Jacci59

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1. How much do you make?

   Jacci59 replied to Navy Nurse's topic in General Nursing

   RN 40 yrs Home Health $15.51 / hr

2. All Nurses Read This

   Jacci59 replied to buck227's topic in General Nursing

   1. RN 2. 40 yrs 3. South East 4. could be better 5. Have none, am part time 6. Too many short days. Would prefer long days and less of them. 7. NO !! 8. NO !! 9. No 10. Yes, Love it !!! 11. No 12. Rarely 13. Days 14. All of them 15. no opinion 16. N...

3. unlicensed personal in hospitals

   Jacci59 replied to CJM's topic in General Nursing

   "It is exactly that.An assembly line of cash flow.Your patients are no more than a widget that needs processing.The more widgets they can process,the more money they can make." Boy, did you hit the nail on the head. why is it taking the powers that ...

4. Complete Metabolic Profile

   Jacci59 replied to Jacci59's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you so much, NRSKarenRN... I really appreciate your taking the time to spell it out for me. I do remember the SMA12, but it had been so long since I dealt with it that I had forgotten what all tests it involved. you have solved my problem n...

5. Complete Metabolic Profile

   Jacci59 replied to Jacci59's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you so much, NRSKarenRN... I really appreciate your taking the time to spell it out for me. I do remember the SMA12, but it had been so long since I dealt with it that I had forgotten what all tests it involved. you have solved my problem n...

6. Complete Metabolic Profile

   Jacci59 replied to Jacci59's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you, beano !! I had not dealt with lab tests much in the last 15 years, and when I went to draw this one,I was curious. Thanks, Jacci

7. Complete Metabolic Profile

   Jacci59 replied to Jacci59's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you, beano !! I had not dealt with lab tests much in the last 15 years, and when I went to draw this one,I was curious. Thanks, Jacci

8. Complete Metabolic Profile

   Jacci59 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I am just curious as to what tests are done with a Complete Metabolic Profile. ?? If anyone can tell me I would be most appreciative. Thanks

9. Complete Metabolic Profile

   Jacci59 replied to Jacci59's topic in General Nursing

   I am just curious as to what tests are done with a Complete Metabolic Profile. ?? If anyone can tell me I would be most appreciative. Thanks

10. NURSE THE NURSE: gotta improve retirement benefits

    Jacci59 replied to lsmo's topic in General Nursing

    Where do we start ??? I am retired after 25 yrs of service,to one institution and draw a pension of $274 a month. I have been a nurse for 39 years If I wasn't back working, and married, I could not afford to pay for Health insurance, let alone, a ho...

11. Alternative meds? You'll never believe this one!!

    Jacci59 replied to darla80's topic in Humor

    You won't believe this, but I knoew a woman who also used it. she used to spray it on her back for her back pain. Somewhere, I have heard someone say that it does help!! I have not tried it thought. I don't think anyone could stand to be around...

12. Lighten Up

    Jacci59 replied to AuntieLoLo's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Auntielolo, I see this is your first post. This board is a sounding board for nurses. Most are not able to sound off at work, and need somewhere to vent their frustrations. I would problably be a good idea for you to read only those messages th...

13. Surgical Recoveries in ICU?

    Jacci59 replied to Zee_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Dear Zee, It sounds like you do not have musch cooperation from your anesthesia department. I would call what that anesthesiologist did, abandoment !! If he could not respond, he should have sent another one of the anesthesia staff up to the unit, w...

14. Surgical Recoveries in ICU?

    Jacci59 replied to Zee_RN's topic in General Nursing

    There are good and bad points to this idea of ICU recovering pts. I am a retired PACU nurse, and we were not ICU nurses where I worked. There many facets of ICU care that we were not that familiar with, such as ART lines etc. For that reason, most ...

15. Nursing Shortage Makes the Prime Time News!

    Jacci59 replied to -jt's topic in General Nursing

    Cargal, Al I can do is ask you a question, following what you have said about the Healthcare in the US.................Are you in the executive offices?????? One of the CEO's who are making the big bucks that we are all complaining about? I really ...