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  1. Re: Triple arthrodesis

    dolphinRN posted a topic in Orthopedic

    I had a foot surgery a few years ago that went bad. The podiatrist went in to remove "tissue" the size of a man's thumb from my heel and while he was in there released a tendon. When I was released...

  2. Would you have a child because you thought you would regret it later on if you didn't

    dolphinRN replied to smack050505's topic in General Nursing

    There is a lot of time, and the person you are at 20 is not the person you are at 30 or even 40. and the older you are, I just think you enjoy the whole experience more. Even the Wal-Mart tantrums! :p...

  3. How Many is Too Many

    dolphinRN replied to Fiona59's topic in Ob/Gyn

    If we were more financially stable, dh and I would probably have had at least 2 more. I have 2 from a previous marriage, had a tubal due to knowing I couldn't afford any more when I was married to...

  4. Sick leave and on call

    dolphinRN posted a topic in Operating Room

    I have a quick question regarding your hospital policy on being on call after calling in sick. Does your hospital allow you to still take call if you call in sick for a regularly scheduled

  5. Has anyone made their own scrubs?

    dolphinRN replied to sarah_bellum's topic in General Nursing

    A good friend of mine made my scrub tops when I was pregnant with twins because the only ones I could find premade were drab solids. I did choose some 100% cotton, but also the 65%/35% poly/cotton...

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

    dolphinRN replied to Mystery5's topic in General Nursing

    Don't get me wrong; I treat all the ward clerks with the due respect they deserve. As was mentioned, I ask politely if they can do something or if they are truly busy I will do it myself. I have...

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

    dolphinRN replied to Mystery5's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work, we have one Ward clerk who is worth 5 times her weight in gold. She is always professional in dress and mannerisms and truly makes the ward run VERY smoothly. I have jokingly called...

  8. Sick leave and on call

    dolphinRN replied to dolphinRN's topic in Operating Room

    I honestly don't know if they have a back up system in place. I've been helping with timekeeping for about 8 months now and the only time I have seen on call changes made did not involve someone...

  9. Sick leave and on call

    dolphinRN replied to dolphinRN's topic in Operating Room

    The main reason for my question is because I recently have started assisting our timekeeper with posting the time for various areas. The manager is constantly asking him to override the not available...

  10. Bad Habits Nurses Develop

    dolphinRN replied to Debbie_LPN's topic in General Nursing

    I actually has one of my nursing instructors do this in front of me when we were working together at the same hospital. I was a NA at the time and still in school. My last floor assignment was with...

  11. How Long Did You stay at Your First Job as a Nurse?

    dolphinRN replied to careerdejour's topic in General Nursing

    I've been at the same hospital for almost 17 years, just different Med/Surg units and "desk" jobs since my foot won't hold up to the pounding I gave it on the floors anymore. Yes, this place has its...

  12. Beginning RN Salary in Louisiana

    dolphinRN replied to LouisianaNurse2006's topic in Louisiana Nursing

    I work in the VA system, not the one in NO. It is true that they pay BSN more. In fact, once you are there working with an ADN, your salary cap is lower than what you can get with a BSN. The other...

  13. Beginning RN Salary in Louisiana

    dolphinRN replied to LouisianaNurse2006's topic in Louisiana Nursing

    I work in the VA system, not the one in NO. It is true that they pay BSN more. In fact, once you are there working with an ADN, your salary cap is lower than what you can get with a BSN. The other...

  14. Advice: DH had a "seizure"?

    dolphinRN replied to dolphinRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you both for your replies. He has had a lot of stress going on right now as well and I thought it might be from where things are so tight around the nerves. He was able to get an appointment to...

  15. Advice: DH had a "seizure"?

    dolphinRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    DH came up to me last night after the children had gone to bed and decided then to tell me about something that happened to him earlier in the day. It scared him enough to make an appointment to see...

  16. Advice: DH had a "seizure"?

    dolphinRN replied to dolphinRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you both for your replies. He has had a lot of stress going on right now as well and I thought it might be from where things are so tight around the nerves. He was able to get an appointment to...

  17. Advice: DH had a "seizure"?

    dolphinRN replied to dolphinRN's topic in General Nursing

    DH came up to me last night after the children had gone to bed and decided then to tell me about something that happened to him earlier in the day. It scared him enough to make an appointment to see...

  18. What style of music do you listen to the most?

    dolphinRN replied to Thunderwolf's topic in General Nursing

    I am a fan of mostly old time Rock and Roll. People look at me like I'm crazy when I say I calm down after a busy day at work by listening to AC/DC or Pink Floyd on the way home. I am not a huge fan...

  19. Snow emergency excuse?

    dolphinRN replied to ReinventingMyselfAgain's topic in General Nursing

    In the past 10 years, I have lived more than 20 miles away from the hospital where I work and both houses have been down the hill from the only way out of the neighborhood. I drive a car, not an SUV,...

  20. Question for VA nurses

    dolphinRN replied to TitaniaSidhe's topic in Government, Military

    We don't have someone that does this as their only role. If it is going from VA to VA in the VISN, wouldn't it be at the VISN level and not just for the hospital? I don't work with the BCMA system in...

  21. Why give doctors all the credit?

    dolphinRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Sorry, I didn't know where else to go with this and it is my first time starting a thread. I was reading the article about the infant who weighed less than a can of soda in September (one of a set of...

  22. The patients you will never forget

    dolphinRN replied to alisunshine9's topic in General Nursing

    One of the first patients I had when I transferred from a surgery unit to oncology was a man in his mid 40s dealing with AML. Any time he was admitted for treatments, one nurse would state that he...

  23. Rotating Shifts

    dolphinRN replied to nptobee's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work, they consider it a priviledge to work a straight off tour. You are "responsible" enough to perform your duties without the Nurse Manager watching you. If you screw up, they will pull...

  24. Overtime money

    dolphinRN replied to sheliamd's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe what you are saying about the taxes is true, but I have had many people show their pay stubs where killing themselves by pulling a ton of overtime did not benefit them anymore than limiting to a...

  25. Overtime money

    dolphinRN replied to sheliamd's topic in General Nursing

    We are paid every two weeks and I found that it was better to work no more than 24 hourd of overtime a payperiod or Uncle Sam got most of it back in taxes. I did start out working overtime to pay off...