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  1. just awful

    germain posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

    on the disability activist front, which I think affects us all, this stroy is horrible- is it really this bad in tenessee? EDITORIAL OBSERVER Can Disabled People Be Forced to Crawl Up the Courthouse...

  2. just awful

    germain replied to germain's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    thanks for the additional article, what I had was an editorial. I'm still pissed, but yeah, I know it can be like that anywhere. Its just that a westerner like me gets this pictureof a bunch of...

  3. Hangups in Nursing

    germain replied to kimmathis14's topic in Nursing Career

    I thought nothing bothered me, was actua,ly looking for something to gross me out- and now I've found it. Its teh sickly sweet smell of liver faiure. It stays with me when i leave a room. I dont...

  4. just awful

    germain replied to germain's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The americans with disabilities act happened- in 1993! Everyone has had 11 years to get the picture and make public buildings accessable. They get federal money to do so, so why not comply? But its...

  5. transgender nurse (transvestite)

    germain replied to nursecathy's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    OH boy, I have to be mentally stable to be a nurse? I'm screwed now, too bad I spent all that money on my education, since I have issues to deal with and all. Seriously, this person is probably...

  6. CNA's in ICU?

    germain replied to FutureRNMichael's topic in MICU, SICU

    I work as a float CNA in the hospital here, and the ICU is my favorite place to float. The nurses are attentive to their patients and here, at least, are the friendliest nurses. Its also the place I...

  7. We tell the student nurses to run for their lives."

    germain replied to hbscott's topic in General Nursing

    heres what I dont understand about all you dissatisfied nurses- why dont you change nursing jobs? Your skills are the most marketable in the world- you dont have to put up with that charge nurses BS-...

  8. Pt found dead!!!

    germain replied to glascow's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    kc ccurn wrote "As far as sitter are concerned, it's a catch 22. Frequently I've had to wake up the sitter as I went into my restrained patients room because he was climbing OOB. We don't use sitters...

  9. Blood pressure Monitors...Recommendations

    germain replied to Mayo's topic in General Nursing

    there is no way you should have to pay fro something at work with your own money. recommend that your facility pay for the monitors themselves. They are time savers but not as

  10. What should I do

    germain replied to peaches99lol's topic in General Nursing

    suzanne4, you are absolutely right, I think the going advice here is DEAL WITH IT NOW. My husband had a 3 year overstay and other issues, and we didnt pay 10 grand, but rates differ, just saying to...

  11. What should I do

    germain replied to peaches99lol's topic in General Nursing

    again, suzanne4 is right about getting an immigration lawyer, but it didn't cost us 10,000 dollars, and our case was pretty complicated. You may be looking at 2-3,000. or more, it depends. One...

  12. What should I do

    germain replied to peaches99lol's topic in General Nursing

    okay, I have a lot of expereince in the visa relm. First, if it hasn;t been that long since you overstayud, walk yourself down to INS and take care of it pronto- you do not want to be out of status a...

  13. Things that make you go eww...

    germain replied to TraumaQueen's topic in General Nursing

    the feces of unfortunate liver failure

  14. Marijuana and Breast Feeding ????

    germain replied to Lela RN's topic in General Nursing

    okay, I'm not saying this justifys a thing, but my hippy parents smoked dope- lots of dope, while I was being breast fed( not pregnant, just bf) and thank you very much I turned out fine. Still, i...

  15. Anyone done private duty in the home?

    germain replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I've done alot of private duty as an aide, but was trained and did alot of lpn things like tube feeding and vent care. I learned a ton, most important the fine art of being a neutral presence in a...

  16. Would it really benefit me?

    germain replied to tumblebug's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a cna now working on my RN. Its great expereince, but only pays alittle above your regions' minimum wage when you start out. You can work up quickly, depending on your job opportuinites. Once...

  17. I hate it when people say this...

    germain replied to Shotzie's topic in General Nursing

    what I hate the most is being thought of as a goody goody because I want to be a nurse and work now as a nurses aide, as If I'm mother ****ing teresa because I give all day helping the sick and...

  18. young female docs

    germain replied to youngfemaledoc's topic in General Nursing

    those 60s stereotypes are still with us- look at the nurse call button on the bed in your hospital- is it a ladies room sign woman figure, or a little mary tyler moore haircut with a nursing cap? I'd...

  19. Large man wound care

    germain replied to zacarias's topic in General Nursing

    I was thinking, god, this guy sounds so familliar, then I realized that we work at the same hopital. I know this guy too, as an HA, all I can say is strength be with you and thank you so much for...

  20. Nursing in France

    germain replied to bambi007's topic in General World

    I dont know if she is, but I am, and am going to france this month to be with my husband while we work out immigration paperwork. If our appeals dont work out, I may go to school there. I am very...

  21. Very frightening website

    germain replied to justjenny's topic in General Nursing

    yeah, i agree with the last poster, there are some good things to come out of alternative medicine, it isn't all bunk, but I get really burned on people who are either in one camp or the other. yeah,...

  22. PLEASE HELP - resume for CNA

    germain replied to a_clay's topic in First Year After Licensure

    i've been a cna for 11 years now, all I can say is don't worry, you will find work. long term care facilities are usually desperate, and although it can be stressful, its good expereince. Once you...

  23. Very frightening website

    germain replied to justjenny's topic in General Nursing

    I have alot of friends into this, who have actually tried to talk me out of nursing school becuase they think medicine is just not sensitive to their needs. But really, this is my take on it- none of...

  24. When little old ladies attack.....

    germain replied to IloveSnoopy's topic in General Nursing

    "SW, said that my efforts at reality orientation were futile with M.A. Ruby said, Dont waste your time trying to ration with her." After all Ruby, is older than M.A. and spent many years caring for...

  25. When little old ladies attack.....

    germain replied to IloveSnoopy's topic in General Nursing

    worked as an aide for years ont he alzheimers ward, my advice is if they open skin, get it looked at asap. I got a really nasty infection once from an old lady