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  1. Should the H1N1 Vaccine be mandatory for Healthcare Professionals?

    greene replied to Brian's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I think al of our government officials should get it first along with their families. Let's see how many of them would

  2. An anonomous poem

    greene posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    this is wonderful. what a wise, old person. someday we will all be there! when an old man died in the geriatric ward of a nursing home in north platte, nebraska, it was believed that he had...

  3. Do hospitals in NY state hire LPNs?

    greene replied to FutureNewYorker's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I live in the Syracuse area, there is one hospital that I know hires LPN's. It is Community General. The others will also hire LPN's, but the jobs at the other hospitals are few and far between....

  4. How about your favorite Old Wives Tales related to health?

    greene replied to NurseyTonyaLPN's topic in Nursing Humor

    My mother always told my brothers that if the "peed" on the road, they would get a sty. When I was pregnant, my mother -in-law told me not to put my hands in cold water, it would make the baby...

  5. things you wish you could tell the doctor

    greene replied to celery's topic in General Nursing

    When I was in nursing school, we were doing clinicals at a local hospital. This particular hospital has a lot of resident docs. After completing my rounds, one of these residents comes up to me and...

  6. Let's play: What's that word mean?

    greene replied to blueberrybon's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Unequal conjoined twins in which a rudimentary parasitic head is attached to the thorax of the autosite. My word is : Zondek-Aschheim

  7. Office Nurses

    greene replied to wifeyT's topic in General Nursing

    I have worked in family practice for over 5 yrs now, and I love it. There is always something new and different to learn. There is a great variety of pts and complaints. Some are mundane, some are...

  8. Are you an Indian?

    greene replied to Thunderwolf's topic in General Nursing

    Couldn't agree more. I too, am fair skinned, reddish hair, but my heart is full-blooded. I am very proud of all my ancestry, from Native to German, Irish to English. All of that is what made me what I...

  9. Best Scrubs for Fatties

    greene replied to peds4now's topic in General Nursing

    You are far from fat!! I am not slender. I buy most of my scrubs at Burlington Coat Factory. They have really nice sets that start at around $12 for the toop and bottom, along with some real nice...

  10. Does a personal experience get in the way of the care you provide?

    greene replied to Onewinglet's topic in General Nursing

    I think we can all, as nurses, relate to this. I have sat at the bedside of many patients as they passed from this life. Some go peacefully, some do not. As a nurse you can use those experiences to...

  11. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    greene replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked in LTC in a local nursing home, there were a few residents that told me they saw a tll man wearing a black coat and a top hat. The next day, one of the residents died. This happened...

  12. Your Favorite one liner used with patients

    greene replied to scaredofshots's topic in Nursing Humor

    When I'm doing an EKG on a hairy man, I will say, " Free hair removal with every EKG

  13. masculine names for women's troubles

    greene posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    Ever notice that some of the things that women suffer have masculine names? Like MENses, MENopause,

  14. Dressing up like 'Indians'

    greene replied to Thunderwolf's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for this post. Too many non natives are really naive when it comes to our people. They assume we all live in teepees, wear regalia around the house and say, "How". I can't even count the number...

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

    greene replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    I became a nurse because I took care of my mom when she was dying from lung cancer. She has a trach and no one in the family wanted to learn how to suction and clean it, so I volunteered. I went to my...

  16. What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

    greene replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    When I was in nursing school, we were learning about foley catheters. One of the students asked the instructor, " If there is no lubricant, may I spit on the foley?". Totally freaked us all out....

  17. Please share something GOOD that happened at work!

    greene replied to RNsRWe's topic in General Nursing

    Recently, a young man came in to our office with c/o abd pain. The doc did her assessment and then wanted to send him for a CT. As we walked out of the exam room, I asked the doc, why not do an...

  18. NAI descent: Roll Call

    greene replied to Thunderwolf's topic in General Nursing

    Sago, I am Metis and Mohawk. My husband is Oneida/ Onondaga. We are part of a First Nations Dance Team. I am currently working as an LPN in an office and in school to get my RN. Peace to

  19. Prior Authorizations for meds

    greene replied to stephiebob/lpn2rn's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Most of the docs where I work won't do prior auths, they will tell the pt they can switch to what is covered, or pay out of pocket. Doing prior auths wastes too much