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   Hospitals, officials gathering to try to save Detroit system from collapse

   rncountry replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism

   Detroit Medical Center is closing three hundred beds, and laying off one thousand employees, in the Detroit paper's today. DMC is part of Detroit Regional. From the articles some trauma victims may end up being turfed all the way to Ann Arbor to U of...
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   Good Night, Florence

   rncountry replied to hbscott's topic in Activism

   By the way Roxanne, nicely written article!
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   Good Night, Florence

   rncountry replied to hbscott's topic in Activism

   If you look not only a FN, but other early nurses in the US as well as other countries, really read about them, you will find that the majority if not all, stepped out of the norm for women and what society expected from women. The truth is that if w...
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   The Family

   rncountry replied to NurseKrissy's topic in Nursing

   It is not a crime to ask a family member to leave the bedside. I have done it rarely in my career, but when I have done this it is because of what the patient needs. There are times that no matter how much you have explained to the family what is hap...
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   I need your input on this!

   rncountry replied to LoisJean's topic in Entrepreneurs

   LoisJean, Great for you! After speaking with you on the phone I hope you know that I think the idea that only an RN is a nurse is a bunch of bunk. Several times I have been all ready to join the ANA through the Michigan Nurse Association, but everyti...
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   How do you deal with your anger at work?

   rncountry replied to BBFRN's topic in Nursing

   I know that I am different than most, but I usually tackle problems head on. I would not change my schedule, if it worked for my life I would keep it. I would however tell this nurse she was inappropriate when that happened. I would also write an inc...
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   Ready to give up....

   rncountry replied to jschut's topic in Nursing

   Glad to be of assistance Julie. And just for the sake of more ammuniation per se, it is not recommended to do any regular flushing of foley's. All that information can be found on the CDC website. Next just because it is a physician order does not me...
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   Ready to give up....

   rncountry replied to jschut's topic in Nursing

   Also the CDC does not recommend changing foley's unless there is a specific reason, it is not to be done on a regular basis, that promotes more infection potential not less. Tell that to the RN. Your facility is way behind times. Run away fast.
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   Ready to give up....

   rncountry replied to jschut's topic in Nursing

   Julie, I concur with everything everyone else has said, I just need you to know that the write up you received was bunk though. Insulin does not need to be refrigerated anymore. If it is a written policy for it to be that is one thing, but if there i...
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    Oooohhhh, Now I feel cosmopoliten, do you ALL wear scrubs?

    rncountry replied to BritishStudent's topic in Nursing

    Britstudent, you were an hour north of where I live. By the way it is spelled M-i-c-h-i-g-a-n! Now the big question. Did you have the grand opportunity of experiencing lake effect snow? Once upon a time I was going to work in the neuro ICU at Blodge...
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    Oooohhhh, Now I feel cosmopoliten, do you ALL wear scrubs?

    rncountry replied to BritishStudent's topic in Nursing

    Karen, curious what do you think of Beverly Malone? She is still the head of the RNC then? Britstudent, a dutch porn star....just the thought :roll Where in the states did you spend time?
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    Justice Department sues Tenet over Medicare for $300 million

    rncountry replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism

    Tenet has had these issues over and over again, going back over 20 years. They are called Tenet because they changed their name some years ago because the first name, which I can't remember right now, was so associated with fraud and scandel that the...
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    Oooohhhh, Now I feel cosmopoliten, do you ALL wear scrubs?

    rncountry replied to BritishStudent's topic in Nursing

    Funny that, mine too! But then it helps to get by in the job. You know Brit, I'm thinking your pretty ok.
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    Question- calling all mothers!!!!!

    rncountry replied to Heather A.'s topic in Nursing

    My oldest child is very bright, he spoke full complete sentences by 18 months. About age 3 he had times he would stutter, it was frustrating for him, but usually if I told him to slow down a bit it would help. I agree it was a process of his brain be...
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    Oooohhhh, Now I feel cosmopoliten, do you ALL wear scrubs?

    rncountry replied to BritishStudent's topic in Nursing

    Naw, I don't think it is rude, I think it is funny. Maybe just me though. I think of it this way. Britian is a very small island, but it's impact has been huge. The culture that has been dissimated by the Brits is felt all over the world. The Scots o...
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    Oooohhhh, Now I feel cosmopoliten, do you ALL wear scrubs?

    rncountry replied to BritishStudent's topic in Nursing

    Let me know if I have this wrong, but it sounds like the nurse education system in Britian is the same system that we had in place in the states for a number of years. Diploma nursing, there are few Diploma schools around anymore. A Diploma nurse tra...