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  1. PowerPoint Presentations

    TechieNurse replied to Zinobile's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I'm a kinetic learner (I learn by doing/playing), so...that's my suggestion. Try going to 'SlideShow' and 'Custom Animation' and play around. Be sure to check out all of the tabs: 'Order&Timing',...

  2. Artificial feeding-Terri Schiavo

    TechieNurse replied to ktwlpn's topic in General Nursing

    How come some religions (I'm thinking mostly Judeo-Christian) would have us believe that heaven +/or the afterlife is so wonderful, but the people practicing these religions are in no hurry to get...

  3. Artificial feeding-Terri Schiavo

    TechieNurse replied to ktwlpn's topic in General Nursing

    if i may...this is exactly why nursing can't get it's act together and be a unified "profession". granted, we all have different values and beliefs, but i've yet to hear directly (in this forum) from...

  4. What does family/friends think of nursing?

    TechieNurse replied to askater11's topic in General Nursing

    My family is cautious about asking me questions, only because they know that I get testy if they ask me for advice, I expect them to follow it ("...why did you ask me if you weren't going to follow...

  5. Computer Charting

    TechieNurse replied to sstromberg's topic in General Nursing

    All those paper forms that are so easy to look at and get information quickly... Have you seen what happens to them when they're stuffed into a chart and patients have multiple admissions, or a...

  6. Computer Charting

    TechieNurse replied to sstromberg's topic in General Nursing

    Ok, this answer is coming from someone in the informatics world, so, it is biased. But...computer charting is the way of the future. If you have to constantly go in and out of programs, it's a bad...

  7. hourly RN pay vs. salaried?

    TechieNurse replied to SpecFuz's topic in General Nursing

    Hi All I just had to weigh in on this question. I've been on both sides and I think I can offer a balanced answer. To answer your question, you have to consider two issues: 1) Where do you want this...

  8. medical book store in Boston?

    TechieNurse replied to nutella's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Hi Nutella We have several bookstores that are both affiliated with national chains and with medical schools. Try the Harvard Coop (http://harvardmedical.bkstore.com/) Barnes and Noble at Boston...

  9. Please help me to understand

    TechieNurse replied to jascraft's topic in Nursing Informatics

    jascraft ~ speaking as a nurse who learned 'the technical stuff', aside from getting some clinical experience, most of the nurses i know that have successfully combined the two fields have another,...

  10. 'Moral values' and organ donation

    TechieNurse replied to wannabee's topic in General Nursing

    Hi NiobiusSwan You're correct that most of these patients would have died if they had refused the organs from the cancer patient. However, there are two other issues: First, the patients weren't told...

  11. 'Moral values' and organ donation

    TechieNurse replied to wannabee's topic in General Nursing

  12. 'Moral values' and organ donation

    TechieNurse replied to wannabee's topic in General Nursing

    I posted these two, true stories early in this thread: (the source is http://www.thebostonchannel.com/index.html. This is our local ABC affiliate. If you type "organ Donor" in the search box, you...

  13. 'Moral values' and organ donation

    TechieNurse replied to wannabee's topic in General Nursing

    i'd like to take this discussion out of the realm of government mandates for a minute and pose two other subtopics for consideration and comment. first, the spiritual side of things. how can any of us...

  14. 'Moral values' and organ donation

    TechieNurse replied to wannabee's topic in General Nursing

    I have to agree with the above poster, it is a personal decision. In my area, there have been a couple of news items surrounding this issue. The first, a teenager's organs were harvested and never...

  15. What is the term for this condition?

    TechieNurse replied to Palpitations's topic in General Nursing

    Palpitations...my best advice to you, go get checked out...EKG, Holter monitor, whatever... "both ventricles pump together, not at different rates. Ask any cardiologist that..." Suzanne4...just...

  16. How much gets deducted from your pay for health benefits?

    TechieNurse replied to hoolahan's topic in General Nursing

    Hoolahan ~ I stongly urge to consider carefully the choices you have. I have worked for, or had direct experience with, all of your choices: PPO, POS and HMOs. HMOs are cheaper for a reason. The...

  17. Are you in Nursing for the Caring or the Cash?? Be Honest

    TechieNurse replied to 1BlessedRN's topic in General Nursing

    Hi All I went into nursing because I liked biology, technology and learning new things. I found it to be a growing profession with lots of opportunity and flexibility. I liked the whole 'Nursing...

  18. Emerg. Nurses Opinion about this please

    TechieNurse posted a topic in Emergency

    I posted this under 'Nursing News', but I was interested in hearing some opinions about this article. Obviously, we don't know all the facts of these incidents and can only comment on what we're...

  19. Emerg. Nurses Opinion about this please

    TechieNurse replied to TechieNurse's topic in Emergency

    Good Point Ang75!Here's a snippet from the local paper yesterday: "John B., South Shore Hospital's director of emergency medicine, wrote Friday that the hospital remains committed to patient care. He...

  20. Please help -Poll for school - National Uniform for Nurses

    TechieNurse replied to justjenn's topic in General Nursing

    While I think that it would help the profession as a whole if patients/family could instantly recognize who 'the nurse' was (remember caps?), I don't like the idea of 'Stepford Nurse'. It also does...

  21. Your Worst Mistake

    TechieNurse replied to aurora_borealis's topic in General Nursing

    Hi All Just to clarify a bit...I did end up marrying into that family, but it ended in divorce a few years later. Did this incident ever effect my relationship with my in-laws? Not sure, probably...

  22. Anyone work at the Brigham's?

    TechieNurse replied to leslie :-D's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Hi Leslie, I work at BWH, but not in a bedside nursing role (I work in the Card. Surg. Research office). I did have to go through orientation (takes two weeks) and then there is a preceptor program...

  23. Your Worst Mistake

    TechieNurse replied to aurora_borealis's topic in General Nursing

    This happened 15 years ago and it has haunted me so much, I left bedside nursing and went into other areas (utilization review, case mgmnt. etc) I had been a nurse only 2 years and had been working in...

  24. Moving to Boston

    TechieNurse replied to telenurse04's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Hi 275Main To answer your questions: The pay at the major Boston hospitals is good and getting better. Sarting salaries (based on years experience and specialty) are around 45-50k Lately, it seems...

  25. Moving to Boston

    TechieNurse replied to telenurse04's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Hi Telenurse! Welcome to Boston! I work at Brigham and Women's in the cardiac surgery dept. (not in patient care areas though). Anyway, the work environment here is great. Cardiac Surg. ICU here...