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  1. what did you do in your former life?

    mommy2boys replied to 3rdgenRN2B's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not a nurse yet (still working in school), but right now I'm a SAHM. Before I had kids I was a waitress for 10 years even though I had my AA and was a yr away from my BA in communications (the...

  2. Nursing home or not?

    mommy2boys replied to mommy2boys's topic in General Nursing

    After speaking with his surgeons, it has been decieded that he will go home after the surgery. He will have to stay longer than other hip replacement patients because of they will need to regulate...

  3. Nursing home or not?

    mommy2boys posted a topic in General Nursing

    My dad is having a total hip replacement this month and the doctor said that many of his patients go to a NH for about a wk after the procedure. My dad and the rest of the family are dead set against...

  4. Nursing home or not?

    mommy2boys replied to mommy2boys's topic in General Nursing

    After much thought and listening to all of you, I think that I'm going to recommend that he goes to the NH. I will know for sure tomarrow after talking with his doctor, but I think that you ahve made...

  5. Nursing home or not?

    mommy2boys replied to mommy2boys's topic in General Nursing

    Have you asked your dad what he thinks? Some people are actually more comfortable with other people taking care of them than they are with family- they feel that they're being a burden, disrupting...

  6. Nursing home or not?

    mommy2boys replied to mommy2boys's topic in General Nursing

    To answer so of your questions, my dad is 56 yrs old with VERY good private insurance that is backed up by Champus (military). He is alert and able to cooperate with therapies. In our town there...

  7. Did you Vote today?

    mommy2boys replied to Country PICU's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I voted about 2 weeks ago . I love absentee voting, it makes life so much easier! I'm a die hard republican and "tend" to vote with the party. There are a few issues that I differ with the party on...

  8. California Home Prices Drop ...

    mommy2boys replied to Sheri257's topic in California Nursing

    I guess things are different in northern CA. Six months ago the house down the street from me sold for 315,000 (in less than a week). There is now a different house for sale (exact same floor plan)...

  9. Help with Peds pts in ER

    mommy2boys replied to mysticalwaters1's topic in Pediatric

    Not a nurse yet, but a mom to 2 boys. With my 2nd son he was admitted to the hospital for phemonia (sp) @10 months. When they started the IV they wraped him snuggly in a sheet w/ only his foot out...

  10. Whats your birth story?

    mommy2boys replied to friendsfan's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm not a nurse yet, but I tell you my birth stories. With my son I started having contractions at 32 wks, after 3.5 wks of brethine and bedrest he decided to make his grand entrance. We had gone to...

  11. Favorite Patients

    mommy2boys posted a topic in General Nursing

    Does anyone have a story about a favorite patient? What did they do to make them your favorite and how long ago did you have them as a patient? I was in the ER the other day and my nurse was...

  12. What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

    mommy2boys replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    I guess that I'm a EVIL person, but I think that I'm going to make those "carmel apples" for my DH, his best friend and my dad. They are always trying to play tricks on me and I think that this is...

  13. Postpartum depression

    mommy2boys replied to nurse79's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I had PPD after both of my babies. I felt like I COULDN'T do anything right and that I was going to hurt (ie drop it or hurt it bathing it etc, not harming the baby on purpose) the baby by being a...

  14. Largest baby

    mommy2boys replied to MemphisOBRNC's topic in Ob/Gyn

    If I had a baby that big, that would be my one and only child. All I can say is OUCH!!!! That is one brave woman.

  15. Paid Maternity Leave? FMLA?

    mommy2boys replied to rn_happy's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I know in the state of CA you can get diability insurance through hte state for pregnancy/pregnancy issues. They generally don't pay that well, but at least it is

  16. FIVE-STAR experience in a Luxury Hospital?

    mommy2boys replied to Lenap's topic in General Nursing

    Well

  17. Meth is destroying communities

    mommy2boys replied to WVUturtle514's topic in General Nursing

    We have a huge meth problem in the town next to us (we also have a big problem in my town. The town was know for being the meth capital of the state (possible in the US) back in the 90's. My...

  18. FIVE-STAR experience in a Luxury Hospital?

    mommy2boys replied to Lenap's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not a nurse yet (still a student) so you can take or leave my opinion, but I agree with you llg. As long as everyone is getting (rich and poor) the best medical treatment, why can't the people...

  19. help finding a website or information?

    mommy2boys posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm trying to find a website or information about PCOS (polycystic ovarian disease). My doctor has just diagnosed me with it and I'm trying to get infomation on it. All of the websites I have found...

  20. Don't put that in your nose!!

    mommy2boys replied to whiskeygirl's topic in General Nursing

    When I was little I put a eorificer tip up nose and it got stuck, after a visit to the doctor it was out w/ a promise from me not to do it again. A week later, I was back in the doctors office w/...

  21. Sometimes I hate being the nurse in the family

    mommy2boys replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    No kids will never stop going to you when they are sick. I'm 30 yrs old and still want my mom when I'm really sick. (Even though I ahven't puked on her in years). She know what to do and how to do...

  22. chiropractor vs doc

    mommy2boys replied to rnmommy23's topic in General Nursing

    I look at a chiropractor as as specialist. I see mine when my back/neck hurts, not for other things. ( I have a few friends that see their chiro for EVERYTHING). I wouldn't see my GYN for kidney...

  23. White Bobby Pins

    mommy2boys replied to Motolady2001's topic in General Nursing

    I would try a local beauty supply store. When I got married I went there to find bobby pins in my hair color and they had almost every color

  24. Best way to deal with rudeness?

    mommy2boys replied to Gods child's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I do one of two things. I either kill them with kindness (being so sweet to them it almost drives them as nutty as they were driving me by being rude) or I am just short with them (making as little...

  25. Different signs of illness? (dances and looks)

    mommy2boys posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have heard of the kidney stone dance (I have done this "dance" and time or two) and the PID shuffle, but what are some other "dances" or looks that people do that clues you in on what is wrong w/...