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ham22

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  1. 33 weeks and funneling-Very worried.Need info please.

    ham22 replied to ham22's topic in Ob/Gyn

    first of all- god bless you! it sounds like you had 3 tough pregnancies! i can't even imagine going through this 3 times! i have never actually been on bed rest, just been told to take it "super...

  2. 33 weeks and funneling-Very worried.Need info please.

    ham22 replied to ham22's topic in Ob/Gyn

    wow! that is reassuring news. we do have a 3 year old son and he was born at 38 weeks and weighed 6 lb.7 oz. he was also a very easy pregnancy even though i had gestatinal diabetes. strange that i...

  3. 33 weeks and funneling-Very worried.Need info please.

    ham22 replied to ham22's topic in Ob/Gyn

    wow! that is reassuring news. we do have a 3 year old son and he was born at 38 weeks and weighed 6 lb.7 oz. he was also a very easy pregnancy even though i had gestatinal diabetes. strange that i...

  4. 33 weeks and funneling-Very worried.Need info please.

    ham22 replied to ham22's topic in Ob/Gyn

    as some of you may know i am now 33 weeks and 4 days pg. started having ptl at 23 weeks (was admitted to hosp. for contractions at that time- given ringers lactate iv for 3 days, macrobid bid x 10...

  5. Depressed about job experiences as CNA

    ham22 replied to Krissy NY's topic in General Nursing

    sounds to me like the other girls are just jealous of you. i had this problem in high school and actually ended up dropping out (at 15 years old) because it became too much to bear.i wish that i...

  6. Accident Scenes: Do You Always Offer Assistance?

    ham22 replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    Being from a small town I don't usually see many serious accidents so I don't have to worry about making a decision to stop or not. However, I was on my way to work a little over a year ago and came...

  7. Funny quotes from patients

    ham22 replied to RNtoJD's topic in Nursing Humor

    :roll that is the funniest thing i've heard in a looooooong time! thanks for the laugh! :rotfl:

  8. Ideas for CNA recognition?

    ham22 replied to burger914's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    where i used to work we did an "appreciation box". it was a decorated shoe box with a slit cut in the top to drop little notes of appreciation or compliments in. we used this for every dept. the...

  9. Is this legal?

    ham22 posted a topic in General Nursing

    hi everybody! i am currently 31 weeks pg and started having pre-term labor when i was only 23 weeks along.to make a long story short i had to be off work for about 4 weeks. i finally got the ok from...

  10. Is this legal?

    ham22 replied to ham22's topic in General Nursing

    thanks for all the info. i guess i should have known that there was probably nothing that i could do. this woman(the administrator) has just been looking for a way to get rid if me for a long time due...

  11. Do LPN's get the pay they deserve?

    ham22 replied to Pedsnrs2003's topic in General Nursing

    first of all- don't appreciate the sarcasm in your post. secondly- how do you think i became a nurse in the first place? had to have some education didn't i? it took me almost 2 1/2 years to finish my...

  12. Care Plans an Exercise in FUTILITY??????

    ham22 replied to Destinystar's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    IMO- Care Plans are way too long with way too much unnecessary info. But, I do think they are a good idea in general like in LTC where I work- as a refferal guide . We only look at them as needed...

  13. Do LPN's get the pay they deserve?

    ham22 replied to Pedsnrs2003's topic in General Nursing

    I also agree that LPN stands for Low Paid Nurse. I could go off on this subject for hours. I work in LTC and at my facility LPN's run the place. We have one RN that actually works the floor and...

  14. Becoming personally or intimately involved with patients or not?

    ham22 replied to Hol's topic in General Students

    I don't see it as being in good practice either. It makes me wonder where his/her head is really at. I had a situation where it was not a Nusre -Patient thing but a Nurse and Patients family member...

  15. What nursing classes are the most difficult

    ham22 replied to Kristy_joyz's topic in General Students

    A & P was the hardest for me. I never had an any type of Anatomy class in my life so it was all foreign to me. I had to retake A&P 1 and actually did very well the second time around. Kind of...

  16. ER last night made me mad!

    ham22 replied to smk1's topic in General Nursing

    i am also not wanting to watch er anymore. it really has become so much of a sappy soap opera i can't stand it. i think the final straw for me was having carter and kem lose their baby. it probably...

  17. Pregnant and feel I'm being treated unfairly

    ham22 posted a topic in General Nursing

    What do you think? I just turned 12 weeks pregnant and I feel like I am being given a really hard time at work. I work in LTC and my ADON and Don have had a negative attitude toward me ever since I...

  18. Pregnant and feel I'm being treated unfairly

    ham22 replied to ham22's topic in General Nursing

    hey all! well it has been a while since i have been back on the site and just wanted to fill everyone in on things. i had been sticking to my guns and just going to work and keeping to myself and...

  19. 3 yr. old son not talking much-is this normal?

    ham22 posted a topic in Pediatric

    Hello. My son will turn 3 years old in Feb. 2004 and he is hardly talking at all. My husband and I are very worried and frustrated at the same time. Alot of people keep telling us that there is...

  20. Pregnant and feel I'm being treated unfairly

    ham22 replied to ham22's topic in General Nursing

    hi everone! since i posted this thread my administrator has now started in on me as well. she already had it out for me because she does not get along with my in-laws. (that is another long story) i...

  21. is zithromax safe during pregnancy?

    ham22 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hello! I just found out I am 8 weeks pregnant and I have a horrible UTI. I was just wondering if anyone could tell me if Zithromax is safe to take for it? I don't feel like I can wait to see my Dr....

  22. is zithromax safe during pregnancy?

    ham22 replied to ham22's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Just wanted to let you all know that I somehow made it through the night and called my Doc first thing the next morning. They saw me right away and put me on Macrodantin 100 mg bid x 7 days. I did not...

  23. 3 yr. old son not talking much-is this normal?

    ham22 replied to ham22's topic in Pediatric

    thanks so much to all of you who have responded to my post. you have all gave me such wonderful advice and i don't feel like we are the only ones to have ever gone through this. i truely believe that...

  24. What does you hospital give you for Thanksgiving ?

    ham22 replied to passing thru's topic in General Nursing

    i am also one of the lucky ones who gets nothing. no surprise though, nurses aren't even recognized during national nurses week at my facility. oh, it's so great to be underappreciated.

  25. does anyone get to wear fun scrubs

    ham22 replied to S5777's topic in General Nursing