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canna42 stole mine...... Not an order, but a progress note from md describing drainage as "pussy" instead of purulent. Pretty ignorant of the English language I would say.

I would just like to say that the text books aren't always accurate; you have to ask, because within cultures there is wide diversity. I live in a 90% Mexican-American community and the things I learned in nursing school weren't correct. Its taken...

All theRN's I know here in Texas received those letters too. I even got 2!!! Pretty ominous huh???

I applied with FMC a few months ago and got a call from an administrator to set up an interview. I went and was interviewed for nearly an hour by him and the DON. They had said they would make a decision within 10 days. That was in FEB., I calle...

I've never seen a policy on dilution, but its a good idea. to capgirl, When I was still in Buffalo we rarely gave demerol ivp. It was almost always ordered with vistaril IM.

Excelsior directed me to istudysmart.com for purchase of the classes, but they [ec] decide which courses I need and set up the degree plan. I deal w/ a man named Don Raffield

I agree with garnishment.

i've attempted to email both angus and cqc_cqb the email from don raffield at ec, but need an email address.

to both of you. my info came from an e-mail i got from a don raffield with ec. i will attempt to foreward both of this email.

Years back I was trying to get my bsn at a state university, before finally being accepted at a community college adn program. The last straw in the state univ was the chemistry class: Survey of organic/inorganic/biochemistry. I struggled to understa...

i did really well in my lpn program and then went on to community college for my adn. the sciences are not easy. you need a good instructor.

i'm currently in process for starting the bsn program with ec. they have a special right now 12 courses for 499.00....is this worthwhile for me to pursue?

i trained for my lpn then went onto community college for my rn in nys and at that time[ late 1980's], nys regents was considered diffacult and only the smartest got through it. can you believe california??? what are they thinking????

to hellllllonurse, i live in harlingen. have been in the valley 8 yrs

in general you care for pts with various illnesses at the same time.examples: uncontrolled diabetes, copd, chf; or someone undergoing general surgery like an appendectomy. acuity can range vastly . most hospitals i've worked at attach a subspecial...

when hcfa made the cuts in medicare home health benefits, and told the american people that hh agencies were ripping them off they forgot to mention that these same type of patients were in the hospitals 10 yrs before for twice as long...any way you ...

how do you like excelsior? i've just registered for info to obtain bsn. is it worth it? do employers reimburse for online college?

people with bad breath alwys seem to be close talkers. did you ever notice this? maybe i have a hyper-olfactory nerve. i will always offer these people a piece of gum or a mint, but this one rn i know never takes me up on it. other coworkers on t...

i'd like to learn more about it.

here in south texas our population doubles between october and april with "winter texans" from the upper mid-western states. kinda like florida snowbirds. thats when the big hiring push is on.

where i used to work the md usally ordered a psych consult and if they were found competent, but kept refusing treatment they were discharged. also we had them sign a refusal of treatment statement.

be more pushy. the squeaky wheel gets the grease. sounds like they've allowed the technicians to take over the place.

yes fergy. i see your point. but i still say med/surg skills are important for new nurses to be exposed to.

I belong to amsn academy. Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses. They offer a certification [CMSRN] about 6 times a year. they have a web site i think is amsn.com and to get info on the cert test dats etc email at: [email protected] a...

nightowl i am lol....i don't remember the commercial, but when i was around 18 yrs old i worked in a factory bindery and there was a lady there who was known to fool around with the guys, had several live-in boyfriends, and wore revealing tops and ti...