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  1. Yummy Nutritious Breakfast For Nurses!

    redshiloh replied to nurseygrrl's topic in General Nursing

    This will sound a little weird....but what I do is make a bowl of thick oatmeal with raisans and eat it in the car on the way to work. That keeps me from attacking donuts and whatever other goodie...

  2. Racial discrimination in Nursing....

    redshiloh replied to Barbie38's topic in General Nursing

    Off the subject...Smiling-I really like that quote from Bill Cosby; I sent it to my boss....it is SO VERY TRUE!!! I'm not going to comment any more on the race stuff. The originator of the thread is...

  3. Racial discrimination in Nursing....

    redshiloh replied to Barbie38's topic in General Nursing

    I just love people who want to live in Americans, but obviously hate Americans. They be pot calling

  4. Drama Queen co-worker

    redshiloh replied to stressednurse's topic in General Nursing

    I believe the terminology is stress puppy;we have several. Useless as teats on a

  5. Meeting with Management about Med-Surg Nurse to Patient Ratios

    redshiloh replied to RN-PA's topic in General Nursing

    You got your voice heard....that in itself is a great accomplishment. Congratulations! So what's

  6. Stupid med error

    redshiloh replied to Nurse4God's topic in General Nursing

    Hey. I did that to MYSELF. It burned, but after washing it was fine. Use the experience as a 'motivation to improve' not a 'motivation to make yourself miserable with

  7. Racial discrimination in Nursing....

    redshiloh replied to Barbie38's topic in General Nursing

    I kind of take offence at the opener of this thread...your second paragraph insinuates that all Americans are racist. There are bad apples in every barrel, but that does not mean that all the barrels...

  8. Need Advice!! NO LAUGHING :p

    redshiloh replied to kwagner_51's topic in General Nursing

    No, definitely not laughing here...OUCH!!! I also have a cat and am a major clutz, so I can empathize. Keep the wounds clean and open to air if they aren't having too much discharge. You might also...

  9. Just a favor

    redshiloh replied to LadyboyKiM's topic in Emergency

    Someone showed a web site on one of the threads that gave shortcuts/pointers that was written by ER folks. Can't remember the name, but maybe someone else

  10. Nurses Storyline on "ER"??

    redshiloh replied to -jt's topic in General Nursing

    I WONDERED about that neck shot...I mean I"VE never seen one done like that. I kept thinking, what if she hits an artery? Has anyone ever seen anything like that in real

  11. What do you think of chiropractors?

    redshiloh replied to itsme's topic in General Nursing

    I thought chiropractors were quacks till I actually used one. Now, I don't always agree with her, but the manipulation works. Having my neck adjusted felt better than sex(to my recollection

  12. new legislation

    redshiloh posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have heard that there is a bill before the House regarding the education requirement for nurses in some facilities. For example, here we have a requirement that a RN be a BSN or cannot advance to...

  13. new legislation

    redshiloh replied to redshiloh's topic in General Nursing

    I guess I wasn't too clear...the bill was supposed to do away with the requirement for an RN to have a BSN to advance up the clinical

  14. Texas nurses!

    redshiloh replied to vossy's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a homegrown Texan....LOTS of opportunity for employment everywhere in Texas. All I ask so far as avoiding no-nos is don't laugh at us when we use the word y'all! Glad to have

  15. Nursing Home Adm & RN Charged by DA

    redshiloh replied to CoffeeRTC's topic in General Nursing

    I really liked LTC, but the situation that Atrium had was not unique. I will be interested in seeing what happens when baby-boomers get older. Many more patients-will they have better facilities and...

  16. Meeting with Management about Med-Surg Nurse to Patient Ratios

    redshiloh replied to RN-PA's topic in General Nursing

    Well, let us know how it goes. I know what you mean about being martyr sortof. Staff tends to bring anger my way, my new nickname is

  17. Meeting with Management about Med-Surg Nurse to Patient Ratios

    redshiloh replied to RN-PA's topic in General Nursing

    Well, if it helps, WE are behind you...Good

  18. Meeting with Management about Med-Surg Nurse to Patient Ratios

    redshiloh replied to RN-PA's topic in General Nursing

    Absolutely right, dollars and cents is what suits listen to. Do NOT get over emotional or angry even if they appear to not be

  19. Nurses are not Doctors

    redshiloh replied to Plato's topic in General Nursing

    Be careful when you say your job is to diagnose

  20. Meetings

    redshiloh replied to nurseygrrl's topic in General Nursing

    LOVE IT!!!

  21. fooling myself

    redshiloh replied to beaglemom's topic in General Nursing

    I actually loved LTC. I'd still be there if it weren't for the fact that you can't always get good benefits. Maybe you should change jobs, but I wonder if maybe you are missing the fufillment part...

  22. Libido increase linked to parasite found in cats?

    redshiloh replied to jansgalRN's topic in General Nursing

    To what does the tabloid attribute the increased libidio? Toxoplasmosis...isn't that the parasite in cat poop? So I shouldn't make my 12 year old daughter clean the litter

  23. Mandatory overtime in nursing -I need your help

    redshiloh replied to PSUNURSE's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I have worked on both sides of the issue. The first time I was mandated OT, I was told,'you should always have a contingency plan in the event you are mandate' Now, anyone with kids know that is not...

  24. the cnas have taken over!!

    redshiloh replied to beaglemom's topic in General Nursing

    We have had that situation here on SCIC and there IS no way to fix that situation, at least that I know of. We had one CNA that told the NM 'I don't need some nurse to tell me what to

  25. Study: 100 patients a day in USA wake up during surgery

    redshiloh replied to hobbes's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I remember I had to have a D&C after my baby died at 16 weeks, I was awake and it hurt, but I couldn't tell them, couldn't move. When I told them afterwards they acted like they couldn't care...