Retired R.N.

Retired R.N.

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  1. Is Medicare TRYING to kill patients?*vent*

    Retired R.N. replied to CarrieH's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Don't stop with just contacting your congress people. Get as much publicity as you can for this denial of prescribed medications. Let the general public know the names of the insurance companies that...

  2. Diabetic Pet Peeves

    Retired R.N. replied to bjs54321's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    If my level ever got that low, I doubt that I would be able to notice it because I think I might be just a lump on the floor! :-) I start feeling very queasy when I get down to 75 or so. For now, I...

  3. Diabetic Pet Peeves

    Retired R.N. replied to bjs54321's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    Thank you! I have just Googled "Diabetes Attitudes, Wishes, and Needs" and found many sites devoted to the topic. With a combination of asthma and what my doctor calls "pre-diabetes" I have...

  4. Lap tops and Phones..This is too much

    Retired R.N. replied to onconurseRT's topic in General Nursing

    Ahhh...This brings back some fond memories. We had one great head nurse who instituted a policy on her floor that spread rapidly. The unit secretary, or whoever answered the telephone would find out...

  5. Diabetic Pet Peeves

    Retired R.N. replied to bjs54321's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    No, I don't know about it. Please tell me as much as you can. I want as much good information about diabetes as I can possibly get to make it easier for me to cope with

  6. Lpn moving to texas

    Retired R.N. replied to jenjen8199's topic in General Nursing

    Before anyone moves to Texas, you need to be aware that it is an "employment at will" state. That means you can be laid off for any reason whatsoever, or for no reason at all if your employer decides...

  7. Medicare and following diabetics

    Retired R.N. replied to grannynurse FNP student's topic in General Nursing

    > I am seriously considering doing my thesis on the impact of diabetes and the lack of support and education, in the community. I think that would be a very useful project! Have you also taken a...

  8. Medicare and following diabetics

    Retired R.N. replied to grannynurse FNP student's topic in General Nursing

    Have you used the 800 number to ask any questions yet? Waiting for them to contact you, whether by mail or by telephone, doesn't sound like a very good way for their program to have any impact on...

  9. Nursing diagnosis "altered energy field"

    Retired R.N. replied to paphgrl's topic in General Nursing

    For an opposing view, here's an interesting report on this topic: http://www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/tt2.html Although James Randi, the famous magician and skeptic, has a standing offer...

  10. Nursing diagnosis "altered energy field"

    Retired R.N. replied to paphgrl's topic in General Nursing

    While it happens or after it

  11. Nursing diagnosis "altered energy field"

    Retired R.N. replied to paphgrl's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe Ms. Rowling could devise a contest between Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw residents to determine who is best at diagnosing arcane

  12. Nursing diagnosis "altered energy field"

    Retired R.N. replied to paphgrl's topic in General Nursing

    So, if a tree falls in a forest and nobody sees or hears it fall, are you saying that according to quantum physics there is no tree? Or are you saying that the observer is part of the

  13. Nursing diagnosis "altered energy field"

    Retired R.N. replied to paphgrl's topic in General Nursing

    Isn't the care and feeding of unicorns one of the studies undertaken by students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and

  14. Nursing diagnosis "altered energy field"

    Retired R.N. replied to paphgrl's topic in General Nursing

    If you insist on calling static electricity some kind of mystical healing source, and can't sense the difference in temperature between your hands and something else without touching it, you may have...

  15. Nursing diagnosis "altered energy field"

    Retired R.N. replied to paphgrl's topic in General Nursing

    You are much more diplomatic about this than I am. I would suggest that they surrender their nursing licenses and take out some that more clearly reflect their mystical beliefs. With all the talk...

  16. Residents-how do they stay awake for 24-36 hrs straight?

    Retired R.N. replied to Keysnurse2008's topic in General Nursing

    Re: Residents-how do they stay awake for 24-36 hrs straight? Some of them don't! When they walked in their sleep and mumbled rather incoherently an experienced night charge nurse that I knew in one L...

  17. Nursing diagnosis "altered energy field"

    Retired R.N. replied to paphgrl's topic in General Nursing

    I agree! I have been spending many hours lately running down references to alternative health care practices, and find that they encompass many theories from a variety of sources. All the way from...

  18. Nursing diagnosis "altered energy field"

    Retired R.N. replied to paphgrl's topic in General Nursing

    X-ray, electricity, heat, light, and other forms of energy can be objectively measured. Scientists agree on the definitions of terms like volts, watts, ergs, coulombs, ergs, lumens, emf, etc., and...

  19. Nursing diagnosis "altered energy field"

    Retired R.N. replied to paphgrl's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, there are electrical fields around high tension wires. These fields can be objectively measured by tools in common

  20. Male manager of OB

    Retired R.N. replied to Jabramac's topic in Ob/Gyn

    > OB nurses reactions to men in Ob very widely. Some are accepting others are not so it's hard to know what that particular floor would think about that. The best OB department I ever saw hired...

  21. Early Toilet Training Is Best

    Retired R.N. replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    TheCommuter wrote: > I say, if a puppy can be house-trained within a week, then surely an 18-month-old can be toilet trained within a month! How many puppies have you house-trained, and how many...

  22. 8 hour vs 12 hour shifts

    Retired R.N. replied to lstimpson's topic in General Nursing

    Just be sure that there is not a cute little "gotcha" clause that treats anything less than 40 hours per week as part-time work that is not eligible for full-time benefits. Also consider that after...

  23. Nursing diagnosis "altered energy field"

    Retired R.N. replied to paphgrl's topic in General Nursing

    > Practitioners of TT believe that there is an energy field that surrounds the human body. It apparently extends several inches. When the body suffers a physical disturbance, such as pain, the flow...

  24. Nursing diagnosis "altered energy field"

    Retired R.N. replied to paphgrl's topic in General Nursing

    Re: Nursing diagnosis "altered energy field" Can anyone explain to me -- in plain English -- just what is meant by the term "altered energy field?" What -- exactly -- is this "energy field" that we...

  25. stinking of cigarette smoke

    Retired R.N. replied to sisterfaye's topic in General Nursing

    > the issue is smoking stinks- no way around it. period. and your patients shouldn't have to smell it. If I were a patient being cared for by a smoking nurse, would I be able to get a noseclip to...