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oramar

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  1. Fearful of Licensure in South Carolina

    oramar replied to Tijoux's topic in General Nursing

    I can list 10 good reasons to be a nurse. Unfortunately, I can list about 300 reasons NOT to be a nurse. Living in fear of the BON one of the negative reasons. Some people claim that fear is...

  2. Had a Brain-fart on this one....

    oramar replied to OhioCCRN's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry you were made to feel uncomfortable. My first question would be, "what meds is she on?" Sounds like she needs an adjustment. The brain seems to be disconnected from the mouth. As far as...

  3. What is "otho"?

    oramar replied to CC918's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, it is ortho which is short for orthopedic which means stuff related to musko/skeletal

  4. promising new weapon in fight against H5N1

    oramar posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    http://ottawacitizen.com/health/inhaled+drug+protects+from+single+dose/2617349/story.htr

  5. When knowing too much can be a bad thing.

    oramar replied to Mike A. Fungin RN's topic in General Nursing

    You can teach yourself techniques for dealing with this. I to have had problems with ruminations about health. What I do is stop and take a few deep breath as I feel the anxiety rise. I also say...

  6. I bet they thought they hushed everything up.

    oramar posted a topic in General Nursing

    Riding the bus today I heard two people who apparently work at a local hospital talking loudly about a serious error of omission committed by a group of nurses. According to what I overheard several...

  7. Dilemma I love and hate my job

    oramar replied to sistasoul's topic in General Nursing

    I think in light of all the good things you outline you should avoid throwing the baby out with the bath water. I think you need to tweak a few things, make a few changes here and there. Maybe cut...

  8. Telling a patient you will be working other cases?

    oramar replied to anangelsmommy's topic in General Nursing

    You know what you have to do and you have to do it soon. You have to set limits for this client. You have to tell her the truth, keep it simple. Tell this person you have other post graduation...

  9. promising new weapon in fight against H5N1

    oramar replied to oramar's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Sorry I can't get this link to work, it was really interesting story about a new anti-h5n1 drug. I really tried. Might as well cancel

  10. I bet they thought they hushed everything up.

    oramar replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    When I was young I had a tendency to be less careful about what I said in public than I should have been. One day I overheard someone else not being careful and it hit me how awful it sounded. I...

  11. I bet they thought they hushed everything up.

    oramar replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    Actually I think I made the silliest, most useless post last week. This one actually has a point to it. That being you never know who is

  12. I bet they thought they hushed everything up.

    oramar replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    Where I last worked, the housekeeping people totally knew what was going on because they moved from unit to unit. Once they were around for a few years they frequently had the inside scoop on...

  13. Drug discrepancy double standard

    oramar replied to nessajune21's topic in General Nursing

    I hate to spread paranoia here but is someone out to get you? If I had this experience I would be watching my

  14. Your Marital Status: It's Just Not That Difficult

    oramar replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    This got so complicated in Pennsylvania that our legislators did away with the designation, "common law". In Pa you either have the paper or you got

  15. US: Fulminant Myocarditis in H1N1 Cases

    oramar replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I have a friend that just had an implantable defibulator plus pace maker placed in her chest. The cause of her life threatening arrythmias is thought to be a viral infection of the heart as a child....

  16. Florida LTC nurses: Time to reduce maximum patient load?

    oramar replied to Tina6240's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    From your post I take it you want input from Florida nurses. I am not a Florida nurse but I want you to know I highly approve of the fact that you care and want to do something about the situation....

  17. ****** if you do and ****** if you don't

    oramar posted a topic in General Nursing

    Here is hypothetical situation, you come upon a person who dies under unusual/suspicious circumstances in a clinical situation. You, an employee of the clinic are the first to find them and you are...

  18. Is the Job Market SLowly Improving

    oramar replied to pat8585's topic in General Nursing

    The tight job market started regionally then turned more national. What I think we are seeing is that the regions that were affected first and most sever are going to be the last to see an...

  19. ****** if you do and ****** if you don't

    oramar replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    I know it is probably a mistake for me to relate these second hand stories. Most the time I don't repeat them but every once in a while one makes me go "hmmmm". I bet if the person was a licensed...

  20. ****** if you do and ****** if you don't

    oramar replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    Since You know what, I don't have that info on the code but I don't think the have code capabilites. I am pretty sure they do chest compressions till the medics come. The health care institution was...

  21. Suspended and Unsure.

    oramar replied to VerbalGrl715's topic in General Nursing

    Let me say first that you have my complete sympathy. In the legal world a person has a right to know the charges against them but in this situation you don't. What is wrong with that picture? To the...

  22. One Doctor's debt, a cautionary tale

    oramar posted a topic in General Nursing

    http://finance.yahoo.com/college-education/article/108846/the-555000-student-loan-burden?mod=edu-continuing_education

  23. Is everything really the nurses fault?

    oramar replied to jerrylundergard's topic in General Nursing

    It is inconceivable to me that a Cardiologist would not treat the lab value???? I never had the experience of one of them passing it off to the attending. Is this something

  24. Lack of Paid Sick Days Let H1N1 Spread

    oramar replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Compound that with the fact that health care workers are exhorted to come to work while sick by management. Not to mention the fact that they are harassed and punished if they don't and you have a...

  25. Getting really concerned about going into nursing...

    oramar replied to mfrancisco's topic in General Nursing

    Your friends are happy with their decision because they most likely work in the good places, and their are good places. Also, I notice NICU and peds nurses complain a lot less than med/surg....