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    My buddy passed away today...

    jnette replied to lovingtheunloved's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Mourn YOUR loss, but find comfort in HIS gain.. blessed peace. It is never easy, but I do believe you BOTH found comfort in being together at the end.
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    Brother needs a liver transplant

    jnette replied to Maggie in NC's topic in General Nursing

    Oh Maggie.. I am so truly sorry to hear of this. I can only imagine what you must be feeling. I'm sure there are many websites as well which can guide you in the right direction or provide you with...
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    PICC placement by RN- paid per hour or per stick??

    jnette replied to mw4cc's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    You sure have that right ! How sad. Well... you have the skill.. now consider the options available to you ! Why continue to allow yourself to be used and
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    Just been fired :(

    jnette replied to sax_journey's topic in General Nursing

    All excellent advice above. My heart goes out to you,, I know how devastating this must fel to you. Please do not let this undermine your confidence in yourself.. it will only make matters worse....
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    Getting Canned at Exit Interview

    jnette replied to CseMgr1's topic in General Nursing

    That IS good news indeed !!! So happy to hear where one door was shut, another was opened for her ! Thank you for the good report !
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    And Now.....What Do You LIKE to Do At Work?

    jnette replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    ahhhhhhhhh... thank you, Marla ! :) So much, so much... I love teaching. Teaching our patients about the disease process, the nutritional factors.. the WHY's of the many do's and don'ts they are faced...
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    Getting Canned at Exit Interview

    jnette replied to CseMgr1's topic in General Nursing

    Wow... so sorry to hear this. Very sorry for your friend. Do keep us posted... and I do wish her
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    What do you HATE to do at work?

    jnette replied to mickeymouse1205's topic in General Nursing

    I hate putting all the tx. sheet/flowsheet info into the computer/proton. :stone HATE it. Boooooooooooooring.
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    Vote here! allnurses presidential race poll

    jnette replied to ktwlpn's topic in General Nursing

    Just got in from work and went directly to vote. Go Kerry/Edwards ! The important thing is that we are excercising our right to vote. I consider it an honor, a privelege, a right, and a duty. Yes,...
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    What do you think of throwing away "soiled" items in regular trash?

    jnette replied to NewbieNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    I have a real problem with this as well. I know all our hospitals here in this area of Va. and NC do this as well... only saturated bloody items are redbagged.. the rest is tossed in the patient's...
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    A question for dialysis nurses

    jnette replied to GLDLPN's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Good answer. I've never seen a vascath yet... and we do have several long term dialysis patients at our facility whose permacaths are "permanent". They have no hope of ever having any other access...
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    Should Pts. see ALL information in an Adverse Event?

    jnette replied to UM Review RN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Well said, Monica, and I agree wholeheartedly. Unless there is a real NEED to know, I just don't see this as benefitting anyone.. but could certainly stir up a whole lot of uneccessary
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    state is threatening to go after license over precharting

    jnette replied to oramar's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    While I agree that some of it can be really nit-picky, I do find the above example to be an excellent one in showing the risks and dangers in
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    what can our local health dept. be thinking?

    jnette replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    Heh.
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    Anybody here using Phosomax or Actenol?

    jnette posted a topic in General Nursing

    Just got my bonedensity results in and am definaltely osteopenic, just bordering osteoporosis. Was borderline last time a couple years ago, but there has been a substantial thinning since then. No, I...
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    PICC placement by RN- paid per hour or per stick??

    jnette replied to mw4cc's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    I just emailed them re training/certification and employment opportunities in my geographical area as well as independent contracting here... we'll see what comes of it.
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    PICC placement by RN- paid per hour or per stick??

    jnette replied to mw4cc's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Thank You ChattnO and Mattsmom !!! Will be checking into this ! Options, options... gotta keep those options open and available
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    PICC placement by RN- paid per hour or per stick??

    jnette replied to mw4cc's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Again.. count me in. Any further info on this would be so very welcome !
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    Having to work Holidays:(

    jnette replied to altomga's topic in General Nursing

    While we do work the holidays (only exception is Christmas), I too, volunteer to work them so my coworkers with children can enjoy the "family time" together. I've worked holidays ever since my very...
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    Need Global partner for a short period preferably from Germany

    jnette replied to nurseneris's topic in International Nursing

    Gruesst Euch ! In Wiesbaden erzogen.. aber immer nur nach Mainz fuer Fasching !!! :rotfl: Hello there, not currently residing in Germany but perhaps can be of some emotional support? Welcome to...
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    An Alzheimers patient was raped...

    jnette replied to laurakoko's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    What I "feel" and what I would DO are two entirely different things. Certainly, my gut reaction would be to want the slime to suffer miserably, but I am not capable of torturing anyone at any time for...
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    An Alzheimers patient was raped...

    jnette replied to laurakoko's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    That's what makes us all so uniquely individual.
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    An Alzheimers patient was raped...

    jnette replied to laurakoko's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Yes.. I can go with this. I can't go the torture route. Sorry. I won't allow someone else's crime to bring me to his own cruel and demented level. :stone And yes.. it IS about power. All the...
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    Starting Excelsior next month

    jnette replied to JKohler's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Gotta ditto what Chris just wrote above... Except that I didn't use anything at all other than what EC offred in the way of books, study guides, etc. So nothing else is really neccessary at all. Wish...
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    YeeHaw! Great new job

    jnette replied to Limik's topic in Nursing Career

    Woohoooooo !!! :balloons: Congrats in order ! Always refreshing to hear a happy ending story. Good for