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Hi guys, My 17 year old son was diagnosed with Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia on 1/18. The prognosis is very good, but the induction phase of chemo is pure hell! He's already lost 20 pounds and was diagnosed today with C Diff. If he loses any more weigh...

OOPS... meant to say those parents are experts

I have already been on the LLS chat board. Those psrents are like experts on the subject Anytime I ask a question, I get an immediate reply. They are awesome and so are all of you.:heartbeat

Thank you all. His ANC was 0 all this week. Today when we went back he was up to 700 so things are looking up...

Is anyone else sick of hearing that nurses who don't work in hospitals are not real nurses? If I hear one more person say "all you do is take blood pressures all day" I'm going to scream! I understand how hard it is to work in a hospital- did it for ...

WOOHOO!!:ancong!:

I agree with the posters who urged the clinic job. I only worked in the hospital as a LPN, but quickly found it was not for me. My whole RN career so far has been in clinic, and I can't imagine ever going back to hospital work. Love the clinics! It's...

I have a love/hate relationship with my job: Love working with my docs..they are the best Love developing a bond with the patients who are nice and treat us with respect Love hearing "you are my favorite nurse" from my patients Hate dealing with the ...

I believe you said the Dr already told your wife she could stop the med at any time? So why does it matter if she decreases to 5mg before stopping? I'm not seeing the big deal here. If the wife is not upset, I wouldn't worry about it.

Mine was on the 8th. I wish I turned 25 instead of 35 :) Happy Birthday!

When I was a LPN I called myself a nurse. Now as a RN I call myself a nurse. If I won Powerball I'd call myself a RETIRED nurse:clown: and never work again!

We had a pt at my clinic a few weeks ago at 17.9. She came in complaining of pain in the side of her tongue, she was bleeding into the tissue. We only gave her PO Vitamin K and the next morning her INR was back in normal range.

:yelclap::yelclap::yelclap:Good Job!!

Touche'......Well stated.

OP, I honestly don't blame you. You could say it's none of your business and move on, but that's hard to do. I was a LPN for a long time too, and I didn't go through all the extra schooling to make less money than other nurses with the same amount of...

Hope you figure out what's best for you...good luck!!

"Maybe she is using the internet on her break." You're right, I didn't consider that. She said it's a very boring job, so I just assumed she was on the computer during work.

This is jus my 2 cents, but I would never (ever) just send an Email to quit my job. It seems very unprofessional to me. If you can't give 2 weeks, you should always go in and talk to your manager and be honest. Maybe then they would consider a rehire...

I felt just like you about 2 years ago. All I ever ate was fast food. Was up to 225 pounds and couldn't breathe just walking up the stairs. It's a miserable feeling. The first thing I did was go through my bank statement and look at how much money I ...

I'm so sorry u were treated that way. Sometimes it does feel like all we do is bend over backwards to help others- I'm sorry there was no one there to help you in yout time of need, not very compassionate of them.

DogWmn, it's so funny that you mention seeing the patients outside the clinic. While I don't get calls at home, I do see my patients eveywhere! One night I had a woman take off her shoes and socks and show me a rash on her feet while I was waiting in...

Allnurses is where we come to vent. That's why a lot of the postings you read can be so negative. I think for the most part nursing is a very satisfying job, but like all jobs, can be very difficult and frustrating at times. Most people are still goi...

I think it's absolutely great knowledge to have if you're working in a doctors office. When I call Insurance companies to do prior authorization for a CT or MRI, you have to have the proper ICD-9 and CPT codes or they won't even start the auth. I ha...

Gosh OP it sounds like you work at my office! I HATE when patients get angry with me because I don't have samples for them- they just expect us to SAVE them for them month after month. I had a patient once tell me we were just being greedy with our s...