LydiaNN

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    Add to the story....

    LydiaNN replied to bassRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    you aren't supposed to take more than 4 of them at a time because you could end
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    Add to the story....

    LydiaNN replied to bassRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    of those pretty blue pills that make you feel
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    Kicked out of school for being pregnant!?

    LydiaNN replied to ibambamama's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    I would be stunned if this was legal... I don't think that they could make you sign a paper promising not to get pregnant, because the reality is that we don't always have control of that. Birth...
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    Has anyone ever had to retake English Comp a second time?

    LydiaNN replied to Iwannabeababynurse's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Good point. I really don't think you can underestimate the value of critical thinking skills, in nursing school and beyond. Learning to write well is one component of building those
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    Has anyone ever had to retake English Comp a second time?

    LydiaNN replied to Iwannabeababynurse's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I also agree with the above explanation. The ability to write clearly and concisely is of vital importance in Nursing. For example, your message asks if anyone had to retake this course a 2nd time....
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    Clinical Pathway? Help!

    LydiaNN replied to LydiaNN's topic in General Nursing

    You guys are very helpful! Thanks so much! As so often happens, as soon as I asked for help, I was able to figure it out. The first thing this morning I reopened it and tried again, and felt a...
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    Clinical Pathway? Help!

    LydiaNN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry if this isn't exactly the right forum for this question, but it is work-related, and thus, hopefully, appropriate. I've created a clinical pathway using an org chart insert on Power Point,...
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    Learning Disabled Students

    LydiaNN replied to dmarie (GA)'s topic in General Nursing

    I don't have any ADA qualifying conditions; however, my son does. I get to sick to death of the ''that's not fair'' remarks that I hear. I always remember my Mom telling me, anytime that I whined to...
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    Holiday Gifts: What is appropriate?

    LydiaNN replied to weirdRN's topic in General Nursing

    Homemade gifts are very popular, be they edible or craftsy type things. With a $10 per person budget, there's lots of ways you can go, though. Gift cards (Starbuck's seems to be really popular), hand...
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    West Penn Hospital attains "Magnet" status!

    LydiaNN replied to pghfoxfan's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Yay for West Penn. Not that this has anything to do with their magnet status, it is really just more that I'm reminiscing, but I used to live right across the street from their back exit. I was on...
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    Learning Disabled Students

    LydiaNN replied to dmarie (GA)'s topic in General Nursing

    The question has been asked and answered a number of times on this thread. Yes, if this person is capable of performing essential functions of the job, their employer will be expected to make...
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    Learning Disabled Students

    LydiaNN replied to dmarie (GA)'s topic in General Nursing

    Have you read a single thing that has been said in the posts that were contributed by people with an LD? It seems to me as if this is going to be your response no matter what is said, so I wonder if...
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    What's your holiday bonus?

    LydiaNN replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmmm... some posters here may recall that last Christmas, I ordered a smoked turkey that was meant to be delivered via UPS and it never
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    What's your holiday bonus?

    LydiaNN replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    Still, it is nice that you get the $ for it. Where I work, we can save our sick time indefinitely but when you leave, you can't turn it in. Vacation time, yes, but sick time, no. So you're torn...
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    Learning Disabled Students

    LydiaNN replied to dmarie (GA)'s topic in General Nursing

    Actually, all employers are required to make reasonable accommodations. However, depending on the requirements of the job, what is reasonable will vary considerably. Obviously what is reasonable in...
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    Learning Disabled Students

    LydiaNN replied to dmarie (GA)'s topic in General Nursing

    In reality, the law isn't broad at all. It spells out qualifying conditions and criteria clearly. It also states that programs are only required to make reasonable accommodations, NOT modifications....
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    Learning Disabled Students

    LydiaNN replied to dmarie (GA)'s topic in General Nursing

    Couldn't have said it better myself. I'd much rather be cared for by a nurse who received the support that they needed to graduate and pass the boards than to be cared for by one with attitudes like...
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    What's your holiday bonus?

    LydiaNN replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    Some of these are so pathetic, I think it is probably better not to get one! It reminds me of being a waittress and having people leave miniscule tips. It felt like an insult. OTOH, some of you get...
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    The Largest Student Loan Actually PAID OFF!

    LydiaNN replied to BSNtobe2009's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, when I went to nursing school, the highest Stafford loan you could borrow was $2500 year! My school had a loan program where you could borrow another $1000 a year. Of course, a full year's...
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    It's that time again! Working Christmas?

    LydiaNN replied to scrmblr's topic in General Nursing

    The first year I was dating my husband, we went to his Dad's for Christmas. It was the most miserable holiday I'd ever spent (and bear in mind that my own father's drinking almost universally ruined...
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    What's your holiday bonus?

    LydiaNN replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah,
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    Internet at work?

    LydiaNN replied to Kait's topic in General Nursing

    Our policy is very vague. We're not supposed to abuse Internet privileges nor visit any offensive sites. I see staff on shopping and game sites all the time, though. I don't visit those, but I do...
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    Georgia's kids need your help!

    LydiaNN replied to mtnmom's topic in Georgia Nursing

    I wish this situation was restricted to Georgia. The fact is there's been a push on, ever since a certain someone became President, to cut Medicaid costs. If these same cuts were tried with...
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    million dollar babies

    LydiaNN replied to RNin2007's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Almost always there is some sort of government program that pays for a substantial portion of these babies' care. Even those with insurance can exhaust their lifetime benefits within a child's NICU...
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    million dollar babies

    LydiaNN replied to RNin2007's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Medicare is for senior citizens, most of whom have paid into the system their entire adult lives (not as much as their health care costs, of course, but that's a different story...) Medicaid is the...