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  1. Considering moving to Sacramento CA, advice?

    hipab4hands replied to ellescorpio's topic in California Nursing

    Depends on your personal lifestyle. I worked in the San Francisco area and had to commute from one of the burbs. I couldn't afford to live in the City itself. I commuted an hour each way and this...

  2. How in the world do you make it in CA?

    hipab4hands replied to IndyGypsyNurse's topic in California Nursing

  3. Considering moving to Sacramento CA, advice?

    hipab4hands replied to ellescorpio's topic in California Nursing

    I live and work in the Sacramento area. The cost of living is slightly lower than other areas of California like San Francisco or Los Angeles, but living in California in general is expensive....

  4. Who supervises you?

    hipab4hands replied to Rigby's topic in Telephone Triage

    Absolutely, a non registered nurse can not supervise or evaluate a registered nurse. This is a plain violation of the Nurse Practice Act. You need to inform management that they will be in...

  5. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    hipab4hands replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    Pt. X was using his friend's drugs. After he got high for 4 days on them, he wanted the hospital lab to analyze his drugs to see what he had been

  6. artifical nails off..angry nurse

    hipab4hands replied to Lady Sapphire's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I hope i can reach that point,iam still very angry and my nails hurt.It angers me that our work has so much control over us.Guess i need to get a new job,huh??Ha!ha! I don't know how long you've been...

  7. How Often Have You Seen THIS??

    hipab4hands replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in General Nursing

    I had a patient call the other day. He had been getting high for 3-4 days on his friend's drugs and decided after the the fourth day, he wanted to find out what he had been ingesting. He was...

  8. Do male nurses get less abuse than females by nursing supervisors and patients ?

    hipab4hands replied to Lanceman's topic in General Nursing

    Verbal and physical assaults are not reported, because we are brained wash to believe that it isn't nice for the nurse to make waves for the docs-"do you really believe the doc was trying to hurt...

  9. Do male nurses get less abuse than females by nursing supervisors and patients ?

    hipab4hands replied to Lanceman's topic in General Nursing

    My male coworkers tell me that they have noticed that they don't get the verbal abuse that we females get. I don't know if it is because they have a more authoritative tone to the voices or if they...

  10. Anti-Dentites and Anti-Doctor-ites Unite!

    hipab4hands replied to Sgt_Chunk_Spelunker's topic in General Nursing

    :raises hand up:) Manage to make it to the dentist 1 time last year. Havent' been back since I was told that I need over $3000 worth of dental work and it usually takes me several months to work up...

  11. How many nurses take antidepressants or antianxiety medication?

    hipab4hands replied to Attheana's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I started taking antidepressants about a year ago for chronic pain-it has been great. I can now sleep and get a full night's sleep. In return, I now have energy to do the things I need to take care...

  12. Governator kicks nurses butts!!!

    hipab4hands replied to Haunted's topic in General Nursing

    It's still cheaper to staff a unit properly then it is to pay out the money for a lawsuit due to poor staffing/negligence. The bean counters in the hospital are gambling with the lives and safety of...

  13. Governator kicks nurses butts!!!

    hipab4hands replied to Haunted's topic in General Nursing

  14. Radio commercial by a Boston Med Group

    hipab4hands posted a topic in General Nursing

    Has anyone heard the radio commerical from a Boston Medical Group that specialized in male sexual dysfunction? Last night I heard the commercial and the "patient" in the commericials declares that he...

  15. Radio commercial by a Boston Med Group

    hipab4hands replied to hipab4hands's topic in General Nursing

    I'm hopeing that the commercial is replayed in my area again. Next time I hear it, I'm going to get their email and phone number, and believe me, I WILL be very vocal about my

  16. Radio commercial by a Boston Med Group

    hipab4hands replied to hipab4hands's topic in General Nursing

    I'm hopeing that the commercial is replayed in my area again. Next time I hear it, I'm going to get their email and phone number, and believe me, I WILL be very vocal about my

  17. Radio commercial by a Boston Med Group

    hipab4hands replied to hipab4hands's topic in General Nursing

    Has anyone heard the radio commerical from a Boston Medical Group that specialized in male sexual dysfunction? Last night I heard the commercial and the "patient" in the commericials declares that he...

  18. Nursing Wearing Sandals To Work?????eeeeeeeekkkkk!!!

    hipab4hands replied to proudmommielpn's topic in General Nursing

    Yuck! Several years ago, we had to take my dad to the ER with chest pain. The cardiologist that showed up to evaluate him was wearing old clothes and sandals. I told him that he was not dressed...

  19. Rude Families-How do you deal with them?

    hipab4hands replied to sassynurse78's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'm sorry about your loss. I know that it's difficult to lose one's child. I do have to disagree about the nurse being the "outlet" for the family. There are counselors available to families for...

  20. Is your place of employment offering you the flu vaccine?

    hipab4hands replied to RN~in~CT's topic in General Nursing

    I think that once healthcare employees start calling in sick, that employers will start to "find" extra doses. I have asthma, and when I get the flu, it will go into bronchitis or pnuemonia. I have...

  21. Warning.....Visitor Vent!

    hipab4hands replied to bam_bam's topic in General Nursing

    LOL Had one of those last night. Miss "X" announces that she's the head of Agency Y and she was going to file complaints against everyone. (Personally, I was thinking I don't care if she is the...

  22. Flu vaccine!!

    hipab4hands replied to phn92's topic in Public, Community Health

    Absolutely. I've been cursed and yelled at by healthy adults, because they aren't going to get the shot this year. I had one man call me yesterday and said he should be the exception to the criteria,...

  23. anyone done lipo or work in plastic surgery?

    hipab4hands replied to donnar232's topic in General Nursing

    Lipo will remove the excess fat from the area, but it is not going to tighten up that area. It would take a tummy tuck to do that. Many pt's have both procedures done to get the best results. Be...

  24. Drug Seeker Stories

    hipab4hands replied to ER-RN2's topic in Emergency

    A "user" or "drug seeker" is an addict, doesn't matter how long they've been doing it. I have offered on numerous occasions to get these pt.s set up with Rehab, Chronic Pain Management Clinic,...

  25. Rude Families-How do you deal with them?

    hipab4hands replied to sassynurse78's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We set up a coffee cart for the pt.'s family. Each nurse brought in a can of coffee per month. It was the best $5 a month, I could spend. It saved me time and energy. When a pt.'s family asked for...