lisaloulou

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1. Help with getting pts to accept death

   lisaloulou replied to amandac's topic in Hospice, Palliative

   My humble opinion: this is an internal process, some people never come to "acceptance" Personally, I think you just support the person where they

2. Worthless medical insurance

   lisaloulou replied to Blackcat99's topic in General Nursing

   You can always make a consumer complaint to your state's insurance

3. Inappropriate relationship with pt?

   lisaloulou replied to DeeDee*'s topic in Nursing Professionalism

   I generally feel that relationships with patients are a bad idea due to the fact that staff members have "one up" on them during an illness. However, there may be instances where a relationship...

4. Medicaid. Is it being abused?

   lisaloulou replied to SWFlorida's topic in Emergency

   Is Medicaid abused? YES Can citizens who have temporarily fallen on hard times qualify for it- often not. Can women come from anywhere in the world and give birth and have their child qualify for the...

5. New OSHA Needlestick Fact Sheet Validates Adhesive Anchors

   lisaloulou replied to hbscott's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   Unless it becomes manditory to use them, hospitals will not fork out the money to purchase them. (just like the needleless systems) regardless of the fact it will safeguard workers. sad but

6. help hep c

   lisaloulou replied to CHATSDALE's topic in General Nursing

   And a liver transplant should be considered

7. NICU nurses resistant to holding babies?

   lisaloulou replied to marnie's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   Back in my Nicu days, I'd always take the opportunity to hold the stable babies. After all the poking and prodding and painful procedures,I felt that contact that didnt involve a sharp object was very...

8. Scripts

   lisaloulou replied to Rain's topic in Emergency

   My favorite is the mom dripping in gold jewelry who hands over the baby's script and medicaid card, then pulls out her cell phone to chat while she waits. Wonder if she wants to take the cell phone...

9. Moving to NC

   lisaloulou replied to bridgetcna's topic in North Carolina Nursing

   From a house in Pfafftown that we looked at to work would only be around 10 miles or so, of course it depends on exactly where the house you are looking at is. :) Are you going to be working also?...

10. Moving to NC

    lisaloulou replied to bridgetcna's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    WELCOME TO NC shortly! Yes, Wake Forest Baptist. I dont have kids in school, so Im not sure about that. Do check out Old Salem, the Ardmore district and the West End for old houses with character. If...

11. Lethal Injection

    lisaloulou replied to purseOnalityRN's topic in Correctional

    I would have paid to "do" Timothy

12. Moving to NC

    lisaloulou replied to bridgetcna's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Come on over to Baptist Hospital!!!! As a matter of fact I need some

13. Hairy Situation

    lisaloulou replied to CVSURN's topic in General Nursing

    He should also consider being evaluated for heart

14. Good or Evil?

    lisaloulou replied to Monist's topic in General Nursing

    Well, you are right about the "FRUIT" part. As in fruit

15. Cna someone answer this question?

    lisaloulou replied to Guest26407's topic in Cardiac

    Another reason for not being placed on the list: not far enough along in disease process, condition not severe. The very saddest thing about Mickey Mantle was that he had cancer at the time of...