shellsincanada

There was a neat story in Tending Lives by Echo Heron about a set nurse. Didn't sound like a fun type of work at all.

Sometimes with a tape allergy I have found success with bordering the area with tegasorb or duoderm then the tape can stick to that instead

you seem to think you have control over this thread and what you have out there in the internet. You don't. Allnurses is a great forum, but by merely asking to have the thread removed doesn't mean it will be. I think you need to realize what you put out there is out there for good in a lot of cases. Sure you could go and edit and delete your posts- but what about the people who quoted you? Do you get that? Sure there are6 million people out there but again- are you saying that if this person's spouse/sister/cousin/manager/coach etc read this thread they wouldn't recognize their loved one? That's all that needs to happen. Or who knows if someone who has it out for you and is looking for something like this to report on you? I have nothing against you - but you need to realize what you write out here has consequences. I was able to figure out which hospital you work at and I am miles and miles away from you. That is scary isn't it?

oh and also if the fact that you may have revealed this person's identity doesn't scare you - think about how you have also revealed WHO you are in terms of if your hospital/board of nursing could figure out who is posting this info( you say you are the only one in trouble for this vip treatment) Just think of what happened when george clooney was hospitalized and hippa violations happened.

I think it is quite possible that they would know who it was. Sure there may be 1000's of people who are in the same high profile feild, but how many would have been hospitalized recently in your state? how many are from the state you said he was from? you mentioned other things like children etc. all these things along with other health related info is screaming who this could be. Like others have said- yes it could be identifiable especially if you are interested in the sport he is in.

I used to LOVE the seven on seven off when I was part time. It rocked to have a whole week off every couple of weeks. I know as it is now I do 7 in a row when I have to do my weekends. I am full time and there is no overtime. It works out to do 7 on, 2 off, and then 3 on. 10 shifts in one payperiod. We are mainly mon- fri and have to work every third weekend so really there wasn't much of a way of doing it unless we did the 7 in a row..... I find there is lots of opportunities to pick up extra shifts and overtime once you are working.

Sure this may this woman's home and she can smoke in it BUT it would also be my WORKPLACE and I believe I have a expectation of a smoke free workplace. I have no issues of the smoke smells in the house- just if she is smoking while I am present. So if I get cancer can I file for workers comp? I don't smoke and I don't expose myself to second hand smoke ( easy here - no smoking in public places including bars, eating establishments, any place public) I do home health ( canada ) and we ask the patient not to smoke for 1 hour before we come. And I am not in there for more then an hour tops. Usually 15 mins to half an hour ( mostly dressing changes, health checks, blood sugars and insulin, med admins etc)

They do make this device to remove the needle you dial on. You screw it on the uncapped need and then press a button to eject it. There is a pharmacy that supplies them for us - not sure of the name.

I don't think the net was very widespread when she was in germany ( early 90's) Europe emphasizes langauge more in the schools. It is common to learn not one language in school but 2 or more. It's recognized that this is a global economy and the more languages you have the better. I speak a smidge of french( we have to take it until at least middle school here) and I have forgotten tons but I can get along with it when needed.

Do you have an RX for the xanax? Just come clean about it if you do before the test - if it is a legit perscription then you should be ok. half life is the time it takes for 1/2 the med to be eliminated

ENFP here

Sorry I had to respond to the statement in which an a diploma was considered to be the same as a backyard mechanic. I am quite stunned by the analogy that diploma nurses don't HAVE an education. I suppose I should stay out of this thread until I get the "proper" education.

Your analogy doesn't really work here. So do you think diploma nurses are the "backyard mechanics"? Or the bsn nurses? The BSN students have the theory but not as much clinical are you saying that they will be the nurses are more likely to learn while just hanging around at the bedside like the backyard mechanics? Here's a question- with your imaginary porshe- who do you want taking it apart? a person who has read about it in a book- but hasn't actually worked on a car ? My education was 20 months long- with BOTH lots of clinical and theory , compared to a bsn of 24 months, with much much less clinical. I didn't just hang out at the beside and learn from other backyard mechanic nurses. I am not sure you understand what most ADN, or diploma programs are about. You do realize we actually go to school and it isn't just on the job training.

A as well. wikipedia is made up by the users and can be edited by anyone. I love it for a quick look at something- but there can be inaccuracies because of the fact anyone can edit it. One of those things that you have to "consider the source". Could be accurate one day and not the other , accurate about one thing and not the other.

It depends. I often will apply a saturated 4x4 to the wound. Depends on where it is. Obviously a toe can be put in a bowl of ns but say a wound further up would be sort of difficult of do that;). We sometimes see vinegar soaks. I have one patient who is resistant to every antibiotics and we have a standing order to apply vinegar soaks when the discharge becomes green or foul. Not much else we can do at this point. Plus it seems to do the trick with pseudomonas.