Texagain replied to skybirdrising's topic in General Nursing
Here is a link to a disturbing article about a woman who died following a home colonic treatment and the resulting lawsuit. http://www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/colonsuit.html For those...
Our APU, LD, OR, and Level 3 are all on the same floor, but our level 2 is one floor up as is the GN and PPU. We have 3 infant stabilization units in LD and each SU can handle 4
My cousins in law pick peas (and other things, seasonally) in West Texas. Generally, the only 'facilities' available are Port-a-Potties, picnic tables, and a water spigot. A hand-washing station would...
Texagain replied to skybirdrising's topic in General Nursing
Cargal posted: "did anyone see the multiple ads at the right side of the screen for colon hydrotherapy? Is there a 900 number" It would be interesting to take that colon cleanser ad apart. I'm sure...
At our facility, we have had about three 22 week survisors over about 6 years (that I know about- we were HIPPA before HIPPA was cool). One came back to visit. She was 8 months old, weighed about 8...
Texagain replied to skybirdrising's topic in General Nursing
posted by BarbPick: "If this is so, then why does "go lightly" work so well in a day for endoscopy? They take pictures to prove how well it works, I always thought G I Doctors had strange...
Texagain replied to skybirdrising's topic in General Nursing
I heard a commercial for "Colon Cleanse", a product that claims to remove the 10-15 lbs of 'sludge' that supposedly collects in the colon over time. The proof that it worked was in the large, ahem,...
"She's told me I'm picking a different future for myself by resisting a change that I'm deliberately avoiding. (Which happens to be TRUE.) " Well, this is true for me also, so maybe she meant you a...
Personally, I would never have a home birth. My personal experience included a perfectly normal hospital delivery (short and sweet with excellent care) followed 2 years later by a completely...
There is another thread on the board somewhere called "Would I be considered a difficult patient?" that asks a similar question, but from the other side. In my case (and I've had one of each), I don't...