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When your patients are alive at the end of the day.

The Stand, anyone???

Actually, I didn't have much of a problem, if it helps get catch terrorists. We are at war, you know.

Well, the tactics being used are definitely reminiscent of Stalinist Russia. You do realize that the political assassinations/mass murders were aided and abetted by tactics like this - informing on those around, whether neighbors or not. It was a very good tactic to get rid of an opponent, you know, just drop a line into the little bird's ear, and watch them get hauled away. Of course, then you yourself would get hauled away ... but oh, well, never mind. I don't object to health care reform, just this particular way of doing things. And yes, I've lived in a former Soviet republic and was spied upon as well.

Here's the actual text from the blog page: http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/Facts...ubborn-Things/ Halfway down the page: There is a lot of disinformation about health insurance reform out there, spanning from control of personal finances to end of life care. These rumors often travel just below the surface via chain emails or through casual conversation. Since we can't keep track of all of them here at the White House, we're asking for your help. If you get an email or see something on the web about health insurance reform that seems fishy, send it to [email protected]. Hmm. Stalinist Russia, anyone? Also, try redstate.com for another view on the health care situation.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/Facts-Are-Stubborn-Things/ Halfway down the page: There is a lot of disinformation about health insurance reform out there, spanning from control of personal finances to end of life care. These rumors often travel just below the surface via chain emails or through casual conversation. Since we can't keep track of all of them here at the White House, we're asking for your help. If you get an email or see something on the web about health insurance reform that seems fishy, send it to [email protected]. Hmm. Stalinist Russia, anyone? Also, try redstate.com for another view on the health care situation.

Massive lactulose stool when I was in my first trimester...makes me wince thinking of it.

Hugs and prayers for you! God Bless!

Well, when I was in Kazakstan, a former Soviet Republic, the old babushkas (grandmas) would have a fit if they saw me sitting on the steps of a building or the floor, as they told me I'd never have children. Also I was told ice in drinks give you sore throats, shaking hands across the threshold of a door is bad luck, and sitting on the corner of the table is also bad luck or reproduction problems or something like that.

Try pushing your patient into the shower in one of those PVC shower chairs that's also a bedside commode, giving them the shower, and then realizing you can't move the chair because the pan underneath the seat (which you conveniently forgot to remove and holds about 30 gallons or so), is full to the brim. Then try removing the pan and, because of it's huge weight that you are unprepared for, proceeding to drop it on the floor. To add insult to injury, this bathroom is built walk-in, with no walls around the shower area, so the bathroom and a quarter of the patient's room proceeds to flood (not to mention your lower body and shoes are well soaked by this point). I spent 30 minutes mopping up that mess with blankets before the floor was dry enough to mop, if you get my drift. First, however, I did get the patient back to bed and dressed and dried off before starting to clean up everything. I did discover scrubs dry very quickly, though, much faster than shoes.

Well, it's nice to think of the patient's rights, but the previous poster is right. If the residents were allowed to lie in bed all day, not eat, and only use their wheelchair, in no time they would have pneumonia, constipation, more falls (from no exercise and muscles weakening), bedsores, skin tears, and death. I'm not trying to be stark, but these complications are all preventable by mobility and nutrition. They need to get up and move around. Lord knows, it's not an easy job you have, especially with people who might actively resist you, but it's part of your job description to do that and what your head CNA tells you to do (unless it will be injurious to the patients, of course).

Or spend some "quality time" with your man....happened to me after putting on my hands....WE know better now!

Um, Tom, Caucasians (sp?) CAN be sicklers, it's just much more prominent in the African American world. Speaking as a former peds nurse and one who currently works with sicklers, I can say with authority that not all of mine are African-Americans. Now I haven't seen into any background to see whether they have African-American in their backgrounds from way back.

Excuse me, just because YOU indulge in the above said behaviour, don't put that on the rest of us! I really hate the 'shame the hypocrite back' attitude. I have my own issues (doesn't everyone?) but you are quite mistaken in assigning blame and broken laws to other people. You might have drunk underage; I did not. You might not care about seatbelts; I've cared for what was left after being ejected from the car by no seatbelts. You may download movies; I pay for mine. And before everyone gets all riled up about me being self-righteous, settle down, I'm not. I've just made the choices to be as responsible as possible, I handle people's lives, don't you want me to take yours into my hands with the same amount of care and respect? But I also am not making choices that will seriously impinge on other people's rights or, more importantly, safety. And that's what it comes down to, you know. You may have a 'right' to do things you want to do, but it really stops being a right if it threatens my health/safety, or, more importantly, my childrens', and then, well, momma bear comes unleashed. And I agree with some of the other posters, you can be considered impaired and under the influence of something even if you have a prescription for it. I don't normally get all fired up, must be the full moon. One last thing: IT'S ILLEGAL!!!! Complaining about it won't change that, but can land you without a get-out-of-jail card and no dice to roll, not to say anything about losing your license. EDIT: I'm going over to the Humor forum now. Sheesh!

Saw this order a lot on the ortho floor post knee/hip replacements.