Code_VSA

I can't imagine three spinal fusions. God Bless you.

I am sorry for your injury. But happy that I saw there were other alternatives. In March I had spine surgery. Titanium screws rods and bone grafts. Just one. The L-5 and S-1 fused on their own. Horrendous pain and disability. Even now, I can v...

I have graduated from an LVN program. I have also graduated with my BSN. Each and every time, I had problems with the math in Pharmacology. To be honest, I have had problems with math since third grade! In University I was not making the 75 or be...

I've never had a flu shot. Never had the flu. Now that I'm in forced retirement from spinal surgery from 40 years of wear and tear from Nursing, I'm glad my watch is over. God Bless all of you.

Nurses are grossly underpaid. I have been a nurse for 41 years. A couple of years ago I put in for a position at a Level I Trauma ER. With my BSN and ALL the certificates required to work in the ER, and my CEN, they offered $23.50. I didn't mean t...

God Bless the child.

I am a LVN from the 70-80's and now a BSN. And I agree with one of the other posters...."Critical Thinking". Here is a perfect example, real true life: RN on postpartum floor, "How is the patient's flow in room 207?" LPN, "It's good, I just check...

Might be one of the problems with society today. Everyone is entitled and every body has rights. I agree with the other posters. She could have taken her business elsewhere, or hired her own private duty nurses in what ever color she wished. She ...

I forgot there has been plenty of Christmas holidays moved. Both Grandfathers....German and Japanese campaign, Father died while in Army, Husband's barracks missed the scud in Riyadh, brother-in-law still a bit twitchy after Vietnam, lovely Navy man...

Yes that is true. But when you have an employer that says no one can take off, vacation etc. From June 15 to January 3rd. Then, yes, you can celebrate Christmas the first of December or the middle of January. True. When you ask 7 months ahead of ...

Because I am permanent weekend worker, I have had to work the last 7 Christmas's, Boxing Day (Canadian thing), and New Years. I didn't mind so much at first. But now it's getting to me that because of the time and a half pay for those 3 days. I mak...

Thank you, I learned. My mother died of lung cancer in November. I remember just a month before she was asking me, "If they would just tell me how long I have." I was surprised that her oncologist would not have told her. My parents did not want me...

Any one mention glass mercury thermometers for oral/rectal temps? I couldn't imagine giving a bath today with my bare hands like we use to. Ughhhh.

Try posting the website for the custom scrubs. If not allowed, could you send it to me privately?? I love a certain Grey's Anatomy top (the one with the diagonal slash). Every time I wear it people ask me at work if I have lost weight...:thankya: ...

My instructor in the LPN program (1974) was from Quebec, Canada. She would tell us during her rotation as an OB student nursed, they would have to get up during the night and go to deliveries. As proof to the Nuns that they actually went, it was re...

Don't give in! When the economy went down the tubes, my oldest graduated with her BSN. Took her 18 MONTHS to land a job an hour away. My youngest just graduated in December and started looking end of February and was just hired where her sister got...

For years and years I did not carry any. But then I signed up for some because it was so cheap. Eight months later, I had an evil doctor trying to get a family to sue me for negligence resulting in a patients death. A patient I never even saw, new...

Maybe this is why the "Occupy Wall Street" protesting is spreading? We, the people, are freaking tired of CEO's getting fired but receiving a million dollar severance package. While we see our son's and daughter's struggling to make little above mi...

It's still mainly a female profession. Even though we are in the 21st century, females are still considered second class citizens, property, things to abuse, things to protect "the little woman" syndrome. Worse even more.......WE, being female, do n...

I think in that little check list they should add "Losing your teeth". See, when you have nightmares about your job, ya just might be clenching your teeth. Which can either crack or obliterate the nerve. I'm on my second root canal for a perfect, ...

:bowingpur Wow....amazing. Well said!! Thank you, I will remember that disclaimer, but I bet if it came right down to it, I don't think it would save my "A" double s.

I don't have any people from work on Facebook. That may or may not save me. I never get specific on Facebook with my family that I do rant to. Example: "Another night in Hell, but motrin will help the aches and pains." My family and close frien...

It scares me too that I can't vent to my family or close friends. I have NO one on facebook from work for the fear of it getting back to work. But I realize that anything is possible. And if I write about my horrible weekend in the ER and it could ge...

What a bunch of bull puckey. I have yet to look in a microscope as a nurse in the past 35 years. Come to think of it....I don't see any in the lab when I drop off or pick up PRBC's. I think machines do it all now???

I am NOT a waitress! This is an EMERGENCY ROOM.....if you're asking for something to eat and drink, then you DO NOT have an emergency!! And, if you are that hungry or thirsty, have your 3 family members go to the cafeteria, coffee shop, vending machi...