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  1. CNA School

    sdg posted a topic in General Nursing

    i just found out that my job is ending in a few months. i am trying to do something positive with the change and redirect myself into the field that i want to be in. i am wanting to go to a...

  2. "Non Moms" good NICU nurses

    sdg posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I apologize if this question has been asked before. Do you think that generally nurses with children of their own transition better as new grads in the NICU? Do they normally have a higher comfort...

  3. need math refresher course HELP!

    sdg replied to keke27's topic in General Nursing

    www.purplemath.com is an excellent algebra site. You can search for specific things that you are having problems with

  4. Hurricanes-What do you do with your pets?

    sdg replied to Blackcat99's topic in General Nursing

    In Birmingham, TEARS and the local EMA set up separate pet shelters for locals and evacuees to house their pets during the storm. The radio stations also advertised which motels would accept pets and...

  5. LPN's get sued more than RN's?

    sdg replied to michelle95's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I don't know the answer to that, but the only thing I can think of is that it might have to do with the limited scope of practice. Maybe there have been issues with LPNs going outside of

  6. Questions for Nurses who are married to Nurses!

    sdg replied to Jen2's topic in General Nursing

    my SIL and her husband are both nurses. They met while he was a student nurse at the hospital she works at. She was mentoring his friend. He started out at a different hospital with the same shift...

  7. Online RN to BSN programs

    sdg replied to a_clay's topic in General Nursing

    I have only looked at my local university and the University of Phoenix's programs. Both would take approximately 3 semesters if you went full time. Since ADN programs don't require some of the same...

  8. A&P Quandry

    sdg replied to EMTguy's topic in Nursing Career

    at the local university they do cats and human

  9. Co Worker passed out

    sdg replied to sdg's topic in General Nursing

    What I know right now is that she and the baby are "okay." We don't know if this incident was pregnancy related or not

  10. Co Worker passed out

    sdg posted a topic in General Nursing

    Just asking for your prayers and support. At the company that I work, one of the employees has just passed out. She is a few weeks pregnant and she lost her last baby. Please keep her and her baby...

  11. Co Worker passed out

    sdg replied to sdg's topic in General Nursing

    I don't have an update yet. I will let you guys know something as soon as I find out. Thanks for your

  12. Adults Who Can't Swallow Pills

    sdg replied to Medic946RN's topic in Emergency

    I am one of those who can't swallow pills. When I was little I choked on everything, and I do mean everything (Bacon, baked beans, skittles, ice, popcorn). My parents were always flipping me upside...

  13. Low/moderate stress nursing jobs???

    sdg replied to Genista's topic in General Nursing

    Either a Drs office or OR nursing. My MIL works in the OR and she works from 6-5 four days a week no weekends no

  14. Too good to aide?

    sdg replied to adidas99's topic in General Nursing

    right but, if I am understanding correctly this is not where people are calling off, it's where management is saying we are not busy enough x# of people can go

  15. Too good to aide?

    sdg replied to adidas99's topic in General Nursing

    wouldn't it make more sense for the low census days to have different sign up sheets for nurses and cnas. Say on monday we can let go one nurse but we have to keep our aides, and maybe on tuesday two...

  16. Naproxen questions

    sdg posted a topic in General Nursing

    My doctor just switched me from Ibuprofen 600mg PRN to Naproxen 500mg twice a day. Two questions. 1. The pharmacist told me I could crush the pill and then take it. All of the literature I have...

  17. Anyone use dial-up ISP?

    sdg replied to Baby Catcher's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I work for a communications company where we offer cable internet services. I also live in an area where I am stuck with dial-up. As far as DBS at 500k, that is 1/6 of the speed we offer. Before...

  18. Accident Scenes: Do You Always Offer Assistance?

    sdg replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    .This was my impression too. The reason for this is someone who did not know CPR would need more time to be instructed on how to perform mouth to mouth (approx 2:40), and then the victims have a 10%...

  19. Good Samaritan Instances

    sdg posted a topic in General Nursing

    This may be a silly question or one that has already been answered but..... In cases where a nurse is the first to arrive on the scene of an accident, fire etc., he/she perfoms first aid and BLS. How...

  20. Question re: carpal tunnel and nursing

    sdg replied to MamaT's topic in General Nursing

    I would also like to know the answer to this question. I have had CTS in both wrists for more than a year. I got it from a lot of typing at my current job and also at home. Typing doesn't bother me...

  21. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

    sdg replied to DidiRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have CTS also in both hands. I am not a nurse yet so I got it at my current job and also at home. I have heard that the surgery usually does not help much. I wear the splints at night and take...

  22. EMTs past or current

    sdg posted a topic in General Nursing

    Just wondering if there are any nurses here who were EMTs before they became nurses or who did this while in nursing school? If so, did this help you in your clinicals and once you started working as...

  23. EMTs past or current

    sdg replied to sdg's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the information. I am currently in pre-nursing classes. As I have never worked in a health related field and because after this semester I will slow down on the amount of classes that I...

  24. Introduction and question!

    sdg replied to 2boyzmom's topic in Alabama Nursing

    My sister-in-law went to CACC because she also could not get high enough on the verbal to get in at Jeff State. Since I am hopefully going to go into the EMP program at UAB once I graduate I am going...

  25. Introduction and question!

    sdg replied to 2boyzmom's topic in Alabama Nursing

    My sister in law went to CACC and seemed to like it. The only problem for me is its just as far away as the centerpoint campus. I work two miles from the shelby campus and that's why I like it. You...