mercykitten

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1. "The Jesus Factor"

   mercykitten replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

   "Mr. Jones, I have been meaning to talk to you about your cholesterol levels. You need to take a pill to lower those levels as well as change your diet. No more salt or fatty foods for you." said Nurse Smith. "Nurse, I do not wish to discuss this." ...

2. Anyone with chronic back pain ever get better?

   mercykitten replied to Kirsti1181's topic in General Nursing

   I want to be encouraging and there is good news. While my back pain never completely goes away, it is better at times. But what I have found is that I have learned to tolerate the pain better. Pain that would have had me calling into work, doesn't se...

3. sick nurses

   mercykitten replied to Lauriek's topic in General Nursing

   First, no one has mentioned that the vomiting nurse may have been pregnant. That happens quite frequently with our co-workers (since we are a predominantly female occupation). Several of my co-workers had frequent n/v....and were saving their sick ti...

4. I can't stand it any longer...

   mercykitten replied to BrandieRNq's topic in General Nursing

   12 hr shifts are great until.....you end up on more or less permanent mandatory overtime to cover for the nursing shortage. Then we are working four days a week.....yeah, that extra day may be an 8 hr shift,....but I feel like if I am working 4 days,...

5. Downsizing in a nursing shortage????

   mercykitten replied to -jt's topic in Activism

   Whose hospital isn't talking about cutting costs? We hear this at every unit meeting. While it is true that governmental budget cuts have impacted all of health care, the ceo's and other high level administrators aren't taking cuts to their pay, a...

6. Disabled RN

   mercykitten replied to MunsonNV's topic in General Nursing

   Munson, and DN, many of our fellow nurses become disabled every year. For some it is in an unfortunate accident (which night shift and long hours have proven to be a factor), an incident at work or part of the aging process. There are several thre...

7. so what does your hospital's ceo make?

   mercykitten posted a topic in General Nursing

   A newspaper article in our Sunday paper revealed the fact that the ceo at our hospital makes almost $700,000 a year. The vice president of nursing makes over $300,00 a year. And we have been told to do everything possible to save the hospital money...

8. Sars

   mercykitten replied to Wuiteroz's topic in General Nursing

   I saw a breakdown maps of SARS in United States yesterday on MSN-WebMD. While SARS is in the US, there have been no deaths yet. But it is in several states, but not yet in KY. We do need to take precautions.....right now spring break is coming up,...

9. HELP Recyle disabled nurses

   mercykitten replied to mercykitten's topic in General Nursing

   Mattsmom and all, howdy. I have had a rough week or so. I was scheduled 8 hrs on the 4 th and then three 12 hrs Fri, Sat, Sun. Went in early at 7 p.m. on the 4 th because they were short (also my husband was at work, so no conflicts there). Thurs...

10. HELP Recyle disabled nurses

    mercykitten replied to mercykitten's topic in General Nursing

    P_RN, I am sorry that you had that experience. Thank you for sharing. I guess the best thing to do when looking at a pain clinic is to talk with people who have been there. Were they helped? Any down sides? How many doctors in the clinic and who did ...

11. HELP Recyle disabled nurses

    mercykitten replied to mercykitten's topic in General Nursing

    The various people who have discussed their problems on this thread have been open to sharing their own methods of coping with a very difficult situation. I hope that none of the healthy, able people reading this will ever go through what we have. ...

12. HELP Recyle disabled nurses

    mercykitten replied to mercykitten's topic in General Nursing

    Mattsmom, if I or others want 8 hr shifts (they do, most of the rest of the people having back trouble are day shift), it would mean hiring another person. I don't think my manager will do that; I am not sure that she would be allowed to do that. A...

13. No lift risk managment

    mercykitten replied to Aussienurse2's topic in General Nursing

    I, too, would be interested in any info about "no lift" risk management. Please send me an email if you have such info. Thank you.

14. HELP Recyle disabled nurses

    mercykitten replied to mercykitten's topic in General Nursing

    Mattsmom, I started a reply earlier today, had it mostly written and got bumped. Don't know if I remember everything in the original message, but the most important thing is this: maybe you need to see a rheumotoidologist for your different joint pai...

15. HELP Recyle disabled nurses

    mercykitten replied to mercykitten's topic in General Nursing

    Mattsmom, I don't know anything to suggest. I am sure you are probably on an NSAid of some kind along with other meds, besides the Ultram? I deal with chronic pain too. But I do sorta have some good news. I had been thinking that my back was gettin...