Almabella

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1. Is Nursing for me if I don't want to be a bedside RN?

   Almabella replied to sail81's topic in Career Support

   My understanding is that to get into legal consulting you would need a solid, broad based and well rounded experience in nursing. I've been told it's not an easy field to break into. Administration (I'm assuming you mean hospital and/or clinic) is ...

2. Pediatric Vaccinations

   Almabella replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

   There is a catch up schedule recommended by the CDC for kids who are behind or maybe immigrants who don't have any records from their country of origin. http://www.cispimmunize.org/IZSchedule_Catchup.pdf As far as getting two flu shots within two mon...

3. Any Nurses With RA?? How do you Cope?

   Almabella replied to grbrico's topic in Disabilities

   Oh, wow, I just happened to stumble upon this thread. What a relief to hear other nurses out there are contending w/ RA. I am in the process of being dx with what is most likely RA or psoriatic arthritis. I'm young, have a young baby, and I've bee...

4. autoimmune disease and being a nurse

   Almabella posted a topic in Stress 101

   Hi All! So I've got this concern -- I've been dealing with various arthralgias and swelling and just general and intermittent aches and pains for going on 6 years now. i think I'm finally close to actually getting a diagnosis and I've been told it's...

5. Retire by 30, thanks nursing!

   Almabella replied to ThePrestige's topic in General Nursing

   It's wonderful that you have a financial plan already, as many have said before. My only caution to you is that you just don't know what the future holds for you. Quality of life is just as important as your financial goals, and for those 8 years, i...

6. Off label use

   Almabella replied to crissrn27's topic in General Nursing

   unisom for morning sickness. I was pretty surprised the first time I heard that one!

7. Flu shots for your kids??

   Almabella replied to MA Nurse's topic in General Nursing

   I did get the flu shot for my 1 yr old (twice ) and believe it or not, I had to search around because my pediatrician did not offer the preservative free... Anyway, a coworker of mine (nurse) recently told me that she heard that getting the flu vacci...

8. Optum Info

   Almabella replied to kyvec's topic in Triage

   They have evening shifts, at least here in MN. I think they are 2:30-11:30 typically. So how is orientation going for everyone? I start in January!

9. IM site bleeding

   Almabella replied to marie-francoise's topic in General Nursing

   I read somewhere that, at least for peds pts, NOT aspirating makes the injection less painful. I wish I could tell you the source but I completely forget. I aspirated blood with one of the very first injections I gave as a nurse -- a flu shot. So, fr...

10. Why So Many Unhealthy Nurses?

    Almabella replied to kukukajoo's topic in General Nursing

    This is a case by case, individual issue. I'd need to see some hard evidence that overall nurses are less health than the general population, or that doctors are healthier than nurses. I worked with one doc who worked for 10-12 hours straight, 5 day...

11. What patient population do you enjoy working with the most?

    Almabella replied to philosophical's topic in General Nursing

    I love working with the Spanish speaking population too! My experience is that any attempt to communicate is usually greatly appreciated. My overall favorite pt population? I'd have to say pregnant women/girls. Sometimes it can be so fun, sometime...

12. Homeopathics and Cancer

    Almabella replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    My experience has been that alternative treatments, like massage, acupuncture and acupressure, are used mainly to treat the side effects of chemo and radiation, and to improve quality of life. I don't know anything about homeopathic treatments for ...

13. Children left to rot in their cribs

    Almabella replied to student456's topic in General Nursing

    Heartbreaking. Reminds me of a story I recently heard on the radio about abandoned babies in Russian hospitals. Stories like this have really made me contemplate adoption: "Last winter, another patient in a central Russian hospital noticed a room o...

14. Does EVERY LIFE really count??

    Almabella replied to deeDawntee's topic in General Nursing

    Looks like we're in the same neck of the woods! I'm not sure specifically what type of scenario you're talking about -- inpatient or outpatient mental health care? Treatment of the uninsured? We are lucky in that here in the TC there are a wealth o...

15. Can you be a Lactation Consultant but not RN?

    Almabella replied to philosophical's topic in General Nursing

    I work with an IBCLC who is a dietitian and also a certified diabetes educator, so it is possible. I've been interested in this as well. The number of hours required prior to taking the exam are a little overwhelming!