MOMMY

MOMMY

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About MOMMY

WORKING IN HEALTH CARE SINCE 1985 FROM CNA,LPN, RN HOSPITAL WORK,NURSING HOME, HOME HEALTH AND PRIVATE DUTY

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  1. Albuterol vs. Xopenex....

    From personal experience, both albuteral aon Xopenex caused my heart to race and have that very jittery feeling post treatment. Our docs use Xopenex exclusively at our hospital and the respiratory therapist say the same as the above mentioned, No si...
  2. Just a few questions about nursing!!

    Speaking as a person who has been all of the above. Either way you go you are still a nurse. CNAs do the grunt work of nursing, cleaning patients up, changing linen, getting patient back and forth to the bathroom, feeding patients and such. LPNs p...
  3. a little intimidated

    Keep your head up. Do not worry those pre-reqs will help you develope those much needed study habits for the nursing courses. If you feel that you want to get your feet wet, get involved in a local candy striper, pink lady program. You may not get...
  4. Is being a nurse really that bad?

    We have come a long way since Florence nightengale, however the consept is still the same If you want to hug someone because they are crying, hurting or just need a little boost then no matter what is thrown at you, you will make a great nurse. Scho...
  5. standing orders

    Our hospital does not have standing orders, which makes it difficult to provide good care. Often if we call a doctor about obtaining a tylenol order we get sarcastic rude doctors. So what to do, let the patient suffer. I questioned the reason why w...
  6. I too would give it 2-3 days, Excellent advice to go to nurse manager of unit. If you do not know who it is do not hesitate to ask and then call, visit to introduce yourself. Let them know that you have just submitted an application, wouldn't hurt ...
  7. I really have not tried the medication in the room practice, however when I first started to work the floor I found that I had trouble keeping up with charting, coming from home health I was use to visiting and getting to know my patients which is a ...
  8. Is Health Care a Right?

    I am all for helping the mentaly and physically challenged person. Even in this population you see that even with their diability they attempt to help themselves have you ever been to an ARC program? While working in Home Health I had the chance to...
  9. Are you happy?

    The day that I have to kick my but to go to work is the day that I quit working as a nurse. I have thought about changing jobs but I really truely love to work as a nurse, why else would I put up with the abuse and poor pay.
  10. Sleep hangover

    Yes! Yes! Yes! While going through basic training I thought I would never be able to sleep to much. WRONG! I found that if I attempt to "Catch" up on sleep I would have what you call a "sleep hangover". Through the years of working nights and wo...
  11. nasty coworker

    I love home health and know how hectic It can be, no one wants to be the bad guy. It is especially hard if your administrator/supervisor does not back you. this sounds like this is your problem. You are only as strong as your weakest link. If th...
  12. There is no nursing shortage. There are alot of licensed nurses who do not work as nurses or work out side of the hospital. For years I resisted going to work in a hospital. I either worked private duty or worked in home health and hospice. I fee...
  13. Is Health Care a Right?

    Is health care a right? Do I have the right to health care? Do you have the right to health care? Do you have insurance? Do you have a Gauranteer? In the health care system we know that everyone has a right to health care, once stablelized then yo...
  14. Is Health Care a Right?

    SINCE STARTING IN THE HEALTH CARE FIELD ABOUT 13 YRS AGO, I HAVE SEEN THE PROFOUNDLY RICH AND THE PROFOUNDLY POOR AND THE LITTLE MAN IN BETWEEN. UNFORTUNATLY IT HAS BEEN MY EXPERIENCE THAT THE RICH CAN OBTAIN ANY KIND OF HEALTH CARE BECAUSE THEY HAV...