Jacci59

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  1. Complete Metabolic Profile

    Jacci59 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am just curious as to what tests are done with a Complete Metabolic Profile. ?? If anyone can tell me I would be most appreciative.

  2. All Nurses Read This

    Jacci59 replied to buck227's topic in General Nursing

    1. RN 2. 40 yrs 3. South East 4. could be better 5. Have none, am part time 6. Too many short days. Would prefer long days and less of them. 7. NO !! 8. NO !! 9. No 10. Yes, Love it !!! 11. No 12....

  3. unlicensed personal in hospitals

    Jacci59 replied to CJM's topic in General Nursing

    "It is exactly that.An assembly line of cash flow.Your patients are no more than a widget that needs processing.The more widgets they can process,the more money they can make." Boy, did you hit the...

  4. Complete Metabolic Profile

    Jacci59 replied to Jacci59's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you so much, NRSKarenRN... I really appreciate your taking the time to spell it out for me. I do remember the SMA12, but it had been so long since I dealt with it that I had forgotten what...

  5. Complete Metabolic Profile

    Jacci59 replied to Jacci59's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you so much, NRSKarenRN... I really appreciate your taking the time to spell it out for me. I do remember the SMA12, but it had been so long since I dealt with it that I had forgotten what...

  6. Complete Metabolic Profile

    Jacci59 replied to Jacci59's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you, beano !! I had not dealt with lab tests much in the last 15 years, and when I went to draw this one,I was curious. Thanks,

  7. Complete Metabolic Profile

    Jacci59 replied to Jacci59's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you, beano !! I had not dealt with lab tests much in the last 15 years, and when I went to draw this one,I was curious. Thanks,

  8. Complete Metabolic Profile

    Jacci59 replied to Jacci59's topic in General Nursing

    I am just curious as to what tests are done with a Complete Metabolic Profile. ?? If anyone can tell me I would be most appreciative.

  9. NURSE THE NURSE: gotta improve retirement benefits

    Jacci59 replied to lsmo's topic in General Nursing

    Where do we start ??? I am retired after 25 yrs of service,to one institution and draw a pension of $274 a month. I have been a nurse for 39 years If I wasn't back working, and married, I could not...

  10. Alternative meds? You'll never believe this one!!

    Jacci59 replied to darla80's topic in Nursing Humor

    You won't believe this, but I knoew a woman who also used it. she used to spray it on her back for her back pain. Somewhere, I have heard someone say that it does help!! I have not tried it...

  11. Lighten Up

    Jacci59 replied to AuntieLoLo's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Auntielolo, I see this is your first post. This board is a sounding board for nurses. Most are not able to sound off at work, and need somewhere to vent their frustrations. I would problably be...

  12. Surgical Recoveries in ICU?

    Jacci59 replied to Zee_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Dear Zee, It sounds like you do not have musch cooperation from your anesthesia department. I would call what that anesthesiologist did, abandoment !! If he could not respond, he should have sent...

  13. Surgical Recoveries in ICU?

    Jacci59 replied to Zee_RN's topic in General Nursing

    There are good and bad points to this idea of ICU recovering pts. I am a retired PACU nurse, and we were not ICU nurses where I worked. There many facets of ICU care that we were not that familiar...

  14. Nursing Shortage Makes the Prime Time News!

    Jacci59 replied to -jt's topic in General Nursing

    Cargal, Al I can do is ask you a question, following what you have said about the Healthcare in the US.................Are you in the executive offices?????? One of the CEO's who are making the big...

  15. Post Hysterectomy

    Jacci59 replied to Kathi's topic in General Nursing

    I have to agree withwhat the others have said. I had a vag hyst16 yrs ago, and they left my ovaries. I was up and going even back then within a couple of weeks with no problems. I would STRONGLY...

  16. Scrubs in ER

    Jacci59 replied to wamherrn's topic in Emergency

    When I jworked ED, they wouldn't even allow us to wear scrubs. they do now though, but must wash their own. I have taken off laundering of uniforms on my taxes for the past 20 yrs. You must be...

  17. Hazard pay for treking to work in a snowstorm.

    Jacci59 replied to susanmary's topic in General Nursing

    I admit that we don't have the snow that the north has, but we did have some significant snow storms during the 25 yrs I worked in a hospital in this state. they never offered anything for getting to...

  18. For Profit Healthcare - Is it working?

    Jacci59 replied to reg06's topic in General Nursing

    I wholeheartedly agree with you on this issue. It is a sad time when CEO's, HMO's, and other insurance companies are making mega bucks at the expense of the patient who continues to receive less and...