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The 60 Minutes program this evening will have a snippet on overseas recruiting to fill positions at US hospitals. I wonder what they'll say about the nursing shortage. There are a couple of other topics on the program as well. Chuck

Hi Gracie :) Welcome to Allnurses. Chuck

There are reasons for these policies. Part of being a "good and competent" nurse is not being afraid to ask a co-worker to double check you, especially with medication doses. If a hospital has a policy that a nurse doesn't feel is worth following, ...

Welcome JENZEL75 :) If I may make a suggestion, your posts will be more readable if you do not type in all capital letters. Use all capital letters only to emphasize important words. Typing in all capitals is the equivalent to shouting online. You...

Hi John, Always room for one more :) Welcome aboard. Chuck

:D Congratulations jnette! :nurse: Chuck

Thanks ayemmeff, I've seen some similar double entendres. :rotfl: Chuck

Kathy, Sorry to hear that your brother has been having problems. Post-op infections do unfortunately occur, even with "good" surgeons. Warm thoughts headed your way and to your brother. I hope that he has a speedy and complete recovery. And don't ...

MIL was an LPN for many years and went back to school when an ADN program opened up, graduating in their first class. My wife and I graduated one year later from a diploma program. My youngest brother and his wife graduated from the same diploma pr...

You can PM me too if you'd like. Student from nursing schools and high schools would sometimes come to the ER to ask me if they could interview a male nurse. I think that personal interviews are generally more beneficial for the student, but they m...

Welcome to the board HerEyes73, You didn't mention whether there was any pitting with palpation or whether it was firm to the touch. That would help determine if it is a fluid collection or a tumor, lipoma or whatever. I'm not familiar with CSF le...

Hey RNLou, not to change the subject, but how are you doing these days? Still under house arrest? Uncle Sam helped me through school with the GI Bill. He paid for my schooling, plus gave me $140 a month. I did work at a meat-packing plant between ...

Hmmmm......so that's how it happened. Thanks Karen, there's more than a grain of truth in that one. Chuck

Hanging my head in shame, only 46,692. It's a good thing that I've never been "chemically enhanced" like on the game:D Second try was 57,646, but I think I've done enough damage in there. Chuck

{{{{{{{{Sally}}}}}}}} So sorry for your loss. My thoughts are with you and your family as well as your friend's son. Chuck

Thank you Melinda for posting this here. Yes, in this case it is too late to prevent any problems, but this facility and hopefully all other transplanting facilities will be more cognizant of the safeties and doublechecks to prevent errors of this ...

Welcome Brian, It's nice to meet you Looking forward to reading some posts from you. Chuck

Thanks for the positive feedback. When things get dark for nurses, as they sometimes do, a story such as yours is a beacon to help us keep going. Chuck

Hello Cherry, Welcome to Allnurses.:) Chuck

HeartRNJenn, You are absolutely correct about the BNP being indicative of CHF and not PE. I skipped right over it. Just one more reason to always double check your source. Chuck

I agree with Heather that each lab has their own specific values. They will be in the ballpark with other lab facilities, but won't be the same as some other labs. Be mindful of the fact that normal values in infants and children are frequently dif...

Good one bob. Thanks for the laugh I use Google exclusively as my search engine at home and at work. They say that you know you've made it when someone produces a parody of you or your product. So why is MasterCard so upset about all of the pric...

One of my patients when I was in nursing school had Corneila de Lange Syndrome. I haven's seen another case since that time. he was in his late teens as I recall, but had the body of a six year old and very limited intellect. He had the heavy eyeb...

As a diploma nurse myself, I would definitely encourage you to go with the BSN. There will be opportunities open to you with a BSN that you won't have as a diploma nurse. Plus, as previously noted. if you are going on to a masters program, you shou...

Hi Dennie, I'm one of those rare thoracic laminectomy victims. They went in twice, but I probably should only count as one surgery. The second surgery was done to go back in and get a spur that was extending off of one of the vertebrae at the surgi...