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  1. Saving your back in Rehab

    germain posted a topic in Rehabilitation

    Hi, I just got an aide position on a rehab floor of a hospital and am wondering if any of you have specific work out regimes for your back or advice for not getting hurt. I'm in good condition and...

  2. Woman wakes up & is talking after 20 years in a coma

    germain replied to onehusbandsevenkids's topic in General Nursing

    The thing is you wouldn't care. you wouldn't be the same person you are now, I think. You can't say what you would want in that situation because it is so different from anything you've experienced,...

  3. Nursing in France

    germain replied to bambi007's topic in General World

    WOW- I work at a hospital in Seattle as an AIDE and I make that much- Nurses make quite a bit more than I do here. My impression and research was that nurses in France make significantly less than...

  4. Nursing in France

    germain replied to bambi007's topic in General World

    Take the language test, above, with a specialty in science- there should be a course near you. Afterwards, with that in hand, see if a specific hospital willtrain you in the medical language ( you...

  5. Wearing scrubs in public...

    germain replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    Oh Please, when I worry about germs on the bus, it is not the people wearing scrubs I worry about, it the wino with the purse on his head, or the 8 year old wiping his nose on the seat. Get real,...

  6. normal activities for vent pt's?

    germain posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    HI Y'all. I've written here before that I have been a long time nurses aide, am currently a nursing student, and volunteer as an ombudsman at a nursing home. I am hoping that some LTC nurses can...

  7. Is there a spot for CNA's on this forum?

    germain replied to najahlei's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, thank you. I'm a CNA, have been for 11 years before deciding to study nursing. I work now at a large teaching hospital and love my work. I actually wonder if I'll miss giving bed bathes when I...

  8. Wined and Dined by future employers

    germain replied to fromTeacher2Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Why not wine and dine experienced

  9. Youngest labor patient?

    germain replied to RNLaborNurse4U's topic in Ob/Gyn

    sorry for the politics, but teen pregnacy is rising, and STD are skyrocketing, amoung teens in certain places. Sex ed isn't what it used to be, its now abstinence only if the school recieves federal...

  10. where does the money go??????

    germain replied to cardiacnurse's topic in General Nursing

    It goes to pay the people who process the check, mail out the flyers, and print up the adorable wallet

  11. MRSA question

    germain replied to elalpn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Really? I always thought that if you always killed all the bacteria, good and bad, colonized on your skin, you increased the populations of bad bacteria, or could, by killing your normal skin flora...

  12. Nurse, There's a Spider in My Throat

    germain replied to AngelSpirit's topic in Emergency

    There was an old lady who swallowed a spider That wiggled and jiggled and wiggled insider her. She swallowed the spider to catch the fly, But I don't know why- she swallowed the

  13. Occupational therapy...good field?? I am considering this or RN

    germain replied to Athenas83's topic in General Nursing

    I've been thinking EXACTLY the same thing- RN or OT? Here's what I think will ultimately make my decision; grad school = 25000$ with very few Ta/ scholarship possibilties. Nursing school= lots of...

  14. Nursing in France

    germain replied to bambi007's topic in General World

    The language tests are called the Deflt, Diplome des Etudes Langue Etranger , or something like that I FORGET. sorry, sleep deprived. A google search should

  15. Nursing in France

    germain replied to bambi007's topic in General World

    Hopefully someone who lives there will give you the heads up. I think you must present yourself on application, and you might look at taking the french language exam just to have the paper in front...

  16. Alcoholic Mother--Need Professional Advice

    germain replied to Siouxz2's topic in General Nursing

    You need some support- any support. Get some now! Heres some support I'm throwing your way from cyberspace- CATCH! I think you have a very realistic idea about the situation, but I can' t help but...

  17. Reward system for hardworking CNA's..need help!

    germain replied to NurseWiggins's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I think thank you's and recommendation letters to charge/ nurse managers go a long long way. Everyone wants to be appreciated, right? One thing the nurse manager did for us as aides was buy us...

  18. Male Nurse and OB/GYN ? Is this okay ?

    germain replied to earthlovers123's topic in General Nursing

    It would depend on what kind of a guy you are. I would probably be cool with

  19. Need ideas: Ideal Nursing Home

    germain replied to Fun2's topic in General Nursing

    All of the above AND- a home that is the center of the larger community. Activites for families that visit- formal dinners or movies etc. Recreation all the time but not too much, a garden is...

  20. Venting...Hosp pts coming from skilled nursing facilities

    germain replied to stidget99's topic in General Nursing

    You owe it to residents of these homes to report to DSHS, the police, ombudsman, everyone. Let us know how it turns out, and if you'd really like to help, contact your ombudsman and see about...

  21. 1950s nursing

    germain replied to colrainrn's topic in General Nursing

    I trained as an aide with a retired nursing instructor and remember making beds OVER and OVER until they were FLAT. She was a great instructor, a real view into the past, and her voice is still with...

  22. Artificial feeding-Terri Schiavo

    germain replied to ktwlpn's topic in General Nursing

    An absolute tragety. I hate that the republicans made it a farce, but I hate even more that noone jumped in and did what was just plain right- to allow her to live. Noone lost more than Terri in...

  23. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    germain replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    OhOHYEAH- I finally found my specialty- Where can I get certified as a Sex Education Nurse

  24. Handwashing and hand sanitizer killing my hands... help!

    germain replied to smiles13's topic in General Nursing

    When my hands got really bad I A: greased them up with Eucerine ( the kind the consistancy of crisco) and wore vinyl golves to bed to hold in the cream an B: wore gloves to do EVERYTHING at work,...

  25. more education for CNA's?

    germain posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    First, In Washington state now one does not need to be a CNA to be a caregiver in assisted living or adult family homes. INstead of the 86 hours of CNA training they take 24 hours of "fundamentals of...