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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. Multiple Sclerosis

    kmrmom42 posted a topic in Nurse Disabilities

    After spending 25 minutes scanning through the messages to find others diagnosed with MS I decided that maybe it would be best to start a new thread specifically for those with the condition so we can...

  3. 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...

  4. 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...

  5. 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!!

  6. 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...

  7. 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...

  8. 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...

  9. 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...

  10. 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...

  11. 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...

  12. 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,...

  13. 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....

  14. 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...

  15. Thinking of moving back to CT

    kmrmom42 posted a topic in Connecticut Nursing

    Hi all, While I was once a CT nurse I am now an interloper here! I moved to FL 4 years ago and although I love the weather and beaches and I LOVE my job I am thinking that a move back to CT may be...

  16. 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

  17. 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...

  18. Thinking of moving back to CT

    kmrmom42 replied to kmrmom42's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    I thought I would try again to see if anyone has any suggestions for

  19. Multiple Sclerosis

    kmrmom42 replied to kmrmom42's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Ask your doctor if you can try Provigil. I had tried several other meds for MS related fatigue and nothing worked until this one. I can't believe how much more energy I have since I started on it. It...

  20. Funny things you have said but wish you didn't

    kmrmom42 replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    Hahaha! That is funny. You must be a phlebotomist, huh? Maybe next time you could say spinal cord defect and get away from the neural/nasal dilemma. Welcome to this web site. You are sure to like...

  21. Multiple Sclerosis

    kmrmom42 replied to kmrmom42's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Thanks so much dijmart and robinbird for your replies about Copaxone. I guess I am just going to have to get used to it! I definitely learned that it is better at room temp than straight out of the...

  22. Multiple Sclerosis

    kmrmom42 replied to kmrmom42's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Well, my latest MRI showed new lesions and areas of inflammation. According to the neurologist it also showed brain atrophy That was depressing to hear. Anyway, I am starting on Copaxone (have used...

  23. What Items Should We Never Leave Home Without When Going To Work?

    kmrmom42 replied to NARCAN's topic in Florida Nursing

    a willingness to work hard, learn something new every day, be a team player, put your patient's safety and well-being before anything else and of course..... your smile!!! i know this what not what...

  24. Florida nursing salaries - seriously????

    kmrmom42 replied to centralflorida's topic in Florida Nursing

    This is me on the beach!! The things I love about the beach are: the sound of the waves breaking and crashing on the shore the breeze on my warm, sun-drenched skin the generally muted sound of...

  25. Multiple Sclerosis

    kmrmom42 replied to kmrmom42's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    JulesA, Just went to the neuro yesterday and we are considering Copaxone but he wants me to research the other therapies as well. I am concerned about djmart's comment about "golf-ball sized" lumps....