DIVINELYBLESSED

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1. harrisburg anyone?

   DIVINELYBLESSED replied to latone's topic in Pennsylvania

   Hi! I live in York which is about 30min. from Harrisburg. Here are some web-sites that may be of interest to you- http://www.harrisburg.com, http://www.visithhc.com, http://www.city-data.com/city/Harrisburg-Pennsylvania.html. I would guess that the ...

2. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

   DIVINELYBLESSED replied to Trixxy's topic in Humor

   When you and your friend are both on medication for high blood pressure, do not decide to have a competiton which involves both of you stopping your medication to see who's pressure will go the highest! (PS. the "winner" ended up in a vegetative stat...

3. Doctor's handwriting

   DIVINELYBLESSED replied to soon2binOK's topic in General Nursing

   This is definitely a big issue. We have one doctor in particular who's writing is so notriously bad that he reads all his orders onto a tape record so the unit secretaries/nurses can decipher and take off the orders. Another problem is with resident...

4. Gastric Bypass Surgery

   DIVINELYBLESSED replied to SweetMagnolia's topic in General Nursing

   My husband had gastric bypass 7 months ago (he was about 160# overweight). He has struggled with his weight all his life ( or at least since very early teens) and has tried lots of different diets and weight loss pills. He did not make the decisi...

5. Are you going to dress up for Halloween at work?

   DIVINELYBLESSED replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

   I will never forget the Halloween that one of our orthopedic doctors came in to round on his patients dressed up like a pilgrim! That was truly interesting.

6. Do you have to pay for parking?

   DIVINELYBLESSED replied to JJFROG's topic in General Nursing

   We don't have to pay for parking, but right now we are dealing with alot of construction limiting already limited parking spaces. The hospital has decided to use an alternative parking area about 5 min. from the hospital and provide shuttle buses. Al...

7. Kids On Marriage

   DIVINELYBLESSED replied to Danamegg's topic in Humor

   :roll :roll Very cute!

8. Footprints

   DIVINELYBLESSED posted a topic in Humor

   This is not a joke, but wasn't sure the best place to post it. A friend sent me this, probably some of you have seen it already, but I really liked this new version of an old favorite. FOOTPRINTS...A New Version Imagine you and the Lord Jesus are wa...

9. Are R.N's prone to serious back injury?

   DIVINELYBLESSED replied to FutureNurse2006's topic in General Nursing

   I currently am dealing with a herniated disc and muscle strain due to lifting (8 mo. and counting on "alternative duty"). On the floor I worked (ortho/neuro) it wasn't only the patients you had to worry about but the equipment too. At least the CPM's...

10. Popular Baby Names

    DIVINELYBLESSED replied to oceanblue's topic in General Nursing

    I don't have any children yet, but here are the names I like; Boys- Geoffrey, Bryant, Jayden, Dominic, Jacob, and Keagan. Girls- Mckenna, Elissa, Arianna, Adreanna, Ileana, and Abigail. Out of these my husband prefers, Dominic and Mckenna. :)

11. RN to BSN or MSN online

    DIVINELYBLESSED replied to mistersleepy's topic in General Nursing

    A friend of mine is going through Graceland University to get her BSN and then MSN/NP. I already have my BSN but am going through the University of Phoenix Online for my MSN. There are several programs out there and there are also different options f...

12. Patient Loads, How many patients do you have?

    DIVINELYBLESSED replied to Jan B's topic in Orthopaedic

    I work on a 28 bed ortho floor, including tele, neuro, stroke patients, and long-term epilepsy monitoring. Ideal staffing is a RN, LPN, and CNA for every 8 patients (RN and CNA for 8 to 12 on nights depending on staffing). CNA's- are responsible for ...

13. For All those Who are sick of Obesity Threads

    DIVINELYBLESSED replied to gwenith's topic in General Nursing

    I have to say that toenails do not bother me as much as body odor- you know the people that you can tell have not taken a bath for months. And probably poor dental care. We once had a whole family that would come in to visit and we would have to clos...

14. Introductions

    DIVINELYBLESSED replied to Brian's topic in Pennsylvania

    imenid37, I live in york county and am currently thinking about going back for my master's online. A friend of mine is getting her degree through Graceland University and I am looking at the University of Phoenix. The University of Phoenix offers eit...

15. Looking For Other Pa Nurses!!!!

    DIVINELYBLESSED replied to Pete495's topic in Pennsylvania

    I have lived in PA all my life. Grew up in the NE, about 5 miles from NY state border. I have lived in York for the past 5 years and currently work for Wellspan but am in a time of transistion. Not sure where I want to go from here. Recently have bee...