TechieNurse

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1. Nurses to vote whether to strike

   TechieNurse replied to ddsd's topic in Massachusetts

   Hi Everyone Brigham nurse here, I thought I'd comment on a few things. Brigham is one of the best paying facilities in Boston. In my opinion, the decision to strike had nothing to do with pay. I think it centered on a few points: 1) removing cha...

2. Why an alcohol swab before lethal injection?

   TechieNurse replied to Bumashes's topic in General Nursing

   per wikepedia: the arm of the condemned is swabbed with alcohol before the needle is inserted. along with its antiseptic use, the alcohol also causes the blood vessels to rise to the skin's surface, making it easier to insert the needle. the needles...

3. Any bedside nurses making over 100K ?

   TechieNurse replied to EveMJRN's topic in General Nursing

   Hi Everyone, In Boston, in a union hospital (under our current contract), new grads. start at $26/hr Remember though, it is EXPENSIVE to live in the Boston area (where studio apartments start around $1,200/month) As part of our benefits though , our ...

4. Possible move to Mass

   TechieNurse replied to Pam RN's topic in Massachusetts

   Hi Pam Housing costs here are going to scare you. :chair: A lot of people live in N.H. and commute to northern Ma. or Boston They don't call it 'TAX - achusetts' for nothing! Long commutes are the norm here, with the average being 50 min. one way. ...

5. **Organ Donation**

   TechieNurse replied to sirI's topic in General Nursing

   ok, i have to comment on the turn the discussion is taking... do you see what's happening here? initially, the discussion focused on what a great thing organ/tissue donation is, how it saves lives yadda, yadda, yadda. now, it's turned to making judge...

6. **Organ Donation**

   TechieNurse replied to sirI's topic in General Nursing

   i think as nurses, we are, in general optimists and tend to view issues like this as black or white, not realizing - or wanting to acknowledge - all the shades of gray and the 'dark side' of this issue... while directed donation (among family/friends...

7. wearing perfume to work

   TechieNurse replied to acaringnurse's topic in General Nursing

   "...I LIKE the smell of perfumes..." One more comment: So...if everyone liked the smell of your perfume Jerico, they'd only be that particular brand on the market, right? I agree, sensitivity is relative, but so is the amount of perfume to wear...the...

8. wearing perfume to work

   TechieNurse replied to acaringnurse's topic in General Nursing

   GR8RNPJT, could she have singled you and the other woman out because you and the other woman wore scents that bothered her and everyone else in the office that wore perfume/colonge that didn't bother her? My experience is that not ALL perfume/cologne...

9. wearing perfume to work

   TechieNurse replied to acaringnurse's topic in General Nursing

   gr8rnpjt ~ not being confrontational here, but I have to ask you this: Even though you were a perfume that you think works well with your body chemistry and that you have received a number of compliments on, why wouldn't you refrain from wearing it ...

10. wearing perfume to work

    TechieNurse replied to acaringnurse's topic in General Nursing

    my 2 cents: i suffer from migraines and certain scents can be the trigger. i may even like the scent, but there's something in it that causes the reaction; my stomach rolls, my head explodes. we have a 'no scent' policy at my hospital, but it's nearl...

11. Organ Donation

    TechieNurse replied to missboo622's topic in Student Assist

    http://www.thebostonchannel.com/health/5029562/detail.html?treets=bos&tml=bos_health&ts=T&tmi=bos_health_1_12150309282005

12. Organ Donation

    TechieNurse replied to missboo622's topic in Student Assist

    hi missboo, good luck on your paper! i thought i'd give you my 2 cents worth, i fully expect to be flamed regarding this viewpoint, but, i thought i'd share it anyway.... just because we have technology doesn't mean we should always use it. for examp...

13. team building

    TechieNurse replied to blufoxtrot's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Kelly911, I have some practical suggestions, some tried and true, some just ideas: At a team meeting, or call a meeting, attach a piece of paper to everyone's back, give everyone the same color crayon and spend 10 min. having people writing som...

14. The right to refuse.. on what basis??

    TechieNurse replied to goober's topic in General Nursing

    quoting from: http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/352/24/2471 new england j. of medicine volume 352:2471-2473 june 16, 2005 number 24 "...as mahatma gandhi said, "in matters of conscience, the law of majority has no place," acts of conscience ...

15. Doctors "firing" patients

    TechieNurse replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    First, let me say that my heart goes out to you nursejoey. What a terrible thing to happen while you're trying to support your husband, go to school and raise a family! Second, there are some valid reasons that patients get 'fired' that have been pr...