Hellllllo Nurse

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  1. Male' 40, dizzy spells, any ideas?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I've sent all of these replies to my friend. Thanks,

  2. Any PD nurses here?

    Hellllllo Nurse posted a topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I'm currenly working in chronic hemo. My boss recently approached me about the possibilty of me cross-training in PD. She said it would probably be two or three months before they get enough pts on PD...

  3. What does you hospital give you for Thanksgiving ?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to passing thru's topic in General Nursing

    Got the day off, the clinic was closed for the

  4. well now... THAT was "short and sweet"...

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to jnette's topic in General Nursing

    Hey Jnette, Sorry to hear that the hospital does not value its' nurses! I ran away from med/surg for the same reason! Does your dialysis unit have a peritoneal program? I started peritoneal training...

  5. Nursing,"Who you are"? or "What you do"?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to ohbet's topic in General Nursing

    This says

  6. Volunteerism -- ARC, MSF, etc -- any volunteers out there?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Sarah Kat's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a disaster relief volunteer RN w/ The Red Cross. You can pm me, if you'd

  7. I love LTC.

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Buddha's topic in General Nursing

    Same

  8. Gifts For Nurse Appreciation Day

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to carolce's topic in General Nursing

    Doctor's Day? Did someone say Doctor's Day? But, EVERY flippin' day is Doctor's

  9. Gifts For Nurse Appreciation Day

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to carolce's topic in General Nursing

    Carolce, Lack of respect is quite an issue with nurses. Frequently, employers compound their daily lack of respect for us on Nurses' Day. A gift basket would be nice, but there are larger issues...

  10. harmful effects of high-protein diets?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to littlebear5521's topic in Pediatric

    I have read extensivley about high protein diets. What I have found is that as long as anyone on such a diet has normal kidney funtion, there are no adverse effects. Problems arise when people who...

  11. I Quit My Job Today! I'm so relieved!

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to live4today's topic in General Nursing

    Stand behind you all the

  12. Young Nurses in Love

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to hbscott's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, I used some of those same images for a seminar I wrote for school re: The Image of Nursing. There is a great book on the topic called The Changing Image of The Nurse by Philip A. Kalisch, PhD and...

  13. Nurse Strike at MCP/Hahnemann???

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to PlanetCaroline's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I wrote to the reporter of this article: http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/news/columnists/7281135.htm (Thanks for posting it, fab4fan). Here is a copy of the reply I got, plus my letter: Hi XXXXXXX,...

  14. Do you see the pendulum swinging the other way?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to MsBruiser's topic in General Nursing

    Another person who knows the

  15. Do you see the pendulum swinging the other way?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to MsBruiser's topic in General Nursing

    quote: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Originally posted by indie 'there is no nursing shortage, only a shortage of nurses willing to work in poor...

  16. does anyone get to wear fun scrubs

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to S5777's topic in General Nursing

    We can where whatever type of scrubs we want where I work. I bought some really nice fabrics, Waverly florals, and had several tops made. I also wear plain solid colors and fun prints, like one with...

  17. I am finally, totally convinced: There is NO NURSING SHORTAGE.

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I always did like your tag line,

  18. I am finally, totally convinced: There is NO NURSING SHORTAGE.

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    SmilingBluEyes, I did not say that nursing "should" be a calling. I said that it was calling for many in the past. Nothing wrong with entering nursing if financial independence is a primary motivating...

  19. Anyone else see the TV ad where Gov. Rendell answers call bells in scrubs?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to oramar's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Jnette, Is that mushroom-headed nurse holding a bottle of Mag-Citrate and instructing her pt about it??!!

  20. I am finally, totally convinced: There is NO NURSING SHORTAGE.

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    My school did lower the standards, drastically. My grad year (2000) every nursing student who flunked out automatically had their grade changed to passing, no questions asked. This was very insulting...

  21. Nurse Strike at MCP/Hahnemann???

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to PlanetCaroline's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Wonderful article, fab4fan! Here is a copy of the letter I emailed to Ronnie Polaneczky: Dear Sir, I loved your article about the strike. So supportive of the nurses! I am an RN in Texas, a...

  22. unnerving experience last night

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to rn-jane's topic in General Nursing

    My goodness rn-jane. What an experience. I hope your friend will be able to find a tolerable work situation. Thank goodness you were there. Hopefully, we all won't have to be stressed to this point...

  23. What's your craziest story of the ER

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to debo_lpnER's topic in Emergency

    Oh man- I just cannot deal with that rat

  24. nurses failed to adequately examine the patients

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Same

  25. OP babies=more pain?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to ChristyE's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Here I was reading this lovely, touching thread, then the insults and name-calling started. As another poster said, that would have been better to send in a PM. (wincing over those words, here). I do...