LydiaNN

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    Easter considered holiday at your facility?

    LydiaNN replied to Purdue_Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    No, we get all federal and state holidays only. I'd be surprised if Easter was considered a holiday at any
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    "The Victim" and the "Big Ole Meanie who Made Her Cry"

    LydiaNN replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    When I am in Hortense's position, I never criticize in public. I try not to criticize at all... I just bring up whatever the issue may be and ''strategize'' ways to deal with said issues ''in the...
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    "The Victim" and the "Big Ole Meanie who Made Her Cry"

    LydiaNN replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    that same thing happens where i work. the cry babies always get the sympathy and the professional who behaves according- keeping a civil tone but actually addressing problems- is a troublemaker who...
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    This has been really getting on my nerves lately...

    LydiaNN replied to GregRN's topic in General Nursing

    I agree about all 3, but in particular HIPAA and
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    Teenage Obesity (long)

    LydiaNN replied to kukukajoo's topic in General Nursing

    FYI, Lucile Packard Hospital has done bariatric surgery on teens. Here's an article:
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    Providing Medical Care To Child Molesters

    LydiaNN replied to mammaoftwo's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry, but I have to disagree with you about peds and OB. If you have trouble stomaching abuse and neglect, those are 2 places where it is going to be hard for you, because sometimes you come up...
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    Providing Medical Care To Child Molesters

    LydiaNN replied to mammaoftwo's topic in General Nursing

    I've had to provide care to child abusers before, although to the best of my knowledge, not to pedophiles or murderers. You just have to put aside any personal judgment and be task oriented in these...
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    Looking down on those who take lunch breaks???

    LydiaNN replied to mismissy69's topic in General Nursing

    The last time I worked on a floor, which was forever ago- over 15 years- they'd gotten spanked by the state for forbidding lunch breaks, so they'd let us take them all right, shortly after arriving or...
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    is it possible 2 afford a 3br/2ba house in cal?

    LydiaNN replied to warhawk's topic in California Nursing

    :confused::confused:I'm so
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    is it possible 2 afford a 3br/2ba house in cal?

    LydiaNN replied to warhawk's topic in California Nursing

    One thing to bear in mind, too, is that even though home prices are so high, there are some really creative financing options out there. I know people who have bought homes in the last year that earn...
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    Pt dies on BSC today

    LydiaNN replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    This wasn't my patient, but the father of my son's classmate. The letter that the principal sent home (I assume with the family's permission) explained it thusly: He was dxed with leukemia on...
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    "The last place I worked, we did things differently!" (and correctly)

    LydiaNN replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    I hope I'm not the mercy to whom you're referring, because I don't have the slightest idea what you're talking about. Big city? Small town? Dilantin? I didn't say anything about any of
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    would you be a RN for $11.00/hr?

    LydiaNN replied to PHLEBOTOMIST_TO_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Are we also pretending that $11 is a living wage? There is no way on earth I'd work for that, and I can't imagine how anyone
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    Self inflicted

    LydiaNN replied to SCRN1's topic in General Nursing

    Well, there was the guy who thought it would be interesting to ''ride'' the ball cleaner at the golf course... I'm not an ER nurse; a friend told me this
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    "The last place I worked, we did things differently!" (and correctly)

    LydiaNN replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    Introducing new ideas is all well and good, but the wise person uses discretion in the time and manner that she chooses to do so. Walking into a new job and presenting a laundry list of all the...
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    Why are RN's so fat!

    LydiaNN replied to MoriahRoseRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have a cousin. Both her sisters are morbidly obese and have been such childhood. This family's dynamics make my own chaotic upbringing look downright functional by comparison. Suffice to say that...
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    "The last place I worked, we did things differently!" (and correctly)

    LydiaNN replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    Worse than that, we have a woman who works for us, but her time is donated by a local education agency. Besides the fact that she makes half again what we earn and doesn't work as hard, she is always...
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    Why are RN's so fat!

    LydiaNN replied to MoriahRoseRN's topic in General Nursing

    No one can blame any of my less than healthy eating habits on my Mom. I was raised with sit down, balanced meals every night. One of my biggest guilts is that I don't provide my son the same
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    Why are RN's so fat!

    LydiaNN replied to MoriahRoseRN's topic in General Nursing

    I need to see some solid statistics that prove RNs are more likely to be overweight than people in any other profession before I buy into the idea that obesity is over-represented in our profession....
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    Med error could cost my job? Need help!

    LydiaNN replied to dmwRNpa's topic in General Nursing

    I would have reminded the head lady in HR that your manager had advised you to check your uniform. Why make that suggestion if the hospital was just going to say finding it there was fishy? Make...
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    My job has no meaning

    LydiaNN replied to PHLEBOTOMIST_TO_RN's topic in General Nursing

    that's funny, those were my exact thoughts while reading the post that you quoted. nurses are treated like gods? boy howdy, sign me
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    Nurses children and vaccinations, how do you feel?

    LydiaNN replied to Mistify's topic in General Nursing

    What forum are you on that is so anti-healthcare workers? I've heard plenty of rancor about vaccines, but I wasn't aware that there were people out there who oppose our entire profession on...
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    Anyone else injured during clinicals?

    LydiaNN replied to fleur-de-lis's topic in General Students

    Yes, our's is a PPO, too, but because I want the highest level of coverage, I only utilize the HMO doctors and plans. That's great the bill was worked out so quickly. I think around here it would...
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    Husbands or S/O's at routine exam

    LydiaNN replied to walker shaw's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Although I'm not interested in having dh at these appointments, I'd think long and hard about a PCP who didn't make every reasonable attempt to accommodate my feelings. If there just plain old isn't...
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    Anyone else injured during clinicals?

    LydiaNN replied to fleur-de-lis's topic in General Students

    The way our HMO works, upon enrollment you have to declare what hospital you will use for all situations except those that the HMO considers an emergency. We have PacifiCare, and we've declared the...