mercurysmom

mercurysmom

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  1. Prejudice Teacher

    mercurysmom replied to Valsabatini's topic in General Students

    I absolutely agree. The old joke is true: "What do you call someone who speaks two languages? Bilingual. What do you call someone who speaks three languages! Trilingual. What do you call someone who...

  2. Any nurses dealing with a personal terminal illness?

    mercurysmom replied to Songbirdsinging's topic in Health, Stress Management

    If anyone else is interested in grants for home modification, accessible transportation, grants to cover DME, medical treatment, consumable supplies, adult wish programs, medical transportation, or...

  3. Any nurses dealing with a personal terminal illness?

    mercurysmom replied to Songbirdsinging's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I, too, have a progressive illness. In fact, I'm several years past my "anticipated expiration date." My illness has cost me my hearing and mobility, and I am technology-dependent for ventilation...

  4. Weeding Out.

    mercurysmom replied to SabineEffect's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I disagree with the claim that classes are harder than they used to be. Has there been such an enormous change in human anatomy that classes have had to revamp their objectives? When I took A&P...

  5. Favorite sayings

    mercurysmom replied to NursesRmofun's topic in Nursing Humor

    There's a difference between "learning" and "being taught." One requires you to depend on yourself, and the other requires you to depend on other people. Are you prepared to spend the rest of your...

  6. Night shifts

    mercurysmom replied to Curious on Nursing's topic in General Nursing

    I worked nights FT from 1990 to 2000, and Per Diem from 2000-2005. It turned out to be the absolute best schedule while I was pregnant, and then while my two back-to-back breastfed babies (14 mos...

  7. How was your first day of LPN school?

    mercurysmom replied to soon2bnurse5's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Strangely enough, I remember my first day of LPN school, but have absolutely no recollection of most of RN school or my Ed program. Heck, I remember more details of that day than I remember from the...

  8. Mobile IV infusions... for hangovers

    mercurysmom replied to Dogen's topic in General Nursing

    The first time I heard of these services, it was while we were experiencing nationwide shortages of IV MVI's, trace elements, some meds, and TPN components. Funny, how the folks lining up to pay...

  9. Would you choose nursing again or another health profession?

    mercurysmom replied to Abbr's topic in Nursing Career

    I would have still chosen Nursing as well as Education, but I would have started working in Early Intervention and/or Case Management a whole lot earlier than I actually did. I would have avoided...

  10. Should I place my license as inactive?

    mercurysmom replied to setsuna92's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Never, ever, ever, ever place a professional license on inactive status or let it lapse. Even if you're extremely ill with a poor prognosis. Yes, I'm serious. There are several people who post on...

  11. Private Grumbling but NO Open Discussion!

    mercurysmom replied to CardiacRNLA's topic in General Nursing

    I wish I could say that I did XYZ, led the charge up the hill, and ended irrational, time-consuming, prioritization-defying "pain management directives," (or whatever is the current upper management...

  12. please help me correct my essay

    mercurysmom replied to PatKevin1's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I agree with achurley. Your essay has great content, but there are lots of grammatical errors that are very common for individuals for whom English is a second language. A few examples: Verb tense...

  13. THE MIC

    mercurysmom replied to hjmelendez's topic in General Students

    I think that, in some circles, MIC tubes and MIC-KEY buttons have become a name used for lots of different brand tubes, the way we call any facial tissue "Kleenex" and any adhesive bandage a...

  14. THE MIC

    mercurysmom replied to hjmelendez's topic in General Students

    MIC and MIC-KEY are registered trademarks for enteral feeding tubes made by Kimberly-Clark, which is now called Haylard. Here's more info:

  15. Good option for packaging medications for camp?

    mercurysmom replied to maryen's topic in Camp

    How about Health Care Logistics? I know that they sell packaging options to the general public. I've bought oral syringes with tamper-evident caps from them. The problem is that the parents would...

  16. Medication safety project help

    mercurysmom replied to SallyRN15's topic in Emergency

    You could discuss metformin and IV contrast dye, especially r/t pt education prior to outpatient imaging. When the pt is on the floor, there's usually a protocol to follow. When the pt comes in for...

  17. New & Confused RN

    mercurysmom replied to Noel777's topic in General Nursing

    Are you interested in patient education and early childhood development? My "dream job" turned out to be Early Intervention/Birth to Three. At the time, I had an AS in Nursing and a BA in Education,...

  18. Answering "Do you have a disability?" on a job application

    mercurysmom replied to zephyr9's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I'm self-employed, and while my disabilities provide me with a unique perspective in many ways, I generally don't advertise the fact that I'm disabled when I'm setting up a workshop or other services...

  19. Flavored formula for feeding tubes

    mercurysmom replied to KelRN215's topic in Pediatric

    I think that's a part of it, retaining some level of normalcy, even if it's the child's "new normal." I've worked with families who offered their children strawberry or chocolate Pediasure, knowing...

  20. 5-year-old chooses heaven over hospital

    mercurysmom replied to anh06005's topic in Nursing News

    As a Mom who had to make decisions surrounding end-of-life care for a toddler with a progressive neuromuscular disease (Leigh's), I truly wish that my child had been able to indicate something,...

  21. Dumbest thing a doctor has done/said to you

    mercurysmom replied to WorriedNurse25's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This was one of my Mom's stories, but since we both worked at the same LTC at one point and had "experiences" with the same Dr, I believe her 100%... One night, Mrs. Smith, a pt who was DNR, comfort...

  22. Homework interview needed!!!!!

    mercurysmom replied to Libby1987's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I was thinking exactly the same thing. My most recent degree is in Deaf Studies, and since I work at the college that I attended in order to get the undergrad requirements done, I guess I'm an easy...

  23. Are You Protected Against Identity Theft? - FREE Offer for Nurses

    mercurysmom replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    All set! Went through just fine. Thank you for such a generous gift! Most of us do at least occasional shopping and bill-paying online, and security leaks can happen at any time. A few months ago,...

  24. Are You Protected Against Identity Theft? - FREE Offer for Nurses

    mercurysmom replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    I can't enroll. Tried Google+, Facebook, and entered info manually. Has the 10,000 enrollment cap been

  25. Do RNs get extra pay for working with students?

    mercurysmom replied to johndough's topic in General Nursing

    ^^^^^. The BEST analogy I've read in at least a year. Meanmaryjean wins the internets! Bedside nursing is not the way it was when I was a student mumble mumble years ago. I'm not providing direct...