Southernurse

Southernurse

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  1. WNC/TN border counties.....THE GORGE-HELP

    Southernurse replied to Southernurse's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    yeah, i would have been stranded but the hotel was close to my client's house. i was threatened with being fired if i would not drive in the snow and ice. my truck is rear-wheel drive and useless in...

  2. Bayada

    Southernurse replied to jennah982's topic in Home Health

    i'm sorry you had that experience! that is some misery! i believe each office independently operated, and my office in asheville, nc would never do that to one of their employees. i have been with...

  3. Would you feel comfortable with putting your loved ones in a nursing home?

    Southernurse replied to BradleyRN's topic in General Nursing

    no! i am still not comfortable with it....though it was out of my hands. my mother was diagnosed with ms when i was 3, about 33 years ago. she had a rough go at the start, but her meds kept her...

  4. Nursing, Smoking, and Kids

    Southernurse replied to JettaDP's topic in General Nursing

    i guess that came out wrong....it is hard to put my tone of voice onto a post....i just figured that there would be backlash for your comments. i completely agree with you on all your points. i also...

  5. Nursing, Smoking, and Kids

    Southernurse replied to JettaDP's topic in General Nursing

    how inflammatory but how true! i smoke too:nono:, and i also smoke outside and away from my kids. i also wash my hands when i am done. i did not smoke through my pregnancies and not for a long time...

  6. How do you address your patients?

    Southernurse replied to anonymurse's topic in General Nursing

  7. Medical This or That

    Southernurse replied to HisTreasure's topic in General Nursing

    UNMEDICATED lady partsL BIRTH! the prize is better at the end! intractable vomiting or

  8. Athens, Knoxville & Chattanooga TN

    Southernurse replied to DaughteroftheKing's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    we moved from fl to knoxville in 2004 after hurricane charley. we were in west knoxville, by concord park. it was nice, but now we are in sevier county. i love living here in the boonies, and was...

  9. Tennessee Board of Regents Online AASN/ADN program

    Southernurse replied to dee78's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    just blindly applied for spring '09. picked wscc as home school...i have already been accepted there, so i think we can make a go of this. holy smokes this could be good! the tennessee site looked...

  10. Private duty nurse-any with good medical insurance?

    Southernurse replied to Blackcat99's topic in Private Duty

    yeah it is different for us low paid nurses. $20 an hour is actually really good for an lpn, which is what i make. had i not blown my knee out at university of tennessee while working i would have...

  11. Private duty nurse-any with good medical insurance?

    Southernurse replied to Blackcat99's topic in Private Duty

    oh yes...i too make really decent money here in tennessee ( i work in nc), but we are also uninsured. something along the lines of $200.00 a week for just my husband and i. my kids have bcbs through...

  12. Roxanol "new" Recreational Drug

    Southernurse posted a topic in Tennessee Nursing

    roxanol has just become the "new" fun pill for some east tennessee areas. these kids have started taking 30 mg pills that have recently become available to them. they are calling them "roxies". i...

  13. The Circumcision Discussion

    Southernurse replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    when it came time for our newborn son to be scheduled for a circ, my husband and i spoke to his pediatrician. we left the decision up to her, and would have done whatever she told us. thankfully,...

  14. Chronic knee pain from past surguries

    Southernurse replied to Ilovemyanimals's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    i feel your pain! i went into home health because there is not as much time on your feet. (usually) i had my l knee meniscal tear with lateral release. i loved working at the hospital, but this was...

  15. Asheville NC what is it like?

    Southernurse replied to krazykev's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    manhattan, eh? well, asheville is definitely a "lefty" town. very small, but a lot of progressive ideology. there are many holistic/organic/natural stores, workshops and co-ops. the biltmore is a...

  16. WHO not IT

    Southernurse posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    i must admit first that i am not starting a roe v. wade argument here. i want to be very clear about that. what i want to know, is why we nurses and the ob/gyn's all refer to babies as "it". when i...

  17. Need Ortho T-shirt Slogan

    Southernurse replied to Colorado1's topic in Orthopedic

    joint chief of staff master of articulation ortho-all repairs are final cheesy, but hey, it may fire up a good

  18. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    Southernurse replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    Too funny!!!!:

  19. Were You a Nursing Assistant

    Southernurse replied to pat8585's topic in General Nursing

    yep! being a cna first helped me really appreciate the ones i worked with later. there is also a sense of "being on the front line" and having a much different understanding of the patients than...

  20. WHO not IT

    Southernurse replied to Southernurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    you bring up a very good point...this one is "the knee" or "it's going to cath lab..." i guess these terms are used from day one and are used out of habit. it seems incongruous with our profession...

  21. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    Southernurse replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    fennergrin/fennergrinned sonnergram someone at my hospital had her aneroids removed

  22. WHO not IT

    Southernurse replied to Southernurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    "sprout"! that's cute! i am not offended by those who are "it" people. i was just curious about the term. my son used to shove his foot under my ribs and mash my heart, and once he kicked my...

  23. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    Southernurse replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    Holy smoke! you got all of them! Sonnimeter drives me nuts! Also, lairnix for larynx or phairnix for pharynx...I did not go through the whole listing on this thread so if someone mentioned those...

  24. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    Southernurse replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    yes! your last nurse was a complete angel/demon...I will definitely tell him her how wonderful/awful he/she is... yes they have much better hospitals up north! nobuddy her in the sowth knows nuthin...

  25. Things you would LOVE to say to your nursing instructors...

    Southernurse replied to Montessori Mommy's topic in General Students

    to mrs. b, not only did you help me and my husband 11 years ago when our first newborn was so sick in the er, you brought out confidence in me i never knew i had. i still hear your voice in my head...