paticake

paticake specializes in Psych (my husband says I fit right in!).

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1. Morgellon's Disease

   paticake replied to indigo girl's topic in Psychiatric

   I'm curious if anyone has had a patient with this syndrome, or if any of ya'll have even heard of such. The patient will have lots of scars or open wounds that look like huge, deep scratch marks,...

2. What study habits work?

   paticake replied to NICUplease's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   I just went through my first year of nursing, and boy, was it rough! I found the thing that helped me the most was going over the notes from class, reviewing the textbook, and getting a NCLEX review...

3. Should boyfriend help me out?

   paticake replied to QUEBEBRAN's topic in General Students

   Another thought.....there are more ways than money for someone to support you through school. Is he supportive in other ways? When you and your school friends are talking, you could say he is...

4. Should boyfriend help me out?

   paticake replied to QUEBEBRAN's topic in General Students

   You didn't say if you lived with your parents or not while you're going to school? It's good that they can help you with the gas in the car, etc. As far as your boyfriend goes, actually, it's up to...

5. HIPAA and ROI policies

   paticake replied to miko014's topic in General Nursing

   The medical number from the patient's bracelet is a good idea, but a person could get that information from the patient while visiting and use it later. Using the last four of the patient's ss# is...

6. The True Character of a Real Nurse

   paticake replied to Lynn Schofield's topic in General Nursing

   I really enjoyed what you said: " What if it is not what we do, but how we do what we do that really matters?" My goodness! If that's not the truth, I don't know what is! It IS how we do that...

7. Graduate Nurses vs. Experienced Nurses (Promise to be funny!)

   paticake replied to Sammi15's topic in General Nursing

   aaahhhh......actually, the title did promise it to be funny. How can one read an article with such a claim and take it seriously?

8. HIPAA and ROI policies

   paticake replied to miko014's topic in General Nursing

   Where I work, we tell the patient that anyone they would like to receive information about their health status must give us a code. The code is the last four digits of the patient's ss#. This helps...