BlueRidgeHomeRN

BlueRidgeHomeRN

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  1. Oasis help!!!!!!!!!

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to mina123's topic in Home Health

    the instuctions are about 4 inches thick (small font, double sided) and the form around 14-25 pages depending on your agency. i suggest going to the cms site and looking up oasis...it is the...

  2. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    not if you are catholic--but then the "a" is

  3. Shabbos/Religious Observances

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to texasmommy's topic in General Nursing

    no shootin' at you, leslie:redbeathe:redbeathe:loveya: just clarification for anyone who reads it from this link!! maybe i will e-mail them to gosh-darn get it right!!! i'd rather be hung as a goat...

  4. I was slapped by a doctor!

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to cluelessRN81's topic in General Nursing

    ..and so we

  5. Shabbos/Religious Observances

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to texasmommy's topic in General Nursing

    fyi--they got "limbo" wrong--another remanent of pre-vatican ii silliness. babies go to heaven--end of story. also, purgatory is not so much a "mini-hell" as it is a reform school for learning the...

  6. Shabbos/Religious Observances

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to texasmommy's topic in General Nursing

    too bad, since it is a difference of theology over "a church" and "the church". didn't see any goin' to hell rhetoric,

  7. Shabbos/Religious Observances

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to texasmommy's topic in General Nursing

    i'm not sure what your point is..are you presenting this as a rebuttal to or an affirmation of post #238? admit it isn't easy reading, but please clarify what aspect of the cardinal levada's response...

  8. Shabbos/Religious Observances

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to texasmommy's topic in General Nursing

    would you please share your source for this information?? the idea that non-catholics are going to hell was bad theology that hasn't seen the official light of day since vatican ii in the 1960's. in...

  9. Not allowed to say "I was busy w/ another pt"

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in General Nursing

    i think that your manager wants to pretend that the nursing ratio on your unit is 1:1, so if you are not available every second it's because you are napping and eating bon-bons!!! i wouldn't buy this...

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

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to justagirl81's topic in General Nursing

    that you are astonishly predictable, and amuse the heck out of me! if not for parts of your bio, i'd swear i gave birth to

  11. Customer Service and 24 hour visitation

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    :scrm: get out and get out now!!! this lunacy from corporate bean-counters makes me nauseated. the only analogy i can think of is an auto dealer offering gourmet coffee, free cable on a projection tv...

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

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to justagirl81's topic in General Nursing

    [quote=methylene;president john adams in 1796-7: quote] wow, and i got all "a"'s in history. would have sworn the nation was founded in the 1770's! who

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

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to justagirl81's topic in General Nursing

    i think it is as dishonest and academically lazy to pretend that relgious/spiritual dimensions are not present in nursing theories as it would be [regardless of one's own faith]to ignore how the...

  14. Dealing with personal prejudices?

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to purplepanda's topic in Ob/Gyn

    again, thanks for a place to look at what we believe and how it affects our practice. panda, you are wise to think this through. no doubt you will be an excellent nurse no matter where you may go!...

  15. Why do dying people reach upward?

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    Whoa... I love folks who have read a lot!! Hey--I spent 18 years in catholic education, and couldn't get out of college (with my first degree) without 2 semesters each of theology and philosophy,...

  16. Sensitive Subject: D&E in OR

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to FlyOR's topic in Ob/Gyn

    bagladyrn- i really :heartbeatappreciate your pointing the other side of the issue, also, and it is a quagmire from almost any direction you look. may i also add that i see your side, and if ever i...

  17. Nursing Misconceptions

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to allanina03's topic in First Year After Licensure

    did you just come out of your hospital's orientation in a fugue state? i'm afraid that your inexperience screams out of this post. come talk to us in a few years when you have had the joy of a...

  18. Why do dying people reach upward?

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    By definition, existance in another dimension cannot be proved or disproved by the scientific method in this dimension. Carl Sagan can have his hard truth, I have my own hard

  19. Our new granddaughter

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to Wise Woman RN's topic in General Nursing

    welcome to the wonderful world of gramma-hood!!:heartbeat:redpinkhe:heartbeat my grandson is almost three, and i still can't beleive the way i feel about this joyous addition to the family and my...

  20. Becoming a medication aide??

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in General Nursing

    in va, they can give insulin, use epi pens, and yes, give narcotics and

  21. Becoming a medication aide??

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in General Nursing

    check with the texas bon...i am getting ready to teach a class here in va, and med aides can only work in alf's (not snf's or hospice), group homes, and adult day care. each state has wildly different...

  22. Sensitive Subject: D&E in OR

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to FlyOR's topic in Ob/Gyn

    sorry--a little canon law debate that doesn't really fit here! original itent only that the most pro-life organization on the planet doesn't insist mom die to save baby..an enourmously rare set of...

  23. Sensitive Subject: D&E in OR

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to FlyOR's topic in Ob/Gyn

    [quote=Kiwi_chick;2927401 I hope you don't mind if I clarify this point, but I'd hate people to get the wrong idea -- direct termination of pregnancy is never permitted, but in some circumstances...

  24. Nurse calls in because of herpes outbreak

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to nurseby07's topic in General Nursing

    one little event that made my life worth living again..."tah/bso"

  25. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    I was fixin' ta carry meself to home, anywho...