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    Understanding Goes A Long Way

    live4today posted a topic in General Nursing

    daily motivator september 30, 2004 [color=#3366cc]understandpowerful positive influence begins with understanding. the most successful people in business are those who best understand their...
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    Attention RN's Help me with assignment

    live4today replied to daisylove's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hello daisylove :) If you would have asked this question prior to 1997, I would have gladly helped you with your quest. But since returning to nursing as it is today, I can't offer anything...
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    Addressing doctors by their first names

    live4today replied to trauma_junkie1's topic in General Nursing

    I see nothing wrong with addressing anyone by their first name AS LONG AS that particular person is okay with it. I've called doctors by their first name. Heck...if the hospital you work at wants to...
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    Cynical? Realistic? or both?

    live4today replied to veetach's topic in Emergency

    perfect answer! my sentiments exactly.
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    Am I the only one to feel this way?

    live4today replied to LadyMadonna's topic in General Nursing

    ummm....did we by chance live in the same house with the same husband? :rotfl: sounds exactly like my first marriage. and...the second one turned out to be a farce,
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    I'm pregnant...is peds ok?

    live4today replied to Hooligan's topic in Pediatric

    :balloons: congratulations on your bundle of joy that is on the way! :) it's a good thing i had my children before i became a nurse because i wouldn't have worked in a hospital while pregnant knowing...
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    migrating to Australia from US

    live4today replied to wam79's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    hmmmm....doctors starting iv's? now that is a kodak moment!
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    Am I the only one to feel this way?

    live4today replied to LadyMadonna's topic in General Nursing

    wow! can you be any harder on yourself lady madonna? where is all this anger coming from? it is obvious you are depressed about your current state of being, so that is "a given". however....one of...
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    Goin' crazy wanna come along??

    live4today replied to crispix's topic in General Nursing

    first and foremost, you need a big warm hug...((((((hugs)))))) :kiss second to the love i send you, i can relate in so many ways to your stress level as i feel the same way about my own. the best...
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    The Elderly Couple's Best Encounter in 50 Years

    live4today replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    :rotfl: Wish I had one of those electric fences about now.
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    Health care crisis......medical professional drive up wages

    live4today replied to ZZTopRN's topic in General Nursing

    Sad to say, but at least those two are FINALLY telling the public what we nurses have known for quite sometime
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    Ladies Vs. Real Women

    live4today replied to AmyB's topic in Nursing Humor

    Well.......I'm a WOOOMAN...W - O - M - A - N...as the song goes.
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    Male RN-assist with pelvic exams?

    live4today replied to walnuttree91's topic in Emergency

    Ask yourself what makes it okay for a "male doctor" to examine a female's pelvic region, but a "male nurse" cannot and you will never feel that you shouldn't again.
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    Your Perceptions on Health

    live4today replied to Eilana's topic in General Nursing

    Healthy is as healthy does. :) In my humble offering of an opinion...health is whatever each individual accepts as "optimum" for them and no one else. It's an individual
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    Best Washington City

    live4today replied to Gem_jewelry's topic in Washington Nursing

    i totally agree with you on this city pick, deb! beautiful indeed!
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    $$23.8/hr...is this a fair rate for an RN in L.A?

    live4today replied to leeh's topic in California Nursing

    :balloons: welcome aboard to all the newcomers posting here! :) sounds like you've all been offered a fantastic deal! hope you like your new home once you
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    New grad not wanting to work

    live4today replied to MSMCnurse2004's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmm...sounds more like post-graduation blues to me. :uhoh21: If so...the best way to get over that hump is to jump right into your orientation. If you still feel the way you are now halfway through...
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    after job orientation

    live4today replied to Ms.RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    :balloons: I'm sorry to hear you are having a difficult time adjusting now that you are a graduate nurse. Perhaps you should sit down with your supervisor and your preceptor and ask them how they...
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    what is the youngest mi that you have seen

    live4today replied to kcrnsue's topic in General Nursing

    Age 22.......a male cousin of mine....didn't make
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    BSN requirement for all RNs

    live4today replied to cindylousmith's topic in General Nursing

    DITTO!!!
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    Roadblocks and Choices

    live4today replied to tonicareer's topic in Indiana Nursing

    Have you thought about leaving Indiana to attend school elsewhere?
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    Right to work states

    live4today replied to louloubell1's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I just entered "Right To Work States" in my address bar, and it pulls up the sites you are inquiring about. One of them list the 22 states that are "right to work states". Happy Hunting!
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    My story-hope not to bore

    live4today replied to Traveler's topic in Pain Management

    Ann (((((HUGS))))) Sorry to hear you are having so much pain. I do pray a reason for your pain is diagnosed so you can receive proper treatment for it. Pain meds only mask symptoms, but do not cure...
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    What does your screenname mean?

    live4today replied to PMHNP10's topic in General Nursing

    I chose the username "cheerfuldoer" to remind me to "BE" a cheerful-doer.....and for NO other reason. If I were to choose a username today, it would be "fedup".
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    Stressed out and Getting Out

    live4today replied to CseMgr1's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I'm looking for NON-nursing work myself. I'm so sick and tired...sick and tired...sick and tired...:stone of the EXTREME STRESS of working hospital nursing. The bickering, the cat fights, the "he...