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  1. 7000 fatal med errors last year-where are theses nurses?

    June55Baby replied to supportneeded's topic in General Nursing

    But for the grace of God there go many of us. God Bless You, Supportneeded. I hope you find the support you need and I hope you find

  2. on smoking...

    June55Baby replied to cookiemonsterrn's topic in General Nursing

    My issue with smoking as compared to overeating, is that overeating predominately affects the overeater whereas it is well documented that secondhand smoke is deadly! I am non-smoker and very...

  3. JCAHO and Time out

    June55Baby replied to Dixielee's topic in Emergency

    We conduct a time out for every invasive procedure performed in our hospital including PICC Lines, radiological procedures, and certain ER procedures. We use a bright green sticker to document that...

  4. graduation traditions

    June55Baby replied to nurse em's topic in General Nursing

    When I graduated 29 years ago, we also shared graduation with EVERYBODY, so we had a pinning ceremony earlier in the day. We lit our Florence Nightingale lamps our Sophomore year when we had our...

  5. I have insomnia!!!

    June55Baby replied to beautifulb's topic in General Nursing

    So if it has no caffeine, how does it work? What gives the

  6. suggest a name for postpartum depression program

    June55Baby replied to sarahjos's topic in General Nursing

    PPD and

  7. Nursing with a Southern Accent

    June55Baby replied to natron20's topic in General Nursing

    58flyer, I couldn't have said it better myself. I am proud of my southern heritage, but I say "Southern by birth, Mississippian by the grace of God!". I much prefer our soft, slow, accent that is...

  8. Agencies in MS?

    June55Baby replied to Bumashes's topic in General Nursing

    I know several people who work for Preferred Nursing Service in Jackson. They come to our hospital and are generally well

  9. What the heck...we have had a run on toilet babies!

    June55Baby replied to BittyBabyGrower's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    When I worked nursery some of the nurses affectionately named those babies "Imersa

  10. What is your hospital doing for nurse's week?

    June55Baby replied to MA Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    That's sorta what we have had in the past. Unfortunately, this year we have a new CFO and (even after acing a JCAHO Survey) he nixed ALL Nurses' Week activites. We are now combined with hospital...

  11. HELP!!! Has anyone done this? Advice needed

    June55Baby replied to MA Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I did it more than once and lived to tell about it each time! After over 10 years in one department and I left and went to another department in the same hospital. Then 7 years later left that...

  12. Nursing in Jackson

    June55Baby replied to kbugrn's topic in General Nursing

    Welcome to Mississippi! This is a great place to live and raise a family. I live and work in the Jackson Metropolitan area and have worked at several area hospitals through the years. Of the 6...

  13. Pronunciation

    June55Baby replied to tinyscrafts's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Interesting thread.... For the record I say CENTimeters. Another one that bothers me is AN-gin-a (with a short i) vs. an-GI-na (with a long i) I pronounce it an-GI-na with a long

  14. Herniated cervical disk

    June55Baby replied to bklynborn's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. I was diagnosed with "bulging" discs between C3 - C7 and nerve impingement after having a MRI due to suffering several weeks with numbness and tingling in my middle and ring finger. My MD...

  15. Communication Handoffs

    June55Baby replied to deniseb's topic in General Nursing

    DeniseB Check the jcaho web site at http://www.jcaho.org. Look under the Patient Safety tab and then National Patient Safety Goals (NPSG) FAQs. Also, a good reference is the Joint Commission 2006...

  16. Diabetic Pet Peeves

    June55Baby replied to bjs54321's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    Thank you for starting this thread! I agree with all the pet peeves list below. Type 1 here and have been for 21 years with adult onset at the age of 30. Also been using a pump for 12 years. The...

  17. My Grandbaby's Head is Misshapen...

    June55Baby posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    My grandaughter was born by C/S last week due to breech presentation. Not only is her head all flat on top and sticking out funny in the back, but her right jaw and the right side of her face is...

  18. My Grandbaby's Head is Misshapen...

    June55Baby replied to June55Baby's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thank you for your response Wanna Be... the Neonatologist just said she had a breech head and it would straighten up. They have an appt at the peditrician's office next week, so hopefully, they will...

  19. How long did you breastfeed?

    June55Baby replied to Graciegirlienurse's topic in General Nursing

    First - Preemie Twins - Nursed/Pumped for 4 months - Had no support, everybody thought I was CRAZY ! ! ! If I'd had support I would have done things differently. Of course that was 27 yrs ago, I was...

  20. reaction to flu shot errr?

    June55Baby replied to IloveSnoopy's topic in General Nursing

    I am so sorry you had such an awful time after your flu shot. As Sharann said I wonder if you had a reaction to the preservative or someting in the vaccine? I have been getting the flu shot since I...

  21. any ideas on when???

    June55Baby replied to athomas91's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My daughter did the same thing with her first pregnancy. Ended up after 2 days having to go in and have delivery augmented (pitocin IV) to get her over the hump. After a little pitocin, she...

  22. What is the highest blood sugar you have seen in a walky talky patient?

    June55Baby replied to austin heart's topic in General Nursing

    oh hairstylingnurse, chronic blood sugar of 600+ is really taxing on your body. it damages all those tiny blood vessels that supply your kidneys, heart, legs, and eyes. that's why some people with...

  23. I Quit!!

    June55Baby replied to Shannon RN 2be's topic in General Nursing

    Our state (Mississippi) has a smoking Quit Line a 1-800 number to get 1 on 1 smoking cessation advice and counseling as well as tools to assist. I understand thay have an excellent success rate with...

  24. Too busy for break?

    June55Baby replied to merae's topic in General Nursing

    I also have an office position and never take a break other than my 30 minute lunch break. My office is near the door that goes to the employee smoking area, so I KNOW many staff nurses get their...

  25. I Love My Crocs!!

    June55Baby replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I bought a pair of "mock" Crocs at Pay Less Shoes for about $15 and now I know why EVERYBODY loves them. My feet never hurt and I can wear them day after day after day when usually I need to switch...