emrettig

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1. What is an endocrinologist?!

   emrettig replied to Rebecca G's topic in General Nursing

   An endocrinologist specializes in all the glands, not just in diabetes and thyroid. He/she has 2 to 3 years training beyond a medicine or peds residency. Peds endos also deal with growth problems, primarily short stature and also with inborn errors ...

2. Metabolife

   emrettig replied to flowerchild's topic in General Nursing

   Peeps, Do you know that 90 diastolic pressure qualifies as hypertensive. If you showed up at a blood pressure screening at my church I would have to give you a warning. Keep the Faith, Eileen

3. there are conflict lovers among us! gack!

   emrettig replied to hapeewendy's topic in General Nursing

   Unfortunately a few of us are compulsive potstirrers. I have had a bad case of this disease for a long time. It gets me in a lot of hot water. It has taken quite awhile to learn to control it. Actually I have been quite uncomfortable when life ha...

4. Fess up! How are you as a patient!

   emrettig replied to Love-A-Nurse's topic in General Nursing

   I am one of the finest patients in the world when I am in the hospital. I try to be accomadating...learned about the joy of PCA pumps with an ankle frx 3 1/2 years ago. This past year I was hospitalized for surgery twice and I only have one serious...

5. I am SO nervous. Can you please Help?

   emrettig replied to jevans's topic in General Nursing

   Jackie, Thank you for an thought provoking question. My first response was the only time I would refuse to take care of a patient was during an abortion. But then I remembered my home health days when occassionally a pregnant nurse would be excused...

6. Polycystic Ovaries

   emrettig replied to KaraLea's topic in General Nursing

   This is a fascinating subject. At 54 I am significantly overweight. I had a hysterectomy last year but prior to that my periods were as regular as clockwork. I do have HTN and have had it for years. I know I have problems with insulin resistance....

7. Any Good Doctor Stories?

   emrettig replied to RNinICU's topic in General Nursing

   Working in PICU right after graduation, a young intern was a great help. When I was on nights he would stop by for a visit. We had a big 14 y.o girl in a spica. He would invariably show up to help me turn her. He had a wonderful sense of humor. ...

8. Call in sick?

   emrettig replied to ceecel.dee's topic in General Nursing

   On my last job I found myself using quite a few "mental health" days off. Some of it was stress related...not enough nurses doing the job...But last year I had a hysterectomy that turned into a disaster because that "not feeling quite right" was chr...

9. Parish Nursing Books

   emrettig replied to nightingale's topic in Parish

   My favorite parish nursing text is Parish Nursing: Promoting Whole Person Health Within Faith Communities by Phyllis Ann Solari-Twaddle and Mary Ann McDermott. It covers most of the aspects of parish nursing. I also use my binder from my PN trainin...

10. Would You Pray if your Patient asked?

    emrettig replied to LasVegasRN's topic in General Nursing

    Some of us have grown up feeling prayer is very private. It has been very difficult for me to break the habit of not being able to pray out loud with people. It has only been in the last few years that I can do it and even then I frequently feel aw...

11. Mater's Degree in Parish Nursing

    emrettig replied to CARP's topic in Parish

    CARP, Jobs in Parish Nursing depend on your region. Many of the nurses work in unpaid positions while some of us have paid postions. I would talk to someone at Gonzaga to find out how much help they will give you with job placement. Check out the...

12. How do you describe it?

    emrettig replied to Fran London's topic in Parish

    I have been lurking on the Parish Nursing off and on for a few weeks. I work as a parish nurse in a Catholic Church on the Gulf Coast. I took my training via Marquette University. One of their professors came down here to teach about 29 of us. On...