MBsGirl

MBsGirl

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  1. Libertarian Healthcare

    MBsGirl replied to 1edwood79's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    As far as 'who will build the roads..?" Private companies already do that and taxpayers fund it. So where, exactly, does the government, fit in

  2. Job Dates:Very disapponted, for a couple of reasons, just need to vent.

    MBsGirl posted a topic in General Nursing

    Recently I applied for a prn position that I was really excited about. The interview process took awhile because the position was on hold for several months, but it was opened back up and I got the...

  3. Job Dates:Very disapponted, for a couple of reasons, just need to vent.

    MBsGirl replied to MBsGirl's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, thanks for everyone's reply! I did call one place today, apparently they just went back to the last time I worked, even though it was a couple months later that I officially resigned. They said...

  4. Chart Audits -- I Couldn't Make This Up!

    MBsGirl replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    LOL...In which case, I guess nuts would be appropriate..unless she/he were carrying ping pong

  5. Chart Audits -- I Couldn't Make This Up!

    MBsGirl replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Considering that the nurse charted 'pt grabbed my nuts' I sure hope it wasn't a woman!!

  6. Chart Audits -- I Couldn't Make This Up!

    MBsGirl replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    There was an elderly male patient brought in once because he said his house was being broken into by dwarves. He had his gun and had been acting threateningly. He was perfectly alert, oriented, and...

  7. Job Dates:Very disapponted, for a couple of reasons, just need to vent.

    MBsGirl replied to MBsGirl's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks, Meri...I used to keep photocopies of all my certs, my license, and my Dr license but hadn't needed to for some years. I plan to keep the copies of the verification letters. They've been...

  8. Debra Medina, RN, is running for Governor of Texas

    MBsGirl replied to tejas-nurse's topic in Texas Nursing

    She's got my vote. My only complaint is that we can't clone her, and replace the Pres, VP, and all of Congress with

  9. Chart Audits -- I Couldn't Make This Up!

    MBsGirl replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    I think one of the funniest pieces of charting I ever read was on an ER note: "Pt states has had diarrhea running away from the house for 3 days". Eewwwwww! I sure don't want to do a home visit to...

  10. Interesting blog Describes view from family's eyes

    MBsGirl replied to Whiskeytown's topic in General Nursing

    Wouldn't this blog be a HIPAA

  11. Has anyone worked for Fresenius?

    MBsGirl posted a topic in Texas Nursing

    This kind of follows my other thread about working in Texas. I see Fresenius has a branch near where I'll be living. I've never done HD but see no reason I couldn't. The staff that work at Fresenius...

  12. Do You Want Universal Healthcare?

    MBsGirl replied to DanFNP's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I haven't read all the posts, but what about universal Dental and eye care? Is this covered by UHC in Canada or the UK? Just curious. Seems like dentists in the US have it pretty good...few around...

  13. Culture Change in LTC Houston or Dallas, TX...

    MBsGirl replied to PR_Nurse30's topic in Texas Nursing

    Just curious...what is Culture Change in ltc? Is it anything like the Eden

  14. Anything good about working in Texas?

    MBsGirl posted a topic in Texas Nursing

    I'll be moving to Rice, Tx in 6-12 months. I'm a little uneasy about working in Tx from reading some of the threads. I'll be living near Corsicana, Waxahachie, and Ennis..any good places for an RN to...

  15. Anything good about working in Texas?

    MBsGirl replied to MBsGirl's topic in Texas Nursing

    I'm hoping to start out at least 24/hrly or so. The hospital I'm looking at is small, so I realize that pay may be low compared to the bigger ones but it's fairly close to where I'll be

  16. Diagnoses you never thought you'd see?

    MBsGirl replied to KarafromPhilly's topic in General Nursing

    On one of our computer screens that the admitting people put the diagnosis on, you'll sometimes see some strange things. I don't think most of the staff have any training in medical terminology....

  17. Roll Call - Introduce Yourselves, Texans!

    MBsGirl replied to TheCommuter's topic in Texas Nursing

    I'll be living near Rice. I've sent resumes to Waxahachie, Navarro, and Ennis cause I'd like to stay fairly close to

  18. Roll Call - Introduce Yourselves, Texans!

    MBsGirl replied to TheCommuter's topic in Texas Nursing

    I'm an RN currently living in SW Mo. I'm not a Texan yet, but hope to be by

  19. Environment of the room during a code

    MBsGirl replied to RN2Bn2006's topic in General Nursing

    I worked in ICU for 16 years, went through more than a few codes. I admit to having a more casual attitude towards them in my early years..not uncaring, but focused on the process at hand more than...

  20. Single payer Good for Business

    MBsGirl replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    What will it take, for Americans to care enough about their compatriots, to share their monetary benefits with those less fortunate, if only because they could fall into that group some day. I feel I...

  21. Is this possible (need an experienced nurse's opinion-- warning a little long)

    MBsGirl replied to WestWingFan's topic in General Nursing

    I know a nurse who went back to get her teaching degree. She works a weekend or two a month, then does some in the summer, teaches fulltime at a middle school. So there's no reason to give up either...

  22. Anything good about working in Texas?

    MBsGirl replied to MBsGirl's topic in Texas Nursing

    I do have some hope..I've seen positions posted in Ennis, Corsicana, and Waxahachie. Has anyone worked in those hospitals? What about Agency work in those

  23. Single payer Good for Business

    MBsGirl replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Are there not long waiting periods for care in Canada and the UK? SEems like I heard about unacceptable death rates from breast cancer and prostate cancer in Canada, but I hadn't found anything that...

  24. Dead because of no Insurance

    MBsGirl replied to fiestynurse's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I can't imagine the Federal Government being fiscally responsible enough to manage a universal health care plan...especially when it's put together by policitians and

  25. Anything good about working in Texas?

    MBsGirl replied to MBsGirl's topic in Texas Nursing

    Argh..! and I haven't worked ICU or the bedside in over a year! Guess I'll just have to see what's available when I get down there and make the best of