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    Our baby was stillborn... Please help me understand

    live4today replied to nurse_wannabe's topic in Ob/Gyn

    ((((((((((I'm so sorry for you and your husband nurse_wannabe)))))))))) I know your pain is awfully excrutiating and that you have lots of questions as to why this awful tragedy happened to you and...
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    Anyone doing disease management with Optum/UnitedHealth Group?

    live4today replied to SWRN84's topic in Case Management

    I've been researching jobs on the United Healthcare site, and found Optum there. It sounds like something I'd like to do, so I hope someone posts that has experience with Optum already. :) Sorry to...
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    Differences in Specialties?

    live4today replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Boy, can I relate to that drastic change in myself!!! :rotfl: I remember when I couldn't stand the thought of having to be on the computer. I couldn't find my way around it for nothing. Then my...
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    How do you control your emotions?

    live4today replied to NicInNC's topic in General Nursing

    Before I became a nurse, another nurse told me that I needed to learn how to remove the emotional side of myself when caring for patients because it wasn't good to get attached that way. I never took...
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    Tom Cruises' take on Psychiatry

    live4today replied to Katydidit34's topic in Psychiatric

    Well, IF Tom is sterile, Katie must not know it because part of a girl dreaming her whole life to be with a certain someone is being able to birth babies with that person. It's like being able to...
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    What's your favorite procedure?

    live4today replied to javanurse2000's topic in General Nursing

    I love GIVING shots (not receiving them though). :rotfl: I also love teaching patients and other healthcare workers in anyway I can. Being able to teach would keep me in nursing, especially teaching...
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    Long 2 weeks but I passed

    live4today replied to Cheetah's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    :balloons: Congratulations to you!!! Enjoy your grad gift of beer I'm sending you. There's several brands for you to choose from, but go ahead...enjoy them all!:rotfl: :beer: :biere: :beercuphe...
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    Six week preceptorship cut to three.....Help

    live4today replied to grinnurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I agree with everyone else who has given you advice thus far. If I were in your situation as a new grad -- knowing I'm being lied to two weeks into the job...by the nurse manager no less -- I'd...
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    Tom Cruises' take on Psychiatry

    live4today replied to Katydidit34's topic in Psychiatric

    :rotfl: :rotfl:
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    Tom Cruises' take on Psychiatry

    live4today replied to Katydidit34's topic in Psychiatric

    I saw that interview just now on "Insider". He was getting angry with Matt for having his own opinion about psych meds. Tom has a lot of nerve that may just weaken his stardom as an actor if he...
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    Read about my night!

    live4today replied to evans_c1's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Thanks! :) I bring cheer to children every chance I get. So many children are suffering in our world, and many of those children are our neighbors, classmates of our own kids, kids in the churches or...
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    Tom Cruises' take on Psychiatry

    live4today replied to Katydidit34's topic in Psychiatric

    The media has a way of boosting a celebrity's ego, then after things are looking good for the celebrity, along comes the media to burst their overinflated ego. :rotfl: Tom is on cloud nine. I surely...
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    Interviewing any LPN, RN, BSN :wavey:

    live4today replied to TallToombs's topic in General Nursing

    1) How long have you been an RN, LPN, BSN? I've been an RN eighteen years. (BTW...BSN should be listed under education, not profession as BSN is not a profession...it's an educational degree:) ) 2)...
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    The Best Shoes for 12 hours

    live4today replied to tinaroo07's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    llg..........my doctor gave me the exact same advice when I was suffering with PF. I also had custom foot pads made to insert in my shoes that tie...I was told I'd get better support if I wore shoes...
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    The power of language

    live4today replied to 1Tulip's topic in General Nursing

    Call me baby, girl, sweetheart, honey, sugarplum, woman, female, babe...call me anything you feel comfortable calling me.....just do NOT call me a derogatory name that isn't even fit to call your...
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    Tom Cruises' take on Psychiatry

    live4today replied to Katydidit34's topic in Psychiatric

    Tom is publicly in search of himself through one relationship/marriage after another, through his religious beliefs, through having reached the crossroad of midlife and trying to hold onto what he...
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    The power of language

    live4today replied to 1Tulip's topic in General Nursing

    I understand how you feel since it is not native to your southern upbringing to refer to individuals in that way. It's okay though. I am a born and raised northerner, and everywhere I've worked, I...
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    Looks like lots of people passed! Congratulations!!

    live4today replied to lpn2rnMay2005's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    :balloons: congratulations to you on passing your nclex!!! congrats to all the new grads for graduating successfully, and for passing their boards! wishing you all the best in your careers! your...
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    The power of language

    live4today replied to 1Tulip's topic in General Nursing

    As long as the titles being used do not refer to the patient in a derogatory or unkind way, I see nothing wrong with referring to a female or male patient as such. To me, female, woman, girl, she, her...
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    I Passed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    live4today replied to pie123's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    :balloons: congratulations on becoming a new
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    The Best Shoes for 12 hours

    live4today replied to tinaroo07's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Easy Spirits and Nikes have been the best shoes for me to work in, and I've had Plantars Fasciitis before.
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    I Passed Nclex!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    live4today replied to vcannon's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    :balloons: congratulations new
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    Breast Reduction?

    live4today replied to caseyrb's topic in General Nursing

    One of my sisters had a breast reduction, and I remember asking her if I could lay on the table next to her during the surgery and have the surgeon transfer what they took from her into me own breast....
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    Need advice/giving report to uninterested nurse

    live4today replied to ernurseafterall's topic in Emergency

    Excellent advice Anne!!!
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    Appropriate Work Load for a nursing student?

    live4today replied to lexy3227's topic in Virginia Nursing

    It was too much for me which is why I took all my pre-nursing classes on a part time basis. I had a family to take care of so couldn't attend school full time. It took me a little longer to finish,...