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Anyone else going to watch the game tomorrow? I think it will be good game and a tough one to win!! GO COLTS!!!!! :)

Can anyone tell me about anemia that is caused by kidney failure? I'm not familiar with this sort of thing and if there are some links or information out there I would appreciate it!

Congrats Allie!!! I've been in public health for 12 years and I have never regretted it. I found my niche and mostly importantly I am there for my family!! I know we could have used the money, but time at home was important for our kids! I hope ...

Hi Jenny! I stopped by here every few days and see if there is anything new. Usually, there isn't too much going on! Good Luck on the acceptance letter!! I remember the stress well even tho it's been 22 years!! Take care!

Better Luck next year, I guess it just wasn't meant to be this year!!!

Way to go Peyton!!! What a class act!! He knew he still had a job to do and win the ballgame after setting a new record. I just wish they would play like that all during the game!

My husband is a farmer!! He raises beef cattle and grains like corn, soybeans, and wheat!

How many of you are snowed in? Did anyone have to go to work today and how were you getting there? I'm lucky, I'm off until Monday and so no plans to get out at all. We have about 20 inches of snow and drifting. I hope everyone has a safe holiday...

Thanks, but No Thanks!! :rotfl: I remember the Blizzard of '78!! We were off 19 days of school, I was a Jr. at the time. I worked part-time in dietary at the local hospital, so I worked extra hours when no one could come in. There was nothing el...

Is anyone else ready to shoot the media over the vaccine shortage???? Our phone at the office hasn't stopped ringing! We ordered from Aventis, so we should get the rest of our order as planned. We are trying to plan a clinic next week, if we get m...

We had our clinics last week and it went fairly well!! We gave about 500 flu shots in those two days. We also did pneumonia shots too, but I haven't had a chance to count them yet. This week, we left our afternoons free to give vaccines and gave a...

In the past, the two of us have worked together. One does the shots, and the other fills syringes and does the paperwork. We switch off and trade every once in a while. It seems to work well and goes quickly. We have a clerk who does the Medicare ...

You have just described my nightmare!!! We have 800 doses and have clinics set for this Thursday and Friday! There are only 2 nurses to give the injections. Our health officer will be there and usually hands out permission forms and answers questi...

Yesterday was an up and down day!! First our second shipment did not come in. Then we talked to our rep and he had no ideal what was going to happen to our order. He did say CDC was started to dictate where the vaccine was going! Later we called ...

I had a homecare pt give me some iris's from her home and I planted them. Every year when they come up they remind me of her. Another pt gave me a plastic cup and saucer with a message to "Drink a cup of tea and eat cookie when you need a little br...

First time, I did a follow-up on a case (I think it was E-Coli), the Dr's office wasn't too sure if they could give me the info. This was after HIPPA was started. All I did was mention that it was a Communicable Disease and had to be reported to th...

I work at a health dept and do mantouxs all the time. I think it was two years ago, I had mine done and totally forgot to have it read! The other nurse I work with forgot too! There are only two of us in our office. I felt like an idiot! How man...

Mine is pretty much what I do, PHN92-Public Health Nurse and I started in 1992! Very boring! I wanted DixieChick, but it was taken. My real name is Dixie! I wasn't clever enough to think of something else!

I have a friend who transcribes from home and loves it! You do need to tell family and friends that you are working and leave you alone! Some people think if you are home, then you are not working, but you are! It worked well with her family! Goo...

I usually don't work weekends. But I am on-call for my home care pts. So there are times when I do get phone calls and may have to do a visit on the weekends. Most of my pts are very considerate and respect my off-time! I can usually work it out ...

I can only speak for myself, but this is a little of I do! We have the Immunization program, handle Comminicable disease problems, and health promotion. Communicable disease is usually follow-ups and paper work. TB is one of those that I handle! ...

Well, I work in Public Health, so my salary is probably lower than most! I make about $32,000 a year. I also would be interested in seeing what the rest of Indiana makes! My job does have some perks, such as no weekends or odd hours. I am salarie...

Good luck and I hope it works out for you! I did my prereqs at IU East in Richmond, so I don't have any info on the one in Kokomo. I was an LPN who went to Ivy Tech in Richmond for my ADN. This was the program that worked best for me. Again, Good...

I know in our state, varicella will be required for Kindergarden and 1st grade starting 2004-2005 school year. I wouldn't want to go to work, esp in a school because of the chance of secondary infections. My husband's grandmother had shingles when ...