deal With A 4.0 Gpa?

   flowerchild replied to Tx-top nurse's topic in General Nursing

   Here's a trick that worked for me. I was placed on the waiting list. I waited and waited and did not get called. So, on the last day for enrollment, I called the nursing admissions and asked if there was any openings. One of the accepted persons ...

7. How do you deal w/a student you don't like?

   flowerchild replied to Fivestar22's topic in General Nursing

   It is OK to have a personality conflict with another person. It happens. You have to find a way to live with it. Try keeping contact with this person strictly professional. In my work I have never tried to "make freinds" at work. I am there to ...

8. Forehead thermometer accuracy

   flowerchild replied to MiaLyse's topic in Uniform/Gear

   The ear thermometers are only accurate IF you hit the tympanic membrane correctly. If the person has otitis media, forget it, you get the temp of the hot spot, not the core temp of a person. The forehead thermometers are fairly accurate IF it is use...

9. Nurse Hero's

   flowerchild replied to flowerchild's topic in General Nursing

   I didn't think this thread would live. Too much good to get most peoples attention. Just as the media doesn't report "good news" b/c it just doesn't sell. Sigh. Oh well.

10. Re: Florida's 1st prize in the "Salary Hall of Shame"

    flowerchild replied to CLLRN's topic in Florida

    In 1995 I was making 58,000/yr doing HHC RN visits with benefits in Florida and loved my job. My income had risen to that point from the time I had graduated from college in '91. I remember starting at 12.50/hr as an RN newbie. At the time you co...

11. CE Broker ..... New Information

    flowerchild replied to RNPATL's topic in Florida

    I received that letter the other day. I don't believe the gov't has any right to say that I am obligated to join a private organization - ie: CE Broker, so I ignored the information the first time I'd heard about it via other nurses discusing the is...

12. Nurse Hero's

    flowerchild posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi Everybody! I think we need a thread titled as above. A place where we can post all good things about nurses. A thread that shows just what nurses are really about. There is so much negativity out there and it would be nice to have a place to ge...

13. Native Floridians?

    flowerchild replied to flowerchild's topic in Florida

    OH YEA! I remember going to school with my bathing suit under my cloths, still wet, wet hair, and of course sand tween my toes. Teachers never thought much of it, good thing. We didn't have air conditioning in the schools then and the breeze would ...

14. Native Floridians?

    flowerchild replied to flowerchild's topic in Florida

    "......I have heard that fort walton is still nice....maybe I'll get there before it changes too." Too Late! I was there last summer. Absolutely some of the prettiest beaches I've seen here but already built up and crowded and the areas near are sl...

15. Wording for passing the lamp of knowledge

    flowerchild replied to RN_2_B_5/2004's topic in New Nurse

    This is a good page for grad/pinning ceremony. http://www.stclairc.on.ca/programs/departments/nursing/Candlelightceremony.html Try lamp of learning on your search and you'll find more on passing the lamp to the underclass students.