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  1. Adult diaper with additional pad for night use??

    ambil posted a topic in Home Health

    Hello all, We've got a few patients who seem to be having problems with staying dry until we show up for morning care.. The beds are so often soaking from neck to bottom with urin. We had always used...

  2. The Circumcision Discussion

    ambil replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Just for fun I looked up the exact definition of mutilate...to deprive of, cripple or maim, to make imperfect by seriously damaging a part. Well, you get the point. I personally think circumcision...

  3. dealing with stress as a nurse

    ambil replied to katy81's topic in General Nursing

    How bad is the stress? There are so many different types of stress to begin with. It really depends in what type of setting you work in. Lack of time to treat people humanly is for me a big stress...

  4. Adult diaper with additional pad for night use??

    ambil replied to ambil's topic in Home Health

    These patients are being taken care of at home by their families. Our last visit is around 1900-2000, then we are there again in the morning as early as possible. So yes, unfortunatly these patients...

  5. Im such a fool!!

    ambil replied to ruby_red's topic in General Nursing

    O.K. A little crying is good to let of the steam about being mad at yourself, but don't pout too long, ha. We ALL have made a mistake somewhere down the road. Look at the positive side because there...

  6. Crushed Med Dust

    ambil replied to weirdRN's topic in General Nursing

    This post reminds me of one of my embarresing moments as a student nurse. I was working in a med/surg. unit, scared out of my wits, unsure of myself and was given the task of giving someone his meds....

  7. can anyone relate?

    ambil replied to Charlie77's topic in General Nursing

    I've been living overseas for many years and don't know some of these abbreviations. What is LTC?. Even without knowing this from what you say it sounds as if the orientation was very unfair for...

  8. Should spelling count?

    ambil replied to betc's topic in General Nursing

    what a riot. i could actually read this without much of a problem. i still think that spelling is important, because we simply do notice the mistakes even if we understand what is being said. it...

  9. Should spelling count?

    ambil replied to betc's topic in General Nursing

    I think that spelling is very important. The problem sometimes is that I just don't have the time to check on all my mistakes. I have a double problem. I work in Germany and have to write in...

  10. Wund specialist taking cases away from other nurses

    ambil posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've been working in home care nursing 8 years or so. Usually a tour will be shared with as few nurses as possible for better continuity in care and the like. A co-worker has finished an extra...

  11. Wund specialist taking cases away from other nurses

    ambil replied to ambil's topic in General Nursing

    As soon as I sent in this post I noticed right away my spelling error-good grief!!! I've been away from Michigan toooo long. In german we say Wundpflege, which is wound care. How embarassing:imbar...

  12. Why Dogs Make the Best Friends

    ambil replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in General Nursing

    It's was one of "those" days. I got to work in stress due to traffic, couldn't find my tour plan, had to listen to stupid complaints from a co-worker who needed to be in the limelight for the 20th...

  13. Home health vs. acute care

    ambil replied to Riseupandnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I could say ditto to most of what's been said sofar. I switched from working in a hospital to home care and never regretted the move. I remember how I felt the last two years in a hospital...

  14. do you ever just wanna yell..."Would you SHUT UP already???"

    ambil replied to coltsgrl's topic in General Students

    Good point with asking a student why she has this need to point such things out. I'll remember that. And I didn't actually use the word "annoy". I work in Germany so am speaking german-good grief!...

  15. do you ever just wanna yell..."Would you SHUT UP already???"

    ambil replied to coltsgrl's topic in General Students

    Yes, I feel it is up to me in certain situations to help a person 1) become aware of his behavior on others and 2) to help him or her change for the better. That's one of the reasons students are put...

  16. do you ever just wanna yell..."Would you SHUT UP already???"

    ambil replied to coltsgrl's topic in General Students

    O.K. I can use my best last example which occured just three weeks ago. I was working side by side with a young student nurse(2nd year) and I was putting together an infusion at a patients house. I...

  17. do you ever just wanna yell..."Would you SHUT UP already???"

    ambil replied to coltsgrl's topic in General Students

    I didn't read all of what's here but I get the main idea. Someone wrote about "unfolding personalities" and I kinna like the sound and jest of that. People "reveal" themselves for different reasons....

  18. How much is your pay?

    ambil replied to rainbowcak3's topic in General Nursing

    I've been working in Germany for about 15 years and I make about 17.00 Euros pro hour which is about 27.00 dollars. The pay should be better, as we all know. But at least in Germany we get 4-6 weeks...

  19. The Circumcision Discussion

    ambil replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I really don't understand why our genitals are being manipulated so much. Males are circumsized in certain parts of the world and unfortunatly little girls too. Common sense tells me that both...

  20. Why did you take up nursing? What's your story?

    ambil replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, one could read here all night... so many replies! I always knew that I belonged in the health profession since my teen years. I initially thought of being a paramedic, then a parmacist, then a...

  21. Is nursing defined as a profession, practice or simply as work?

    ambil replied to 2B_RN_2008's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Keep it simple, nursing is a profession. Just like the medical profession, which encompases a vast array of specialties. The nursing profession encompases also a vast array of specialties...

  22. BSN does not mean better... Sometimes education is overrated!

    ambil replied to lovegoddess1977's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I think I can contribute something to think about here. I've been working in germany for the last 20 years or so. I came over here with a , ha, BSN in nursing. Because of my great education I was...

  23. Please share something GOOD that happened at work!

    ambil replied to RNsRWe's topic in General Nursing

    Over the years I've experienced many positive and enlightening things. But there is always this one case that I often reflect on.... A young married couple were struggleing through the last phases of...

  24. Nurses are Pathetic!!

    ambil replied to lorster's topic in General Nursing

    Good going!!! Actually, I find your thread quite refreshing. Albeit, it is at times a little over done and generalized, but I certainly could relate. And I'm a well adjusted, not burned out nurse....

  25. Why does Nursing put up with short staffing?

    ambil replied to elfinM's topic in General Nursing

    Hello, I've been working in the german system for quite a few years now. When I first started here the staffing situation was tolerable, realistic at least. Over the last several years it has turned...