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oramar

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  1. What happened to the follow-up on this child?

    oramar posted a topic in Pediatric

    Fayette County parents charged in toddler's starvation

  2. Me thinks me has been blacklisted....

    oramar replied to CathyLew's topic in General Nursing

    Goes to show how management positions are no bed of roses. Good luck, I think you should get something somewhere due to fact that you have acute care and management

  3. Nursing in the next 10 years

    oramar replied to linguine's topic in General Nursing

    I have so much respect for what you do. Teaching new nurses is one of the most important professions in the world. Someone said that nursing instructor is a "slow paced retirement

  4. What happened to the follow-up on this child?

    oramar replied to oramar's topic in Pediatric

    Here is my take on the matter, it is a total GUESS based on a life of experiences as a working class family member and taking care of blue collar people. You may say I am out of line making an...

  5. The ethics and laws associated with keeping a personal diary

    oramar replied to Bruce_Wayne's topic in General Nursing

    Lot of people would say that they would keep one and just not tell anyone. I say that sooner or later you will blab and it will come back to bite you. It is a shame however, 100 years from now our...

  6. Grandparent's medications pose danger to children.

    oramar posted a topic in General Nursing

    Girl, 10, hospitalized after using painkiller

  7. Let's keep grandma/grandpa alive until after the holidays

    oramar replied to dzadzey's topic in General Nursing

    I have a family member that can't face a certain family function that is held every year. It was the last place she saw her son alive. He was killed shortly thereafter in an accident. It is five...

  8. Merry Christmas to the nurses who will be working today

    oramar replied to nicenurselpn's topic in General Nursing

    My mom resides in a personal care home. I went around and thanked all the staff for being there on Christmas, including house keeping. It amazed me that all the regulars were

  9. Nursing in the next 10 years

    oramar replied to linguine's topic in General Nursing

    I think the cycle of bust and boom as far as labor market will continue. I have seen tight job markets before but none this tight. I have seen nursing labor shortages but I bet there is one coming...

  10. Another Vent...About a Frequent Faller!

    oramar replied to king_of_the_hill_fan's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    If the night nurse had wider experience she would know that evening shift is the shift where most incidents occur. I suspect it has something to do with the fact that residents tend to be more...

  11. Want to keep my pride. . . Please Advise

    oramar replied to SweetBabyLPN's topic in General Nursing

    Recently a friend applied for a management position and did not get it. However, when something else came up they remembered his qualifications and called him and asked him if he wanted the job. You...

  12. Anyone feel like their hospital/agency/employer is out to get them?

    oramar replied to raebabelvn's topic in General Nursing

    I have encountered office staff like this myself. I will tell you what happened to them. For the most part the nurses were nice like me, grumbled under their breath but put up with it. However,...

  13. Why Nurses Book Off Work

    oramar replied to Truth66's topic in General Nursing

    Been there, done

  14. Why Nurses Book Off Work

    oramar replied to Truth66's topic in General Nursing

    I am trying to understand but in the USA the term, "book off work" does not compute. Do you mean call off work? Or perhaps you mean to let license

  15. scooters

    oramar posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am expecting to see an increase in road accidents involving seniors on those scooters crossing paths with larger motorized vehicles. "What" you say, "they are not supposed to be taken on a road...

  16. Young mother faces long recovery after rare embolism

    oramar posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    http://www.post-gazette.com/10301/1098589-55.stm

  17. What to do when the person diverting drugs is parent of terminally ill child.

    oramar posted a topic in General Nursing

    Mother accused of unhooking son's IV, injecting

  18. What to do when the person diverting drugs is parent of terminally ill child.

    oramar replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    Can you imagine what the rest of the family is going through, her poor husband. One thing all chemical abusers seem to have in common is a tendency not to think through the effects of their behavior...

  19. What to do when the person diverting drugs is parent of terminally ill child.

    oramar replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    It is going to take a judge with the a lot of wisdom to figure out how to handle this. My gut instinct is to ban her from the child's bedside. I bet the child doesn't feel that

  20. Literacy: A good quality in a unit secretary

    oramar replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have never run into this since most of them were as smart or smarter than me. Only problem I ever encountered, in a VERY small number of cases, was a tendency to play those all to familiar...

  21. disappearing nurses notes!

    oramar replied to ltcnightrn's topic in General Nursing

    Not the first time I have heard of this. If I could talk to her I would say, "who or what do you think you are protecting?" Certainly not yourself. You are protecting an institution. Is it...

  22. Current co-workers asking where your new job is.

    oramar replied to NurseFrustrated's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Just remember if you tell just one person that cat is out of the bag and it will be everywhere instantly. You have complete right to refuse to tell anyone anything about the situation that you do not...

  23. Really disappointed with the reality of nursing.

    oramar replied to NurseFrustrated's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have tried to caution people looking into nursing that it is not all it is cracked up to be. Usually I get flamed. It is not for some people, matter of fact it is not for most people. I refused...

  24. Aww, I wish you could see it.

    oramar posted a topic in General Nursing

    Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has a whole section dedicated to outstanding nurses today. It is called the Best of the Best, Nurses doing extraordinary work. I have read it twice and it brings tears to my...

  25. Nurses in their 60's or 70's

    oramar replied to Otessa's topic in General Nursing

    My husband's sis has worked in LTC for 30 years. Her 70th birthday in next week. She is a NA in LTC. They only concession she made about 5 years ago when she went full time night shift because...