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1. Nurses Don't Accept Gifts

   betts replied to roxannekkb's topic in General Nursing

   While a nurse in Indiana, was caring for an elderly married couple w/o any children or immediate relations whom owned a very large farm which they offered me if I'd take care of them at home till they...

2. Nurses Don't Accept Gifts

   betts replied to roxannekkb's topic in General Nursing

   If only we could w/o feeling ashamed! I cared for an elderly resident that was also a retired professor and extremely wealthy. She had decided upon her release to go on a cruise to the Greek Isles...

3. What does HMO stand for?

   betts replied to betts's topic in Nursing Humor

   Q. What does HMO stand for? A. This is actually a variation of the phrase, "Hey, Moe!" Its roots go back to a concept pioneered by Doctor Moe Howard, who discovered that a patient could be made to...

4. What does HMO stand for?

   betts posted a topic in Nursing Humor

   Q. What does HMO stand for? A. This is actually a variation of the phrase, "Hey, Moe!" Its roots go back to a concept pioneered by Doctor Moe Howard, who discovered that a patient could be made to...

5. A gentle approach to dementia...

   betts replied to nursemouse's topic in General Nursing

   Mood and Emotional Behavior. Alzheimer's patients display abrupt mood swings and many become aggressive and angry. Some of this erratic behavior is caused by chemical changes in the brain. But...

6. A gentle approach to dementia...

   betts replied to nursemouse's topic in General Nursing

   Mood and Emotional Behavior. Alzheimer's patients display abrupt mood swings and many become aggressive and angry. Some of this erratic behavior is caused by chemical changes in the brain. But...

7. Nursing as a customer service profession?

   betts replied to EmeraldNYL's topic in General Nursing

   passing thru, What I've got posted at the nurses station: This is the story about four people named Everybody, Somebody, Anybody, and Nobody: There was an important job to be done and...

8. Nursing as a customer service profession?

   betts replied to EmeraldNYL's topic in General Nursing

   passing thru, What I've got posted at the nurses station: This is the story about four people named Everybody, Somebody, Anybody, and Nobody: There was an important job to be done and...

9. Nursing as a customer service profession?

   betts replied to EmeraldNYL's topic in General Nursing

   FAQ's Q. What is Nursing? A. Nursing is the fine art of caring for patients who know everything. Nurses spend years of their life honing their clinical skills and expanding their knowledge base so...

10. poor spelling -- it matters

    betts replied to glow_worm's topic in General Nursing

    http://cctc.commnet.edu/grammar/spelling.htm

11. The Penis requests a promotion and a raise for the following reasons.

    betts posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    1. Has to work hard. 2. Has to work at great depths. 3. Has to work upside down. 4. Has no ventilation or air conditioned work environment. 5. Has to work in a high humidity environment. 6. Has to...

12. Pulling arterial sheaths

    betts replied to RNinICU's topic in General Nursing

    Removal of Arterial/Venous Catheter Sheaths by Registered Nurses This statement was adopted by the Board Of Nursing: A registered nurse may perform functions beyond the basic educational preparation,...

13. Calling all nurses in NC and VA

    betts replied to curlygirlrn's topic in General Nursing

    http://www.ashevillechamber.org/ http://www.asheville-nc.com/ Virginia is beautiful but,being the ONLY 'Employment at Will State'; which means you can be fired for any reason or no reason at...

14. Beverly Enterprises pay $2 Million re nursing home abuse

    betts replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Reforms in Place? Remember, this has been several years in coming to the attention of the public and courts,what if anything did they do to assure "Quality of Care"? One thing is fire nurses that...

15. Whistleblower Nurse Vindicated

    betts replied to fiestynurse's topic in General Nursing

    Read my post;