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sanctuary BSN, MSN, RN

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  1. Please share something GOOD that happened at work!

    sanctuary replied to RNsRWe's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, wow. Pretty powerful stuff.

  2. Please share something GOOD that happened at work!

    sanctuary replied to RNsRWe's topic in General Nursing

    Awwww. So

  3. Pandemic News/Awareness.

    sanctuary replied to indigo girl's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for all you do to keep us informed. Knowledge is

  4. What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

    sanctuary replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    Nope. It was an acute phych intake unit and everybody was on q15s. Made it all the worse. Made me wonder how many others were only on

  5. I'm sure I'll get 10,000 replies saying to run, run, run from this place!

    sanctuary replied to megananne7's topic in General Nursing

    quote=Kerrigan 06;2267119]Just in case you really are waiting until you get 10,000 replies before you quit, I'm throwing in my vote for RUN!!! Here is the other 9,752!!!! Get thee out, child. Call...

  6. What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

    sanctuary replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    Had seven, count 'em, seven hours of q15 min notes "Sleeping quietly" on a female who had come in c chest pain, only to find rigor had set in by shift change. Quietly, very

  7. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

    sanctuary replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    Had a patient once, 84 y/o M, w/ bi-lat lobar Pneum. I'm thinking he is not long for the world, do the best I can, and at the end of the week, go to my regular floor (psych). A couple of weeks later,...

  8. Different Stem Cell Treatments Both Produce Results For Two Similar Spinal Cord Injur

    sanctuary replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    "Doing things"?????? :lol2:

  9. Calif. Nurses Group Joins AFL-CIO, Seeking Reform

    sanctuary replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Whoopee!!:balloons: :smiley_aa :w00t: :w00t:

  10. Different Stem Cell Treatments Both Produce Results For Two Similar Spinal Cord Injur

    sanctuary replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    This was umbilical stem cell. And it is being championed in the attached article. And you are correct in that the US cannot be leaders in everything. It is just sad that there are areas that we won't...

  11. Disaster/Pandemic preparedness

    sanctuary replied to LMonty911's topic in Disaster Preparation

    indigogirl, all that came through looked like Sanscrit. What happened? And thanks for all the work that you have done. My place actually has a comittee in place to look at what needs to happen in case...

  12. Cobedding twins and multiples in NNUs

    sanctuary replied to wensday's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Please share what you

  13. Violence against nurses

    sanctuary replied to sanctuary's topic in Oregon Nursing

    California has a good law, AB508, that covers that. Perhaps you can find it

  14. New Grad opportunities in Oregon

    sanctuary replied to BonnieSc's topic in Oregon Nursing

    The State hospital in Salem takes new

  15. Disaster/Pandemic preparedness

    sanctuary replied to LMonty911's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Thanks to all the interest here, I have been able to persuade some friends, family and co-workers to begin to prepare, set aside, and invest in our future. Thanks for all the links and hot

  16. Different Stem Cell Treatments Both Produce Results For Two Similar Spinal Cord Injur

    sanctuary replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Thanks for the links. Again, sad that it doesn't mention

  17. Is this upsetting to anyone else?

    sanctuary replied to Gompers's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    This brings up the issue of medical (and nursing) ethics. Just because we can do something, does it mean that we should??? Is there not a time to say," First, do no

  18. Different Stem Cell Treatments Both Produce Results For Two Similar Spinal Cord Injur

    sanctuary replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    How sad that this is going on in China, not here. I think we are witnessing the fall of

  19. Liquid Gold

    sanctuary replied to Cmariehart's topic in General Nursing

    Good for you. It is the little things, isn't

  20. Medical Terminology & Abbrevations Game :)

    sanctuary replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

    OK, here's one... NO CHEATING.

  21. Medical Terminology & Abbrevations Game :)

    sanctuary replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

    [bANANA]I'm dying here, honestly. This is the most fun that I've had with my clothes on in a long

  22. Medical Terminology & Abbrevations Game :)

    sanctuary replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

    OMG, I'm dying here, I've been sick, and you made me laugh so hard I coughed up a lung!!! This thread is the best.... :rotfl: :rotfl: :roll

  23. Working when Fatigued & Assuring Patient Safety: RN's and Employers Responsibility

    sanctuary replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Unity, people, unity is the reason bills get passed into law. I know that Unions are a dirty word to our once proud profession, but it is the only way to get laws passed. Join your State Association,...

  24. leg cramps in my sleep.. help!

    sanctuary replied to Bluestem's topic in General Nursing

    In the short term, stand up and walk. Use the weight of your body to force the muscle to relsx. Put weight on it (hurts like heck, but it is over in a flash). Diet and moderate excercise help in the...

  25. I can't get a job, i'm so sad.

    sanctuary replied to Lmex's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Well and kindly said. Spelling and punctuation are critical. Even things as elemental as capitalizing the pronoun "I" is noticed. While you are looking for a class, stop in at the County Mental...