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  1. OC Koreatown info?

    pickledpepperRN replied to Hyun SunWu's topic in California Nursing

    I took lessons and purchased an instrument from Ray Choi at his shop in Orange County. He is an amazing musician and teacher. He plays and teaches violin, viola, cello, bass, guitar, and autoharp. He...

  2. Trouble c accents at work?

    pickledpepperRN replied to Suninmyheart's topic in General Nursing

    I bet you "cousins" push a trolley down the hallway too. One of the most charming accents I've heard is an Irish priest at a hospital where I work registry sometimes speaking fluent Spanish with his...

  3. Come to America to Have your Baby!!

    pickledpepperRN replied to hope3456's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Thank you! I think you are saying that if minimum wage and other laws were enforced for everyong there would be less incentive to hire illegal workers. That was my

  4. Come to America to Have your Baby!!

    pickledpepperRN replied to hope3456's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Labor laws should be

  5. Trouble c accents at work?

    pickledpepperRN replied to Suninmyheart's topic in General Nursing

    I learned some Spanish but have a heavy American accent. The sound when a 'g' sounds like an 'h' is impossible for me. I actually write the words "oxígeno" and "alergia". Patients are so appreciative...

  6. Trouble c accents at work?

    pickledpepperRN replied to Suninmyheart's topic in General Nursing

    I know a nurse who took an accent reduction class. She sounds like she grew up

  7. Trouble c accents at work?

    pickledpepperRN replied to Suninmyheart's topic in General Nursing

    Standard American is an accent too. It is not the Queens English, which is also an accent. Once in New Orleans I waited in line to order a "Po-Boy". The woman behind me seemed surprised as she said,...

  8. Where is our health care?

    pickledpepperRN replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The slippery slope of market-based medicine By Rose Ann DeMoro - Published 12:00 am PST Saturday, December 30, 2006 … If your head is spinning from reading all the various ideas being thrown...

  9. Heart Attack Grill (20/20 ABC show)

    pickledpepperRN replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Heart Attack Grill Nurses are actually NOT REAL NURSES

  10. Where is our health care?

    pickledpepperRN replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Two recent

  11. Nurses radical bid to knock out political curruption

    pickledpepperRN posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Radical bid to knock out political curruption:

  12. Nurses radical bid to knock out political curruption

    pickledpepperRN replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Well when a citizen needs a prescription medication that person pays for lobbiests to work against the best interest of all people including those whose money pays for the needed medication. If you...

  13. Nurses radical bid to knock out political curruption

    pickledpepperRN replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Don't we the people own the airwaves? Why not require debates in prime time for a broadcast

  14. Nurses radical bid to knock out political curruption

    pickledpepperRN replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I remember absolutely knowing that the accepted idea that "everyone knows" integration won't work was based on ignorance. hey said, "What if your daughter married one?" Well my grandparents son and...

  15. have you ever had a surrogate mom as a patient?

    pickledpepperRN replied to lannisz's topic in Ob/Gyn

    A family I know did that. One sister was impregnated with her BIL sperm with her sister present. She has older kids who know everything. She is now 'aunt' her husband 'uncle'. Her sister is the Mom....

  16. A dose of reality about the cost of Immigration Reform

    pickledpepperRN replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Health care beliefs questioned Report: Immigrants not to blame for crisis in medical costs As Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and state lawmakers seek ways to care for millions of Californians without...

  17. What happens to your integrity when you go into management?

    pickledpepperRN replied to olympiad27's topic in Nurse Management

    I think the organization for nurse managers needs to nurses only Now their organization is, I think, a sub group of the American Hospital Association. There is a conflict of interest when shareholders...

  18. Pain Management: The 5th Vital Sign

    pickledpepperRN replied to Zizka's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that it is necessary and good that pain is focused on and treated now. BUT don't like the terminology "vital sign". Pain assessment is not a vital sign. It is not simply asking for a number on...

  19. Nurse to patient ratio

    pickledpepperRN replied to streetdoc's topic in General Nursing

    Telemetry ratio is 1:5. This means stable patients with continuous cardiac monitoring. Step down is 1:4. These are unstable, potentially unstable, or requiring technical support such as a ventilator,...

  20. A step towards "universal health care" run by the government?

    pickledpepperRN replied to blueyesue's topic in General Nursing

    Medicare seems to work pretty well. I get my mail I can dring the water here. The fire department puts out fires and provides emergency medical services. WE the people are the government. When people...

  21. What is the silliest complaint someone has ever made aboutyou?

    pickledpepperRN replied to SharonH, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    A young man, whi is a prince in his country, was working as a nursing assistant one summer. He said, "My father doesn't allow me enough spending money." Our charge nurse asked him to please get a...

  22. What part of pt care gets overlooked most often

    pickledpepperRN replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    Our patient care committee embarrassed management into providing sufficient numbers of the right supplies when we used the AACN Practice Alert to change our oral care policy. We had a class held just...

  23. New Patient Asessment

    pickledpepperRN replied to JeepDudeRN's topic in General Nursing

    In California the Board of Registered nursing advises not to co-sign because the LVN has their own license and is responsible for their own documentation. Furtermore unless the RN and LVN were side by...

  24. Benadryl without an order

    pickledpepperRN replied to ncrachuj's topic in General Nursing

    I know most of us already know not to give anything to a visitor either. We lost a hardworking, caring CNA who was our friend because she gave two tylenol to a patients family

  25. Washing hair w/o getting trach wet

    pickledpepperRN replied to luv2shopp85's topic in MICU, SICU

    bethin and GregRN: I'll have to check these out. What a time