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  1. John Peter Smith hospital NICU--looking for info

    Good morning. I posted this yesterday in the Texas forum, but have had no replies yet, so decided to cross-post it here. I'm interested in any info about the NICU at John Peter Smith hospital in Fort Worth; size, level, number and type of neo's, (e...
  2. RV's anyone???

    We have lived full-time for 4 years now in our motorhome, a 40ft diesel pusher with 2 slides. I love it; I don't do travel nursing (yet), but this is our first step toward doing so. I wanted to list a good forum for anyone interested in RV's that I...
  3. John Peter Smith hospital NICU--looking for info

    Thanks, TiffyRN, for the info. Appreciate it.
  4. John Peter Smith hospital NICU--looking for info

    Thanks both of you, for your replies. TiffyRN, are you saying that JPS is a level 3/4, or just a 3? And about the neo's, (neonatologists)--do you know anything about them? Appreciate it guys.
  5. Received this email today and I am steamed!!!

    I also think it's funny. And some of it is true, which is why it's funny. And maybe I'm warped, but I don't see anything wrong with it, even the parts that I think are true. Made me laugh, and that helps me survive and keep going back. And that's...
  6. Forced to stay at work or abandonment?

    Agree with everybody else. Sounds like they are trying to get their bluff in on you. As previous poster said, unless you are formally on call- written down on the schedule, not just "told"--you are never obligated to your place of employment on you...
  7. Nurses: Delighted or Annoyed by Nursing Students?

    We do all remember being the student. Many years ago I enjoyed working with students, more than I do these days. I guess, after 30 years, I am just tired. I try very hard not to be rude, and I don't think I am, I just don't seem to have the energy to...
  8. I'm supposed to wear an "Ask me if I washed my hands!" button?!

    I'm not sure I'm reading your post correctly, but if I am, I'm sure we are all in agreement with you. I don't think any of us are saying that we don't need to wash our hands, or that we don't wash our hands, or that we don't have time to wash our ha...
  9. I'm supposed to wear an "Ask me if I washed my hands!" button?!

    I imagine it did. Have y'all ever noticed that nurses and other health care team members who are actually providing hands-on patient care NEVER come up with these ideas. Hmmmmm..... So...do you think it's because we just aren't creative enough? ...
  10. I'm supposed to wear an "Ask me if I washed my hands!" button?!

    I think we should wear buttons that say "ask me if I've had lunch today". Seriously, I wouldn't wear it either. It is demeaning, and implies everything that everyone else has said. Might as well ask me to wear one that says " ask me if I calculated...
  11. Rita's coming-my hospital won't close!!

    I'm very glad to hear from you; glad you're OK. Also glad you evacuated, but sorry it was such a dreadful experience. It sounds like it actually was as bad as we were hearing on the news. It sounds to me like your head is on straight, that your p...
  12. Rita's coming-my hospital won't close!!

    Hope you get some days off now. :)
  13. Rita's coming-my hospital won't close!!

    Actually, I wasn't asking if your daughter was a nurse. I was just wondering, if she were a nurse, would you be OK with her staying behind during a mandatory evacuation in an empty hospital, just in case people who disregarded the mandatory orders n...
  14. Rita's coming-my hospital won't close!!

    I respect your feelings on this, I really do. I can tell that you feel a strong moral obligation to be available to help others. You mentioned your daughter; if she were a nurse, and in this OP's position, would you feel this strongly about her obl...
  15. Rita's coming-my hospital won't close!!

    First I would like to say that you have a more noble and unselfish attitude than I do; just basing this reply on what the OP said in her post, that her statements are indeed the truth at her facility, I would not have stayed. Once our obligation to ...
  16. Is JCAHO just a way to make money?

    I have heard this said before, but I know that it is not true. I know of at least one major hospital in my area that is not JCAHO accreditated and serves a large Medicare/Medicaid population. (probably the largest in the city)
  17. Removed my mom from life support. Need opinion/reasurance.

    I would add to this, but there is nothing I could say that would express my thoughts as beautifully as Timothy has. I feel the same as he does, and I also know that your mom would not want you to suffer guilt over her own wishes and unavoidable dest...
  18. Backpacks

    Do you have to take your books to class? I know that Academy has a pretty big selection of backpacks and book bags; if you do very much carrying of a heavy load you might develop a chronic back problem. You might also consider doing some exercises ...
  19. Bus Disaster

    How would you address it?
  20. Bus Disaster

    I certainly don't know details of the physical condition of these people, but it seems that if these were perhaps the ambulatory residents who were on oxygen, but otherwise in pretty good condition, wouldn't a bus be OK? I mean, don't people live at...
  21. Rita's coming-my hospital won't close!!

    What is the Group One website, on which she might get blacklisted? Is it something only Texas has? Thanks.
  22. Feeling guilty and mad at the same time

    This is what I and several other of my co-workers have done, and it works well, and I haven't noticed that it is held against us. Of course, they would like it if we would work a lot of extra, but we already have to do mandatory call, which always t...
  23. I keep getting sick!

    Like the others said, it will pass. In the meantime, or to help it pass more quickly, you might, if you aren't already, do some of the things that helps your immune system. Get a decent amount of rest each day/night; eat healthy foods; drink lots o...
  24. I do believe I could go by your moral code! :)
  25. Oh, that's good. Also, why not say that a hospital administrator whose staff works in the above conditions can not administrate anymore? They are obviously not "modeling healthy behavior choices".