germain

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1. Woman wakes up & is talking after 20 years in a coma

   germain replied to onehusbandsevenkids's topic in General Nursing

   The thing is you wouldn't care. you wouldn't be the same person you are now, I think. You can't say what you would want in that situation because it is so different from anything you've experienced, I assume.

2. Nursing in France

   germain replied to bambi007's topic in General World

   WOW- I work at a hospital in Seattle as an AIDE and I make that much- Nurses make quite a bit more than I do here. My impression and research was that nurses in France make significantly less than nurses here- hospital nurses, anyhow. However, the ...

3. Nursing in France

   germain replied to bambi007's topic in General World

   Take the language test, above, with a specialty in science- there should be a course near you. Afterwards, with that in hand, see if a specific hospital willtrain you in the medical language ( you can maybe work as an aide soignant( nurses aide) in ...

4. Wearing scrubs in public...

   germain replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

   Oh Please, when I worry about germs on the bus, it is not the people wearing scrubs I worry about, it the wino with the purse on his head, or the 8 year old wiping his nose on the seat. Get real, people.

5. normal activities for vent pt's?

   germain posted a topic in Geriatric

   HI Y'all. I've written here before that I have been a long time nurses aide, am currently a nursing student, and volunteer as an ombudsman at a nursing home. I am hoping that some LTC nurses can answer some questions I have about the nursing home I...

6. Is there a spot for CNA's on this forum?

   germain replied to najahlei's topic in General Nursing

   Yes, thank you. I'm a CNA, have been for 11 years before deciding to study nursing. I work now at a large teaching hospital and love my work. I actually wonder if I'll miss giving bed bathes when I graduate, but I know I will love nursing. THe on...

7. Wined and Dined by future employers

   germain replied to fromTeacher2Nurse's topic in General Nursing

   Why not wine and dine experienced nurses?

8. Youngest labor patient?

   germain replied to RNLaborNurse4U's topic in Ob/Gyn

   sorry for the politics, but teen pregnacy is rising, and STD are skyrocketing, amoung teens in certain places. Sex ed isn't what it used to be, its now abstinence only if the school recieves federal funding for their sex ed- that means NO education ...

9. where does the money go??????

   germain replied to cardiacnurse's topic in General Nursing

   It goes to pay the people who process the check, mail out the flyers, and print up the adorable wallet licenses.

10. MRSA question

    germain replied to elalpn's topic in Geriatric

    Really? I always thought that if you always killed all the bacteria, good and bad, colonized on your skin, you increased the populations of bad bacteria, or could, by killing your normal skin flora that keep the bad guys in check. Then all thats le...

11. Nurse, There's a Spider in My Throat

    germain replied to AngelSpirit's topic in Emergency

    There was an old lady who swallowed a spider That wiggled and jiggled and wiggled insider her. She swallowed the spider to catch the fly, But I don't know why- she swallowed the fly...

12. Occupational therapy...good field?? I am considering this or RN

    germain replied to Athenas83's topic in General Nursing

    I've been thinking EXACTLY the same thing- RN or OT? Here's what I think will ultimately make my decision; grad school = 25000$ with very few Ta/ scholarship possibilties. Nursing school= lots of scholarships. They pay almost the same, with the up...

13. Nursing in France

    germain replied to bambi007's topic in General World

    The language tests are called the Deflt, Diplome des Etudes Langue Etranger , or something like that I FORGET. sorry, sleep deprived. A google search should help.

14. Nursing in France

    germain replied to bambi007's topic in General World

    Hopefully someone who lives there will give you the heads up. I think you must present yourself on application, and you might look at taking the french language exam just to have the paper in front of you that you speak well ( it helped me get a hos...

15. Alcoholic Mother--Need Professional Advice

    germain replied to Siouxz2's topic in General Nursing

    You need some support- any support. Get some now! Heres some support I'm throwing your way from cyberspace- CATCH! I think you have a very realistic idea about the situation, but I can' t help but think it might be easier if your mother were in a di...