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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...

  16. RWJF Poll on Sick Patients and Finances

    country mom posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

    http://www.rwjf.org/newsroom/product.jsp?id=74256 Poll: Many Sick Americans Experience Significant Financial Problems and Report their Care is not

  17. To all "medical coverage is a privilege" folks:

    country mom replied to dirtyhippiegirl's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    http://www.insurekidsnow.gov/professionals/reports/chipra/2010_annual.pdf More info about CHIP. I'm always surprised not only by how many families don't know about their state's subsidized program...

  18. To all "medical coverage is a privilege" folks:

    country mom replied to dirtyhippiegirl's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Every state in the U.S. has a CHIP program- children's health insurance plan, a federally subsidized program whereby children can get medical insurance coverage. See Children's Health Insurance...

  19. Why many new grads don't find jobs....

    country mom replied to MN-Nurse's topic in General Students

    You know what made me sad about this thread? How the lady in the post lamented about the "poor" folks at the nursing home with no socks, and how that is what made her NOT want to work in a nursing...

  20. How to NOT interview for your RN/LPN job!

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

    Just wanted to say thanks for the original post. It should be framed and placed in the office of every guidance/career counselor's office. For the one who replied about the single mom with jeans who...

  21. The pitfalls of a small rural hospital

    country mom replied to loveishope's topic in Rural

    Be smart- learn, learn, learn, all you can. Read. Subscribe to one of those nursing journals and keep a little file folder of stuff you can use. Anytime the hospital offers to send you to a...

  22. Who are all these people dying in your arms?

    country mom replied to xtxrn's topic in General Nursing

    Search down deep in your heart, and you'll know that we neither give nor take life,no matter our area of practice. There are patients who I was sure would not make it to the end of my shift, yet I...

  23. Just when you thought you'd heard it all

    country mom replied to mizfradd's topic in General Nursing

    Notice the photo? Looks to low for an IM deltoid injection. Second question, how is sending used lollipops and playing with sick kids so you can catch their disease better than going and getting a...

  24. Caring Under Pressure

    country mom posted a topic in General Nursing

    http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/751412?src=mp&spon=24 The author apparently had a very bad experience. Thought it would make for interesting

  25. how can these schools get away with SCAMMING people?

    country mom replied to pixiestudent2's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Caveat