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This is probably going to open a can of worms.............but how do you all feel about replacing nurses in the office setting with Medical Assistants? How (if at all) do you feel it affects patient care? Do any of the MA's in your offices refer t...

I was reading a thread about certification and wondered if anyone was certified in Ambulatory Care Nursing. I would like to know more about what topics were covered.............specifically, is the material pertinent to Family Practice Office Nursing...

Thanks to furball, mattigan, lausana, shandy, susanmary, and hardknox for saying EXACTLY what I have been thinking. It seems that the lack of personal responsibility that is so rampant in society of late has made it in FULL FORCE to allnurses. Mario...

Heather............just what I needed to hear today, since I'll be delivering there!!

Well, I'm not an OB/NICU nurse, but my friend delivered at 26 weeks and has a beautiful 2-year-old now. Only lasting complication is some trouble with her vision. She had several eye surgeries when still in NICU. Now she just wears glasses. Very ...

OMG............I definitely shouldn't have read this thread.................slightly less than 6 weeks to my due date! Oops!!

I forgot, there's also a good website for exchanges and meal planning, by the Kraft corp. The address is : http://www.kraftdiabeticchoices.com Good luck!

You're in luck............. I work in telephone lifestyle/disease management and have a few things I could send you..................you wanna PM me your address if you're comfortable with that?

Thanks so much for the info, Heather.

I think I may have what you're looking for. The American Diabetes Association has a FREE kit for kids with diabetes and their parents. It is a whole box full of stuff geared to kids with diabetes. It was originally designed for kids with Type 1, b...

Think you may mean a digitial sphygmomanometer (just a way to say digital blood pressure cuff). These are commonly used for home BP monitoring.......... easily found at any local pharmacy, especially any that typically carry other medical products s...

WOW!! You have no idea how much I needed to see this today! I am 27 weeks and have been having problems with contractions and cervical effacement since 20 weeks..................... was having a particularly worrisome day today, and now I feel a bi...

No medical advice here, but you will be in my thoughts and prayers. I am currently 25 weeks and spent the last 5 weeks on "couch rest" due to early contractions. Thankfully, people (OBNURSEHEATHER) took me to my MD appts and visited me. I have nev...

ORAMAR, Try http://www.epregnancy.com I believe http://www.webmd.com also has calculators by LMP and also by date of ovulation (for those who are tracking that as well).

Debbie, I don't know anything about herbals..........but I would like to talk to you more about induced lactation. Hubby and I are strongly considering adopting in the future.........and have always wondered if I would be able to nurse that child. ...

I agree wholeheartedly!!!

Leah..............I agree with you........... just wanted to point out, though, that you might want to edit out your address from the above post.........

I'm going on a cruise/conference Nov2............might as well enjoy the conference time!!

Me, too............I'm a glove-wearer. DEFINITELY when drawing blood. ALWAYS when dealing with bottoms. YES when giving injections (although, I confess, I've probably given a couple of pediatric immunizations without.........just not thinking).

I had heard of something similar, but was unable to get any info on it from the company............could you PM me with contact info?

Makes total sense to me...................but let me clarify..........I do not see the MA's that I worked with as "nobody"........in fact, they have a vital part in the efficient running of a medical office. My problem was with the attitude that "I ...

OK, misti...............works for me.............we can plan Heather's career for her..........I'm sure she won't mind! :-)

Nope, can't come to the "Big House".........HMO, blah, blah......... But I thought you were going to move to the Mercy System just for me???? :)

Heather, You have to stay around long enough to be my PP nurse in April!

Just a reminder.........if you work in a pediatrician's office as a nurse, you will most likely be giving injections all day, so if this is something you want to avoid...............