lavahawaii

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1. BSN vs. ADN income disparity

   lavahawaii replied to romie's topic in ADN/BSN

   You are quite welcome, Romie. Just a parting thought. When you finally do get where you are going, and you've gotten yourself in a jam, it will be a nurse who gets you out of it. Please remember who you are and where you came from. Good luck and stay...

2. BSN vs. ADN income disparity

   lavahawaii replied to romie's topic in ADN/BSN

   I say this to you with the deepest respect and admiration of your drive and determination as evidenced by your credentials that will eventually take you as far as you want. A degree however does not make a nurse. This has been a point of contention f...

3. New grad just got fired

   lavahawaii replied to rn2day's topic in General Nursing

   It is a very tough thing to go through. No one likes rejection or to feel that they aren't "good enough". Use it to your advantage, learn from it, rise above it and go forward....the worst thing you can do is dwell here in this feeling of inadequacy....

4. restorative nursing in long term care

   lavahawaii replied to jean wassel's topic in Geriatric

   What I have discovered in my ongoing stint as the Restorative Care, Staff Development Coordinator is that the whole Upper end of the management MUST "buy in and support the effort.. It takes the efforts of the entire team to make a Restorative Progra...

5. restorative nursing in long term care

   lavahawaii replied to jean wassel's topic in Geriatric

   Aloha!! Man am I glad to find you and this forum.. I will be most happy and eager to hear what you have to say and to share with you what I have.. You may be able to see that I am in need of a peer group to air this subject. I am an old nurse but a r...

6. LPN relocated to Orlando

   lavahawaii replied to kellbell1's topic in Florida

   On Lake Underhill there is a hospital, Florida Hospital East. It used to be called Orlando General. As I remember it was a really good place to work. You may give it a try.

7. Received this email today and I am steamed!!!

   lavahawaii replied to MomBSN's topic in General Nursing

   You must be the grad.. it is unfortunate that this has upset you. A Graduate Nurse doesn't find this funny. >An experienced nurse does It is humor, and not meant to be at anyone's expense. This may be a clue for you to thickin your skin or you ma...

8. herbals and migraines

   lavahawaii replied to Indy's topic in Holistic

   There is a supplement juice that has been documented to be quite effective against migraines. It contains mangosteen fruit puree and the product is called Xango.. It really works for many problems.

9. Tylenol toxicity? How serious?? Please read!

   lavahawaii replied to breastfeedingRN's topic in Emergency

   Tylenol is very damaging to the liver, if taken in large quantities. Even unsuspecting chronic pain users of the tylenol combination pain medicines are at risk over long periods of time..I have seen the antidote N-acetylcysteine work wonders though, ...

10. LTC, DEATH AND DYING

    lavahawaii replied to oramar's topic in Geriatric

    Aloha Sandy, As our other collegues have answered, it doesn't get easier. But it seems as the years go by we seem to care more about our profession. I have been in critical care/ER/Dialysis and now Long Term Care Educator for the past 23 years. Take ...