BlueRidgeHomeRN

BlueRidgeHomeRN

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  1. When the hospital kills people

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    you left out the biggest culprit--doctors!! apparently germs don't stick to them like they do to everyone else, making handwashing and isolation precautions

  2. Tired of impaired nurses

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to epipusher's topic in General Nursing

    wow, nothing like a nice neutral question to get unbiased answers! why don't you tell us how you really feel about

  3. Huge IV med error!

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to MommaNurse08's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    again, as mentioned, look at the process and the packaging. i posted in the past that i was seconds away from flushing a hep-lock with kcl because at the time, it was stored next to the nacl in the...

  4. The Circumcision Discussion

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    and i realize my opinion on this matter is just that, an opinion! i might be way off base, and know that being circ'd got my sons a lot of stares at the (naked) baby pools in europe. i freely admit...

  5. The Circumcision Discussion

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    #1--these studies compared men in the same poor countries, so your wealth=better education and health is all washed up and lacking data. #2--obviously the fluids and perhaps microtears in the foreskin...

  6. Nurses: Is your hairstyle a luxury or a necessity?

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    thanks to thick wavy hair, i sport a short style which needs a trim every six weeks at $25.00 a pop (call it around $225) plus covering gray at home at about the same time ($10 @=$80 total). add in...

  7. Ugh!!!! Getting the dreaded phone call!

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to sissiesmama's topic in General Nursing

    anne- prayers for you and yours..are the folks in the house helping you through this?? hugs and positive

  8. Religious believes expressed in nursing theories. For or against

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to justagirl81's topic in General Nursing

    ok, let me chime in with woody as another catholic who views mr. bailey's posts as uneccessarily goading. he does not speak for the church, and while i applaud his dedication to his faith, feel that...

  9. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    rotflmao:chuckle:chuckle:chuckle:chuckle:chuckle guess you should be glad the kneee-highs weren't red or you would have had the burn unit on

  10. The Circumcision Discussion

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    ah, stanley, king of the biting riposte... fgm does not remove just the clitoral hood--if so, there would be a comparison. since it involves removal of the entire privy parts and sewing of labia...

  11. The Circumcision Discussion

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    i realize this is a hot button issue for many people, but so far (unless i missed a post) no one has addressed the issue of adult circumcision. i am the wife of a circumsized man, and the mother of...

  12. Religious believes expressed in nursing theories. For or against

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to justagirl81's topic in General Nursing

    i'm confused, since the koran is a muslim

  13. question about ETOH

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to jnks's topic in Nurses Recovery

    you will be in my prayers, as well. i am finally newly sober after a very long time of cycling thru binges, abstinence (but not sobriety) and trying to moderate my drinking. it didn't work. all the...

  14. Oasis help!!!!!!!!!

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to mina123's topic in Home Health

  15. Sensitive Subject: D&E in OR

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to FlyOR's topic in Ob/Gyn

    i'd be happy to iscuss this..the quote is a little out of cotext, and i'd like to emphasize the difference between "murder" and saving mom and baby both form certain physical death. in no way i am...

  16. Religious believes expressed in nursing theories. For or against

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to justagirl81's topic in General Nursing

    stanley, stanley, stanley... i feel your passion, and respect you for it. to go back a few posts, i don't need the gov't, the majority, or any other support system for my faith..but you seem a little...

  17. How about a thread for baby names you liked?

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    i like it too, but it is one of the top three pet names in america right

  18. Religious believes expressed in nursing theories. For or against

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to justagirl81's topic in General Nursing

    ...and as i have stated previously, when an american says that they don't believe in god, it's always the judeo-christian god that they don't believe in!! no one seems concerned about the existance of...

  19. How about a thread for baby names you liked?

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    ,Personally, I think the wierd spellings, hypenated names, and "made-up" names are just silly, and doom a child to mispronounced names and teasing in school, and possible bias later in the workplace....

  20. Wife getting ready to Graduate. Worried about her pay!!! CALIF.

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to Only1Balto's topic in General Nursing

    fyi--if you can transfer schools, your lovely bride can be a gn just about anywhere! they are like o-1's (ensigns or second lts')--quite interchangeable.:chuckle it's down the road when she has...

  21. Wife getting ready to Graduate. Worried about her pay!!! CALIF.

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to Only1Balto's topic in General Nursing

    another (much older) vet here--have you thought about taking your terminal pcs and moving somewhere much less expensive than socal? there are tons of places in the us where an rn salary will cover...

  22. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    the whole culture of child marriage in the middle east makes me ill. a fifty year old having sex with a 14 year old child is illegal in most civilized countries for a reason...:angryfire that poor...

  23. Shabbos/Religious Observances

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to texasmommy's topic in General Nursing

    what a hoot.....:chuckle:p:chuckle trust me, if i wasn't catholic i'd be a jew. it's the sense of order, history, and progression through time that speaks to me personally (an opinion, no flames,...

  24. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    a cheer from the area (norfolk, pronounced nor-fuk) we don't drink we don't smoke nor-folk,

  25. Shabbos/Religious Observances

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to texasmommy's topic in General Nursing

    all we can do is bless them and send them on their way. my personal favorite is blaming "catholics" for the crusades----no on seems to get that prior to king henry viii, there was no "catholic"...