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  1. healthcare spending in US after age 65 soars

    oramar posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

    http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09347/1020585-84.stm

  2. Need shots for school...but...

    oramar replied to delilas's topic in Disaster Preparation

    There is a pharmacy in Pittsburgh that is giving out "seasonal" flu vaccine for FREE. That is the first time I have ever seen

  3. Why do many nurses look down on LTC?

    oramar replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Well shame on anyone that thinks that or says that and that goes double for employers. I can't think of anything more important than taking care of the most needy members of our society. I will...

  4. Can you get into nursing school with a D for A&P1?

    oramar replied to ryangogogo's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    No, but your are permitted to retake in many places. Right now I think with nursing schools so hard to get into it would be a good idea to have at least a

  5. Prolonged Shedding of Swine Flu Virus

    oramar replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Viral equivalents of Typhoid Mary. If I were a person studying this I would not be to quick to say these people are not contageous. Don't forget flu outbreaks disappear and return and no one has...

  6. healthcare spending in US after age 65 soars

    oramar replied to oramar's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    good

  7. Do you keep your license(s) in your wallet?

    oramar replied to phoenixrn's topic in General Nursing

    I used to but I heard stories about stolen licenses so I stopped quite a few years ago. I think that is becoming a moot question because they are going all electronic. I think they should start...

  8. Lots of Snow!

    oramar replied to cardiacmadeline's topic in General Nursing

    It is 3:30 am where I am and it is what they are calling a "rain event". It is raining so hard that it woke me up. I wouldn't be surprised if the fire sirens go off because that is what happens when...

  9. When the tables are turned (nurse on the receiving end of care, acted like a fool)

    oramar replied to Born2BWild's topic in General Nursing

    I suspect you really did not want that injection. You feel really conflicted becaise you have to get as a term of employment. Your subconscious mind was reacting to what it precieved as a threat....

  10. Would you switch to nights for alot more money?

    oramar replied to Maco's topic in General Nursing

    If you already know you are not a night person then don't do it. However, nights agree with some people and I am sure one of the night owls would jump at

  11. I've only cried once...

    oramar replied to CherryAmes_RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    You are doing great, I am impressed. The place you work for is very fortunate that the job market brought you to their door. I hear people talk about inadequate and absent orientation all the time....

  12. So today, I almost passed out ....

    oramar replied to USN2UNC's topic in General Nursing

    For me it was a very long, very gory ortho surgery. As usual the OR was ice cold, being my thyroid was a little low I just went really wobbly but I didn't go down. Only time it every happened and...

  13. As toll mounts, researchers peer into the H1N1 death spiral

    oramar replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Kind of off topic here, you know I recently read an article about medical risk. The author seemed to think that a 1/10,000 chance of dying from H1N1 wasn't that bad. He excluded children and was...

  14. Failure to Respond to Jury Summons

    oramar replied to Angeljho's topic in General Nursing

    One of the problems in my county (I don't know what goes on elsewhere) is that the time between the the filling out of a survey and the arrival the actual summons is one and a half to two years....

  15. Failure to Respond to Jury Summons

    oramar replied to Angeljho's topic in General Nursing

    My daughter tried to get a post-ponement due to crushing work schedule and conflicts with her childcare arrangements. She was told that there was no post-ponement for work related issues and if she...

  16. Hanging up my stethescope

    oramar replied to sissiesmama's topic in General Nursing

    Best of luck to you, here is hoping everything goes your

  17. Is Nursing still a good career path?

    oramar replied to Emile's topic in General Nursing

    It looks like there is going to be somesort of insurance reform and that means a lot more people with health insurance. Which I would think would translate into a lot more demand for

  18. Told to clean room

    oramar replied to cargalrn's topic in General Nursing

    That is a totally different issue than the infection control one. The nurse that did this initial post did clean the first room but bulked at the second because it was MRSA room. If I were a patient...

  19. grey area abuse and a homecare worker

    oramar posted a topic in General Nursing

    A man who has been disabled since birth and who had the same homecare worker for several years and is currently in a nursing home. He has not been under the care of this homecare worker or this...

  20. Is Nursing still a good career path?

    oramar replied to Emile's topic in General Nursing

    Reading a link that talks about the "nursing shortage" is going to give these unemployed nurses, new grads and otherwise,

  21. Told to clean room

    oramar replied to cargalrn's topic in General Nursing

    I have worked at hospitals that were on the down ward slide. This is the sort of thing that was going on, the closer to the end the worse it

  22. grey area abuse and a homecare worker

    oramar replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    These responses are all so thoughtful and insightful. I really appreciate you taking the time to

  23. Failure to Respond to Jury Summons

    oramar replied to Angeljho's topic in General Nursing

    My 85 year old mom who has dementia and Alzhiemers got a summons to of all things, A GRAND JURY!!! PSSorry to hear about your step

  24. Failure to Respond to Jury Summons

    oramar replied to Angeljho's topic in General Nursing

    In my area I have heard of them issuing bench warrents for people that did not respond. However, I get the feeling that they do it rather sporadically to make an example out of a few people just to...

  25. Typical day in the ER?

    oramar replied to netglow's topic in General Nursing

    That really sounds like a thread one of our allnurses posters did a while back. I wonder if it is just a