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There is an easier way to do these. 18 - 3 1/3 = 14 2/3 Borrow one from the 18 and put it in the fraction column as 3/3. Remember one can be expressed in fraction form as any number/same number (i.e., 5/5, 4/4, 500/500 -- they all equal 1). Now you have 17 3/3 - 3 1/3, 17-3 is 14 and 3/3 - 1/3 = 2/3. 3/8 into a percentage. Remember the / simply means divide. Divide 3 by 8 = .375 Convert decimal into percentage by multiplying by 100 or easier move over two space to the right 37.5% 6:14. Divide 6 by 14 =.428 move decimal over two places to make it into a percent 42.8% I know this is kind of an older post but as a former teacher I know how hard math can be. This is the way I taught my kiddos and they did amazing in math.

I had the nurse tell me that my baby was a biohazard, as she was trying to get me to agree with letting her bathe the baby. Yeah, well since he was inside of me, guess that makes him my biohazard! Luckily, I was delivering just as shift change occurred and the first nurse stayed on for the delivery. Which of course was awesome of her. The "bathing baby" nurse and I wouldn't have gotten on. The first thing she wanted to do was count, which is my pet peeve. Luckily, my husband told her to stop. Hello, my body knows what to do and if it doesn't the CNM certainly does. You are right about "educated" parents. One of the reasons that I chose that hospital was for its low-intervention and more down-earth attitude. I had my second there and it was awesome. Except for the one incident with the nurse, my third was also awesome. Would love to work there, except since we moved it is an hour drive with no traffic. Don't think the nurse was a regular nurse there.

What if mom says no, she will bathe the baby? I had a nurse with my 3rd baby tell me that I couldn't bathe my baby (I gave the other two their 1st baths) because that is when she did her assessment. Not this time -- you can assess after I bathe my child. Seems silly but as a woman who just gave birth I thought it was important to give 1st baths. Gosh my first when to the nursery for breathing problems and I still was the first one to bathe her. The nurse just rubbed her off with a towel. As for the sterile water, any one who has been in a delivery room or has children will say -- ha ha!!!!! My 3 survived just fine with mom giving a bath with plain, old tap water.

Population in Circumcision AIDS prevalence thousands Country rate(%) per 100,000 (1990) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Japan 1 0.2 123,638 Finland 1 0.9 4,984 Norway 1 1.5 4,247 Sweden 1 2.0 8,527 Germany 1 2.2 63,237 France 1 3.5 56,367 Mexico 1 4.2 88,598 Denmark 1.6 4.4 5,135 Italy 1 8.9 57,664 Spain 1 14.2 39,405 UK 7 2.4 57,410 Canada 30 3.8 26,560 New Zealand 40 1.2 3,296 Australia 40 4.5 17,083 USA 85 16.0 251,398 Israel 95 0.5 4,586 Sorry about the chart but it is in the doc. 1st no,. is circ rate, 2 hiv rate/100,000 American men are reluctant to use condoms. Studies indicate a considerably higher acceptance and usage rate for condoms in Europe and Japan, where circumcision is almost never practised. Some have suggested that American men are resisting a layer of latex that would further decrease sensation from a glans already desensitized from the keritinization following circumcision. Moreover, condoms are more likely to fall off the circumcised member78. This low acceptance of condoms may be responsible for the high rate of STD and teenage pregnancy rates in the United States--the only industrialized country that has failed to control bacterial STDs during the AIDS era79. Hmmm! That would explain the above results. Behavior, not circumcision, is the major player in your HIV risk. And weren't the first round of African studies already proven to be flawed? Why not study it here or in Europe? Circumcised men are at greater risk of HIV infection

What bothers me is that another nurse had to find you a gown and face shield. I bet that causes some resentement, as you should have gotten them yourself. Otherwise, I think as long as you are doing the work, such as changing the sheets yourself when notified, there shouldn't be a problem.

I think for babies that being uncirced is more hygenic. I have two little boys and nothing ever got under the foreskin. They have never had a UTI. And I never retract it. They can do it when they are older and there Daddy shows them. Don't need to wash under it just yet. As for adults, how hard is it to clean one. Really!! Just pull it back, wash, rinse and push it back. As for it being traumatic for teenagers or adult men, imagine how it is for an infant who has no idea why surgery is being performed, especially for the little ones who get no numbing or pain killers. On a side note, why are there so many men in the U.S. who "had it done as adults" yet very few Europeans.

I feel your pain. When my husband got laid off in 2001, I was 8 months pregnant. Luckily, the company paid the insurance for 2 months. We also had a very low mortgage payment. However, like many young Americans we had a lot of cc debt. Well we didn't want to file bankruptcy and spent almost 3 years paying everything off. And only have an emergency cc that we never carry a balance on. We even paid cash when I need a new car. I make small purchase each month and pay it off just to keep the account active. We only got a house because we qualify for VA, which only requires 1 year of no late payments. It takes forever to bring your credit score up. Yet I know someone who filed bankruptcy. A month after it was final, they were out buying a new car and other stuff on credit. They were in no worse situation than we were before they filed. All of their debt was credit card! There was also no change in their employment situation. What's more is they waited until they had and spent their tax refund just so they court couldn't take it. And because they didn't work to pay it off they have learned no lesson and are once again in the same situation. Oh I am sure there are situations that bankruptcy is needed but there are many that aren't.

I am not sure how long ago that was but luckily they can't do that now. You must have a chance to appear in court and a court order has to be issued to feeze assets. Except maybe for Mr. Taxman and other government people. Not sure about them.

Employers can refuse to hire you because of bad credit but not bankruptcy. Under the Bankruptcy Act it is illegal for non-governmental employers to discriminate on the basis of bankruptcy. http://assembler.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode11/usc_sec_11_00000525----000-.html The credit check most employers run, unless you are handing finances/money, is basically looking for indicators that you are in desperate need of money. With those who have access to drugs, they are looking to see if you are in such a bad situation that you might steal the drugs and sell them to raise money. You can have good credit but be 100,000 in debt (not student loans) and apply for a $20/hr job. If you have no additional resources, i.e, a sugar Daddy or rich hubby, you could be considered a risk. Even with a good credit score. I used to be an accountant and also worked in HR. I have seen plenty of bad credit but never denied anyone a job because of it. Employers are not creditor police. They are trying to protect their assests.

I don't think she actually laughed. Just wanted too.

I did tell the teacher when I dropped my daughter off at school. She is going to talk to the parents, while keeping my daughter's name out of it. She is also going to ask the school nurse to come in and talk to the kids. It sends shivers down my spine every time I think about a child doing this. I explained to my daughter on the way to school that her brain needs oxygen and that this takes it away. That her brain wouldn't be able to breathe if she did this. And sometimes the brain started breathing again and sometimes it didn't. I let her know that it doesn't matter if it is the first time or the 10th time you did it. You just don't know when your brain won't be able to breathe again. This seemed to be the most age-appropriate explanation, as she equates oxygen to breathing. I also told her that because her brain isn't breathing part of it dies everytime this is done. She would probably understand more but honestly, I don't know the entire physiology behind dying from doing this. Of course, I will be doing my research this weekend. Thanks for your advice. I didn't think about informing the school. I will make sure to talk to the teacher about it. I am sure the nurse will know what steps to take. She is an actual nurse (RN) with many years of nursing experience.

My 1st grader came home yesterday and told me a classmate almost passed out and she had to help her. When I asked her what happened she said the little girl was choking herself!!! These are 6 and 7 year olds for goodness sakes. I know the little girl and she has an older sister and wonder if that is where she learned it. Of course, I know about the choking game. It was around when I was a teenager. And I knew I would have to talk to my kids one day but not yet. Luckily, my daughter is very smart and loves all things medical. I explained that it can hurt her brain and that people can and do die from it. She is very self-regulating with inappropriate things and I count myself lucky with her. Still, I can't rely on her doing that as some things put their lives at risk. Not a chance I am willing to take. Anyway, has anyone heard of kids this young doing this? I still find it unbelievable that a child of that age knows about this. Of course, they start teaching about the dangers of drugs early but who would have thought....... Of course, I have to tell someone. Unfortunately, I don't know the parents very well but I do know that they wouldn't tolerate this. They are as protective and involved as I am with my kids. I have thought of leaving an anynomous (sp?) letter in the child's box, in a sealed envelope. Or going to the teacher and having her let the parents know. I want to keep my daughter out of it, as I don't want her to have problems with this little girl. Of course, I have to do something this am. I couldn't forgive myself if I did nothing or delayed doing something and something terrible happened.

Imitrex can be pretty nasty, imho. I had a shot of it once and felt like my head was on fire. You know like when your hand falls asleep and then "wakes" back up. The pain was worse than the migraine. Okay not really but it still hurt like :angryfire . I wouldn't say I was allergic but I wouldn't want it again.

I think it is unfair to present the option to the mom while the student (male or female) is in the room. Let the mom decide without feeling any pressure. I did have a student (female) when I had my second. But I was asked before she came in. She was great and was a doula prior to nsg school. I would have refused a male nursing student/male nurse or male dr. for personal reasons. But it would have been horrible to do so in front of the nsg student. And to be honest, my husband would have probably been rude since he is privy to my personal reasons. I also refused a male resident during a bout of preterm labor. In this case the nurse told me a resident would be checking me and I asked if it was a male or female. When she said male, I told her either find a female resident or the nurse could do it. I realize that residents need to practice and that this was a teaching hospital (not where I normally deliver but it was early and my ctx were strong) but didn't see any reason I had to have a male resident when a l&d nurse is more than capable of doing a vag exam. Probably better at it than a first year.

Wow, I hadn't either. I am always joking that I want a caffiene IV. Gosh I could really become a frequent flier with that available. About 2 or 3 times a year, I have been getting migraines so bad that I end up in the ER. Truthfully, demerol doesn't do a thing for them just makes you sleepy. And yet that is what they always want to start with at my local ER. And if you say "Demerol doesn't work" they think you want a different narc. I for one would prefer a non-narc, since I have three kids I have to take care of. And I really don't like feeling "high." Anyway, I once went to the ER and they insisted demerol was it and I was in no mood to argue. When I said that my migraine was still there, the nurse actually refused to tell the dr because "He already wrote your discharge papers." I felt like crying. So my hubby took me to the urgent care (about 1 hour drive) where they gave me an injection and something for nausea. Since I am still a nursing student, I hadn't been able to figure out what it was. After reading this thread, I realized it was probably toradol. Thanks guys. The ER here acts like there is no good non-narc pain relief for a migraine. I am assuming that toradol isn't a narc. Since I was still full of demerol, I wouldn't have known the difference.