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TDCHIM

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  1. Just looking for some other opinions on a topic that came up on Oprah

    TDCHIM replied to mentalhealthRN's topic in General Nursing

    No, the disease has no cure. However, the life expectancy of an HIV+ individual has expanded to such a degree that people have a significant possibility of dying from some other type of condition long...

  2. Just looking for some other opinions on a topic that came up on Oprah

    TDCHIM replied to mentalhealthRN's topic in General Nursing

    Apparently if you aren't 100% healthy, at an optimum weight and BMI, under 35, and guaranteed by a licensed fortune teller to live without disability or major illness at least until your kid graduates...

  3. Incompetent or disabled is there a differnce

    TDCHIM replied to kahlua66's topic in General Nursing

    The ADA makes provisions for those with disabilities to be given reasonable accommodations to perform jobs within their abilities. It doesn't give someone carte blanche to run around making massive...

  4. Ethical Issue -Missing Prescriptions

    TDCHIM replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I have a similar need for strong pain control, and I sympathize from the bottom of my heart (and the twisted wreck of my spine). I'm so sorry you're going through this. Is there no way your...

  5. asked for help and got fired

    TDCHIM replied to cantgetrite's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Is it possible that the person from HR called without knowing that higher-ups had arranged for you to get help? Can you try appealing to the people who came to your office and verbally stated you...

  6. Pet Peeve: Poor Grammar by Nurses

    TDCHIM replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    It may irritate you, but "orientate" is a real word that may legitimately be used interchangeably with the word "orient". Using "orientate" for "orient" doesn't mean someone is using poor grammar,...

  7. Student caught stealing....

    TDCHIM replied to RaggedyRN's topic in General Nursing

    The OP added her post mentioning the student's possible plagiarism as I was composing mine, so no, I didn't get to include that in my reasoning. I do think a lot of the same questions remain for the...

  8. Student caught stealing....

    TDCHIM replied to RaggedyRN's topic in General Nursing

    @TrishJK: Your own response is fairly self-righteous as well. Now, that being said, I am uneasy at the tenor of some of the responses to this thread. Let me make it clear: I believe this student...

  9. Outraged by no more privacy

    TDCHIM replied to inquiringaide's topic in General Nursing

    By nature I'm a major privacy advocate, but I see no issue with fingerprinting nurses. People are extremely vulnerable when being cared for in a hospital, so to me it makes sense to fingerprint and...

  10. Any advice on changing from nursing to coding specialist?

    TDCHIM replied to Spode's topic in General Nursing

    You're going to need at least a couple of years of experience before you can land one of the from-home coding jobs (they usually include an orientation period of six weeks to a few months before you...

  11. Decisions

    TDCHIM replied to diprifan's topic in General Nursing

    Well, you appear to have reached your decision. I'll enter one last caveat: don't discount the workload of your program simply because it's online. The issues of having to be somewhere at a specific...

  12. Decisions

    TDCHIM replied to diprifan's topic in General Nursing

    In order to give you the best possible answer I would need a little more information. Are you desperate for F/T money? Is your BSN program F/T or P/T? (I'm hesitant to make an assumption in either...

  13. How much does money influence where you go....or stay

    TDCHIM replied to evolvingrn's topic in General Nursing

    Money matters to a point. We all have responsibilities, and I'm here to tell you that no matter how fun/enjoyable/fascinating the job may be or how supportive your colleagues, trying to have a family...

  14. registry requesting access to my medical files

    TDCHIM replied to scrabble nurse's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Wow. I thought I'd heard some out-there requests from employers in my day, but asking that you give the company permission to peruse your medical history? Good lord, no, don't sign that paperwork! And...

  15. Should I do the Honors Option in my nursing program???

    TDCHIM replied to wilso114's topic in General Students

    When it comes to a challenging and time-consuming program like nursing, if you think your honors program will give you the opportunity to do something that will enhance your marketability or...

  16. Health-care related jobs

    TDCHIM replied to sarahguziki's topic in General Nursing

    Could you be a little more specific about your interests and what led you to change your mind about nursing? For instance, are you having difficulty with some aspect of the nursing curriculum? You...

  17. Anyone studied Nursing Informatics?

    TDCHIM replied to guinans's topic in Nursing Informatics

    There are other forms of informatics that don't necessarily require bedside nursing experience. Healthcare/health informatics is a very similar growing field. It's one of my interest areas, only I'll...

  18. IS Gluttony a Disease or Choice?

    TDCHIM replied to Katie5's topic in General Nursing

    I have made my case in two posts regarding the overarching, longstanding connotation attached to the word gluttony. That negative connotation exists in everyday usage not due to any personal standard...

  19. IS Gluttony a Disease or Choice?

    TDCHIM replied to Katie5's topic in General Nursing

    In theory, perhaps. In reality, most people are going to be more far more receptive to being told "According to your weight today, you are overweight" than they will be to being told "According to...

  20. IS Gluttony a Disease or Choice?

    TDCHIM replied to Katie5's topic in General Nursing

    Gluttony is a term with a long-standing negative connotation. It is one of the seven deadly sins best known from Dante's The Divine Comedy. There is no way in which gluttony can be taken as a neutral...

  21. Anyone worked for insurance co in claims?

    TDCHIM replied to Blouis's topic in General Nursing

    Given that you're an RN, you might consider the role of a clinical documentation specialist if you're looking for a change. Here's a link to a description:...

  22. Green stool

    TDCHIM replied to mom4josh's topic in General Nursing

    As other have noted, lots of different food colorings can do this, along with strongly-colored foods like pomegranates or black raspberries. The weirdest stool color I've ever seen came after I let my...

  23. Any INTJ personality nurses out there...I need help in choosing any advance nursing car

    TDCHIM replied to BlackRN's topic in Nursing Career

    This one is for both you and the OP: HIM is a cool field because, like nursing, it has many different areas of specialization. It's also growing quite a bit because of the push to move health records...

  24. Any INTJ personality nurses out there...I need help in choosing any advance nursing car

    TDCHIM replied to BlackRN's topic in Nursing Career

    I'm an INTJ on Myers-Briggs, although I don't place much faith in those sorts of tests. In the end, we are what we make of our opportunities and gifts; we aren't predetermined to succeed in one field...

  25. Another nurse bites the dust due to facebook

    TDCHIM replied to siringe's topic in Nursing News

    There is a thread on the "Nursing News" section of the site about a very similar incident currently being challenged by the National Labor Relations Board. Here's a link to that discussion:...