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  1. kids and being Nurse

    country mom replied to Otessa's topic in General Nursing

    Want to know what to do? PRAY! My hubbie is a truck driver and is home about one evening a week. He's self-employed and I have to work so we can have health insurance. I have a job schedule that...

  2. How do I become a Diabetes Nurse Educator?

    country mom replied to angelm97m's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    I passed my CDE last year. I studied the "Core Curriculum for Diabetes Educators" from AADE. It has review questions at the end of each chapter that were especially helpful. I started with the...

  3. Please explain to me why people think this is weird?

    country mom replied to sherichance's topic in General Nursing

    We have a dietitian at our place who will get an anaphylactic reaction if someone even peels an orange in her presence. She carries her epi pen everywhere she goes. It's not just oranges either, raw...

  4. I didn't get all this education to wipe behinds!

    country mom replied to SeekingNur's topic in General Nursing

    Let us not forget that while wiping those backsides, we have an excellent opportunity for a skin assessment. How many of us have picked up a developing pressure ulcer while doing routine hygiene and...

  5. claiming to be what she isn't

    country mom replied to traumamomtx's topic in General Nursing

    Apparently, I'm not the only one who gets really annoyed by MA's or aides who call themselves "nurses". I also get annoyed by EMT's who act like they think they're cardiac surgeons, coming in and...

  6. Have you noticed an increase in patients with type II diabetes?

    country mom replied to Brian's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    Read the headlines- there are not only more Type 2 DM, they're getting YOUNGER. That means a kid diagnosed at 12 has their first AMI or CVA in their 30's. Get the soda pop out of the schools! It's...