Bobl427

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1. Circumcision Debate

   Bobl427 replied to steve brock's topic in General Nursing

   As a male, I have always wondered what it would be like to be uncircumcised. I have done a fair amount of reading on the subject and it seems to me that the risk for infection is minimal in light of modern hygiene habits. I have worked in Long Term c...

2. Anyone ever had a kidney stone?? Yowzer!

   Bobl427 replied to hoolahan's topic in General Nursing

   I have delivered 2 kidney stones. The last was about 7 years ago. Hard to believe such a tiny little thing can cause such pain. I hope to never have one again and sympathize completely with anyone who is going through it. I also had a bad experience ...

3. MDS - SURVEY DEFICIENCY

   Bobl427 replied to km rn's topic in Geriatric

   I am currently an LPN assessment coordinator. I will be entering my 2nd year in an RN program in September. My increasing frustration and fear of penalization for such ridiculousness has caused me to rethink my career track. I am tired of jumping thr...

4. NURSING SHORTAGE IN LTC?

   Bobl427 replied to Heather Plate's topic in Geriatric

   I work in a small 74 bed facility in Western MA. Our facility is the best in our area (in my not so humble opinion) therefore we have the least staffing problems. Despite this, we still rack up a huge pool bill for nursing assistants. We rarely use...