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    update from me & no tour?

    live4today replied to BandEmom's topic in General Nursing

    I hope you get the job! :) You will learn A LOT working in med/surg. It's a very challenging area to work in because you see so many different scenarios with tons of different diagnoses. Let us know...
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    WHY are nurses so catty??

    live4today replied to SnowymtnRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    i agree tweety. all nurses aren't "catty"..........i'm not. i am one of many nurses around the world that stop and ask other nurses how they are feeling, how their day is going, how their day went,...
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    I hope this doesn't offend anyone...

    live4today replied to markjrn's topic in General Nursing

    IMHPO....The patient calling his member a "dinky" was appropriate enough for him, so no issue should have been made of it. As a nurse, I would have said to the patient "Point to where your pain is"...
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    I Think I've Just About Had It.......

    live4today replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Nursing Career

    ((((((marla)))))) :kiss i truly do feel your pain, and totally get where you are coming from in your first post, and others you have posted here. i'm also going through the need to make some serious...
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    Any nurses with plantar fasciitis?

    live4today replied to RedSox33RN's topic in General Nursing

    I used to have PF. I highly recommend being specially fitted for orthotics and buying a great pair of Nikes. They both worked for me along with special exercises the doc gave me. One really good...
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    About Our Beloved Franmtnurse

    live4today posted a topic in General Nursing

    for all those who love our beloved fran who touches the lives of so many here at allnurses, i received the following email from fran's daughter just now. she asked that i share this with you all....
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    how did you KNOW you were meant to be a nurse...having a conflict!

    live4today replied to nurse4theplanet's topic in General Nursing

    patient and family teaching pre-procedure/surgery and post procedure/surgery was something i thrived on in nursing until nurses were forbidden to "sit down with patients and family and teach them...
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    How To Say No

    live4today replied to EyesForward's topic in General Nursing

    :rotfl: :rotfl:
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    How To Say No

    live4today replied to EyesForward's topic in General Nursing

    I let my yea be yea, and my no be no. No further discussion or explanation or rationale need be given. JUST SAY
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    About Our Beloved Franmtnurse

    live4today replied to live4today's topic in General Nursing

    hello allnurses.........no word yet on how fran is doing today. i think i'll wait a couple more days before attempting to call her since she already is quite congested with a sore throat, so don't...
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    Family Sues After Woman Dies From Mistake At Military Hospital

    live4today replied to Zhlake's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Wow! How sad and tragic for that family. I hope they win their lawsuit. I wonder if that anesthesiologist is still practicing?
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    a lot of students were talking negatively about me behind my back

    live4today replied to student06's topic in General Students

    I'm hoping you are very young still which is why this is bothering you. You will go through life always crossing paths with others who won't like you, with others whose mission in life is to gossip...
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    About Our Beloved Franmtnurse

    live4today replied to live4today's topic in General Nursing

    Hello everyone, :) I have not received an update on Fran as yet, but will post when I do. I'm sure she is feeling all of your prayers and positive thoughts of her. :icon_hug: Also, Z took time to...
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    is this child abuse?

    live4today replied to bronxRN's topic in General Nursing

    EXACTLY!!! I totally agree with this decision. Report it and save the other children in "K's" care that may be subject to abuse as well. Her attitude and the way she behaved is totally unacceptable...
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    BBC: "Nurses say reform prostitute law"

    live4today replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    My sentiments exactly! :yelclap:
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    restarting prehospital IV's

    live4today replied to JillR's topic in Emergency

    Every hospital I've ever worked in stated to change field IV sites within 24 hours, but if the patient is coming from another hospital with an IV already in place there is no need to change the IV...
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    What Is/ Was your grading scale in nursing school?

    live4today replied to brina's topic in General Nursing

    same scale used at my alma mater too.
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    how did you KNOW you were meant to be a nurse...having a conflict!

    live4today replied to nurse4theplanet's topic in General Nursing

    Have you ever taken a self-interest test? Many colleges offer them for free. Talk to your academic counselor about taking one. I took one before I entered nursing. Nursing was at the bottom of the...
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    Anyone in Dayton?

    live4today replied to BigJeff's topic in Ohio Nursing

    I have done travel nursing off and on for a long time, and I have never been mistreated or snubbed by the staff I've worked with. The staff at my last assignment in California was SUPER!!! Couldn't...
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    Love those Nursing Caps..

    live4today replied to NIghtshift LPN's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I'd be happy to sell you a nursing cap I bought a couple years ago, but it still looks brand new......you wouldn't know it was worn a few times. :) I also have white uniforms that are brand new (a...
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    racism in nursing

    live4today replied to daisywill's topic in General Students

    I was the only "minority" (hate that word when referring to human beings ....anyhoo......I was the only "one" in my nursing rotations, and every time I got an "A" on a nutrition exam, the instructor...
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    Why Are Nurses Given Such A Bad Rap Today?

    live4today replied to live4today's topic in General Nursing

    Mike and pooh54........I agree. :) Here we are nurses who take care of "the sick". The worst kind of sickness is the "unseen kind".........mental illness, emotional pain, financial stress, the loss...
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    Why Are Nurses Given Such A Bad Rap Today?

    live4today replied to live4today's topic in General Nursing

    Don't apologize for the double posting. Sometimes things need to be stated more than once to get a message across. :kiss Docs may argue with each other, but they will save it for their "doctor...
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    Why Are Nurses Given Such A Bad Rap Today?

    live4today replied to live4today's topic in General Nursing

    I used to think "more men" would be the key, but I don't think that so much anymore. I think it is going to take "women healing women" to make a change. It is going to take women standing up and...
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    Nurse's Week Celebration????

    live4today replied to stidget99's topic in General Nursing

    I've always wanted to barf :barf01: every May when "Nurses Week" came