AmaurosisFugax

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  1. Going to Nursing School at an Older Age

    AmaurosisFugax posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I have been planning to go to nursing school (direct entry MSN) & have been progressing in that direction. The other day I was having a conversation with a coworker (a non-practicing nurse!) and...

  2. Hippa email concern - Is it a violation?

    AmaurosisFugax replied to laney_'s topic in General Nursing

    I'm still not sure why you couldn't ask your sister to congratulate her...& I wonder, why is your friend soooo nosy & so obsessed with your life? And finally, I agree with the poster who said...

  3. Going to Nursing School at an Older Age

    AmaurosisFugax replied to AmaurosisFugax's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hello, I'm the OP & I would like to thank everybody who responded. It is certainly encouraging to know there are many who have gone to nursin schools at around my age, & have gotten jobs &...

  4. why betadine on skin for those with iodine/shellfish allergy?

    AmaurosisFugax replied to carebearsRN's topic in General Nursing

    Actually iodine can elicit an antibody reaction by binding to proteins & thereby acting as hapten & these will be iodine-specific antibodies. Antibodies to many small molecules (like drugs)...

  5. Going to Nursing School at an Older Age

    AmaurosisFugax replied to AmaurosisFugax's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Thanx for all the responses, it is certainly refreshing to know nursing schools aren't biased against older applicants & there is room for mature and younger nurses alike. Just one note: my...

  6. Recession creates apathy.

    AmaurosisFugax replied to eriksoln's topic in General Nursing

    Really what happened to America that in the wealthiest country in the world we have so many people working under the threat of losing their jobs & knowingly doing far less than satisfactory care,...

  7. really high dose of meds . .

    AmaurosisFugax replied to anon456's topic in General Nursing

    If not supported by expert opinion or extensive publications, a statement like "we give it all the time" may not protect one from negligence if something goes wrong. It is true sometimes the maximum...

  8. Does anyone have a good site/advice for breastfeeding?

    AmaurosisFugax replied to friendlysmile's topic in General Nursing

    There's an app for that (sorry couldn't

  9. This unhealthy dependency relationship some pts have w/ the Doctors needs to stop!

    AmaurosisFugax replied to cameroondiva's topic in General Nursing

    I absolutely agree. A pt may not know how a disease progresses, or whether or not a symptom needs to be followed up. So they did the right thing, the doctor advised them to schedule another...

  10. Help please ;/ I'm a nursing student-need help remembering a med name

    AmaurosisFugax replied to almost_there2010's topic in Emergency

    Arformoterol?

  11. Belly Dancers: appropriate entertainment for LTC residents?

    AmaurosisFugax replied to Born2BWild's topic in General Nursing

    The very fact that when I'm 80 years old people will assume all my interests will be pie days, bingo & scrapbooking makes me so sad:crying2:. I have a feeling I'll die of boredom before something...

  12. Antiemetics... Can someone give me the lowdown?

    AmaurosisFugax replied to WonderRN's topic in Emergency

    Ondansetron (Zofran) is no longer ridiculously expensive now that generics are out, & it apparently works much better than phenothiazines or other dopamine inhibitors with less side effects....

  13. Nursing home firing oldest nurses.

    AmaurosisFugax replied to user12345's topic in General Nursing

    While unquestionably there is corruption, coercion & self-servingness in the unions, in general the workplace is heavily stacked in favor of management with at-will employment, large numbers of...

  14. Interview questions : Inappropriate or illegal ?

    AmaurosisFugax replied to WarmBlanket's topic in General Nursing

    Acutally the EEOC rules deal with actual discrimination, merely asking the question may not be illegal according to some authoritative sources (eg,...

  15. Interview questions : Inappropriate or illegal ?

    AmaurosisFugax replied to WarmBlanket's topic in General Nursing

    Technically it is not illegal to ask any question (freedom of speech); it is illegal to discriminate based on them. And the interviewee has the right to refuse to answer any question. However since...

  16. Try to memorize water soluble vitamins and their deficiencies!!!Help?

    AmaurosisFugax replied to lisa0615's topic in General Nursing

    Also pantothenic acid (vitamin B5). Cobalamin deficiency can also cause neurological problems... A way to remember is lipid-soluble vitamins are ADEK, the rest are

  17. Spider bites...

    AmaurosisFugax replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    Can't help posting this link...woohoo http://www.medicinenet.com/black_widow_brown_recluse_pictures_slideshow/article.htm

  18. Macho Men in the ED

    AmaurosisFugax replied to Jerry 75's topic in Emergency

    Homophobic Male Nurse:confused: I thought homophobe types stereotype male nurses & would steer clear...anyway, the post reminds of a male nurse I came across as a pt - b/c I am a male between...

  19. Potential employer wants to talk to CURRENT boss as reference

    AmaurosisFugax replied to ajaxgirl's topic in General Nursing

    I find this request very unnerving. Many people don't want their current boss to know they are looking elsewhere, & if the current boss doesn't want to lose the employee they can easily sabotage...

  20. Unions: What's the big deal

    AmaurosisFugax replied to artistnurse's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I have my reservations about unions, there is corruption, coercion & other problems. But, in our current atmosphere, with relatively high unemployment, at-will hiring, near-unlimited ability to...

  21. Public Health in Ghana, per Obama

    AmaurosisFugax replied to Vito Andolini's topic in General Nursing

    Let's see, unlikely malaria will become a public health problem here since the host, Anopheles mosquito, is not indigenous to the US. Polio has been eradicated in even most Third World countries, the...

  22. Am I too shallow to be a nurse?

    AmaurosisFugax replied to jonsey77's topic in General Nursing

    KateRN1's response was one of the best I've seen. As a former patient who is looking into going to nursing school, I would definitely NOT want a person who abhors every aspect of people care, has an...

  23. Second career choice - making the right move?

    AmaurosisFugax replied to StudentInTexas66's topic in General Nursing

    It seems you met a jerk who happens to be a nurse. There are jerks in every profession. Maybe you're now viewing the whole area of Nursing with negativity due to this experience. It happens - I was...

  24. Is there a feeling of entitlment among new grads?

    AmaurosisFugax replied to MesaRN's topic in General Nursing

    Ah, but realistically all 30 never adopt a highly productive approach. That's why some people get all A's, win awards, get promoted while others coast or don't survive. The OP did a great job sharing...

  25. Safe OTC Rx for Pregnant Women?

    AmaurosisFugax replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    Isn't OTC & Rx self-contradictory? There's Briggs "Drugs in Pregnancy & Lactation" which is pretty comprehensive. Even more than FDA-approved medications, one worries about...