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  1. Wheaton Franciscan St. Joseph'sor Aurora St. Luke's

    onyx77 replied to onyx77's topic in General Nursing

    That's what St. Luke's offered me. I actually wound up cancelling my interview with WF. I called HR to see if what I wanted as pay to travel over an hour each way would even be possible. Her rude...

  2. Why didn't the doctor treat EVERYONE for this???

    onyx77 replied to pirap's topic in General Nursing

    If I were you I would get a new Dr. When my son was in preschool we got a letter home sayinng that one of the students had scabies. Granted this student was in the classroom on different days than my...

  3. What would RN's do?

    onyx77 replied to BiologyNerd's topic in General Nursing

    Smileys may have made the difference - although maybe not much of one with the Dr. Quack statement!:nuke: I do except your apology. Sometimes it is hard to express things on a board and not have them...

  4. Prayers Please...

    onyx77 replied to misslo's topic in General Nursing

    :ancong!: I knew you could do

  5. Does this concern anyone else?

    onyx77 replied to handyrn's topic in General Nursing

    WOW!!! That makes me sick:barf02: I'm a little OCD when it come to that kinda stuff! This is something that should be reported! YUCK! YUCK!

  6. Prayers Please...

    onyx77 replied to misslo's topic in General Nursing

    You are in my prayers! Don't forget to say a big prayer right before your test - and

  7. What would RN's do?

    onyx77 replied to BiologyNerd's topic in General Nursing

    No one knows if the vaccine did anything for my father or not - he just got it a couple weeks ago and he hasn't gotten shingles yet. Ofcourse nobody really knows if in his lifetime he will get...

  8. question about infants

    onyx77 replied to june2009's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Actually it isn't something that is tested for unless there is a problem. It was first discovered in our family when we almost lost my cousin. We were all tested and told that it is possible to not...

  9. Anuria

    onyx77 replied to am0r803's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    ESRD and dialysis are very interesting 'worlds'. I found it fasinating when doing my clinicals in dialysis! I really learned a lot from my mentor. Read up on it because each pt has such varying...

  10. question about infants

    onyx77 replied to june2009's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    The only med allergy that I can think of that one would take parents' allergy into consideration would be with Malignant Hyperthermia. It is an allergy to anesthetic and is very severe! The only...

  11. Anuria

    onyx77 replied to am0r803's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    As Daytonite said - fluids and wastes are removed through dialysis. It is important to remember that is possible to remove just the waste or just the fluids, depending on the pt's wt prior to dialysis...

  12. Anuria

    onyx77 replied to am0r803's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    kidney school is such an excellent resource!!! i had my community nursing clinical in a dialysis center and i found this site when getting information for my inservice. i ordered the postcards for the...

  13. Nurses malpractice insurance

    onyx77 replied to elk007's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Like zamboni said - how does a pt know if you have insurance or not? They certainly know that we have income and assests! If I lived in a paper box I wouldn't worry about losing my house. But, I don't...

  14. My step-dad passed away yesterday...

    onyx77 replied to luvmy3kids's topic in General Nursing

    You have my sympathy. You and your family will be in my prayers. Take care

  15. Nurses malpractice insurance

    onyx77 replied to elk007's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I have assests that I would like to keep! We are building a new home and we plan on living in it for the rest of our lives - thus, we want to keep it! People are going to sue no matter what! I'd...

  16. Nurses malpractice insurance

    onyx77 replied to elk007's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I just looked at NSO.com. My question now is, what coverage would you suggest? Is it necessary to get coverage for

  17. Malpractice Insurance

    onyx77 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I know that facilities have insurance for us, but how much do they really cover? Is it wise to purchase insurance for myself? Where do I go for malpractice insurance? Thanks! This is just something...

  18. What would RN's do?

    onyx77 replied to BiologyNerd's topic in General Nursing

    My father actually had his varicella vaccine last week. I thought it was kinda silly seeing he had a pretty bad case of chicken pox as a kid. But, his doctor greatly encouraged him to get it because...

  19. What would RN's do?

    onyx77 replied to BiologyNerd's topic in General Nursing

    OOOPPSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!:omy: Sorry about that! I was still half asleep when I posted that and yes I did have you confused with JennRN. Jenn - Jean, Very close you know! Sorry! (the claws did come out a...

  20. What would RN's do?

    onyx77 replied to BiologyNerd's topic in General Nursing

    I never even thought about having a titer drawn for chicken pox! To be honest with you, I don't even remember if I took my son to the Dr. or not. I don't think I did - It was so long ago! I will have...

  21. Lost my entire life hisory nursing file

    onyx77 replied to Poochee's topic in General Nursing

    If you don't have another copy of the file, you will have to do a lot of searching to gather the information again. Good

  22. What would RN's do?

    onyx77 replied to BiologyNerd's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry my opinions rub you the wrong way. We all have our different opinions and that needs to be respected. I certainly don't have a problem with the fact that your son had a reaction to the MMR and...

  23. What would RN's do?

    onyx77 replied to BiologyNerd's topic in General Nursing

    My son was vaccinated on schedule. Granted he is 10 and there are now more vaccines then when he was born. At that time the chicken pox vaccine was optional and I saw no need for it. Afterall - my...

  24. Cardioversion V's Defib

    onyx77 replied to Michelle123's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I was lucky enough to be able to observe a cardioversion in my fourth semester. It was a fasinating and scarey experience. Pt was getting it because he was experiencing PVCs on a regular basis for...

  25. Interview advice: What would you ask?

    onyx77 replied to joy09's topic in Emergency

    I have been asked so many different questions in the interviews I've had over the last couple of weeks. Here are a few of them: What are 5 words that would describe you? Why did you go into nursing?...