LydiaNN

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    'Unhealthy' nurses...bad examples?

    LydiaNN replied to fifi2323's topic in General Nursing

    And how would she feel about an ugly, skinny nurse, I
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    'Unhealthy' nurses...bad examples?

    LydiaNN replied to fifi2323's topic in General Nursing

    Who would get to dictate what comprised a healthy lifestyle? Would nurses who aren't overweight but are bulimic be considered incompetent? What about a thin nurse who is ill? Or people who control...
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    'Unhealthy' nurses...bad examples?

    LydiaNN replied to fifi2323's topic in General Nursing

    It wasn't me who made that comment, and I agree that one can be both outwardly attractive and a competent nurse. However, one can also have weight management issues and be a competent nurse as well....
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    'Unhealthy' nurses...bad examples?

    LydiaNN replied to fifi2323's topic in General Nursing

    My Mom's sister has 3 girls. This branch of the family tree makes our branch look positively functional by comparison, although in reality we have experienced more than our share of dysfunction over...
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    'Unhealthy' nurses...bad examples?

    LydiaNN replied to fifi2323's topic in General Nursing

    The OP in this thread is asking a different question, though. Not whether we think nurses ''shouldn't'' be overweight or smoke, but whether those of us who are or do have taken any flak for it. It...
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    Need Help Figuring Out Commute!!

    LydiaNN replied to StephRN25's topic in California Nursing

    IMHO, the traffic is not worse than Boston's, but my only real experience with Boston traffic is the route from the airport to Back Bay and the route taken by the red bus tour. As cities go, San...
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    I am a nurse, but I dream of....

    LydiaNN replied to Elisheva's topic in General Nursing

    1. The head of a philanthropic organization, deciding how to give away my millions and millions of dollars to worthwhile causes (sigh... a girl can dream, right?) 2. An artist 3. A writer 4. An...
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    How do u fell about a alcoholic receiving a liver transplant??

    LydiaNN replied to EmileeMc's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    We are educated. Have you not read that the guidelines for transplantation specifically consider the likelihood of success? It isn't about personal judgement, it is about using a very limited supply...
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    How do u fell about a alcoholic receiving a liver transplant??

    LydiaNN replied to EmileeMc's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    The same way John Phillips did... money talks... and someone who would have taken great good care of themselves was denied that liver just so JP could destroy another
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    Recommended Reading Nursing Books List (joke)

    LydiaNN replied to Angie O'Plasty's topic in Nursing Humor

    Tubal Ligation Made Easy by Cutt and Bern Banish Headaches! by N. Omar Payne How Dental Implants Improve Nutrition in LTC Patients by Chui Ahn Educating Your Patients About Safe Sex by Justin Case...
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    Commute time East side Valley to Beverly Hills (west side?)

    LydiaNN replied to 777RNThatsMe's topic in California Nursing

    Gomer, I was just in LA yesterday and took the subway from Children's Hospital. Kaiser is across the street. Yes, it is limited, but it is still a viable option if you happen to work at one of those...
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    Update on Gross Out Co-Worker

    LydiaNN replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    Beyond whatever underlying physical conditions are causing these problems, it sounds to me as if there are mental health issues as
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    Can all parents really make good decisions

    LydiaNN replied to mauigal's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    There are also those ''miracle'' babies that have surprisingly few problems despite all the odds. Yes, they're less than 1% of all such births, but they do exist. It isn't for ''us'' (meaning health...
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    Commute time East side Valley to Beverly Hills (west side?)

    LydiaNN replied to 777RNThatsMe's topic in California Nursing

    Also, look into the subway lines that might be near the hospitals and any neighborhoods you're thinking about moving to and see if they would
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    Don't apply here anymore or what??

    LydiaNN replied to shortstuff31117's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work, HR does things in their own good time, and it doesn't seem to have anything to do with our staffing needs. They can take as long to process paperwork when we tell them we have an urgent...
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    Parents not supporting me but Im Starting Lvn program next month paying 800 a month!

    LydiaNN replied to mynameizjim's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    In fairness to the parents, I think it would be interesting to know what the OP has been doing with his time and life since leaving high school. I have known parents who had kids that started college...
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    Where were u 9/11/01?

    LydiaNN replied to k_cole21's topic in General Nursing

    Today is my birthday and the birthday of a woman who used to be my co-worker. This woman immigrated here from Mexico, and at the time, she still wasn't quite fluent in English. I walked into the...
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    Bad area/good areas of LA- need list please

    LydiaNN replied to 777RNThatsMe's topic in California Nursing

    12 years ago... let's see, ground had probably been recently broken on the 56. I remember when it happened because they had to take over Baker's Square (eminent domain). I still miss that place!...
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    Bad area/good areas of LA- need list please

    LydiaNN replied to 777RNThatsMe's topic in California Nursing

    I have a friend in Glendale. That's definitely closer than Ventura. She owns her house, but at least when she bought it, the area was still reasonable- she was a single Mom at the time with no child...
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    Bad area/good areas of LA- need list please

    LydiaNN replied to 777RNThatsMe's topic in California Nursing

    I said ''it isn't like we have light traffic''. That means that no, we do not have light traffic. Still, in my opinion, having to traverse the route from coastal North County (but pretty far south for...
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    How safe are IUD's?

    LydiaNN replied to eng_nurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    personally, i would consider hellish cramps to be a major problem. that is one of the reasons i have never even tried an
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    Bad area/good areas of LA- need list please

    LydiaNN replied to 777RNThatsMe's topic in California Nursing

    You will want to keep in mind that the 60 minute commute could translate to 2 hours, given LA area traffic. The closer you can live to work, the better, for the most part, particularly if you'll be...
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    Socialized Medicine sure is scary.....

    LydiaNN replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I don't think translating French salaries into American dollars gives us any real picture of the standard of living those dollars provide. It's comparing apples to
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    Personnal lives or reckless?

    LydiaNN replied to Still Riding's topic in General Nursing

    I hadn't heard about the Big Dig panels. Yikes. How far will that set things back? I will never forget the ride to the Pru Sheraton from the airport, I thought I was going to faint, lol. Two days...
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    Personnal lives or reckless?

    LydiaNN replied to Still Riding's topic in General Nursing

    I used to live in Pittsburgh, but I must say I find both San Francisco and Boston scarier cities in which to drive... SF because of the hills and Boston because it is craaaaaaazy there. DC's no piece...