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I live in the county with THE HIGHEST rate of lyme disease in the country! Definately, your mom should get tested soon. She'll probably receive doxyclycline. For how long I guess depends on the...
:balloons: Those certification tests ARE hard! You should be proud! :) By the way (and please forgive me if you mentioned this somewhere here): What was the certification test in, Marla??? :imbar...
Hi Leslie - Thanks for the update. Hope she does well! And I hope the aloe vera gel/Vit E works if she decides to use it. I am a little bit out of the loop with regards to current management of...
:chuckle I can see why! I simply commute to MA. Up until July of this year the commute was 31 miles. Since my wife and I sold our house and moved, I now commute 7 miles! And the MA border is just...
How often to you get post-surgical orders for "Ted Stockings" to be applied??? And in on facility where I work, they call compression boots, "Pneumatic Teds" (My wife is always telling me that I'm...
Some government offical came to my door the other day. I was already naked, of course, working hard cleaning and vacuuming the house. (What?!?!? You DON'T clean YOUR house in the BUFF?!?!?) Anyway,...
My wife is also in nursing school. She asked similar questions and I think has developed her own answers. First, she comes to clinical prepared for what is expected of her. Secondly, she...
:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: YES!!! Which is why I probably wouldn't be hired as a drug-rep for a drug company. However, I would like to be the one inservicing nurses on this or that new drug. But...
Actually, fergus, it's how I word it too. On EVERY admission to our happy little unit. It's on that happy little "Nursing Admissions Data Base" (or whatever the heck it's called.) "What are your...
Couldn't have said it better myself. It's simple and to the point. It's "information seeking" and thus provides an opportunity to give any one person their special (individualized) care. :)
First off, I want to welcome you to "Allnurses.com"!!! I see that this thread is actually your FIRST post!!! Cool! :) I hope you find this bulletin board a friendly, informative, supportive and even...
First off. . . WELCOME, KimRN41514! I see that you relatively new here! I hope that you find this bulletin board an informative, supportive and friendly place to visit! I work in a teeny-tiny-small...
First off, congrats on graduating and on your new position! These in themselves are note-worthy accomplishments! :) I would say to work on the basics. Hopefully your preceptorship program will help...
If not now, maybe later. But I sense that you would make a WONDERFUL oncology nurse if you ever hold interest in this specialty. :) Thank you for sharing your story. Warm regards and wishing you the...
All I can remember of my "L***" semester of the Associates program is lots and lots of paperwork. . . and making sure that I didn't wait too much 'till the last minute to get it done. And I can...
I went into nursing for economic reasons. I STAY in nursing because I enjoy what I do and I respect, support and truly like my profession. Good luck with your decision! :)
1) Sexton, partime (sexton = a person who does the cleaning in a church) 2) Steal factory worker (during the summers which paid my way through college) 3) Music college student and graduate 4)...