TDCHIM

TDCHIM

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  1. A & P question

    TDCHIM replied to CAT-CNA's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm finishing A&P II this semester, and to some extent I share your pain - I don't always find every detail of A&P fascinating, though most of it is pretty interesting to me. Overall, I think...

  2. Are online schools frowned upon for msn?

    TDCHIM replied to Will-B's topic in General Nursing

    I firmly agree. I'm pursuing a bachelor's degree through a state school in my home state via online means. My diploma will be the same as that given to an on-campus student with my GPA. I researched...

  3. What's your favorite lip product for work?

    TDCHIM replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in General Nursing

    I like the Bath & Bodyworks glosses for fun. As for Burt's Bees stuff - I don't hate it and it has a nice sort of taste, but it does feel oddly heavy/waxy compared to other options. I've found...

  4. Just laid off!

    TDCHIM replied to ebear's topic in General Nursing

    Oh ebear, I'm really sorry! That totally sucks. I second the suggestion of taking three days for feeling rotten and eating pizza (I also suggest a couple of rounds of your favorite ice cream or other...

  5. What's your favorite lip product for work?

    TDCHIM replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in General Nursing

    Honestly, I love the combo of Lorac Sheer Wash (Sheer Luck is a nice light rosy-pinkish tint) paired with Chapstick Medicated as a topper. I have problems with chapped lips, especially in the winter,...

  6. My job made me an independent contractor, what does this mean for me?

    TDCHIM replied to dehen13's topic in General Nursing

    You love your job but they're pulling a sneaky, awful, costly (to you) move like this without so much as a form letter to inform you of the change in your status? How much will you love your job on...

  7. Newer nurses with TOO much confidence?

    TDCHIM replied to kidnurse98's topic in General Nursing

    As someone with the occasional know-it-all impulse, I tend to agree with dtrmnd2sccd's notion that this individual may still be in a sort of clinical/school mode. Students are often applauded for...

  8. Another nurse bites the dust due to facebook

    TDCHIM replied to siringe's topic in Nursing News

    Exactly so. There's no way you should ever accept someone from work as a friend on your personal Facebook page! If you must, set up a "professional" page for those folks, but keep your personal page...

  9. Is this a Bad Evaluation?

    TDCHIM replied to RaziRN's topic in General Nursing

    This isn't limited to nursing, trust me - it's corporate BS and it is everywhere. They're basically butchering a statistical concept in order to justify limited raises. The general idea is they're...

  10. Pell grant approved but...

    TDCHIM replied to Lisa1980's topic in General Nursing

    Does he already have a bachelor's degree? Is he starting from scratch, with no university credits, or does he have previous hours from a degree he hasn't completed? Does he have any previous school...

  11. "if you weren't so obese, you probably wouldn't have 1/2 the illnesses you do"

    TDCHIM replied to SNB1014's topic in General Nursing

    Is Walden Two your bible? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walden_Two (Just in case anyone is

  12. "if you weren't so obese, you probably wouldn't have 1/2 the illnesses you do"

    TDCHIM replied to SNB1014's topic in General Nursing

    I'll throw in another reason at the root of obesity for some people: pre-existing physical disability. Take me for example: I'm 5'3" and about 180 lbs. I HATE being this heavy. I never was until I...

  13. "if you weren't so obese, you probably wouldn't have 1/2 the illnesses you do"

    TDCHIM replied to SNB1014's topic in General Nursing

    Marleyna, that is an excellent point. Why shouldn't obese people be given intensive, sustained assistance to overcome the problem? I mean, if the biggest argument against those who are obese is that...

  14. Literacy: A good quality in a unit secretary

    TDCHIM replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    That's just the thing - I would expect a unit secretary's job to be fairly stressful and demanding! I don't understand how it couldn't be. So I'm really confused as to how someone who is illiterate...

  15. What to do when the person diverting drugs is parent of terminally ill child.

    TDCHIM replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    I feel really, really sick after reading that story. It must be agony to watch your child die - but to steal the medications easing the pain of his illness?? How could any parent justify such an...

  16. Have you ever been told

    TDCHIM replied to purple10's topic in General Nursing

    I'm studying health information management and will sit for the Registered Health Information Administrator exam when I graduate. It's an expanding and fairly cool field, but somehow people always...

  17. Literacy: A good quality in a unit secretary

    TDCHIM replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    My God, I don't know what to say. How could you POSSIBLY be a unit secretary and be partially or fully illiterate? That's crazy! If literacy isn't already part of the job description, it should be,...

  18. Have you ever been told

    TDCHIM replied to purple10's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, that's completely ignorant. Even before I (a non- and never-will be-nurse) wandered onto this site, I was aware there was a lot more to nursing than "doing what the doctor says" or "wiping...

  19. Confidentiality

    TDCHIM replied to nursingishard's topic in General Nursing

    Er, I think some clarification is in order for this post. OP, did you perhaps write this when you were

  20. Dressing up on Halloween... unprofessional?

    TDCHIM replied to agent's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I don't see any harm in dressing up for Halloween, as long as it isn't something that is going to impede work. For instance, a full-bore costume or a mask? Probably not. Dressing up as the Grim Reaper...

  21. Primary household earner?

    TDCHIM replied to martymoose's topic in General Nursing

    Right now I'm in school (HIM, not nursing), so my husband is the breadwinner. He's a print journalist, so we run our household on luck, second-hand clothes, and coupons. Once I'm done with my...

  22. "under the table"

    TDCHIM replied to natalia13's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry you got your hopes up, and I know how frustrated you must be - trying to find a job in a lousy job market and thinking you had something good finally happening, only to have things turn out...

  23. offended....

    TDCHIM replied to 1louise1's topic in General Nursing

    Would you rather be seen as a big doormat? In any kind of setting, healthcare or otherwise, if you don't set limits, people will walk all over you. I understand that you haven't been there a terribly...

  24. disappearing nurses notes!

    TDCHIM replied to ltcnightrn's topic in General Nursing

    You're in a tough spot, but I must firmly disagree with the "just make copies and hide them in your house" advice. That could get you into major, MAJOR trouble - it's a violation of HIPAA that could...

  25. Devastated - What would you do?

    TDCHIM replied to mvg rn's topic in General Nursing

    You could look into becoming a clinical documentation specialist if you have any background in coding/documentation. More importantly, if you haven't already done so you should go see the people at...