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  1. WOW! Have things changed that much or did we have our signals crossed???

    ilmbg posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm still 'in shock'! Yesterday I was talking to someone who lives in my neighborhood and telling her I am going to do a refresher course and see if my back/neck can tolerate 4-8 hours a week working....

  2. Rash from hand sanitizer?

    ilmbg replied to hiddencatRN's topic in General Nursing

    Don't be fooled by hand sanitizers- or try to fool your patient inatvertantly! Hand sanitizers are not as effective and last for about 2-3 minutes. Nothing is better than taking the time to do a soap...

  3. Safe Staffing South Florida- Let's build a movement

    ilmbg replied to phosphorus's topic in Florida Nursing

    I saw the title of the thread and it made me take a look...I lived/worked in Sarasota/Bradenton 15 years ago. I worked there for 8 years. I saw a nice private hospital that gave good quality patient...

  4. Questions on Wyoming Medical Center, Casper !!!

    ilmbg replied to westwardbound's topic in General Nursing

    Well- just curious now, as I live in northern Wyoming and absolutely hated the hospital! I had heard that the 'new' hospital was good, but didn't know anyrting about it- has anyone signed on with...

  5. What is the silliest thing you've heard a nurse say?

    ilmbg replied to anonymous1919's topic in General Nursing

    It wasn't a nurse but a doc...one from Germany where I guess the nurses jump to do everything for the docs.. Well, he was going to use the 'sleep room', and asked who was going to 'make my bed up for...

  6. Advair risks update?

    ilmbg posted a topic in Pulmonary

    What are the latest updates regarding the risks of Advair?(and other LABA's) I have seen legal ads that are targeted for the possible deadly side effects of Advair. There are news ads telling about...

  7. Injured at work last year, still having problems, need advice (long)

    ilmbg replied to SICU Queen's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Disgusting, isn't it?! It seems we all have the exact same story- with the same outcomes- constant pain and no support from our past/current employers. It was 10 years this week for me... and still...

  8. do any RN's use Medscape for CME's?

    ilmbg posted a topic in General Nursing

    Decided to ask this in a new thread- have played with the computer-'sorta broke'..... I looked at Medscape for CME's/CEU's, but didn't find any for just RN's. Does anyone use them? I belive it has to...

  9. unbelievable... in today's world

    ilmbg posted a topic in General Nursing

    This is just an 'I can't believe it' vent! Not in today's world of nursing/healthcare.... Yesterday I went to the local hospital to have some labwork drawn. My veins were being 'chinsy', so the lab...

  10. Am I blind- I can't find the CEU requirements for Virginia in the BON site!

    ilmbg replied to ilmbg's topic in Virginia Nursing

    I had no idea that there was a state that didn't! I think I saw another on the

  11. Am I blind- I can't find the CEU requirements for Virginia in the BON site!

    ilmbg posted a topic in Virginia Nursing

    Not certain if I am blind, stupid or it is this new 'notebook' computer (sure is hard to look at a whole page). I need to find the CEU requirements (how many in what area), but don't see a subtitle to...

  12. Consistency across the nursing spectrum

    ilmbg replied to pgaillard's topic in General Nursing

    meriwhen- It does indeed stand for Master of Nursing....it also stands for a multitude of other things according to the Medical and Pharmaceutical Abbreviations site, such as: MN- a blood type in the...

  13. do any RN's use Medscape for CME's?

    ilmbg replied to ilmbg's topic in General Nursing

    perpetual- OK- thanks. I see the ANCC approved now. I am not sure buying a notebook was the wisest thing, but I figured I wouldn't drop it so much, as I did with the laptop. It is much more...

  14. unbelievable... in today's world

    ilmbg replied to ilmbg's topic in General Nursing

    shenanigans-

  15. do any RN's use Medscape for CME's?

    ilmbg replied to ilmbg's topic in General Nursing

    perpetual student- I have found that medscape seems to be more foe ARN/Doc's also. I don't think we can use these for our RN license. I think it has to say 'AACN" where your cme's that you have...

  16. do any RN's use Medscape for CME's?

    ilmbg replied to ilmbg's topic in General Nursing

    firefighterrn- thanks for the cdc site- but I was unable to access the CEU site. Do you know if it is still good? I clicked the link to 'register and take test', but kept coming up with 'error...

  17. what does Wyoming want for ceu's?

    ilmbg posted a topic in General Nursing

    I can't find on the Wyoming BON site a list/chart that states what areas they want ceu's to be in. Usually there has to be so many hours in HIV, privacy, etc. Can anyone tell me what their...

  18. help please- dropped computer- lost site for CEU's

    ilmbg replied to ilmbg's topic in General Nursing

    lion!! Yes- it was ceufast.com! Thank

  19. help please- dropped computer- lost site for CEU's

    ilmbg posted a topic in General Nursing

    Panic.....I dropped my computer, causing it to crash irrepairably. I thought I was doing my CEU's from this site, but can't find where they are available. I then tried Medscape, but it showed I had...

  20. need help.... what is the salary for an rn in south FL?

    ilmbg replied to catica1124's topic in General Nursing

    Fort Myers, Fl My old surgery partner with 35 years experience is getting $25/hr in surgery.

  21. Is this harassment?

    ilmbg replied to arnie1234's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Hope you are keeping a PERFECT record. Hope you are keeping all emails. Who is your next CIC? Have equipment ready so you can record phone conversations. (easy to do with both landline and cell)....

  22. Why is nursing such a horrible job?

    ilmbg replied to firstyearstudent's topic in General Nursing

    Many places the pay is so bad. Four years of college- we literally save your life and the trashman earns more. They won't staff enough nurses so we can do a decent job. Some nurses don't carry their...

  23. anyone here from China?

    ilmbg posted a topic in International Nursing

    We don't seem to have a specialty area in China. Is anyone here from China? I would like to be in contact with such. I have some research I would like to do. Thank

  24. anyone here from China?

    ilmbg replied to ilmbg's topic in International Nursing

    Thank you xzx... do you live in China now? If you have any good books on this subject, please let me know. The bit about the wife's family loosing their money upon death to the husband- does the...

  25. anyone here from China?

    ilmbg replied to ilmbg's topic in International Nursing

    It does not explain the system, no. If you are eighter a student or a nurse, you are anywhere from 18 years old to....older. 18 years ago infanticide for females was extremely high- what I have read,...