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  1. Going back to college with foreign education

    hollyster replied to crosstanya's topic in International Nursing

    If your husband is in the US Military or a civilian For the US government, go to the Education Center on the nearest military base. They can help with getting your records evaluated and the are...

  2. Anyone wearing support hose?

    hollyster replied to jenrninmi's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I hope you you do too. They are expensive but to me they are definitely worth

  3. Anyone wearing support hose?

    hollyster replied to jenrninmi's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I started wearing the Cherokee compression knee highs because my toes hurt so much in the all the other brands I tried. The foot is made of cotton so it is like wearing a normal

  4. Anyone wearing support hose?

    hollyster replied to jenrninmi's topic in First Year After Licensure

    If you rub a fabric softner sheet over them after you put them on you will not have any static cling

  5. Anyone wearing support hose?

    hollyster replied to jenrninmi's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Cherokee makes a gradient pressure knee high with a padded cotton foot. The extra cushioning is great. They are about $20.00 a pair but the last for 6-8 months, longer if you are not a bleach freak...

  6. New HIPPA Law in USA

    hollyster replied to papawjohn's topic in General Nursing

    Since most of the pts in the units I have worked were intubated and sedated, we only gave info to the person who held POA or next of kin or in rare cases by order of the MD. One contact person per pt....

  7. In Need Of Your Tips....i'm A New O.r. Nurse

    hollyster replied to eezee's topic in Operating Room

    Sooo True. Once an MD (surgeon or anesth.) makes you cower they will always treat you disrespectfully. My first weekend on call,six weeks after starting two weeks after passing boards. Yes, now I...

  8. Patients who steal from the ER

    hollyster replied to mdslabod's topic in Emergency

    At our hsp it wasn't just the pts. When I worked in the OR we kept having laparscopic instruments disappear. They were not at the Women's OR Center or the outpatient surgery center. One of the...

  9. RNS with depression - r u out there?

    hollyster replied to zacsmimi's topic in Psychiatric

    I am so sorry that you have been suffering. Have you looked into Zoloft? A friend of mine was going through a lot of family issues and felt that the Paxil just wasn't effective anymore. They tried her...

  10. Going back to college with foreign education

    hollyster replied to crosstanya's topic in International Nursing

    I worked with two RNs from South Africa who also specialized in Midwifery when they had their transcripts evaluated they both had the equivilent of a BSN. One went right into clinical instructing for...

  11. when do you draw the line with a patient?

    hollyster replied to johnson0424's topic in General Nursing

    Agree with Earle and Cursenurse. Assess if no reason other then generally nastiness I let them know I will not feed into their dysfunction. Then notify MD(9 times out 10 they already know) and...

  12. I'm the nosy lady in walmart. Woopsie.

    hollyster replied to Indy's topic in General Nursing

    I would have called 911. If this is how she acts in private what is she doing to these defenseless children in private? We are all responsible to stop abuse these poor children can not protect...

  13. Tips for starting an IV

    hollyster replied to MedSurgeMess's topic in First Year After Licensure

    First, relax. The more anxious you are the harder it will be. I learned to start IVs in the field. The best tip I received was to identify what site you wanted(AC preferabally) close your eyes then...

  14. Real 911 calls.....

    hollyster replied to RosesrReder's topic in Nursing Humor

    My DH is a FF and I still teach Fire/Rescue. One day my son(he was four at the time) woke up and asked if dad was at work? I told him he was. Apparently my DH told my son that he woud do something for...

  15. How can the hospital stay profitable?

    hollyster replied to NOIRLINCOLN's topic in Emergency

    The hsp gets to deduct all non-payments as business losses on tax filings. They do not lose any money. We get to pay it in higher taxes and hospital

  16. Very respectful for a man to be anurse

    hollyster replied to nicenurse911121's topic in Men in Nursing

    I love working with men. Nursing is the first job I have workedwhere women make up the majority of the staff. In my previous job(Fire/Rescue,) my sister and I worked the same shift in the same unit...

  17. Workload split between RNs/CNAs

    hollyster replied to Alpha13's topic in General Nursing

    In the CCU we have no Techs,LPNs or CNAs. RN is responsible for all pt care. I agree an earlier poster that cleaning a pt is a great time for skin assessment and repositioning. I do not believe that...

  18. Just started in surgicenter....

    hollyster replied to Pam RN's topic in Operating Room

    i agree with siri. surgicenters tend to divide themselves along pre-op, intra-op and pacu. the different areas tend to look at the other areas as competitors instead of team mates. i have even seen...

  19. ER doc misread EKG? (long vent)

    hollyster replied to JAHJF's topic in Cardiac

    There are a few studies done that show a majority of MDs misread initial EKGs and miss changes from previous EKGs. If you do not study and read EKGs on a daily basis you are going to miss subtle...

  20. Is your hospital DIRTY ??? Does housekeeping clean the empty room and bath in

    hollyster replied to passing thru's topic in General Nursing

    The hsp I worked at is filthy. The isolation rooms in the CCU were not terminally cleaned even after infectious pt.s had been in there. In the three years that I was in CCU, I never once saw the...

  21. Question (disaster/emerg.)

    hollyster replied to Purlple's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Airway is always

  22. Could someone Point the way?

    hollyster replied to heinerdude's topic in Government, Military

    Hi. Welcome to Allnurses. I suggest that you call the local Army recruiting office or the Army's 800 number. They will be able to give you the exact info that you need. They have an information...

  23. Palliative Care and Euthanasia

    hollyster replied to bracken's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I agree with Earle58. It is not our place to play God. We are to do everything in our power and scope of practice to make patients as comfortable as possible. We are not ANGELS of

  24. Pfeiffer Treatment Center

    hollyster replied to michelle95's topic in Developmental Disabilities

    Thank You for the information. My son is mildly autistic. I am always curious when I hear about new studies or treatments. I do not like putting chemicals into him, a nutritional treatment is...

  25. Why isn't there a Union for Nurses in Florida?

    hollyster replied to ASFDWife12's topic in General Nursing

    You are soooo right. I went from the fire dept.that is very pro-union and employees were treated with dignity to a hsp were they will fire you if you even suggest unionizing and that treats it's staff...