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This is link to one of the Urban Legends sites: http://www.snopes.com/toxins/aspartam.htm The information says this "story" has been circulating since about 1995. I know I've read it previously. Hope this helps.

Graduated with BSN in 1972. Have been working ever since in pediatrics.

Hi, this is a great idea! I've been an RN since 1972 - older than dirt! I've lived and worked in AR since 1989.

We have found that the dyes in purple drinks, grape pedialyte, Kool-Aid, etc. turn stools Neon green, especially if the child has diarrhea.

Has anyone taken the NCC Telephone Nursing Practice Certification Exam? Several of us in Call Center are thinking about taking it, but we do strictly Pediatric Triage calls. Does the exam also cover adult triage or scheduling appointments and making...

Thanks for the information. I need to find out if the hospital will cover any of the expenses. I'll definitely look into it more.

Smith's Recognizable Patterns of Human Malformation 5th ed, by Kenneth Lyons Jones, MD, 856 pp, with illus, $59, ISBN 0-7216-6115-7, Philadelphia, Pa, WB Saunders Co, 1997. This may not be latest edition, but Amazon has several editions listed. It in...

Baby born with triploidy. "She" had 69 chromosomes instead of 46. Lived a few hours. I was surprised how normal she looked. cyclops "Mermaid"- lower exremeties fused and no rectum or urinary outlet. I call Smith's the "funny baby book" and will re...

Audryfay and everyone else, thank you for sharing. I too have struggled with this and do not know the answers to WHY. I try to trust that God knows more than I do and has a purpose I may not see for a long time if ever. I know good things have come...

Linda, I'm so sorry. Know that you are in the thoughts and prayers of many. Take care of yourself me

Too funny! Thanks for the day brightener. me

Hoolahan, What about teaching pediatric patients and their parents/caregivers? Is there a pediatric hospital or clinic near you that might have position for case management for chronic illness such as diabetes or even preventative wellness education...

Another classic from NICU. Post-op order: Dangle BID. We are still trying to figure out if we let the feet out the isolette port holes or drop the door and sit the baby on the edge!

I started wearing support hose in nursing school and wore them all the time when did bedside nursing for 25 years. Now that I am sitting most of time doing telephone triage, I don't wear them. I probably should. My personal preference was Total Su...

I have two wonderful daughters. My oldest is 29 and works for postal service. My youngest is 25 and is an RN who works on adolescent unit of a children's hospital.

Just a few thoughts. Yes, you can see trends in census and acuities, but no one can predict the day to day or hour to hour changes. In smaller units this is especially true where two sick admissions can mean major staffing changes. Never forget th...

Congratulations! Keep your enthusiam and continue learning, you will be a super nurse.

Just a thought about the number of RNs, LPNs and assistants (aides). Are they talking number of persons, full-time (40hour/week) equivalents, or something else? If I count all the zero-based, prn staff in our unit it sounds like we have a huge st...

This was one of features on TV news tonight in Little Rock, AR. I'll attempt a cut and paste the feature. Nursing Shortage in Arkansas Reaching Critical Stage Posted - July 08, 2002 4:51pm Reporter: Kerri Jackson Posted By: Tony Tabor http://www...

I have my cell phone and home phone line which is used for internet and fax machine also. I carry pager for work purposes. I wasn't sure what to check for only one home line, multiple uses. Thsi should be interesting to see results

I've lived in Arkansas now for 13 years, but originally from the Iowa - Nebraska area and still think of myself as Midwestern. Sorry about the edit, I can't think in complete sentences after all the years of writing nurses notes in fragments.

I am also from the manual typewriter era, I used to allow half a day to type and re-type the bibliography page for my papers. Couldn't get the spacing or the punctaution right! Many re-types. I was excited to graduate nursing college and never hav...

After 30 years of pediatrics, I've heard a lot of UNUSUAL names! These are a few that come to mind. Diamond Dick - named after grandpa Darvonne - named after gramndma's medicine. Ecclesiastes Porsha, Mercedes and other car names Precious Miracle Tomo...

I have my BSN, but at the time did not really understand difference BSN or diploma. I'm glad I have it, but also think some of practical hands on learning is missed in BSN programs.

Hi, Not sure how much help I can be, but our hospital pays $2/hr for on call and time and one half for when called back to work. Our on call shifts are 4-8 hours in length. $1.50-$3/hr seems to be going rate for call pay in this area. Decreasing ...