crankyasanoldma

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1. The Cancer That Spreads Across the Nation...HCA

   crankyasanoldma replied to Headhurt's topic in General Nursing

   I work at an HCA facilitly also and have been there 7 years. It is the best job I've ever had of all the jobs I've ever had, nursing or non-nursing, and I plan to stay there until they sweep my dry dusty bones out the front door. We are well staffed,...

2. birth control and a lump( kinda graphic i guess)

   crankyasanoldma replied to Godswill's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I'm not familiar with the term 'mon vernis' and wonder if you mean 'mons venus'. In any case, a painful lump in the hair would likely be an ingrown hair. A painful lump on the interior of the labia near the introitus would likely be a Bartholin's Cys...

3. transferring unstable pts to postpartum

   crankyasanoldma replied to breastfeedingRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Our non-typical PP's either stay in L&D, go to the ICU, or out to antepartum and sometimes a combination of these three places. PPU won't take non-typical patients or patients who have had mag and strives to give a thorough admission assessment w...

4. Ethical question...what would you do?

   crankyasanoldma replied to ksrnstudent's topic in General Nursing

   It is wrong to take things that are not yours in any situation. It is more wrong when the people who are taken from are dependant on the taker in some way. Why anyone would want to invite doubt about their actions over something as small and cheap as...

5. Record number of deliveries?

   crankyasanoldma replied to rndani's topic in Ob/Gyn

   We're always full all the time, but no, we haven't noticed an unusual increase at this time.

6. Did you get any training on elder abuse?

   crankyasanoldma replied to military girl's topic in General Nursing

   Abuse training is part of our annual competencies (sp?).

7. Who asked about the smallest premie?

   crankyasanoldma replied to prmenrs's topic in NICU

   A link to "The Tiniest Babies" website: http://www.medicine.uiowa.edu/tiniestbabies/bworder.cfm

8. Are certified elder law attorneys really helpful or not?

   crankyasanoldma replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric

   I used one for my dad- she was a big help in advising when and how to transfer assets, applying for state assistance (court appearance required in our case), and guiding us through probate later, but the whole thing (the illness, long term care) was ...

9. Death by Medicine

   crankyasanoldma replied to zenman's topic in General Nursing

   I'm suspicious of any website that states "conventional medicine will kill you" and then touts a bunch of vitimins and remedies to cure you of all your ills.

10. Doctors and Nurses?

    crankyasanoldma replied to brenzgrove's topic in General Nursing

    Many people meet their spouses through the work environment. I don't think medicine is or should be any different.

11. Who's #1 your patient or you?

    crankyasanoldma replied to rscarlatti's topic in General Nursing

    I try to live by the adage "Be a nurse, but don't let nursing be you." which was taught to us in nursing school.

12. How do you really feel about 5-star rooms?

    crankyasanoldma replied to maddiecat's topic in General Nursing

    The patients there are like all the others- some are demanding and some are pleasures. All our 5 stars get is a fancy room. The housekeeper empties their trash, cleans and mops- just like she does in all the other rooms. My care is the same as is the...

13. 13 pound infant...thank goodness it was c-section!

    crankyasanoldma replied to becca.utns's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My little brother was 12.13. I gave my first injection to my mom when I was 4 years old!

14. Hmmm...am I wrong to think this way???

    crankyasanoldma replied to Deb123j's topic in General Nursing

    Something similar happened to me once. A young family member was burned. His recovery was long and complicated. I went to work as usual-a job that I enjoyed and was good at. During the early part of the family member's recovery, I was having trouble...

15. How do you really feel about 5-star rooms?

    crankyasanoldma replied to maddiecat's topic in General Nursing

    I like our 5 star rooms and always volunteer (as do many others at my institution) to take care of the patients there. I give the same care to the "5 star" patient as I do the the uninsured one in a shared room down the hall. The only difference in m...