lamazeteacher

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    H1N1 clinics

    lamazeteacher replied to itsmejuli's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Dear itsmejuli: It seems that the local health departments have responded to feedback about the long lines, and how much time people spent getting their immunization against H1N1, by minimizing the...
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    H1N1 clinics

    lamazeteacher replied to itsmejuli's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Thank you for starting this thread, itsmejuli. As a (retired) Public Health Nurse, I've been wondering how the health departments across the nation have been handling vaccination against H1N1. Each...
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    Working all the time in HH

    lamazeteacher replied to NURSET2007's topic in Home Health

    salaried or not, your time that you've worked is unlawful (due to your employer's directions that caused it to happen ), and overtime is due you. i'm sure the people running your agency know that; and...
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    Working all the time in HH

    lamazeteacher replied to NURSET2007's topic in Home Health

    Dear Chenoaspirit: On Dec. 3, you wrote: .........."my doc put me on steroids and valium, of all things, for my neck/shoulder/arm pain. A low dose of valium, but still"............ and "I am lying on...
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    New national nurses union forms

    lamazeteacher replied to herring_RN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    As the old song goes............."You can't have one without the other" (Title, "Love and Marriage")........... However the way other unions spend money, isn't what we want. However, it sounds as if...
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    As toll mounts, researchers peer into the H1N1 death spiral

    lamazeteacher replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Was Peramivir not mentioned in the article, as there would be resultant clamor for it, limiting its supply? In an earlier post, the newsletter of Byron J. Richard's "Wellness Resources" had the...
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    Working all the time in HH

    lamazeteacher replied to NURSET2007's topic in Home Health

    i can understand and sympathize with your anger; and i know that employers also feel your pain (since i've worked around military installations many years). however they won't bend rules they think...
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    LATERAL Violence. How Nurses treat Nurses!

    lamazeteacher replied to Medic/Nurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    BronxRN: Yes, we all get into the game until we figure out where it's going.... You wrote "............I worry about dealing with a new set of personalities. " The faces may differ, but the...
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    Does allnurses.com make you a better nurse?

    lamazeteacher replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    this thread, however, is about choice within allnurses.com, and your post addressed that thread, not extraneous situations. you chose to post here, read others' posts, etc., including mine, which was...
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    LATERAL Violence. How Nurses treat Nurses!

    lamazeteacher replied to Medic/Nurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    i agree. it's definitely not acceptable, causes unhealthy stress; and nurses seeking employment in other fields. the leaders among us need to get to adult levels, model that for others and seek higher...
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    Does allnurses.com make you a better nurse?

    lamazeteacher replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    of course if the website didn't exist, there wouldn't be any choice would there be? without nurses on allnurses.com lighting the way, other nurses might not know they had been mistaken (especially if...
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    Working all the time in HH

    lamazeteacher replied to NURSET2007's topic in Home Health

    managers need to stay at the office until all their workers are ready to leave! if other workers are still there, it's obvious that the manager didn't manage so well.......
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    Eating healthy on the run-post your tips.

    lamazeteacher replied to BChapp3182's topic in Home Health

    I sure hope that those of you working 12 hour shifts in HH, don't do more than 3 of them weekly or other nurses will be expected to work more than 40 hours/week too, which ignores labor laws...
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    Working all the time in HH

    lamazeteacher replied to NURSET2007's topic in Home Health

    Chenospirit: Let this experience be enough to let you set more clear boundaries when you go back to work! You need to let your boss know that you will expect labor laws to be respected, when you go...
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    Working all the time in HH

    lamazeteacher replied to NURSET2007's topic in Home Health

    WELL! I don't know how long you've been in HH, BUT there's a "trial by fire" time at first, when the load doesn't seem doable; and that gets lighter as you streamline your tasks. HOWEVER, if the...
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    As toll mounts, researchers peer into the H1N1 death spiral

    lamazeteacher replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    The following quotes seem unnecesarily pessimistic, since they arise from educated conjecture, not verifiable studies. Imaginative guesses take on their own lives, becoming facts if not identified as...
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    Anti-Inflammatory Meds and Vaccines

    lamazeteacher replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I'll research it, to see if another study has been done already - my almost three month old granddaughter gets her vaccines tomorrow. I've advised my daughter-in-law to give tylenol drops an hour...
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    Anti-Inflammatory Meds and Vaccines

    lamazeteacher replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I wonder how the longtime practise of giving tylenol or other analgesic drops to infants before they receive vaccines, affects the immunity they
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    Knowledge of treatment for h1n1

    lamazeteacher replied to lamazeteacher's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Karen RN: Thanks so much for referring the articles in your post. They state already known treatment recommendations; and will be useful in evaluating the replies I hope will follow in this thread....
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    Knowledge of treatment for h1n1

    lamazeteacher posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    Those of you who care for patients with H1N1, please post here what antibiotics you administer for them, that have been ordered for their coinfection with MRSA, strep, ecoli, fungus, etc.; and how...
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    Working all the time in HH

    lamazeteacher replied to NURSET2007's topic in Home Health

    They needed you more than you need them, caliotter! You're better off without them; and never work yourself that hard again. Better still, report them to the Labor Relations Boatd for your...
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    Does allnurses.com make you a better nurse?

    lamazeteacher replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    All nurses.com has contributed to me being the BEST that I can be, as a retired nurse wanting to do
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    Does allnurses.com make you a better nurse?

    lamazeteacher replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    I hope that your ears are wide open, and that you will ask judicious questions at work, as well as here. You sound as if the advice you received was hurtful, possibly not deserved. Please continue to...
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    Have you had a bad reaction to the H1N1 vaccine? If so what happened?

    lamazeteacher replied to pawsomepooch47's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I'm so sorry that your son is having this problem; and that it's thought to be a reaction to having the H1N1 vaccine. I hope you have a good neurologist caring for him. To respond to your question, I...
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    Verbal, Written Warnings and Termination

    lamazeteacher replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    there must be/should be a policy somewhere, regarding the time within which that should have been done. certainly not in the security department's domain.......let me tell you, divine intervention,...