jadednurse

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  1. Avoiding Misconceptions in Pain Management

    jadednurse replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Pain Management

    I like this one...from the article... Myth and Misconception #1: Patients commonly complain of pain in excess of pathophysiology, but based on what is wrong with a patient and my observation of their...

  2. opinion--no carb diet

    jadednurse replied to CPB's topic in General Nursing

    You're right...I didn't mean to lump BFL into the low carb group! Nor is South Beach about low carb...it's all about "good carbs" and low

  3. opinion--no carb diet

    jadednurse replied to CPB's topic in General Nursing

    It's hardly a fad diet. It's been around for over 30 years. Go check out lowcarbfriends.com where there are THOUSANDS of people having success with this way of eating (and not just Atkins, but other...

  4. opinion--no carb diet

    jadednurse replied to CPB's topic in General Nursing

    Then those folks are not doing Atkins

  5. opinion--no carb diet

    jadednurse replied to CPB's topic in General Nursing

    Well, if you had read any of the Atkins books, you'd understand that it is a WAY OF EATING and not meant to be a diet. "Eating like a pig on bacon, meat and such" is not what Atkins is at all....

  6. opinion--no carb diet

    jadednurse replied to CPB's topic in General Nursing

    LMAO! Have you actually explored the link you posted? Yeah, it discusses the "dangers" of the Atkins diet...know why? They're underlying motive is to promote a vegetarian diet. If you explore...

  7. Nursing Wages in Chicago Area

    jadednurse replied to g00gle77's topic in General Nursing

    Stitchie...we talked via pm before about the horrible management at LGH (remember I told you Jaime is a good friend of mine?) Re: salary...I had 8 yrs of experience (mostly ICU) and left the SICU at...

  8. Nursing Wages in Chicago Area

    jadednurse replied to g00gle77's topic in General Nursing

    The farther from the city you go, the less you can expect to make. I left an Advocate hospital (located in Park Ridge if that helps:) a year ago and was making around $27 base, $3 shift diff. I...

  9. In a pickle...

    jadednurse replied to jadednurse's topic in Pain Management

    Bingo!

  10. Terrified!

    jadednurse replied to Nyna's topic in General Nursing

    I thought that the licensure exam had to be taken w/in a certain amount of time from graduating from the program. You might want to check w/ your BON. 5 yrs is a loooonnnggg time. Good

  11. just can't believe this...

    jadednurse replied to jnette's topic in General Nursing

    {{{jnette}}} My heart goes out to you and your fellow nurses that cared for him. How

  12. Pay to park?

    jadednurse replied to uamsrn's topic in General Nursing

    Free parking in a well-lit, secure parking lot here. Then again, I don't work in a hospital

  13. young female docs

    jadednurse replied to youngfemaledoc's topic in General Nursing

    BWAAAHAHAA!

  14. what a lovely disposition you have, doctor....

    jadednurse replied to pie123's topic in General Nursing

    :chuckle

  15. Beverly Enterprises pay $2 Million re nursing home abuse

    jadednurse replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    "Beverly also agreed to increase staff training to prevent neglect, bedsores and accidents and to treat patients with respect and dignity, according to a summary sheet provided by the attorney...

  16. young female docs

    jadednurse replied to youngfemaledoc's topic in General Nursing

    Just a thought, but perhaps some of the role confusion stems from the fact that healthcare workers don't always identify themselves by name and title. No offense docs, but I've seen this pretty...

  17. young female docs

    jadednurse replied to youngfemaledoc's topic in General Nursing

    I like

  18. Being a nurse for all the wrong reasons.

    jadednurse replied to tgibson3770's topic in General Nursing

    :roll

  19. young female docs

    jadednurse replied to youngfemaledoc's topic in General Nursing

    :roll At least we're a consistent team! Sorry, on to your regularly scheduled

  20. young female docs

    jadednurse replied to youngfemaledoc's topic in General Nursing

    Interesting...thanks for sharing your perspective

  21. Being a nurse for all the wrong reasons.

    jadednurse replied to tgibson3770's topic in General Nursing

    As is typical of the OP...thread is initiated, controversy is created, the rest of us end up bickering and tgibson is somewhere enjoying the bickering but refraining from further discussion. Hasn't...

  22. any nurses out there who LOVE their jobs?

    jadednurse replied to pie123's topic in General Nursing

    I love my job! Telephone triage nurse/Disease Manager w/ a private company. Good pay (comparable the the ICU position I held previously), excellent benefits, great working environment and very...

  23. salary

    jadednurse replied to scribrn's topic in Telephone Triage

    I recently started at a private company that contracts w/ health plans and employer groups. I make my own schedule and have great benefits (med, dental and vision for me is only $40/month for a PPO...

  24. and the problem is..........?

    jadednurse replied to marcicatherine's topic in Emergency

    Better these people should procreate? J/K! These are

  25. nipride toxicity

    jadednurse replied to andolini's topic in MICU, SICU

    OK, it's been awhile, but when I woked in critical care whenever we had someone on nipride for an extended period of time (forgive me, I can't remember the details of the policy) we regularly drew...