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  1. A worn out topic

    nebrgirl replied to artistnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Without trying to steer this thread, how much of this behavior is sexism? Sure not all Dr's are male, and not all nurses are female, but huge percentages fall that way. Sad to say it seems to me...

  2. How does the dog handle your 12 hour shifts?

    nebrgirl replied to SnowStar4's topic in General Nursing

    When my dear Jesse was alive, he, I think, managed the 12's because I would give him a good 1/2 hour walk before I went to work, and first thing when I got home, he was rewarded with a nice long...

  3. When Is Enough Enough?

    nebrgirl replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Some of it is families that can't say goodby, sometimes I've seen Doc's withhold the "whole"

  4. Blood pressure cuff sizes

    nebrgirl replied to simboka's topic in General Nursing

    Good question, mine is always higher in the oncology office...and of course it could be the stress....but could it be because the cuff is to small....20 pts is alot...did calling the rapid response...

  5. Calling briefs "diapers"....*vent*

    nebrgirl replied to cherrybreeze's topic in General Nursing

    I prefer the word "brief"....but I more prefer clean and dry...call it what you will, just keep folks clean and

  6. A little HX please

    nebrgirl posted a topic in General Nursing

    So I hear loud and clear that the nursing shortage is a myth, but was it always a myth or was there a shortage prior to the

  7. A little HX please

    nebrgirl replied to nebrgirl's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the replies....it shed some light on the issue of "will things change" at least in my mind, because I know the recession no matter how bad it is can not last

  8. The right to refuse has so many interpretations

    nebrgirl replied to Alnitak7's topic in General Nursing

    So I get that it has to due with regulations, but the regulations are kind of BS...no I don't want to see the elderly warehoused, but isn't that the whole point of the regulations, treat them like...

  9. Job & Nursing School

    nebrgirl replied to Alyah's topic in General Nursing

    Think about jobs you might be able to get some study time in, even if they don't pay as great, things like security, overnight babysitting, even jobs where you have to walk alot I take note...

  10. The right to refuse has so many interpretations

    nebrgirl replied to Alnitak7's topic in General Nursing

    Unless you have someone actively dying then getting washed , coiffed, made up , joining activities, and socializing are the goals. When I get to a nursing home please don't try to coiffed, and...

  11. Just call me Flash

    nebrgirl posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am not looking for medical advice...just the practical everyday stuff. So pharmacology aside anyone have any great tips for hot flashes. I've been keeping a dry wash cloth in my pocket to dry my...

  12. Just call me Flash

    nebrgirl replied to nebrgirl's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks all for your responses, but it really is most troubling at work, Not that I've never had a night sweat, but at work it's embarassing and a

  13. Just call me Flash

    nebrgirl replied to nebrgirl's topic in General Nursing

    See the Doc on the 14th, but won't do the hormones due to hx. I've threaten to pull the fire alarms to set of the sprinklers :) But maybe I'll try a fan

  14. Possible Solutions to Nursing School Wait lists?

    nebrgirl replied to jm0203's topic in General Nursing

    I tend to agree that there should be a well known baseline for getting into a program, after that I think it should be a "rolling enrollment" so if you meet the baseline you will get in eventually....

  15. Is it too late for me?

    nebrgirl replied to kalinka's topic in General Nursing

    I'll be 52 when I grad....maybe i can use my schooling to get a discounted rate at the nursing

  16. Male nurses earning more?

    nebrgirl replied to OgopogoLPN's topic in General Nursing

    Do men get promoted up the ladder sooner? Get into nursing school sooner to help the

  17. ED Resources for Psych Patients

    nebrgirl replied to Lunah's topic in Emergency

    Thanks!

  18. Blood Pressure

    nebrgirl posted a topic in General Nursing

    Ok, another dumb question as I sit here healing....but since my hysterectomy my BP has been slightly elevated. I use to have below normal BP...so is this related to the loss of estrogen, or surgery...

  19. Blood Pressure

    nebrgirl replied to nebrgirl's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks Brown book, That's really all I was wondering (it's not like it's High blood pressure) just going up, and with all the hot flashes...I'm starting to miss my ovaries...of course I'm starting to...

  20. what is bedflow?

    nebrgirl replied to IHeartPeds87's topic in General Nursing

    Na.......it's when the fools who get paid the big bucks build the hospital to close to the

  21. Psych/ETOH/Drug

    nebrgirl posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm in a very small community hospital...but I was wondering if larger hospitals get more proactive it trying to address the whole person needs of the psych/ETOH/Drug involved patients they see. Such...

  22. Psych/ETOH/Drug

    nebrgirl replied to nebrgirl's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that ultimately they have to be open to help...yet I also believe that it helps to have people trained to be "interventional"...not that they will save them all any more than the best dietian...

  23. Working to the clock

    nebrgirl replied to wiley6coyote's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    One of the "inventions" I blame is the time clock...when you leave after your placement's arrived, and you given report, and you can write down 1900, now some days it might have been 1910, and...

  24. Anybody got cheese? (I'm ready to whine)

    nebrgirl posted a topic in General Nursing

    Ok, first let me be up front and say I've been recuperating and so have spent just way to much time surfing the web, both here and everywhere. (thank the gods for laptops and recliners) Anyway I...

  25. HELP- MY PHOTO on a Poster - YIKES!!!

    nebrgirl replied to Mbshil's topic in General Nursing

    Seriously Congrats to Mbshil it is an honor, and you should be proud....now just because I'm a wise cracker, I have to wonder why everyone is suggesting the "perfect makeup and hair etc." I say come...