begalli

begalli

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  1. I wonder why.....

    begalli replied to begalli's topic in General Nursing

    I usually don't read it, but sometimes I do out of curiosity. Honestly, I just don't see the point in posting comments or starting a thread in which it's only purpose is to complain about or cut down...

  2. Safe Harbor when to evoke it?

    begalli replied to Jdon's topic in General Nursing

    ...or three or

  3. Hospital Elder Life Program

    begalli replied to Shadelyn's topic in General Nursing

    What type of hospital Aleasha? Will you be an activities type

  4. Saint anthony college of nursing?

    begalli replied to DinkysKitty's topic in Nursing Career

    Good Luck! Most colleges and universities accept GED's. Don't let not having completed high school in the traditional way stop you from pursuing your

  5. Safe Harbor when to evoke it?

    begalli replied to Jdon's topic in General Nursing

    Yikes! and Wow! You sound like a very understanding and conscientious manager, but for the sake of your patients, whose well-being you sincerely seem to care about, don't let this individual walk all...

  6. Saint anthony college of nursing?

    begalli replied to DinkysKitty's topic in Nursing Career

    Also, what it says about prerequisite courses is that you must have completed 32 credits (including at least one course in anatomy/physiology, microbiology or college chemistry) before applying. The...

  7. Saint anthony college of nursing?

    begalli replied to DinkysKitty's topic in Nursing Career

    I don't understand what makes you think that they don't accept students with a GED? On the application form on their website, there is a spot to mark off what your secondary education was...GED is a...

  8. I wonder why.....

    begalli replied to begalli's topic in General Nursing

    Okay, seeing it as a sort of a vent instead of just pokes. I like the car wreck analogy. For me, it just takes so much energy to be negative. It's draining. You know, like it takes more muscles to...

  9. Stroke at 6.

    begalli replied to lpnstudentin2010's topic in General Nursing

    Is this metal thing still in your head? Is it a clip? Did you have an anuerysm? Just curious, your story is very

  10. C'mon, SHARE!! Amazing Stories in Nursing

    begalli replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    Gosh, there are a few. Seventeen year old double lung transplant with a history of CF. She was on our unit for months! For the first several weeks post-op it was so tenuous. All you had to do was...

  11. No food stamps for students!!!

    begalli replied to tonicareer's topic in General Students

    Wait until

  12. Hospital ward cleared for Kylie Minogue

    begalli replied to kbclary4's topic in General Nursing

    You know why hospitals do this VIP crap. It's so that those in the public eye who might have some persuasion on public opinion won't be exposed to what it's really like with nursing care and ratios....

  13. Hospital ward cleared for Kylie Minogue

    begalli replied to kbclary4's topic in General Nursing

    Oh HECK no! I'd recognize these two, alone or together, in a heart beat!! :) But you're right, most would

  14. Hospital ward cleared for Kylie Minogue

    begalli replied to kbclary4's topic in General Nursing

    "The Herald Sun said visitors to the hospital were made to enter through the intensive care unit in order to keep them away from Minogue's wing." This is very inappropriate. The article goes on to say...

  15. UNIT SECRETARIES-- the good, and the not so good...

    begalli replied to Mystery5's topic in General Nursing

    Yep!! :rotfl: We have a few nurses as well who were literally there when the original bricks were laid for our unit more than 30 years ago. You just gotta love

  16. How many nurses are unemployed or between jobs right now?

    begalli replied to live4today's topic in General Nursing

    This is exactly what I would love to do when I'm finished with the ICU bedside experience. 50 is approaching in a several years, and working nights, my body is beginning to feel even older. I've also...

  17. Pacific Coast Highway and sightseeing!

    begalli replied to Liddle Noodnik's topic in California Nursing

    Hearst Castle is another great place to stop. It's south of the Big Sur area in San Simeon. And of course stop in Santa Barbara which is south of San

  18. Pacific Coast Highway and sightseeing!

    begalli replied to Liddle Noodnik's topic in California Nursing

    Big Sur is a must! Be sure to plan to stay in one of the little hotels in the area. It's south of Monterey and Carmel (other places to stop) on the coast side of the Los Padres National Forest. It is...

  19. Negativity at Nurse's Station is GETTING ON MY NERVES!

    begalli replied to Mystery5's topic in General Nursing

    This thread is funny. A thread full of complaints about complainers.

  20. UNIT SECRETARIES-- the good, and the not so good...

    begalli replied to Mystery5's topic in General Nursing

    Our unit secretaries are absolutely awesome! I fill their shoes from time to time (a VERY well paid secretary am I) and can't believe the amount of work they do and how they professionally put-up with...

  21. Safe Harbor when to evoke it?

    begalli replied to Jdon's topic in General Nursing

    NOC = night shift, usually 11pm-7am. btw, it's short for

  22. Very angry

    begalli replied to labman's topic in Men in Nursing

    The part about their "juice" is only partially true. Abusers come from all socioeconomic backgrounds. While I understand and have sympathy for those who are falsly accused, I would not hesitate...

  23. Please HELP - case study

    begalli replied to Christian_SN's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Has he been checked for hypoadrenalism? Some of the s/s of this are syncope. fatigue, low bp, low hr. I don't know much about hypoadrenalism and the only reason I suggest this is because my daughter...

  24. What is a pre-albumin test for?? (lab test)... it is a new test to us

    begalli replied to passing thru's topic in General Nursing

    It has to do with nutrition....

  25. Nursing Issue - Medication Aides

    begalli replied to M&MRN2005's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Not to mention potential damage to patients. If one can't spell, how do they know the difference between digoxin and dilantin; Flomax (beta-blocker and albuterol) and Volmax (bronchodilator); mg and...