gr8greens

gr8greens specializes in cardiac, med-surg, some critical care.

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1. Pandemic News/Awareness.

   gr8greens replied to indigo girl's topic in General Nursing

   Geeez, that's scarey........H5N1 sx that only include a fever w/o respiratory sx? . Thanks so much for keeping us informed,

2. Pandemic News/Awareness.

   gr8greens replied to indigo girl's topic in General Nursing

   Agreed. I think Indigo girl is doing a fantastic job keeping us informed on an almost daily basis. Now only if more of our profession would open there eyes and read! A very curious thing is...

3. Pandemic News/Awareness.

   gr8greens replied to indigo girl's topic in General Nursing

   Good post, Cactus! I lurk alot......but I read more. The doubters of this topic should take a little time and search the Flu sites. Prove to themselves whether or not a pandemic is worth worrying...

4. Showing up to work SICK

   gr8greens replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

   In my facility, we are allowed 6 call-ins in a certain period of time.....a year. We are treated like little children. If we dare to be sick that 7th time in a year....we start w/ one verbal...

5. Pandemic News/Awareness.

   gr8greens replied to indigo girl's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for your continued reporting on AI. Seems even the MSM isn't quite aware of how it's spreading around the world. But let's not stop reporting the saga of Anna Nicole...or Brittany's new hair...

6. Pandemic News/Awareness.

   gr8greens replied to indigo girl's topic in General Nursing

   PPE's are a BIG component of whether or not a majority of HCW will stay on the job. I like to believe most will stay on the job until those masks, gloves and gowns are gone. Then, personally, I'll...

7. Pandemic News/Awareness.

   gr8greens replied to indigo girl's topic in General Nursing

   I've been reading these Pandemic flu threads for a while........Indigogirl has done an excellent job of posting relevant links. Some of the best info on the flu....avian and/or pandemic.....can be...

8. 6 Alabama kids were on life support with flu

   gr8greens replied to indigo girl's topic in General Nursing

   I was thinking the same thing. We are all aware of HIPPA and the limits it places on people.....and as I was told in another forum....the local health dep't was handling the necessary contacts. That...

9. 6 Alabama kids were on life support with flu

   gr8greens replied to indigo girl's topic in General Nursing

   Indigo, thanks again for all you do here. And as for the "retraction" by ommission by the media re: the original statements made by the doctor. All one can say is hmmmmmmmmm. What aren't they telling...

10. Are you getting holiday pay?

    gr8greens replied to chaoticnme's topic in General Nursing

    We get time and a half for working a holiday. But you cannot call in sick either the day before or

11. "blown" IV's

    gr8greens replied to scrmblr's topic in Emergency

    We actually have an "IV team", a few RN's whose job is to just start IV's! They will sometimes bruise upon insertion too......but the line is still patent. They just add "bruised on insertion" to...

12. Should Filipino Nurses stay in the Philippines for two years before leaving for abroa

    gr8greens replied to mielamore's topic in General Nursing

    My facility has used Philipino nurses for the last 2-3 yrs. and we are glad to have the help! That being said, unless you are coming to the USA to do community/ public health nursing, why do it back...

13. Robert Wood Johnson Univ Hospital Nurses to Strike

    gr8greens replied to lee1's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    dbl post,

14. Robert Wood Johnson Univ Hospital Nurses to Strike

    gr8greens replied to lee1's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    NEVER GIVE UP! We narrowly missed a strike here in NY last month. I thought most of us were fired-up and ready to walk......but DAMMIT...apparently the "majority" voted to accept our pi$$-poor...

15. How do you do it?

    gr8greens replied to FGHburg's topic in General Nursing

    We have two admit/ dc nurses for the whole house at the present time. It works out very well....when they are on. They're only part-time, and the days they're not here really stink! I work a 32 bed,...