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  1. Pre judging

    flowerchild replied to aurora_borealis's topic in General Nursing

    Even if you had identified the problem for what it was. Would anyone had listened to you? Don't be so hard on yourself. The s/s, the doc statements, etc led you to believe it was just the COPD....

  2. Lupus

    flowerchild replied to GEO's topic in General Nursing

    Hi! Just thought I'd offer some support here. I found out last summer that I have Lupus of the skin. Same as my Dad did at my age. Now he has systemic Lupus. I'm pretty sure mine will progress...

  3. Hypoglycemic Nursing Student

    flowerchild replied to prairiegirl's topic in General Nursing

    BTW, prairiegirl I'm exactly the same height and weight you are. It's hard to keep the weight down sometimes. Dieting is a tricky thing to do. I just watch my protien portions to help keep the...

  4. Hypoglycemic Nursing Student

    flowerchild replied to prairiegirl's topic in General Nursing

    I have a history of hypoglycemia, so does my Mom. I have learned to keep my sugar up b/c once it goes down it takes me several days to level it out again. Using simple sugars and simple carbs only...

  5. hope you can help

    flowerchild replied to weezieRN's topic in General Nursing

    Perhaps he kinked the tubing and didn't get his basal rate during the night, woke with a dangeriouly high sugar level then got a bolus once the tubing unkinked, by the time he took his sugar? Novalog...

  6. we've been having heated - but not yet angry - discussions

    flowerchild replied to IowaCindy's topic in General Nursing

    How much are you willing to pay for the tomato you bought at the grocery atore? If all the illegals were paid minimum wage (and that is what they would be entitled to) your grocery bill would be...

  7. we've been having heated - but not yet angry - discussions

    flowerchild replied to IowaCindy's topic in General Nursing

    That's it! Can you imagine if all the illegals were legal workers? You think that would be the right thing to do here but the loss of taxpayers money would be far greater than leaving it the way it...

  8. Nurses Losing Nursing

    flowerchild posted a topic in General Nursing

    I just took a CEU course online yesterday at myfreece. Found it on this BB on a ad. The CEU was called Dangers of Multitasking. The course was very informative. I did not know that multitasking...

  9. Nurses Losing Nursing

    flowerchild replied to flowerchild's topic in General Nursing

    Not to worry, I won't take it personally. This isn't about me. I'm trying to bring this to nurses attention. But since you did take it as being about me I will share my own experiences that relate...

  10. tension between EMT and LTC nurses?

    flowerchild replied to smk1's topic in General Nursing

    Can I borrow your

  11. tension between EMT and LTC nurses?

    flowerchild replied to smk1's topic in General Nursing

    I can honestly say that in my years of nursing, NO ONE has treated me with less respect than the EMT's. In HHC, LTC, and in my current clinic environment! Nor in my personal experience, as 2 EMT's...

  12. Nursing Salary Hall of Shame

    flowerchild replied to eagleriver's topic in General Nursing

    :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: I don't think Bush cares about what I make! I work for a government entity. I am under the Florida Retirement System. The local government dictates my salary and is...

  13. Nursing Salary Hall of Shame

    flowerchild replied to eagleriver's topic in General Nursing

    I belong in the nursing salary hall of shame for sure! I'm an RN, with 15 years experience, working in, SURPRISE, Florida. I work 7-3 and last years W2 showed that I made a whopping $28,400 for the...

  14. Nursing Salary Hall of Shame

    flowerchild replied to eagleriver's topic in General Nursing

    I belong in the nursing salary hall of shame for sure! I'm an RN, with 15 years experience, working in, SURPRISE, Florida. I work 7-3 and last years W2 showed that I made a whopping $28,400 for the...

  15. MRSA in Gulf of Mex?

    flowerchild posted a topic in General Nursing

    Cause for concern. From: http://www.sptimes.com/2003/10/31/Northpinellas/Anglers_suspect_water.shtml Anglers suspect water after staph infections A skin infection has laid up fishermen on both...

  16. Any North Florida Nurses Here?

    flowerchild posted a topic in Florida Nursing

    I am planning on moving to rural north central Florida asap from the Suncoast. This place out grew me years ago. I'm so ready for the quiet country life. Just wondering if any of the nurses here...

  17. Any North Florida Nurses Here?

    flowerchild replied to flowerchild's topic in Florida Nursing

    MrsLePew, Thank you for your reply. Also thanks for others private messages. We have 3 acres on the Santa Fe River in Fort White. We bought it about 15 years ago. We will be selling it to move to...

  18. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    flowerchild replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    One of my patients taught me to never take a fast left while driving a boat with your wife and your girlfriend. They will let the boat come full circle at high speed to run you over with the...

  19. 'Have your views on aspartame changed? DO you use it?"

    flowerchild replied to passing thru's topic in General Nursing

    I don't like all the hype re aspartame. It's hard to know what to believe and what to dismiss. All I know is that I used to drink diet sodas and eat foods with aspartame daily. I had stiff joints,...

  20. Do you think it will come to this?

    flowerchild replied to MrsWampthang's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I get so agrivated by people who misuse the ER. I let my tongue fly the other day. The guy who trimmed our trees was telling me that his kids are on MCD. He tells me that they have OM, and how he...

  21. I've Had It! Nursing is NOT what it use to be!

    flowerchild replied to live4today's topic in General Nursing

    re: deterioration of human behavior towards one another In searching for an answer as to why this is happening, I could hypothesize for hours but I'll keep it short.:) We must look to our children to...

  22. I've Had It! Nursing is NOT what it use to be!

    flowerchild replied to live4today's topic in General Nursing

    quote cheerfuldoer, "I am TOTALLY disgusted with family members accusing me of doing wrong when I did NOT do anything wrong!" Hear, hear! Can you believe that someone actually accused me of taking...

  23. I am finally, totally convinced: There is NO NURSING SHORTAGE.

    flowerchild replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    quote tonchitoRN "throwing more money to lure nurses back to the bedside will not work. only better working conditions will work. you can offer as much as you want but in the end the nurse will leave...

  24. non-clinical nursing???

    flowerchild replied to jjjoy's topic in General Nursing

    Here's a job that one could do without having clinical experience. I venture to say that the only jobs that would be available to someone w/o experience would be a job that will hire a nurse but...

  25. Speaking of Nurses on TV...

    flowerchild replied to CoffeeRTC's topic in General Nursing

    I must admit that these shows you are talking about make me so irritated that I don't even bother watching them. Every time I try I only get through a few minutes before I'm channel surfing. I have...