caroladybelle BSN, RN

What!!!!! Are you trying to get a perfectly innocent thread killed. A stray bullet or two might hit a thread just passing by, minding its own business.

We cover pregnancy leave, candy crush breaks, the ribavirin Pt because suddenly every one else is trying to get pregnant, and covering all the MRSA pts because the newly pregnant nurse ( who eats at the Golden Corral buffet) can't be exposed to dis...

At 51, I was keeping up with the new grads. Even after being diagnosed and treated for bilateral breast cancer. However, osteonecrosis of the knee has knocked me down a bit. I am on a desk job at least until knee replacement.

Do you make him wear condoms, each and every time? With a anti-apnea lubricant. You know that abstinence is the only real protection against contracting sleep apnea.

Uuhhhhh, it will be difficult if you get your nursing degree, unless you have a Visa that permits you to work. The rules against working do not change when you gain an RN license. For some nationalities, it takes 6 to 10 years to obtaining a workin...

A caveat about working in the U.S. while going to school. If you are coming to the U.S. on a visa, much depends on whether it is one that will legally permit you to work. The CNA training is not a degree but does prepare one to be certified and can ...

It depends on the company and the assignment. When I was on assignment in Manhattan (in the city), I was provided with furniture, utensils, microwave and linens. In Florida, I was provided with just the furniture. Learn to make Goodwill your friend,...

One big issue is do you have a green card, or a legal status that permits you to work in the US? The second issue, is do you have an Associates degree or a Bachelor's in Nursing?

Have to agree with this. Working in Boca, and the Palm Beach area was h$&l. Things are bit more chill in other areas.

A few years ago, I was worked up and pan cultured by ID, for some abnormal diagnostic results, following a trip to Africa. Even had a bronchoscopy done with cultures. Amazingly, nothing infectious showed up.

But the OP was not being bullied here on the Board. In fact, the only person that has demonstrated "bully" type behavior here is.....you.

They legitimately questioned the OP regarding the situation. They were not cruel, mean or evil. They did not call her a liar. You, however , jumped to conclusions, decrying the bad behavior of mean nasty nurses, though that is nowhere exhibited. Th...

I am merely stating the fact that you are accusing them of being vile when the OP has even identified any specifics of their wrongdoing. As yet, I have not seen posters being "mean" to the OP. They are trying to ascertain what specific issue that t...

Well, none of us were there. And despite being asked several times, the OP has not given ANY details that tell us what happened. So we do not know whether it was legitimate or not. We do know that she says that 2 of the school staff told her she w...

No!!!! Big No!!!!

I also think that COB is a state of mind, an attitude and a lifestyle more than defined as an age.

First issue is that most nations will require fluency for health care workers in their language. Second issue is that many nations have their version of proficiency testing just as we do. They also have their own standards based on how their health ...

15mcg/he of Fentanyl should not drop the pressure or hr. That is a very ow dose.

Prayed for the safety of those within it: - when a pt's family member gunned down a doctor in cold blood, and barricaded himself in the pt's room. - recently, during some riots, when the hospital went into lockdown, due to nearby threats of danger....

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As a native Floridian, I moved north and wish that I never had to return to working in FL facilities. Regrettably, I have elderly family that I may have to return to care for. I got a bleeding ulcer (down to a crit of 20) the last time that I worked...

Does adenosine ever cause arrest? Yes.

Where are these hospitals that get paid for hosting students? Seriously, the bedside nurse is getting one thin penny if it. Get the useless bureaucrat nurse in her pumps and pearls to teach.

There is an old book called "The House of God" about med student and intern training. It has a list of "The Rules of the House of God". One of them is, "Find me a med student that does not triple my work load and I will kiss his feet." Much the sam...

Patient had been treated for cancer and a severe case of DIC. Enough microclots had accumulated that the vessels in the tongue had infarcted. Several days in, the patient was rinsing their mouth, and the tongue came loose and fell out. I never real...