tshores

tshores

CVICU/SICU/CCU/HH/ADMIN

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About tshores

tshores has 31 years experience and specializes in CVICU/SICU/CCU/HH/ADMIN.


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  1. Flu Vaccine, enough already!

    To Laidback Al: Then why are you including only the sugarcoated Conclusions/Interpretations instead of the Results and Findings in those studies? Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine Results: During the 2003-2004 and 2004-2005 seasons, 165 a...
  2. Flu Vaccine, enough already!

    A study published in the October 2008 issue of the Archives of Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine found that vaccinating young children against the flu had no impact on flu-related hospitalizations or doctor visits during two recent flu seasons. T...
  3. Step away from the old nurse!

    When they occasionally call me "Mom" at work, they're referring to someone who helps them, watches over and guides them while at work; they're not disrespecting their real moms nor me nor are they being manipulative. They're not trying to get anythin...
  4. Step away from the old nurse!

    I work in SICU/CVICU/CCU areas and am 59 years old. I've never minded being called Mom or Mama or anything of that sort; I take it as a compliment and believe that's how it was intended. I really care for the people I work with, whether younger or ol...
  5. pay for new RN in Arkansas

    You can call the hospital's HR department and ask what the starting pay is for a new grad RN.
  6. Flu shot issue

    Maybe some people have the tin foil over their eyes...maybe they haven't read about how the CDC, FDA, WHO and the pharmaceutical companies are all interrelated, largely because of the financial ties of some of the key people in these groups. The EU ...
  7. Flu shot issue

    Many studies funded by pharmaceutical companies selling vaccines have "proved" that influenza vaccine is safe and effective. But independent reviews of those studies have found the opposite is true. Studies are now showing what people who refuse to ...
  8. Male Chest Hair and Scrub Tops

    Chest hair is no more "nasty" than head or arm hair or any other hair. Who decided that it is? Where did this all come from anyhow? They're MEN, not women. And they shouldn't have to cover up any more than women have to.
  9. Proof of present-day use of aluminum-based adjuvants in vaccines just so you know: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17201666 http://www.reeis.usda.gov/web/crisprojectpages/195042.html http://www.immunizationinfo.org/vaccine_components_detail.cfv?id...
  10. Not taking a vaccination has absolutely nothing to do with washing hands and changing gloves and paraplegic firemen. I did NOT say the government was making the vaccine mandatory; I was making statements (granted, probably unclear statements) about ...
  11. I DO understand the reasons for taking the flu vaccinations; I just don't think they should make them mandatory because there are just as many good reasons not to take them. They could make them safer for people to take without all the extraneous ga...
  12. But I don't blindly trust the pharmaceutical companies nor their regulating agencies--they've had to recall too many medications they said were "safe"; usually after a lot of people died. There are lawsuits right now because the pharmaceutical compa...
  13. I think everyone should be able to use marijuana just like alcohol is used, same laws and all. You can use pot without being a 'pothead' just like you can drink alcohol without being an alcoholic. After we took boards in the 70's, we celebrated by...
  14. Eight or Twelve Hour Shifts

    I'm 54 and work 7 12-hr shifts in a row and get 7 days off in a row; 29 years in so far. I wouldn't have tried it with young children, but now as long as I can get a couple of hours in the evenings to eat, shower and relax--it's all good. When I do...
  15. Clogs while nursing

    Still, there's more risk in sticking yourself somewhere else--hands, fingers, etc. and they don't make you wear leather gloves. I think it has more to do with tradition and appearance rather than safety. It hasn't been that many years ago that we w...