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  1. Do your hospitals have bed bug problems?

    happy2learn posted a topic in General Nursing

    The environmental services associate came out to my desk area and began to spray something on the floor. I looked at her and asked if I thought she was spraying for what I think she was and she...

  2. What do you think is more efficient to have written on Medic Alert ID?

    happy2learn posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm having a dilemma. My hubby is severely allergic to a crapload of antibiotics, all of which are Beta-lactam antibiotics. He says he is allergic to all of the "cillins" but he is also allergic to a...

  3. Do your hospitals have bed bug problems?

    happy2learn replied to happy2learn's topic in General Nursing

    sharpiemom!!! WHY!!! I'm getting itchy.

  4. Do your hospitals have bed bug problems?

    happy2learn replied to happy2learn's topic in General Nursing

    Oh yeah, love those pictures! I went and bought a mattress encasement when I saw a nice blown up picture of a dust mite. Yuck. My mattress encasement and pillow encasements suffocate everything inside...

  5. Biting your tongue when it comes to visitors!!

    happy2learn replied to KSU-SN's topic in General Nursing

    Totally understand. We have a 2 visitors policy as well in the ED and ICU. We also have a no children under 14 rule. I've had to explain both, many times. Some are okay with it, others not. It is...

  6. Do your hospitals have bed bug problems?

    happy2learn replied to happy2learn's topic in General Nursing

    Some of you guys are hilarious. I swear, you had me cracking up. The bugs are everywhere. They are in libraries, dorms, million dollar homes, and they are even checking the city buses for them. The...

  7. Do your hospitals have bed bug problems?

    happy2learn replied to happy2learn's topic in General Nursing

    Our linens our changed after every use, so many, many times a day. People are carrying them on themselves and bringing them into the

  8. Do your hospitals have bed bug problems?

    happy2learn replied to happy2learn's topic in General Nursing

    They don't spray anything next to patients. They move the patients first. It's a wet spray, not an aerosol type of

  9. Do your hospitals have bed bug problems?

    happy2learn replied to happy2learn's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, this is Southwestern Ohio, and yes, they are invading many, many places. People bring them in. It's in an isolated area and quite controlled so I don't see it spreading to larger areas of the...

  10. ADN + BA Psych = Good Combo?

    happy2learn replied to xEdgexRNx's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Yep, BA in Psych won't do you much good. BSN is your best bet for nursing. If one wants to really do anything Psych related (not talking about nursing care), like a counselor, then you need a...

  11. RN to BSN: Looking for an online RN program quick

    happy2learn replied to Stargazedaisy's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I can get into my local universities RN-BSN program before I get licensed, but that's only because of a partnership my school has with them. And it will take less than a year. For my program you...

  12. ED Safety: Assaults up, drug calls up, security down

    happy2learn replied to MikeyBSN's topic in Emergency

    I volunteer in the ED of a Level 1 Trauma center also in a city with high crime (gangs, shootings, stabbings etc.) We have a metal detector that comes on every night. They don't use it during the day...

  13. Pumping at Work???

    happy2learn replied to Sl1011's topic in General Nursing

    I had a friend that pumped at worked (non healthcare.) She used her 2 breaks (though they gave her 20), and she used her 45 minute lunchbreak. She never took an extra break. And she wouldn't just...

  14. no cell phones no personal phone calls at work

    happy2learn replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in General Nursing

    My facility also has a no cell phone policy, except in the main

  15. no cell phones no personal phone calls at work

    happy2learn replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in General Nursing

    SummitAP you sound very well educated on the topic baldee brought up (not saying you aren't smart baldee). But going into that debate is going to get the thread off topic. Maybe you two might want to...

  16. He wont bleed....Is there a trick to this?

    happy2learn replied to dscott76's topic in General Students

    Yes, thin blood should make it easier. I have a bleeding disorder (missing a clotting factor) so nobody should have a problem making me bleed! Just have fun making it

  17. Flu shot this year

    happy2learn replied to kenpochic's topic in General Students

    I got the H1N1 shot last year because my school offered it for free. Didn't have any reaction. Since I volunteer at a hospital, I am required to get a flu shot. They give it out in October to ALL...

  18. Hep B vaccine

    happy2learn replied to Strwbrywne's topic in General Students

    My school also doesn't require the vaccine. You have to sign a waiver if you don't get it. I'm getting it though. I'd rather not risk

  19. What's the difference between medicine and nursing?

    happy2learn replied to Livinstrong85's topic in General Nursing

    That's not always true. Many doctors have such high malpractice insurance rates that some nurses make more than them. It really depends on the field they are in and where they

  20. Not smart enough to be a doctor?

    happy2learn replied to AprilRNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Same here! I have NO desire to become a

  21. no cell phones no personal phone calls at work

    happy2learn replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in General Nursing

    I would think what they meant by no personal calls at work meaning, don't have your wife call in to ask what you want for dinner, or when you want to schedule the dentist appointment. I would highly...

  22. Are there ANY nursing jobs?

    happy2learn replied to lilnurseling's topic in General Nursing

    You can do it. Where there is a will, there is a

  23. When a loved one is admitted...

    happy2learn replied to AprilRNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds a lot like how my husband would be. Understandable. That's good that he is supportive of you. He doesn't want to cause more stress on the family, though you are really trying to just help and...

  24. When a loved one is admitted...

    happy2learn replied to AprilRNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think asking questions should appear as obnoxious, depending on how you ask them. However, if things are strained with the in-laws you will likely be viewed as obnoxious whether you ask 2...

  25. When a loved one is admitted...

    happy2learn replied to AprilRNurse's topic in General Nursing

    What did they (the doctors or nurses) say to you when you mentioned your concerns? Did they just blow you