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  1. Alternative Geriactics

    I found a link for the gay U.S. retirement
  2. Alternative Geriactics

    Couldn't find a link for the U.S. gay nsg home yet, but found this 15 October 1999 "It's not separatism. It's coming together!" exclaims Wolf Huis, chairman of the L.A. Ries Foundation. Wolf was...
  3. Alternative Geriactics

    Universal design is the design of products and environments to be usable by all people, to the greatest extent possible, without the need for adaptation or specialized design. -Ron Mace It would be...
  4. Alternative Geriactics

    Very good thought! I've seen one article that bears directly on this . I believe it was in U.S. News and World Report or Newsweek, and it was about a gay nursing home and a gay retirement community,...
  5. 14 Nurses Fired and 9 disciplined in Kentucky

    Actually, I'm waiting to see the pension issue explode, as the nursing workforce ages. I believe the average age is now 42, according to studies I've seen mentioned in a variety of nursing journals....
  6. I hope I never have to deal with this! But, let's say I was one of those supervisors. I think my instinct would be to tell the family that hospital policies do not allow me to change pt assignments...
  7. resigning

    I have always given palatable excuses and avoided mentioning staffing issues, etc. when resigning, out of fear of retribution. On one hand, I feel like a coward. On the other hand, I have noticed over...
  8. Gastric Bypass Surgery

    Check out the complication rates on this Harvard Med School web site:
  9. Gastric Bypass Surgery

    Please research this carefully! I have seen some bad outcomes. A friend's sister, age 33, about 100-150 lbs overweight, had the roux-and-y procedure last year and has had complications (leaking,...
  10. How many 40+ nurses still working Med/Surg?

    Jnette, There is no way you are 54!! You look
  11. Just wondering.... Aside from the ethical issues which have already been discussed, don't businesses that accept government contracts have to abide by nondiscrimination policies, or risk losing the...
  12. Reasons that I'm glad I'm a Nurse

    Being a home care nurse in the town I grew up in really made me feel part of my community. Now, as I drive around town, I not only remember the places I played as a child, but I see houses all over...
  13. But I have little kids!

    While I agree that everyone should rotate holidays equally, and I am thankful that I won't be spending Xmas in a war zone, I'd like to say something that may help parents understand singles. I'm a...
  14. But I have little kids!

    Amen!! I wish there was an opportunity to work 4-hour shifts on the holidays. I'd gladly work part of Christmas, Thanksgiving, AND New Year's in one year if I could just make an appearance at the...
  15. I'm begging for advise

    I'd transfer instead of quitting. If you transfer, you can always quit the job later. If you quit, you're out of luck if something else goes wrong and the going back to school plan doesn't pan out. If...
  16. I'm begging for advise

    You may want to pick one school that you think you want to go to, and enroll for one or two easy classes there. Or, you could even repeat algebra. While you are there ask everyone who you meet which...
  17. I'm begging for advise

    Sheryl, Why don't you take a break after you finish your associates? Take a breather for a semester, and just adjust to all the changes in your life, like moving, and moving away from your daughter,...
  18. medical documentation issue

    I would suggest that the expense of talking to an attorney for an hour or two might be worth it for your piece of mind. I would write down a summary of the incident, and a list of questions before the...
  19. 14 Nurses Fired and 9 disciplined in Kentucky

    This had to have been institutionally sanctioned. Obviously, the Diprivan, which I understand is pretty expensive, had to have been getting charged to the patients, just to mention one issue. This...
  20. Reasons that I'm glad I'm a Nurse

    I like that I have a job that enables me to meet and interact with people of many different cultures, and backgrounds. I've worked with staff from Ghana, Nigeria, Pakistan, India, Russia, Canada,...
  21. Reasons that I'm glad I'm a Nurse

    Nursing has really helped me to find my voice. Sure, we all vent about how tough it is to deal with stuff like doctors that don't take our assessments seriously. But, the experience of standing my...
  22. Reasons that I'm glad I'm a Nurse

    Agree with all of the above. I'd add that nursing , to my amazement, has ended up being a way to make a positive out of some of the worst experiences in my personal life. Over the past 10 years, I've...
  23. I would love to see more specific advice about documenting to CYA. I wish I knew more about my risk of a lawsuit if a pt with a drug abuse hx, who insists on going outside to smoke, is allowed to do...
  24. The happiest healthcare workers

    3 little words: overpaid hospital
  25. The Shift from Hell

    Hourly VS = 1:1 in the ICU? I wish! 1:1 is rare, even in the ICU here - usually has to be a major trauma, or pt receiving SLED. We can even have pts on insulin drips requiring q1hr blood sugars on the...