Peri

Peri has 42 years experience and specializes in Breast Cancer, Arterial, General Surgery.

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1. NEW THREAD!!!...The Stop the Panicking Already, !!!..thread

   Peri replied to RuRnurse?'s topic in Disaster Preparation

   Hallelujah - breath of fresh air. Been saying this for

2. Terminated after applying to another department...Is this legal???

   Peri replied to DMCRN's topic in General Nursing

   Pity you aren't in the UK as I think this could be taken to a Tribunal and would be classed as unfair

3. Should the illness of an "important person" be revealed?

   Peri replied to Anxious Patient's topic in General Nursing

   It is my opinion that peoples health (no matter what their standing) is private unless they wish to share the information. In this case I see no reason why the CEO of Apple should have to reveal and...

4. Remember your FIRST paycheck?!

   Peri replied to ashandjune's topic in General Nursing

   First paycheck? Or first nursing paycheck? My first paycheck was at Woolworths, I was a Saturday girl and I was 15. I received 19s/11d and I bought a bedside lamp. (It was

5. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

   Peri replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

   I want everyone to feel sorry for me :wink2: I have no nursing ghost stories. All my colleagues have them, but not me -

6. I got reprimanded at work for not using a bra !

   Peri replied to Kath80's topic in General Nursing

   LOL! I have to say, all of the guy comments on here, even the humerous ones, have been remarkably restrained, considering the topic. I didn't find the comments sexist, per se. Most straight guys love...

7. I got reprimanded at work for not using a bra !

   Peri replied to Kath80's topic in General Nursing

   i suspect that "no-one" is not entirely true

8. I got reprimanded at work for not using a bra !

   Peri replied to Kath80's topic in General Nursing

   just one pencil? oh how remember those

9. I got reprimanded at work for not using a bra !

   Peri replied to Kath80's topic in General Nursing

   I'm so glad that you said that as I have found the same thing and wondered if I was doing it

10. i got accepted to nursing school!THE COLLEGE OF NEW ROCHELLE

    Peri replied to sandrago's topic in General Nursing

    Congratulations, well done.

11. How to get stool smell off of your hands?

    Peri replied to mickjordmoll's topic in General Nursing

    Really? Why? (From the UK -

12. What I Love About Nursing Is....

    Peri replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Nursing

    Knowing that I have made a difference. Unfortunately, in this day and age, it seems that we are fighting beaurocracy in order to treat our patients as people and not some annoyance that has to be...

13. Low K level - possibly getting written up...

    Peri replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in General Nursing

    Personally I think that I would have rung the doc and asked him if there was anything that he wanted to do as the patients K was 2.6. He could then say that he knew about it or not, but I would rather...

14. *Weird* Patient Allergies

    Peri replied to cherrybreeze's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. We also list ALL allergies as this might show a latent allergy related to an existing one. The Dr should have been more specific in his request, but he sounds a bit of a

15. *Weird* Patient Allergies

    Peri replied to cherrybreeze's topic in General Nursing

    Don't understand why they would give you the "look". It's a well documented phenomenon - lots of asthmatics can be allergic to NSAIDS. Here in the UK, Drs will not prescribe NSAIDS if the patient has...