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Jackson Browne..Runnin On Empty?? That's perfect, love that song.

it doesn't seem to have been that long ago. i was only 20 years old at the time but i remember the sadness like it was yesterday. my heart still breaks for the victims and their families. god bless everyone that this horrible tragedy touched!

for my sister...(a fellow student said this to her during lpn school) no she did not just tell me " metastases " means cancer of the metabolism!!!!! :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

I had the same problem too. Tried first when I was 14.(I am 30 Now) It just hurt! I was also scared to try again. But, eventually I did try again and had no other problems. Turns out on my first try I did several things wrong. 1.-I put it in when...

Wow! I can't believe my Doc never told me any of this. Scary stuff! At least I will know about it this time and I will be sure to ask lots of questions.

I was able to do assessments on falls at my old facility. But then again, Lpn's were the only ones that actually worked the floor. Management made the Lpn's do everything they could. Anyway, as far as being treated like we are not "real nurses" that...

I don't have any experience with OB nursing but I can tell you from personal experience. I had Gestational Diabetes with my first baby and was never told anything about that. Their main concern was that I follow my diet and keep my sugars regulated s...

i totally agree with you. when i was a cna at my old nursing home i loved it. when i switched facilities and went to work as a nurse it was the most stressful environment i have ever been in! one nurse to 75 residents. yeah, most days i didn't even g...

:angryfire :angryfire :angryfire Holy s**t! That is just horrifying! It literally made my stomach turn just reading about that poor woman. Can you imagine the absolute misery she must be in? No wonder she's combative. Places like that are the reason...

meds! i had an instructor who would quizz us on all of our patients meds right in front of everyone. i have never felt so dumb. i mean we were expected to know every little detail about it right down to the actual breakdown in the body. it sucked! so...

Just put my vote in. She is absolutely beautiful! Good Luck....

Well it's kind of long but, my husband and I have been together 5 years. Baby #1 came along 3 months after we started dating. (2 weeks after I moved in!) Basically, we never had time to really enjoy each other and just be "in love". I was in nursing ...

Hi everybody. I will try to keep this as short as possible. My husband and I have 2 boys- 4 years and 8 months old. With our 8 month old I had some major problems PTL, shortening cervix etc. and then had a terrible labor and delivery. Way harder than...

That sounds exactly like us! Tiny house, already overcowded. Which makes for a very stressful life and baby #3 will probably give both my husband and I a mental breakdown! I know what she's feeling and I will be thinking of her! Thanks. -Amy

Well, my husband and I went and saw my Dr. this morning. I am pregnant. I have an ultrasound tomorrow to see how far I am. After reading all your posts I really feel like a fool! I just can't belive that Urologist told me my pills weren't neccessary ...

Yes, he gave a semen sample around a week later and the urologist called a few days after that and even though I am a nurse, I didn't quite understand what he was telling me but all I understood was "So,You're good to go!" Exact words. To me, that wa...

Wow! You must have worked at my old facility! That always made me sick how they could get away with that crap. :angryfire Sometimes there were only 2 CNA's to 75 residents at my old job! Isn't that awful! I tried to help when I could but as I was us...

my sister sent this to me and i just wondered if anyone else had heard about this and what they thought of it. she has a 12year old son with diabetes and she has fought with the school system over and over trying to get someone to help him if he has ...

how about a picture of florence nightingale?? i attached two from my computer. i personally don't have a problem with the betty boop picture overall. it is kind of cute. however, if it is in a newspaper representing serious nursing issues- i'd say it...

I have learned how to get through it but I don't think I'll ever get used to it. There is one thing in particular that sticks with me though. I was working my first night alone as Charge nurse and had only had my license maybe 2 months when I lost my...

as a ltc nurse i just have to say- don'y worry about it. we get new admits all the time that have no paper work and it has never been a big issue to me. all i have to do is call the hospital and ask them to fax me the orders. they are usually very ...

too sad. the poor little thing really didn't have a chance. thank god that she is negative for aids & hiv though. i completely agree with your post!

I did not catch this show today. Thank godness! I would not have been able to take it. The men that do these things are not men- they are Monsters. I don't care if they believed that doing these horrible things would cure them. A grown man knows be...

I am also in LTC and I agree with the others. Best to turn q 2 hrs. I have seen some slightly red areas turn into big nasty sores very quick b/c some of my aides did not feel it necessary to turn someone so often. We have also had a few that absolute...

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 days for possible uti, and started indomethacin 25mg ...