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  1. Great moments in bad judgement

    Omg!!! Hilarious! I'm laughing so hard, I'm
  2. Single Mom Nurses,,teens and NOC shift?

    I understand you not wanting to leave them alone during the night, that's a hard choice to make. If you went to days again, could you find a retired neighbor that would be there to shoo them off to...
  3. bravo!
  4. Thank you. It has taken me quite some time to gather the strength to say out loud that I was in an abusive situation. However, with nurses and other medical professionals I take a deep breath and say...
  5. HIPPO Violations

    In the years I've been out of healthcare, I've been working as a freelance web designer. One of my clients sells HIS, EMR/EHR, and other medical software. One add on they offer is HIPAA training for...
  6. Once again.....I'm a "nurse".....

    Beautiful!
  7. Can a Nurse have a Tattoo???

    This topic reminds me of a gal I went to lpn classes with. She had tattoos around both wrists and the clinical instructors had her wrap them in gauze... not the best idea, as it then looked like she...
  8. Not true, my abusive ex husband went to all my appointments without my having a say. Including the round of outpatient iv antibiotics I had to go through after a bad sinus infection landed me in...
  9. You'll need to check with both states Board of Nursing for answers. Regarding keeping the first license active, I know Iowa requires that nurses registered there always update the BoN of any address...
  10. CNA

    She said not qualified to do her job. As in, not qualified with the current education and training. However, many cna's are capable of going to school to learn the required content and then take the...
  11. gossip at work

    I was just talking to a friend about this. She has her own way of dealing with coworkers trying to gossip that seems pretty effective. Anytime someone starts complaining to her about a coworker, she...
  12. interesting article

    Correct link:
  13. What to do? Alcoholic and discharge too soon

    How old is the pt? How long of a history with alcohol abuse? What was the rationale for discharge from the hospital to home rather than a tx facility? Having dealt with an alcoholic husband for ten...
  14. Should i go over my manager's head

    OP, many families have had to say goodbye to loved ones because of nurses who decided that certain medical orders and the accompanying charting just weren't worth their time. If you're interested,...
  15. US RN wanting to travel internationally

    iloveleeks, Your experience traveling sounds like an amazing life!! Quick question, what organization did you go through for your work in Brunei? I'm still a year out from having my rn/bsn but will be...
  16. nursing course syllabus?

    I am returning to school after many years out. Already have my lpn from the first time in, but I feel like I should refresh my knowledge on the topics covered in those classes as it was So long ago....
  17. Funding nursing school

    I don't know of any scholarships but I know a lot of medical facilities offer assistance in school costs. The hospital I used to work for offered assistance for any part time lpn to finish rn if they...
  18. Forced ultrasounds

    Oh man, just have to link to one more article. Its quite refreshing :)
  19. Forced ultrasounds

    The ultrasound apparently is worse than what's being discussed here, the article linked below is from a mother who had to endure the play-by-play during a pre abortion ultrasound of her very ill baby....
  20. Epidural vs. nature births

    I had all five without epidurals (my first I had the epidural for all of 5 minutes before the tubing came out and the drugs were seeping into my sheets under my back)... Yes, the pain is intense....
  21. L&D is def. what i have to do...

    Congratulations to you for knowing what you want to do and going for it! I just wanted to make sure you fully took in the gem in punkydoodles comment- she mentioned the NRP, PALS, & ACLS...
  22. Epidural vs. nature births

    klone, I wasn't being judgmental of the thread or posts, just found it interesting that no one else had brought up the complication risks and drawbacks yet- I had expected to find that in one of the...
  23. Epidural vs. nature births

    realized I didn't answer the OP. We have two hospitals here, one very much assumes all laboring women will want/get an epidural. It is acted on without much thought and their wording shows the...
  24. Epidural vs. nature births

    I find it interesting that not once in this conversation has the complications issue came up... epidurals force women to stay on their back in a position that is helpful for medical procedures, but...
  25. question: 1 on one what to do?

    in most one to one situations in hospital you are in with patients who need 24/7 monitoring. That would make it hard to pitch in and help anyone else on the floor as you can't leave just because the...