LydiaNN

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    Shocked and horrified!!

    LydiaNN replied to ayndim's topic in Pediatric

    I'm not sure that in this case I would go the route of the anonymous letter. I would probably call them directly, but if you're not comfortable doing that, why not tell the
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    Patches left in public

    LydiaNN replied to amgo24's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Even if so, I don't see the wisdom in leaving any supplies on a cart in the hallway. It looks sloppy, it encourages theft, it just shouldn't be done,
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    Patches left in public

    LydiaNN replied to amgo24's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    No, you're not overreacting. Hospital supplies of any type belong in storage areas, not in the hallway that patients
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    How would you handle this and what is your opinion?

    LydiaNN replied to Nutmeg5575's topic in General Nursing

    What she did is unethical and illegal. Although we can all probably understand the emotion behind the act, our licenses are contingent upon carrying out our responsibility to provide the same...
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    is it worth driving 20 miles to work to get paid 6 dollars more?

    LydiaNN replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    AAA estimates that in 2004, it cost an average of $.56 a mile to drive a car. Add on a couple of extra cents for inflation and you're looking at $.58 a mile. This includes all of the expenses...
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    Case study..syphlis?

    LydiaNN replied to KungFuFtr's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    It's been a while, but if memory serves, the potential for infecting others is greatest in the earlier stages of syphilis. Everything else I was going to say was covered very well by
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    Dr. Phil Segment upcoming

    LydiaNN replied to hbncns35's topic in Psychiatric

    Personally, I wouldn't do it. I think Dr. Phil exploits people's troubles in the name of ratings. Having said that, I think these shows do have some potential for enlightening a certain percentage...
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    Raids on members causing high fever in nurse unions

    LydiaNN replied to Brian's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Now we're talking about two different things, though. Not whether they upcoming market adjustment is going to spell doom for CA property owners (which it won't, for the people who have actually...
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    Raids on members causing high fever in nurse unions

    LydiaNN replied to Brian's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Yes, I know that, being that I live in California and all. Property values recovered after the 89 and 94 earthquakes, and they will recover after any future earthquakes. I wish I didn't have the...
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    We sooo need a sticky....NCLEX test stopped at 75...I failed? I passed?

    LydiaNN replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I took mine in July. In Pittsburgh. And no air conditioning. That wasn't so good now, was it? Same format as you, with the sections. The license fee my first year was $20. Of course, my salary...
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    Raids on members causing high fever in nurse unions

    LydiaNN replied to Brian's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    why would anyone tell that to them? those places aren't in california, and the decimation of real estate values in love canal was tied directly to a specific environmental hazard, not to market...
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    We sooo need a sticky....NCLEX test stopped at 75...I failed? I passed?

    LydiaNN replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    My NCLEX never turned off at all. You took the whole damn thing, using a paper and pencil, and you liked it. Then you waited 6 weeks for your
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    Raids on members causing high fever in nurse unions

    LydiaNN replied to Brian's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    But it will still benefit us in the long run. We bought our first house in 1992, pretty close to the bottom of the market. When we sold it ten years later, it had close to tripled in value. We put...
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    Got hired one day and fired the next

    LydiaNN replied to brown eyed girl's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I'm sorry that you got fired, but you're probably better off not working there. I can't stand co-workers who are always on the phone instead of doing their work, but we all need to be able to use our...
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    Raids on members causing high fever in nurse unions

    LydiaNN replied to Brian's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Ditto the San Diego
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    Raids on members causing high fever in nurse unions

    LydiaNN replied to Brian's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    And some of us like living here, with no pressing need to insult Texas or the Midwest. Every place has its advantages and disadvantages, both tangible and intangible. And you're right, there are an...
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    Raids on members causing high fever in nurse unions

    LydiaNN replied to Brian's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    My point isn't that the salaries of the CEO are exorbitant. My point is that you said the nurses' wages and the costs of caring for undocumented immigrants were going to cause more hospitals to...
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    Raids on members causing high fever in nurse unions

    LydiaNN replied to Brian's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    What is it with you and the name
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    Dormant strep/ ADHD s/s

    LydiaNN replied to BRANDY LPN's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't heard of it in connection to ADHD, but I have heard of a connection betwixt strep and Tourette's in genetically predisposed kids. As a matter of fact, since my bil has Tourette's, I have...
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    Raids on members causing high fever in nurse unions

    LydiaNN replied to Brian's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Right. But it's the nurses' salaries that are going to break these hospitals. Yeah, that's it.... blame it on the
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    Raids on members causing high fever in nurse unions

    LydiaNN replied to Brian's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    So... because of the so-called unrecoverable costs of treating undocumented immigrants (not all together accurate, but we'll go with it for the purposes of this conversation), nurses should be willing...
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    Raids on members causing high fever in nurse unions

    LydiaNN replied to Brian's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Actually, I feel sorry for them, too, but that's not
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    Raids on members causing high fever in nurse unions

    LydiaNN replied to Brian's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I wasn't aware that the rest of the country is free of smog, traffic, crime, or natural and enviromental disasters, or that those places that are don't have other problems that don't plague...
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    Raids on members causing high fever in nurse unions

    LydiaNN replied to Brian's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Poop hole California, roflmao. I don't mean to brag, but outside my back door, I have a magnificient view of the Pacific Ocean. From my front yard, I see rolling hills. It rarely goes above 80...
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    Raids on members causing high fever in nurse unions

    LydiaNN replied to Brian's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Yep, I sure did miss that.... my apologies. It's what comes of staying up all night and then posting when one is so tired they can't see