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  1. Union allows discrimination against nurses

    oramar replied to Truth66's topic in International Nursing

    I agree with you, sounds like discrimination to

  2. What's so stressful about working 3, 12hr shifts?

    oramar replied to ArtisticAthlete's topic in General Nursing

    I know many people who do three 12s and say it is great. I myself could never do them but they came into vogue when I was already 50 years old. My niece is just turning 40. She has been an ICU...

  3. Questioning the Decision of Nursing

    oramar replied to ChihuahuaMamaX2's topic in General Nursing

    If you decide to continue with nursing be very careful of your own sensibilities. A person who enters the profession for all the right reasons is the person who will frequently experience sever...

  4. Swine Flu may infect 40% of US population over next 12 months.

    oramar posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/158811.php

  5. Swine Flu may infect 40% of US population over next 12 months.

    oramar replied to oramar's topic in Disaster Preparation

    It depends a lot on how the infection is spread out. If it takes a year for 40% of the population to be exposed that is numerically a high number in any given month. However, that same number of...

  6. Adult Children of Alcoholic...does your childhood effect your career?

    oramar replied to JVRB4's topic in General Nursing

    Why do we get this question periodically, each time it is rephrased a bit but always comes up. Do they teach this in one of the psych classes in nursing school now, is that why it keeps coming up?...

  7. once again, two thumbs up to NHS for getting their heads around this pandemic

    oramar posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/158858.php, we should be worrying in US

  8. once again, two thumbs up to NHS for getting their heads around this pandemic

    oramar replied to oramar's topic in Disaster Preparation

    They have tried to imagine the worst and then plan for it. That is the way you do these things. Right now the best analogy in the US is the Hurricane Katrina. There she was bearing down on NO while...

  9. ECMO - Will We Have Sufficient Capacity for the Fall/Winter Flu Season?

    oramar replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    The short answer to the question that heads this thread is "NO". The long answer is that is a very specialized medical procedure that will be offered at only a small number of very high tech...

  10. "I Don't Care if You are Sick...Come to Work Anyway!"

    oramar replied to flashpoint's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    My biggest problem with this policy is that it sounds like I would be required to find my own replacement if I was ill. That what would make me

  11. CDC is dropping the ball

    oramar posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09206/986343-114.stm

  12. CDC is dropping the ball

    oramar replied to oramar's topic in Disaster Preparation

    It is to late. Too late to buy more vents, too late to train nurses to use them. It is to late to plan to set up emergency flu centers to steer people away from emergency rooms so that auto accidents...

  13. Disturbing Statistic..

    oramar replied to DeepFriedRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    The single biggest problem will be the overwhelmed medical system. Three months ago steps could have been taken but it is to late now. The poor direct care nurses and doctors are going to be the...

  14. CDC No Longer Keeping Count of Swine Flu Deaths

    oramar replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    What is going on here? Who got to who? This is an outrage! What about all the researchers that could use the data to help the fight future pandemics. TSK,

  15. Fired by risk management/ disorganized facility

    oramar replied to BrendaMD4's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Try not to let this get to you. This is the new standard for dealing with nurse errors. People are reporting left and right they are getting fired for the slightest things. Used to be they would...

  16. UK preparing for the worst.

    oramar replied to oramar's topic in Disaster Preparation

    http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/158521.php

  17. Swine Flu May Be Going to Camp This Summer

    oramar replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    From the"Doctors are always right and nurses are always wrong" school of thought. I have met a few of

  18. How Vaccines Work

    oramar replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/158324.php

  19. No Prior Existing Conditions but Dead Anyway

    oramar replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    It rankles me that she was misdiagnosed as tonsillitis. Hello, we are in the middle of an influenza pandemic

  20. If healthcare reform resulted in salary caps of $40k for nurses would you stay?

    oramar replied to keithjones's topic in General Nursing

    There have been several Canadian nurses that have expressed dismay over the fact that they keep seeing people here saying the same thing. That being that universal health insurance automatically...

  21. UK preparing for the worst.

    oramar replied to oramar's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Well finally, local news ran a story today that said, "In other countries they are getting ready for the worst case flu outbreak". I guess there was no MJ news

  22. Mixed Messages for Pregnant Women in the Work Force

    oramar replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I were of childbearing age and not currently pregnant but thinking about it, I would be putting off pregnancy for as much as two years. I am not telling anyone how to run their life, I am just...

  23. School Closures May Help Limit Swine Flu Damage

    oramar replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I think that guy is wrong. Supermarkets never have the concentration of children that schools

  24. "bundle" interventions to solve problems that impede access to care?

    oramar replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Here is an innovative nurse, two thumbs up to

  25. 10 % of Swine Flu Fatalities in Argentina Are HCW?

    oramar replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Very shortly we will see the real time answer to the question, "will you work during a