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  1. Healthier Living Thread Part IV

    gentle replied to Tweety's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Hi blue. Hi Hiker. Zoe, you did Great. Heck I don't feel like exercising when Aunt Flo and Cousin Cramp come to visit either. Ya know maybe it would be better if their dang visit wasn't so dang...

  2. Healthier Living Thread Part IV

    gentle replied to Tweety's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Hiker and Bluehair, TWO pairs of shoes, eh? Sounds good to me too. Zoe, No bugs eaten that I am aware of, thank goodness. Good evening everyone, today wasn't as good as the others. Mainly because,...

  3. Healthier Living Thread Part IV

    gentle replied to Tweety's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Didn't walk today. We went to the pool. I am trying to learn how to coordinate my breathing. I used a pool noodle to help me stroke/breathe and it seemed to help. Lunch was better today. Fed the...

  4. Healthier Living Thread Part IV

    gentle replied to Tweety's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Muffie, way to go :) Zoe, thanks. It's good to see your face again tooo. llg, looks to me that you are doing great all things considered. Heck everyone has a time where they either peak or just...

  5. Healthier Living Thread Part IV

    gentle replied to Tweety's topic in Health, Stress Management

    2.3 miles walking. much more consistent now. Improved diet for kids and myself - does help that the fruit trees are producing . Will probably start looking for a really good book for improving...

  6. Controversial Michael Moore Flick 'Sicko' Will Compare U.S. Health Care with Cuba's

    gentle replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    i recently found something extremely interesting on the internet regarding michael moore. though i definitely cannot consider myself a vegetarian, i do believe the peta president has a valid point....

  7. charge responsibility?

    gentle replied to gentle's topic in General Nursing

    Well, thus far it has been defined by only one individual: to be wanted to fill the team leader position when no one else can or will. Some individuals, who actually want the position, have been...

  8. charge responsibility?

    gentle replied to gentle's topic in General Nursing

    Hmm, after reading your post, I should just be glad I didn't work with you. That sounds like abuse to me. There is no way one person could possibly handle all the stuff they threw at you. I'm sorry...

  9. charge responsibility?

    gentle replied to gentle's topic in General Nursing

    Hi everyone, Thanks for your feed back. Luckily today, one of the other ladies was charge. but even at that I showed up to work early to decline the offer in case it was made. (Okay, so I'm...

  10. Healthier Living Thread Part IV

    gentle replied to Tweety's topic in Health, Stress Management

    2 days : 20minutes pylo legs - that's all i want the knees to have. missed swimming lessons. ds2 was sleeping--took him home. ds1 went with dh and is now sleeping like a baby ---too cute. 20min kick...

  11. I need some encouragement please

    gentle replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Tazzi, Got your post. Sorry it took so long to get back. You know, now that you mention it, I too was just recently asked to sign a piece of paper that vaguely reminds me of your post. I chose not...

  12. Aspiring Nurses: Why not Med School??

    gentle replied to muurman's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Thanks Curious me. I am trying :) It's okay. Goodnight everyone. Time for another good

  13. Aspiring Nurses: Why not Med School??

    gentle replied to muurman's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Cardiac, I never said I would start a controversial topic and bail!?? I truly do consider the topic to be innocent and started in the correct forum--the Pre-nursing student forum. Now perhaps if...

  14. Aspiring Nurses: Why not Med School??

    gentle replied to muurman's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I don't know Cardiac. We'll just have to wait and see. It does appear that the OP has only posted twice on allnurses; however, when my life is quite busy, I don't get back to the internet very often...

  15. I need some encouragement please

    gentle replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Tazzi, I think MrChicago is correct. I do recall my hubby saying something about this as well. The last I heard, our hospital requires that all questions regarding previous employees be filtered...

  16. Healthier Living Thread Part IV

    gentle replied to Tweety's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Hi all, Finally back. Alot going on. Not too much has changed since I last posted. Still trying to change diet for family. DH is more involved now, which is good. will get back to blogging, I hope,...

  17. Would you call in because you didn't get any sleep?

    gentle replied to Elvish's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I do call in if I don't "get any sleep." I also call in if I don't get enough

  18. Aspiring Nurses: Why not Med School??

    gentle replied to muurman's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Mercy83, Thank you. This was nicely stated. As of yesterday, I started explaining to my patients what my role is as their nurse. I am even bringing my . . . nursing theorist, Sister Callista Roy . . ....

  19. Aspiring Nurses: Why not Med School??

    gentle replied to muurman's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hi muurman, Hmmm, well, I honestly have become tired of family asking me why I didn't go to medical school. I am also very tired of family--who is also in the medical field--constantly complaining...

  20. Nurses: Who came from a dysfuntional family?

    gentle replied to kstec's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I started life in a dysfunctional family of sorts. IMHO, I have benefitted from God, therapy, and medication. Interestingly, in that order. I must say, I did not become a nurse as a direct or...

  21. Proof There's No Nursing Shortage: Show RN's the MONEY

    gentle replied to Sheri257's topic in General Nursing

    Interesting topic. According to the workforce magazine - which is for human resource personnel - there is a national or perhaps overall nursing shortage. They, human resource personnel, have also...

  22. What nursing shortage?

    gentle replied to labfreak's topic in General Nursing

    Interesting topic. According to the workforce magazine - which is for human resource personnel - there is a nursing shortage. They, human resource personnel, have also already found the solution and...

  23. Started Med School at age 40!

    gentle replied to NoeIssa's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I agree it is wonderful that she followed her dream. However, what was more wonderful was that Oprah Winfrey said "Cheers to You" to all the pediatric oncology nurses who worked with a little boy...

  24. Nurses performing abortions??

    gentle replied to DebblesRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Very interesting article. I think SmilingBluEyes said it best. IMO, we should all have to the right to choose whether we will participate or provide services for therapeutic abortions, assisted...

  25. Helping the goof offs

    gentle replied to SCRN1's topic in General Nursing

    scrn1, thank you for venting. I have been one of those goofballs - uh goof offs on occassion. Then at other times, I am the one who gets run wild by everyone else. Can you please help me start or...