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  1. magnet therapy

    weezieRN posted a topic in Holistic

    Hi, I'm going for my bsn and we have a alternative health nursing class in which we are to do a presentation on magnet therapy. Does anyone know where you could get some printable literature or get a...

  2. Your Thoughts Requested

    weezieRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    My husband and I have been having this discussion since my DR recently found a nodule on my thyroid. What do you think or what would DR's think of a spouse requesting to be in the operating room...

  3. Your Thoughts Requested

    weezieRN replied to weezieRN's topic in General Nursing

    DAQUEENGENE, Thank you for caring about your patients and me, you are the first one who has not totally bashed me. I am a good nurse and believe in the same things that you do. I don't make people...

  4. Your Thoughts Requested

    weezieRN replied to weezieRN's topic in General Nursing

    CCU NRS Where do you see on my profile that I am a CNA? That is not even a choice under the educational profile. My orginal profile contained my date passing my RN boards which stated "new RN...

  5. Your Thoughts Requested

    weezieRN replied to weezieRN's topic in General Nursing

    yes i am realistic enough to believe that i am not the only pt as well i know this for a fact but i do expect as everyone to have their basic needs met, pain mangement, toileting, diet and the ability...

  6. Your Thoughts Requested

    weezieRN replied to weezieRN's topic in General Nursing

    I really hate to tell you when you are a pt in the hospital it should be about ME ME ME, I am paying for your salary (inadvertently) and you are there to do a job and that is to care for ME ME ME, I...

  7. Your Thoughts Requested

    weezieRN replied to weezieRN's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't mean what was really stated by saying I didn't want you taking care of me or others what i meant was you need to be a little more understanding and flexible to people's wishes, just one wish,...

  8. Your Thoughts Requested

    weezieRN replied to weezieRN's topic in General Nursing

    Ok i give up, cause i can see that I am not getting anywhere with the posters here and ultimately you don't have any say in anything just your opinions. So to all of you belittlers out there you are...

  9. Your Thoughts Requested

    weezieRN replied to weezieRN's topic in General Nursing

    I dont know if i should be on here but dont really care after listening to what you have been saying to my wife ifeel i need to be.I dont know who ccu nrs is but your a sick person my wife is most...

  10. Your Thoughts Requested

    weezieRN replied to weezieRN's topic in General Nursing

    yes i certainly understand the whole bit about the sterile field and infection control but you cant tell me that a lot of infections don't stem from the OR. With the rise of infections in hospital...

  11. Your Thoughts Requested

    weezieRN replied to weezieRN's topic in General Nursing

    ccu rn you have hit the nail on the head when talking about what would happen should anyone pass away in the OR everything is after the fact...... not during minutes of the incidence maybe not even...

  12. Your Thoughts Requested

    weezieRN replied to weezieRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry you can't understand why things are as they are. Maybe you could spend the day in the OR with another nurse and then maybe you'll understand why the rules are why they are. Also, I really...

  13. Your Thoughts Requested

    weezieRN replied to weezieRN's topic in General Nursing

    thanks for the replies and i know everyone has a job to do etc and don't want the added trouble of someone else in the room but he is not the least bit squeamish, watched all my births, guts deer etc....

  14. When To Take NCLEX

    weezieRN replied to gerry79's topic in General Nursing

    graduated first part of May took my NCLEX in August passed the first time

  15. Salary poll---please help

    weezieRN replied to jdpete's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I apologize, must not have read the entire heading or location of posting, can you retract your vote from the poll? Will gladly do so so you can have and accurate number for your poll. Good Luck job...

  16. Salary poll---please help

    weezieRN replied to jdpete's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I think you should have lowered your numbers a little, or you must be dreaming that the average nurse working 45 hrs or less is making 100,000 should have started out at less than

  17. What do yall think about....

    weezieRN replied to ava'smomRN's topic in General Nursing

    I understand it to be you can work at any of the critically short areas, ie hospitals, nursing homes, state dept of health, indian reservations etc, anything but dr offices and free standing clinics...

  18. Help Help Help!!

    weezieRN replied to sedwards's topic in Alabama Nursing

    sedwards, Look into Select Specialty in Butler Alabama. We have a select specialty in Johnstown Pa that take ventilator dependent patients as well as multiple trauma and wound care pt yet to ill to go...

  19. Need to Put Together a Quickie Inservice for Hospital Staff

    weezieRN replied to hospicenurse's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Not to take anything away from the family but staff also needs some emotional support in this situation also. Does your facility have an employee assistance program? I know the tears shead for a...

  20. Need to Put Together a Quickie Inservice for Hospital Staff

    weezieRN replied to hospicenurse's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Not to change the subject but I'm just udderly surprised at the amt of medication she is receiving and has not actually passed away from respiratory depression etc. I don't know her condition and...

  21. IV Fentanyl use on Med/Surg Unit

    weezieRN replied to abdnnurse's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    wow, i never knew of such a controversy with fentanyl, we give it iv push all the time and have never seen any ill affects. Also we many times have GI surgery pts come up with epidurals of fentanyl,...

  22. hope you can help

    weezieRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Sister in law called this am stating her husband a type 1 diabetic awoke confused, didn't know who he was and was doing bizarre things like taking everything out of the dresser drawers, then he got...

  23. hope you can help

    weezieRN replied to weezieRN's topic in General Nursing

    3rd shift guy, that was my first guess but do stroke pts usually have such bizarre behaviors, memory loss i can see but he was doing things that he doesn't even remember. The bad side is that he is...

  24. nurse patient ratio..

    weezieRN replied to Lawton Nurse's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I finally got my reprieve from my horrible working conditions, with a new job offer this week that i accepted. You to need to think long and hard about your situation and do what is best for...

  25. guess what

    weezieRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Every one that has been following me can be as excited as me. Got word today that I have the OB job I have wanted. Manager at new facility called and then my hubbie called me at work to let me know it...