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  1. Latest Country by Country stats on H1N1

    oramar replied to oramar's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Am wondering if the actual number of cases is more closer to million or two. Is that to out of line to say that? However, the death rate is probably close to the actual rate BUT you can bet your...

  2. Latest Country by Country stats on H1N1

    oramar posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/152855.php

  3. Am I too shallow to be a nurse?

    oramar replied to jonsey77's topic in General Nursing

    I got bad news for you bub. The schedules are lousy, the pay is OK, most female nurses are chubby grandmothers like

  4. working at same hospital as my mom!!!!!

    oramar replied to coffee4metech's topic in General Nursing

    My brother was an LPN at the county home for 15 years. He left for another job and shortly after he left his son graduated from LPN school and took his position. But they were not there at the same...

  5. Stress/Panic Before Going to Work

    oramar replied to rn-n- 2005's topic in Emergency

    I think your body is sending you a message that is time to make some

  6. Departed executives got WPAHS top salaries

    oramar posted a topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09140/971243-28.stm

  7. Swine Flu Updates and Issues

    oramar replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Oh dear, I think we are going to see the negative and positive effects of poverty and wealth magnified 10

  8. Swine Flu Updates and Issues

    oramar replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I remember an old timer nurse who worked during the 1918, who is no longer with us, telling me when I was a young nurse that they were culturing a lot of people that died during the 1918 epidemic and...

  9. Swine Flu Updates and Issues

    oramar replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Here I go with my memories again. I suspect I had H2N2 in 1957, I was 10 years old and I remember I was extremely ill. I had hallucinations from the fever that were so sever I can still remember...

  10. Swine Flu Updates and Issues

    oramar replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    It sounds like she had two pregnancies fairly close together. I always thought that could have a weakening effect on the body, even if it was a young

  11. Swine Flu Updates and Issues

    oramar replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Did you see what they are doing in Detroit? One positive case and the whole school closes. At least that is what I get from reading their health dept.

  12. UK expecting a bad H1N1 outbreak in fall.

    oramar posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/152040.php

  13. UK expecting a bad H1N1 outbreak in fall.

    oramar replied to oramar's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Two thumbs to UK for assuming the worst and preparing. I am a little alarmed by the fact that CDC isn't taking the bull by the horns here. We tend to do this stuff state by state but because of the...

  14. Anatomy of a Pandemic

    oramar replied to oramar's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Wouldn't you know, I only caught the last half of it. It was really chock full of pertinent information. I thought the narrator was a bit glib, same guy that does Brink. When the History Channel...

  15. Anatomy of a Pandemic

    oramar posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    Science Channel is having special show by above name on Sunday, May 31 at 8pm. Going to set my

  16. Private healthcare does it best (C-span)

    oramar replied to funnypharm's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    http://news.aol.com/article/teacher-battling-leukemia-gets-fired/506805

  17. Burned out for good after 27 years

    oramar replied to pawsomepooch47's topic in General Nursing

    There is one other thing I have thought about in this situation. Is it possible you could have a conversation with your manager about your concerns? It really is to MUCH to be charge and have a full...

  18. Would you look at your friend's bottom if they asked you to?

    oramar replied to Sash123's topic in General Nursing

    Let me say that this is not the first time I heard of friends and family members that make request like this. I would usually say exactly what you say unless I think it is something life threatening....

  19. Burned out for good after 27 years

    oramar replied to pawsomepooch47's topic in General Nursing

    If you managed to do this for 27 years I can see why your are burnt out but I don't think you need to leave nursing completely. Sounds like you do need to make a change of some sort just to keep your...

  20. The Evil Empire Strikes Again

    oramar replied to lecavalier4's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Are you sure they didn't sack you because they know you post on

  21. What would you have done?

    oramar replied to eriksoln's topic in General Nursing

    No doubt about it, new person hazing is going on here. You could point out to them that you are new to that unit but it does not mean that you are a new nurse. You sound like you have quite a bit of...

  22. Could you new grads that had trouble with job search do me a favor.

    oramar replied to oramar's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Here is what I think is happening. Yes, the tight job market is easing in some cases. However, it is retracing it's steps. In other words, the first places it got tight like NY, NJ and CA will be...

  23. How many out there actually are prepared?

    oramar replied to Maine17's topic in Disaster Preparation

    You did a very good summary of the concerns that should be front and foremost on every ones minds but are not being addressed. Excellent post, I myself am very interested in infection control but you...

  24. Does it bother you when CEOs etc. get "excellence in care giving" awards?

    oramar replied to mama_d's topic in General Nursing

    Only consolation is that a lot of those BS jobs will go bye, bye when universal health care

  25. Working Part time in order to make over time money $$

    oramar replied to lovelyladynurse's topic in General Nursing

    I have seen this practice. A facility I worked at instituted the policy during time of sever shortage. A few nurses played it the way you describe. However, as soon as the shortage ease the...