maryshome8

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1. Organ Donation and Homosexuals

   maryshome8 replied to mysticalwaters1's topic in General Nursing

   I think I need to clarify something before people start skipping over posts and making assumptions. I NEVER MENTIONED IN ANY WAY THAT POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER WAS NOT REAL...IN FACT, I NEVER...

2. Organ Donation and Homosexuals

   maryshome8 replied to mysticalwaters1's topic in General Nursing

   I never said he was taking advantage of the system..an Army doctor had to make the diagnosis or else he would not have received the

3. I Put In My Notice!!!...Now what???

   maryshome8 replied to msmel321's topic in General Nursing

   All I was trying to say is that the reason her employment situation is so bad , and she is overloaded, is because some hospitals are making decisions based on business and profit and they are...

4. Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis

   maryshome8 replied to CoolHandLu's topic in General Nursing

   That is horrible...I took Septra and Bactrum for years and "developed" an allergy after I took them for chronic UTI's. They started prescriping me Cipro after

5. Organ Donation and Homosexuals

   maryshome8 replied to mysticalwaters1's topic in General Nursing

   I think, and I could be wrong here...that the most sophisticated HIV test that we have can show only 3 months from initial infection. I do know that there is a considerable "lag time" for it to build...

6. Organ Donation and Homosexuals

   maryshome8 replied to mysticalwaters1's topic in General Nursing

   I'll be happy to tell you why I "buy" that there is no such thing as the Gulf War Syndrome, and this may fall under the catagory of TMI, but here it goes. The guy I dated for two years practically...

7. Desperate !!

   maryshome8 replied to mika1's topic in General Nursing

   My gosh, if you lived in my area you could come and stay with me. I think you need to talk to the head of the nursing department immediately to see if they know about any emergency student loans that...

8. "Just" a 2-year degree

   maryshome8 replied to RNsRWe's topic in General Nursing

   I don't think that the pharmacy tech meant that you weren't qualified. We live in a society where the compensation for your job, usually, but not always, is highly correlated with your education...

9. Does it HAVE to be an either-or situation???

   maryshome8 replied to Busy_B's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   You are so right on the baby thing...my entire life, I was petrified of childbirth....so much that when I found out I was pregnant with my daughter (and I had always wanted children) I had briefly...

10. Organ Donation and Homosexuals

    maryshome8 replied to mysticalwaters1's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, I didn't know the rate was higher for cancer for recipients of organs....that is a good thing to know. When I said we don't know what causes cancer...I should have elaborated. For example,...

11. Organ Donation and Homosexuals

    maryshome8 replied to mysticalwaters1's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry, I didn't mean for it to sound like you did. I was just speaking in

12. Thinking about getting into corrections....

    maryshome8 replied to ShortyLPN's topic in Correctional

    This is great advice. I have a friend that works at the local max security prison as a recreational director...a female. She said that the hardest part of her job, is to deal with them playing with...

13. Organ Donation and Homosexuals

    maryshome8 replied to mysticalwaters1's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, I agree with this decision. There are too many vets making claims for Gulf War Syndrome..which is of an unknown cause. I dated a guy for 2 years that received a medical discharge from the...

14. Increased fetal movement

    maryshome8 replied to Lyndilu's topic in Ob/Gyn

    A baby at 31 weeks would have an initially hard time, but would most likely be ok (I had one at 29 1/2). I am hoping and praying the baby is

15. Increased fetal movement

    maryshome8 replied to Lyndilu's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I saw this as well on a medical show where a baby had developed a "natural knot".....the woman was an RN and "made up" a couple of symptoms to make sure that her doctor would see her and she said she...