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I think I did that when I first moved away from home. I still have a couple of red bedspreads that I use as drop cloths, but they do not get washed with other clothes. It's so nice to have my own washer and dryer, always clean and in perfect repair. Sometimes a commercial dryer would throw a snit and overheat my clothes. The resulting wrinkles were pretty much permanent.

What color are your scrubs? Red is never safe, even after years, as I know from personal experience. I would not risk intense colors like the purple scrubs shown in the ad associated with this thread, either. My 22 year old washer and dryer (at 2 loads a week, I expect them to be part of my estate) have only cotton and permanent press settings. As a guy, I only buy permanent press clothes that will "play nice" with the rest of the laundry.

I received the vaccine yesterday, December 15. This was the first day it was available to the general population in my county. I had a slight soreness for half a day at the injection site (right deltoid). No other symptoms. On the other hand, a 25 year old man in my county died from H1N1 complications within the past week. He probably never had the opportunity to receive the vaccine.

My skull has lumps and dents. No history of head trauma. Luckily for me, I have a full head of hair.

Those scissors are listed by Hach Company as Clippers (Shears) for $15.45. I use them to open powder pillows. Since they are included in a picture of extraction tools, I guess they must be sturdy enough to cut seat belts.

Here are the 2007 census household incomes. The upper chart is unadjusted, the lower chart has all of the years converted to 2007 dollars: http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/income/histinc/f01AR.html As the chart is divided into fifths: Second fifth range: $27,865 - $49,510 Third fifth range: $49,511 - $75,000 Fourth fifth range: $75,001 - $112,638 So 60% of households earn from $27,865 to $112,638

Williss2: Where do you live? Standard of living is wages divided by cost of living. The denominator (cost of living) is more important than the numerator (wages) because it varies more. I am not a healthcare worker, but my wages are perhaps somewhat above what the average BSN earns. This combined with a low cost of living where I am gives me a very good standard of living. I call my financial philosophy the 6 Don'ts: Don't smoke Don't drink Don't do drugs Don't gamble Don't borrow money Don't drive more than 6,000 miles a year You'll be amazed at how fast you can accumulate money. My neighborhood includes a new development of very nice large houses. Looking at my modest Cape Cod, you would think that my income would be below average. I was shocked when it turned out the average neighborhood income was slightly below the median; about $15,000 less than I make. I guess I know where their money is going. I found this out because we are going to get city sewers, and grant money for the project depends on neighborhood income.

Here in Ohio, the actual penalties for failing to report for jury duty vary by county and even by judge (as opposed to the written law). In Wayne County, they would probably just ignore you (perhaps because so many of us take our civic duties seriously that there is no shortage of jurors reporting for duty). On the other hand, I know of a person in an adjacent county who was charged with contempt of court. He told them that he might have to leave the country during the time he was eligible for duty. Unfortunately for him, he was called for duty when he was out of the country. The fact that he had told them in advance made no difference to the court. Maybe he was able to have this charge removed from his "permanent record" by serving at a later date. I do not know. As far as breastfeeding, at one trial the judge dismissed a juror for that reason. At another trial, a different judge did not like to excuse anyone for any reason. When I was on county grand jury this year, all 9 of us had perfect attendance for the 4 Friday sessions. I guess this was unusual. It made for short days, since nobody had to be brought in as a substitute and brought up to speed.

I hope this catches on in America some day!

The bed is supposed to be lowered when the patient is unattended? I am not a healthcare worker, but was an ICU patient in 2003. I would lower the bed when I needed to get out, and then raise it back up after I was back in bed. The nurses never adjusted bed height. I even wished for a digital height display so that I could get it back into the precise position it was in when I was transferred from the ED to the ICU! As a student, of course, you have to follow instructions. Also, I was alert and oriented, and not a fall risk.

I work at 2 different locations, a quarter mile apart on the same road. It is about 4 miles and takes about 6 minutes. 1 stop sign on the way to work, none on the way home. No traffic lights, no school zones, no railroad tracks. Mapquest says it is 7 minutes and 4.5 miles to the further workplace, but they start out by turning the wrong direction out of my driveway. I can get lost perfectly well without that kind of help.

Chronic Fatigue and Fibromyalgia are controversial diagnoses. Some consider them to be actual diseases, while others consider them to be malingering. The malingering camp thinks that Chronic Fatigue and Fibromyalgia patients use their "illnesses" to get things they want (narcotics and other mind-altering drugs), and to avoid things they do not want (having to work for a living). Wikipedia has excellent articles on malingering, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and Fibromyalgia.

Are you getting enough sleep? I have had this happen to me. If I am sleepy to the point where I am no longer learning anything, I take a nap, and then continue to read afterward.

I eventually requested my medical records from when I was in the hospital in 2003. It's just not possible to be an informed patient without a copy of the medical records.

I look at name tags when I interact with people. As a result of this topic, I started to specifically look to see whether the last name was on the name tag. As a general rule (for all businesses, not just healthcare), managers have last names, while employees do not. Our ID Badges have our full names. I also identify myself by first and last name when I am out in public on the job. I have requested my medical records in the past, and will continue to do so, because I want to be an informed patient. If my request for my medical records makes people uncomfortable because it has their last names, then this issue needs to be dealt with upfront. I have seen on other threads that student nurses last names are often not given to patients. How does this work for those of us who have requested our records? Would they avoid assigning students to us for that reason? I have no objections to being cared for by a student, but again, any issue that impacts my request for my medical records needs to be dealt with upfront.