country mom

country mom has 16 years experience.

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1. Looking for Wellness In All The Wrong Places

   country mom replied to Carol Ebert's topic in General Nursing

   For a person who has diabetes, a referral to a Diabetes Self-Management Education service can be very helpful. Healthy eating, physical activity, and many other topics relating to diabetes management...

2. Do you work at Hilton?

   country mom replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   If your employer understood the whole idea of customer service, they would make sure a maintainence person got up to your unit and fixed your coffee maker, or brought you a new one, PRONTO. That means...

3. From First Generation College Student To Nurse

   country mom replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Students

   Thank you for writing this. My grandparents had a 6th-grade education. My parents were educated in a 1-room schoolhouse (think Little House on the Prairie.) I was fortunate to have an older brother...

4. Interview for Critical Access Hospital, and where would I live?

   country mom replied to greyL's topic in Rural

   If your interview goes well and you are offered the job (crossing my fingers for you), I'm willing to bet they would help you find a place to live. Small towns and small hospitals are like that. Once...

5. Working long hours to buy gifts for everyone...

   country mom replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

   Made me think of my dearly departed Granny- she had very, very little money- but she would always make us something on her sewing machine- the best part is that for a graduation gift, she made me a...

6. Do you work at Hilton?

   country mom replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   The suits at your place need to get the "tv people" on board. Places would run right and patients would be happier if everyone just made it a point to get the nurses what they need for their patients....

7. What are the nurse's rights regarding difficult family members?

   country mom replied to Brekka's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   Is the patient supposed to be discharged home with this family member? Some possible red flags are: threatening speech, becoming vocally beligerent when aggravated, acting out physically against...

8. Thinking about making the switch to home health...

   country mom replied to RN_Mommy_2_3's topic in Home Health

   One thing to consider if you have small children- will you be required to take call? For a while about 12-15 years ago, it was popular for the hospitals in the region to have their own home care...

9. The nurses every co-worker hates

   country mom replied to RNGriffin's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   Have you ever read the book, "How to Win Friends and Influence People"? It's a great basic book about human relations and how to get what you want and need by garnering the cooperation of others....

10. Too much emphasis on "caring"

    country mom replied to sweet~revenge's topic in General Nursing

    Stay in nursing! Professionals like yourself who care to question the status quo, problem solve and critically devise solutions are exactly the kind of leadership needed. Yes, nursing will change. So...

11. Newly diagnosed diabetic

    country mom replied to mustlovepoodles's topic in School

    I work mostly with adult type 2's and learning carb counting is a challenge for them- I can't imagine being 10 and trying to learn it. Thank goodness this child has a school nurse there to help

12. A&P "coloring book"??

    country mom replied to butterflykisses23's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Medscape: Medscape Access Link to anatomical line drawings on medscape. Requires (free) registration to

13. Weird interviews

    country mom replied to redhead_NURSE98!'s topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I don't think that asking a candidate about their strengths and weaknesses and long term goals is a goofy question. Wouldn't you want to hire a person who has some sense of direction, who wants to...

14. The Power Of Prayer in Healthcare

    country mom replied to TheCommuter's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    If I may, offer one perspective on your question here listed. In the Christian Lord's Prayer, there is this phrase given, "Thy will be done". Thereby, the one praying commits their request to the will...

15. Public Humiliation In Healthcare

    country mom replied to TheCommuter's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    So here's my question, when you see this happening to a colleague, do you: a. Duck into a room-quick b. Offer no comfort at all, these new grads need to toughen up! Nobody ever helped me. c. Talk in...