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I am blessed! Where I work I have great co-workers (95% of time) . And administration does do little things for nurses. But sometimes I get totally befuddled over NM's. I do believe that JACHO requirements are a big part of some problems. Every ...

My prayers for you and CJ. I currently have son in Iraq with Marines. He was previously in Kuwait. It is hard. What works best for me is water exercise class and swimming at the local Y. Hugs to you.

Our supervisors need to back us! So many nurses and other health care workers are injured on the job that a supervisor should do all she can to protect us. There are so few of us anyway!! I am sorry that you were treated like this.

I agree with no cap at work but a capping ceremony would still be special and I like the pin for the guys! I am so blessed that we had it all cap, lamp and pin back in the days. It doesn't make you a great nurse but it would be a momento!

My hospital has a ban on cellphones My co-workers go outside on break to use them. No worker ever uses them in side. But the past few months has seen a rise on the number of patients who are non-compliant to the ban. One evening I was in a pt room...

Thanks Karo Snow Queen and Lovebug. I will search the sites,and keep the potential CFS/FM in mind. Right now he is Marine for 2 more years and he has gone in with some complaints to the medic but he says there really is no medical care. I guess yo...

My son had a bad case of mono in high school. The doc said it only lasts about a week-acutely. His seemed to last for 3 years! He tested + for mono 3 different years on his labs. He also developed IBS in his senior year. He seemed tired out all thr...

I like it except for the "fast line to your degree" blockin what ever is in the dropdown

One thing I have learned-you got to know what kind of feet you have. My friend and I both heard about Dansco and we both wear the same size. We finally decided to find them and pay as much as we had to if they were good. Well we both put on the sa...

No I don't wanna be one, but in the past few years several of my expectant co-workers have used midwife and they totally had the greastest birthing experience- you should just hear them talk. So please pursue your dream all of you-there is a growing...

We are still archaic where I work. our policy is 10 of nss 100 units of heparin q 12 hours for capped piccs, centrals. However as a nursing measure any pt with a low platelet count or history of HIT just gets 20 of nss.

Posted earlier in general discussions because I did not realize there were state specific forums-might get a better response here- apologize for posting at 2 places...... Looking for info about Oceanside, Ca area regarding position for CNA who is a...

I know Lebanon-it is about 1 1/2 hour drive from here. My daughter in law was in school here-in high school she took the vo-tech route for medical technology and then completed 2 years at a community college. I understood from her that she was soo...

WOW! :) I think I am beginning to understand these boards. You respnded to my poorly done post--thanks. So I thought I would just say that once upon a time - everybody did at least a year med surg after graduation--not so today, but for me I actu...

I am really not good at these boards. First off I did not think I was soliciting. I was just trying to find help for someone I cared about but I did not explain anything very well. The person who got the job was not me- I still live in Pa. It was...

I found this at http://www.capitolupdate.org/Newsletter/index.asp?nlid=98&nlaid=291 "The ongoing fight over the proposed changes as to who is eligible for overtime pay once again found its way to the Senate floor recently when Sen. Tom Harkin (D...

I was wondering too about that. I checked my state nurses association web site just now and it still has the alert up and the form letter to send to the president. It also has a few bills listed to adress manditory overtime. Anyway I live in Pa an...

My goodness--I am so sorry that my thread showed up on 50 posts--I have been reading away at the tutorial but I am not much good at this and have really never used boards much. I just found this and realized this is about my post! Thing is I can't ...

I have twice in my life had flu shots--both winters I nearly died. I did not have a reaction to the shot--it was later in the winter that I got the flu. The first time was many years ago-I was 12 and the family doc was excited that there was this n...

I notice that patients are beginning to ask me what my credentials are. I am one of those diploma RN's and I also have Med -surg certification. My badge at work says RN,C. Alot of times they ask me if I am liscenced. I remember the first time a pa...

Just this week at work a memo came out about this insurance thing and it seems that we are in the northeast corridor and not that far from Abbington. The surgeons at our hospital are limiting their practices. The post op pt. I cared for said her su...