kmrmom42

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1. Customer Service...........yay or nay?

   kmrmom42 replied to eriksoln's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   Wow, this thread has been very interesting to me. I am a nurse who, fortunately or unfortunately, gets to see both sides of things, the clinical and the administrative. I have worked at the bedside...

2. NP discusses MJ on national TV ????

   kmrmom42 replied to Misslady113's topic in General Nursing

   I read through the posts until I found one that at least somewhat mirrored my initial reaction. I agree that her behavior is making us all look bad. Nurses were once thought to be the most trusted of...

3. Multiple Sclerosis

   kmrmom42 replied to kmrmom42's topic in Nurse Disabilities

   Check out this article on WebMD: http://www.webmd.com/multiple-sclerosis/news/20040913/hepatitis-b-vaccine-may-be-linked-to-ms After reading the whole article it seems that the last sentence says it...

4. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

   kmrmom42 replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

   If pain was the goal then sterile WATER would have hurt a LOT more!!

5. Multiple Sclerosis

   kmrmom42 replied to kmrmom42's topic in Nurse Disabilities

   pegsuern, I am an L&D nurse, currently OB clinical educator, with MS since 1996. I live in CT and I am 52...so it sounds like we have a lot in common. If you want to you can email me . I only go...

6. Multiple Sclerosis

   kmrmom42 replied to kmrmom42's topic in Nurse Disabilities

   Hi Patti, I would think that with your experience with teaching and your enthusiasm for the job that SOME school would be willing to help pay for your education? I wouldn't bother with the RN-BSN...

7. have you delivered a baby on the ob unit you work on?

   kmrmom42 replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I had already had my children when I became an OB nurse. I did have my first when my nursing school classmates were on their OB rotation though. I had a cesarean because she was a 9lb 14 oz double...

8. Ugh! Delivered Baby On My Own The Other Day...

   kmrmom42 replied to jenrninmi's topic in Ob/Gyn

   OOH How I wish THIS were true!! I worked once with a doc who was having trouble with his vision but didn't want to admit it. He would putz around with the paperwork long enough that the nurse ended up...

9. new in staff development

   kmrmom42 replied to salmi's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

   Usually I go to the OB section of this website because that is my specialty. However, I have been in Staff Development for the past 5 years so I decided to check this section out. At first I was...

10. Why Does Everyone Hate Florida So Much??

    kmrmom42 replied to natkoz82's topic in Florida Nursing

    It is funny you say that. My first year in Florida there were four major hurricanes in a row. When the first one was starting to come into our area I was scheduled to work. As I was walking down the...

11. Why Does Everyone Hate Florida So Much??

    kmrmom42 replied to natkoz82's topic in Florida Nursing

    Put me in the category of people who like living in Florida. I only moved back to the Northeast after my kids had babies that I would have missed too much being so far away. I had an awesome job,...

12. Multiple Sclerosis

    kmrmom42 replied to kmrmom42's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    If you are able to manage a schedule like that even during an exacerbation of MS then you are probably going to do just fine! There are many of us who live good, active, full lives with this disease....

13. Multiple Sclerosis

    kmrmom42 replied to kmrmom42's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    How is everybody? I have moved from Florida back to CT because I now have two new grandbabies! Problem is the stress of a new job, uncertain living situation etc. is making living with MS a bit more...

14. Multiple Sclerosis

    kmrmom42 replied to kmrmom42's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Oooh, I forgot...try the MS Society. They probably have a list of specialists in your

15. Multiple Sclerosis

    kmrmom42 replied to kmrmom42's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Hi, I am sorry that you are going through this. All of us who have a diagnosis have at least SOME understanding of how you are feeling. It is a tough time, hang in there, believe it or not it does get...