NicInNC CNA

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1. pts going out to smoke

   NicInNC replied to crissrn27's topic in Ob/Gyn

   All of the Novant Health properties in my area (which includes the hospital and many doctor offices) went to smoke free last week. It's not working though because like you said....security can't be...

2. pts going out to smoke

   NicInNC replied to crissrn27's topic in Ob/Gyn

   The entire hospital property just went to No Smoking on April 2nd. It's not even allowed outside. This is for all Novant Health owned properties in

3. Banning Crocs?

   NicInNC replied to styRN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

   They have banned them at my workplace. Doctors, nurses, lab, etc ALL wore them. Now we will get written up if we wear

4. Shaving heads to support cancer patients

   NicInNC replied to NicInNC's topic in Oncology

   I just wanted to update everyone on what I decided. I signed up with St. Baldrick's and shaved my hair off this past Saturday. I was able to do a "virtual event". If anyone wants to see the pictures...

5. Removing needle from syringe

   NicInNC replied to GM1987's topic in General Nursing

   Why didn't he tell someone at this clinic? That would be the FIRST thing that someone should do. If he's so worried, then tell him to cal and talk to them about it. Let them give him the statistics...

6. Removing needle from syringe

   NicInNC replied to GM1987's topic in General Nursing

   I'm a phlebotomist and I SOOOOO know what you mean about someone flipping out! I have a very close call with a patient one day. I always anchor the skin real tight below where I'm going to stick and...

7. Removing needle from syringe

   NicInNC replied to GM1987's topic in General Nursing

   My nephew was exposed to HIV infected blood. He is a Medical Technologist in a lab. Not sure exactly what happened, but my guess was that he was holding the hematocrit tube too tight and it broke. Cut...

8. Shaving heads to support cancer patients

   NicInNC replied to NicInNC's topic in Oncology

   Hi Kelly, I never thought about a radio station! What a great idea! If I had to choose one place for the money to go, I would LOVE for it to go to St. Judes. Those "infomercials" always left me crying...

9. Shaving heads to support cancer patients

   NicInNC replied to NicInNC's topic in Oncology

   THAT is what I would LOVE to do. My kids school is having a Locks of Love day in March. Local haridressers will do the cutting. I wonder if I could also get people to donate money to the American...

10. Shaving heads to support cancer patients

    NicInNC posted a topic in Oncology

    Do any of you know of a organization that raises money by shaving heads to support cancer patients? I am looking on the lines of this: http://www.stbaldricks.org/# I'm in North Carolina and can't...

11. 6 Alabama kids were on life support with flu

    NicInNC replied to indigo girl's topic in General Nursing

    They did a nasal swab on my daughters and it was positive for Influenza type A. They were put on Tamiflu, but unable to finish it because they had a reaction to it. My husband took it, but he still...

12. 6 Alabama kids were on life support with flu

    NicInNC replied to indigo girl's topic in General Nursing

    My girls had the flu twice already and have missed a lot of school. Next year, they WILL get flu shots. I work in the lab and the number of positive flu tests has been very high. My hubby has never...

13. Phlebotomy and kids

    NicInNC posted a topic in General Nursing

    I had been going to school for Nursing, but decided to take a phlebotomy course this summer and LOVED it. I just got a job and will be working with infants to elderly. I stuck over 100 people during...

14. tell me a story that ends in "i can't believe they just did that!"

    NicInNC replied to goats'r'us's topic in General Nursing

    I was one of the people that didn't believe in SIDS. I always thought it was an excuse for people that killed their own babies. Now I'm a firm believer that it really is a true syndrome. It's hard to...

15. tell me a story that ends in "i can't believe they just did that!"

    NicInNC replied to goats'r'us's topic in General Nursing

    My daughter was either 3 or 4 months old when I went to check on her in her crib one evening. She was blue and not breathing. I grabbed her up in hysterics and she started breathing again. We rushed...