Loribabble

Are any of you working on your NP from overseas? I will be moving to Zimbabwe within the next year but would like to further my education. I will be working at a hospital and have both a MSN trained nurse (CNS) and a local doc... among visiting doc...

I have heard both good and bad about many of the companies... personally I think it boils down to the recruiter. I traveled with AM for 18 months and have no complaints. My pay/housing was comprable to what others were getting at the same hospital a...

Our lab is ok... rarely have issues with them... Pharmacy is great (slow at times, but good) - they will call the Dr to get the med clarified, changed etc - oftentimes before nursing knows there is even a problem. My biggest issue is medical stores....

Luckily, I have never come across this... but one hospital I worked at took it VERY seriously as a threat - especially if it was directed to someone specifically.... and security even got involved. From what I understood, they were told that they w...

I wouldn't use it regularly on someone.... but it works great when you get a new admit who hasn't been clean in weeks. Works great to cut though all that nasty caked on grime - especially the butts and feet. As a side note I have found that it works...

I am really encouraged and blessed to hear that others want to serve in this way also. I have been blessed to spend over a year in Zimbabwe (spread out over 4 trips - just got back yesterday from my last one) and will be moving there..going into full...

I just finished this class last qtr - glad it is over. I did my paper on the importance of sleep in an acute care pt. LOTS of info out there.

They are donating sweats to our clothing room (for the patients who don't have clothing to wear upon discharge) in our honor... Last year they donated socks to the homeless. -Lori

I don't wear one here in the states but when I am working in Zimbabwe I am required to wear a dress/skirt. I find them to be really comfortable and much cooler in the heat (I don't have to wear any kind of hose, just shoes/sandals)- I think the bigg...

Yippee! I am sure you will do great! I just started my 3rd (out of 4) qtr... I am going full-time, and working full-time nights, it has been rough at times but I always seem to make it through -pulling a 3.94 to boot! If this barely-made-it-out-o...

We get faxed report from the ER - it works well ONLY if the person writing the report writes what is really happening and is thorough. We are a small obs unit and cannot take full spine pts and most of the RN's in ER just check the "spine orders" bo...

Ok - this is pretty bad... I HATE taking vitals! I don't really understand why - they aren't hard, I'm not worried if they are abnormal. I guess I just don't like the routine of it.... hmmmmm I don't mind the "gross" stuff and I love a good goopy d...

I currently do a 4 12hr stretch every other week.... it's rough but doable on my unit which is usually pretty slow (small obs -low acuity). I tried it once on a busy ortho-trauma and just about passed out from sheer exhaustion at the end... but then...

That is just plain SCARY!!!! I can't believe they would do that! As for all the RN/LVN's going then the CNA's - I always thought there HAD to be an RN on the floor (not hiding out in the break room) at all times.

Ours is 7 beds plus 3 procedure beds... During the day we are responsible for pre and post procedure care of aniograms, cerebral and body angios, WADA's, fistula grams, the pain center (they still intra-thecal steroid injections -I think); liver, kid...

12 hr Noc shift, max of 7 - though usually I'm blessed!

I granduated May of 2000 - feel free to PM with any questions. -Lori

I took care of the most adorable 89 y/o female last week - added bonus was her family was awesome too.... anyway... they thought she fell (she didn't) in her assisted living apartment so brought her in and kept her over noc for observation. She was ...

Maybe they should meet my pt with an ice allergy... she even insisted on the allergy band to go with it.... didn't have a problem with cold items....just liked to drink room-temp water.

I had my wisdom teeth removed and a SARPE (surgically assisted rapid palate expansion - think surgical Le Fort) last dec. They usually give a dose of decadron (steroid) to help in the reduction of swelling and I only received the one dose immediatel...

Oh these are SOOOOO funny.... only nurses would see the humor in Poop! I once took care of an elderly man, totally alert and oriented, but always stuck his hands where the sun don't shine. I spent 2 hours soaking, scrubbing, picking etc, his finge...

The quote was taken from the British Medical Journal: "The South African president, Thabo Mbeki, believes that poverty and antiretroviral drugs are the cause of AIDS. His pseudoscientific beliefs may contribute to the unnecessary death of many poor...

Steph - I would love to hear about his experiences too. I have another 18 months before I get to go back and it is driving me crazy! Most people who go, become enraptured with Africa despite all the bad stuff - we call it "malaria of the heart". ...

I said "many" - not "most" - big difference. I realize that the title "the dark continent" was mis-used, but I think it does capture some of what goes on there. And yes, the western world did horrible things and Africa continues to suffer because o...

I totally agree with you that this is horrific, and I personally can't comprehend how someone would think that way.... But.... to many Africans - life is cheap. It is not valued. Many women don't get pre-natal care or tell anyone that they are preg...