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Thanks for responding... turns out it was over 2 yrs ago and everything is peachy keen. -Just have to keep her well hydrated (a problem we had with all the kids last year), giver her meds and keep her away from grapefruit (who has that at camp?) Loo...

Hi - need your expertise here. I will be the camp nurse for our church's summer camp this year and just found out that we will be having a camper who had a "recent" kidney transplant. I am attempting to get a hold of the parents for more specifics ...

I did not see this show, but have worked in Zimbabwe as a nurse - it is beginning to be a common practice there and it is disgusting. There is education about it - lots of it, but you are fighting thousands of years of culture. The witch doctors - "...

Another trick withe TED hose is to first place the plastic package over the end of the foot - the hose will slip right on... just pull the package out through the hole in the toe and use on the the other foot. I had been struggling to get those da...

ADN-RN but working on my BSN - graduate in May/June! :balloons:

I went to orientation this week for my RN to BSN program.... while most was like any orientation - a bit boring.... I was amazed at how friendly and helpful EVERYONE on the campus was.... not like my ADN school at all (they could have cared less). ...

Hi Tweety - good for you and you go for it! I too like floor nursing, but never saw it as something I was going to do long term - I would have gotten my BSN anyway and gotten into public health or something else along those lines. I really like bei...

Thanks.... though I have to admit I feel like I am the one who is getting the better end of the deal. Less stress, get to LIVE life, the shona (the people we work with) are AWESOME! It is a Church of Christ/Christian church mission in rural Zimbabw...

Nursemaa and Trauma RUs - thanks for the encourgaging words! As for you deathnurse... maybe you should think next time before you spew some hateful words towards someones life that you know NOTHING about. I personally HAVE to have my BSN because I a...

I love it when our ER sends pts with an IV - I don't care where as long as they have one... a large portion of our pt population are IVDA'ers and while I can usually count on getting a line in myself - it really helps. We have had several pts sent t...

Limited stay / observation (med-surg, no tele) Nocs=max 4:1 but usually 2-3:1 with a MA until 2300

I had a contract with American Mobile twice - both at the same hospital. After talking with many travelers I think it really boils down to who your recruiter is. I had a GREAT one and I really miss working with her.

It was through http://www.nysna.org - just go under nursing education and then register (free) and you should be able to find it from there. Hope that helps.

There is... but I have to look for it. It was actually through some place in New York and costs about 20 bucks if I remember right. Was really easy - just had to read the material and take a test. You could print the material out too. I'll try an...

I just changed my schedule to work 4 in a row... We are a small, mostly really quiet unit - the only reason I considered it. We just hired 2 new people and there are only a total of 5 RN's who work nights - everyone was fighting over their schedules...

For the most part I was really blessed. We had 3 months of new grad orientation and by the time that was over I felt ready to be on my own. Everyone was really supportive except one (why is there always one) - it was my last week and I had to orien...

Wow - I do think that is a bit harsh. I made a doozy of a med error my 3rd semester of school. To make a long story short - everything turned out ok with the pt. While I had to write papers, watch videos, have conferences etc -the school was extre...

Hey - is anyone else seeing this trend? We have had a run of late 30's males who still live at home with "Mommy" -their words not mine - who dote on them hand and foot and expect us to do the same. We had 2 recently - one of which was sooooooooo non...

Your so right Tweety - and what makes it more interesting is that one day you will have a thought of "hmmmm - haven't seen (insert dx here) for a while" Then BAMMM! You get a run of them. I am not a supersititious person - but working in a hospital...

Wow - guess I hit a nerve! Tweety - you are so right - there are lazy pts from both genders. I just couldn't believe how many "Momma's Boys" we got last week - it was amazing! You would be in doing something with them - then here comes the phone c...

There is a lady at church who asked me this question and thought I would pass it on to you all... (I am brain dead this week - horrible cold, lots going on etc) Her mother, 70ish, has adult onset diabetes and is usually well controlled on Lantus and ...

Stephanie - thanks.... I will pass this info on to her. I really appreciate you help! Lori

Glad to hear she is on the mend - she's ADORABLE!!!!

We did lots of "game show" presentations. You can apply Jeopardy, Family Feud and Who wants to be a millionaire to just about anything. That way you get the class to participate too. We were desperate once and my group actually did a "bedtime story...

I traveled for a year and a half with American Mobile - I have heard some really bad things about them after I started and I never had any troubles. After talking with other travelers I think it comes down to your recruiter. I had a great one and t...