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1. Mom of 3 trying to go back to school

   ferfer replied to MYAgirls3's topic in General Nursing

   I just had to reply to this post, it is so full of emotion. For myself, i have one girl, three and a half years old. I have minimal support, but enough to get by. I chose to go to school to provide a better life for myself and for her. It is true tha...

2. Horrible breach of personal confidentiality!

   ferfer replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

   I will help clarify. I have one friend , or supposed friend, which is the woman that called the lab. The person in the lab is a good friend of HERS, not mine, and the one that gave out the info. I am concerned that if she could access my lab data res...

3. Horrible breach of personal confidentiality!

   ferfer replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you for everyone's responses. I am still very upset by this and deciding what to do. I have never heard of HIPPA, perhaps because I live in Canada. But I am sure we must have some sort of privacy law as well that regulates this. I do want to re...

4. Horrible breach of personal confidentiality!

   ferfer posted a topic in General Nursing

   A friend of mine knew that I had some bloodwork done. She called her friend that works at the lab and had her check her databases for my results. I am outraged and feel so personally violated. Not to mention that it is so illegal. The problem is, if ...

5. "Gone Postal"

   ferfer replied to Lysa's topic in General Nursing

   My opinion is one slightly different. This cannot be a cut and dry issue and there is not enough info to go on for a proper response. Is this worker angry, perform unsafely, grumpy to pts or just staff? Some examples? If his behaviour is out of line ...

6. Psych- What is it like?

   ferfer posted a topic in General Nursing

   I am about to start my psych rotation at an imfamous "mental hospital" and am curious what it will be like. I am very nervous, not sure how to communicate with those with mental illness, not sure if I might say the wrong thing. Plus, what kind of car...

7. Only 2 semesters left & I'm have doubts about going on

   ferfer replied to RN-BamaStudent's topic in General Nursing

   :) I know exactly how you feel. It is nearing the end and you wonder if this is even right for you. And the more you wonder, the more you think it is wrong. The only thing I can say is that even if you do not want to do it now, do not stop school! If...

8. Coffee Ground Looking Stool

   ferfer replied to CyndiW35055's topic in General Nursing

   You know, I have been thinking about this since I posted yesterday and I really hope you got him to go in!! Especially considering the extreme thirst. You don't want to take chances with someone so important to you. Keep insisting if he hasn't gone i...

9. Coffee Ground Looking Stool

   ferfer replied to CyndiW35055's topic in General Nursing

   Yikes! There are many possible reasons for coffee ground stools - yes, one can be a bleeding ulcer, or bleeding in the intestines, hemmorhoids, GI cancers, colitis. One must not assume that this is something that can wait. Hemmorhage is a possibility...

10. Diabetes Cure: How far away are we?

    ferfer replied to mrdoc2005's topic in General Nursing

    :) We have a cure!! Here in Alberta, Canada, one of the hospitals discovered a "cure" several years ago. It is islet cell transplants from pancreas donors. The cells are implanted and begin producing insulin, leading to a complete cessation of inject...

11. Topic: Venting in Private?

    ferfer replied to Nursie30's topic in General Nursing

    So sorry this has happened to you. It is true, some of us come on here just to vent for a moments time. We all get angry or upset or irrational in the moment, when the next day we are truly fine. The person that did that had absolutely no right to do...

12. The pulmicort push

    ferfer replied to mom-student's topic in General Nursing

    :) I know where you are coming from, my 3 year old daughter has struggled with the same since birth. It is unfortunate but these things seem to all go together, allergies, asthma, imunnosuppressed children. Keep in mind that the prednisone has its go...

13. Bathing a 7 y/o

    ferfer replied to Nurse2be's topic in General Nursing

    You already know that something fishy is going on with your daughter/father and their relationship. You need to do something about it, even if it is just to get to the bottom of the real issue. If your daughter refuses to talk about it that is a huge...

14. Spring Is Here!

    ferfer replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

    :) :) BBQ time babay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

15. Spring Is Here!

    ferfer posted a topic in General Nursing

    Spring is in the air- I think I have spring fever! The birds are out the sun is shining the air is so fresh and crisp, I am just sucking it in and loving it! I got some some beautiful lillies from the store purple and white and gold/yellow.:) Nothi...