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    Ethical Question and Concern

    gr8rnpjt replied to oncnursern's topic in General Nursing

    Is the family aware of her current level of fuction? Do they converse with her like the nurses do? and does your facility have an ethics committee? If so you should contact them
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    VBA2C w/ 1st at 25 weeks

    gr8rnpjt replied to sharirobinson's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I cannot offer any advise, but I can offer my prayers for you and your baby to have a safe delivery and a good outcome. That is what is important,
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    Help me decompress

    gr8rnpjt replied to daisybaby's topic in Ob/Gyn

    5 words: Medicaid fraud and abuse
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    What to do? Any Suggestions?

    gr8rnpjt replied to GatorRN's topic in General Nursing

    at least in the state in which I work, an employer cannot discriminate against you based on the meds you have a valid prescription for. If drug tested, be honest and up front about the meds and have a...
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    Questions about trauma I witnessed. (LONG)

    gr8rnpjt replied to GermPhobe's topic in Emergency

    Please forgive my insistence on this part of the question. But it's something I need to know. What I witnessed was rather wet and formless. I wonder if brain tissue would have been more solid. I'm...
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    Hair Problems...help !

    gr8rnpjt replied to Keepstanding's topic in General Nursing

    When I was pregnant I went to a professional and she used a natural dye. (smelled like pumpkin) Lighter shades tend to hide gray
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    My 3 year old has MRSA!

    gr8rnpjt replied to Anagray's topic in General Nursing

    Anagray, sorry about your dd. I have posted here recently about my dd. She is living on a marine base in CA. She came home last christmas with her husband and daughter and they stayed with his mother....
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    worrying....

    gr8rnpjt replied to colleennurse's topic in General Nursing

    I had the same problem when I graduated school. My 2 week orientation on nights was torture! I simply never stayed awake (on purpose) before and felt that night turn was a shift I would never be able...
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    Graduate Nurses vs. Experienced Nurses (Promise to be funny!)

    gr8rnpjt replied to Sammi15's topic in General Nursing

    I am with you Tweety on this. Humor is an individual thing. If I don't like the humor, I don't have to read the rest. As for the OP I can take it or leave it. This list has been done before ad...
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    PLEASE HELP!!! so embarassed about sweating!

    gr8rnpjt replied to Bumashes's topic in General Nursing

    Just one other thing to consider. Are you on any medications that contain acetominophen, or do you take tylenol on a regular basis?. last summer I was on a prescription that contained tylenol and I...
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    Don't understand MRSA

    gr8rnpjt replied to nur26se's topic in General Nursing

    Here is what is scary. Staph aureus started as an organism that was only picked up in the hospital. It is now resistant to methcillin, the agent of choice to kill S.A. bacteria. Now we have to use the...
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    Feeling like a scapegoat, common in nursing??

    gr8rnpjt replied to luvmy2angels's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. It would be very hard for these 2 RN's to drop the ball, then pick it up and throw it at your head with out some kind of paper trail to back up your story. I would not let this go. If that is...
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    traumatized by vermin

    gr8rnpjt replied to Multicollinearity's topic in Arizona Nursing

    You guys are giving me the heebie-jeebies, and I am sitting in an office cubicle on the 8th floor in a building in downtown Pittsburgh! I have the shivers, shakes, chills, everything else. The only...
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    What is with the crazy parents?? --vent--

    gr8rnpjt replied to analee23's topic in Emergency

    good post with a good theory. having been a first time mom myself with a less than stellar first birth experience wtih my oldest daughter, i can relate to the feelings of helplessness and lack of...
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    I feel I'm being sabotaged

    gr8rnpjt replied to cleo's topic in Nurse Management

    cleo, Having problems with the Director usually will never work. Although you may not be seeking a fight, it looks like she is looking at every discussion in a negative light. I had problems with a...
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    VBAC with little to no interventions (super long)

    gr8rnpjt replied to RaeT,RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    No doubt if something had happened to the baby the "goddess" would be only too eager to
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    holter report help

    gr8rnpjt replied to hakernsy's topic in Cardiac

    Dear Hakernsy, Please know that the people on this board are a very caring group. But you are asking us to do something that we wouldn't do for even a family member. If my Mom approached me to...
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    Plantar Facitis-Heel Pain, help!

    gr8rnpjt replied to Furoffire's topic in General Nursing

    My husband developed PF about 6 months ago, there was a foot pain clinic in the area offering a new non invasive procedure so we went to check it out--and he had ESWL type procedure with a machine...
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    where do I go for help?

    gr8rnpjt replied to fnlyRNstudent05's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Sometimes it is hard to get over those "trust issues" when talking to someone you don't know. And you may not always find the right fit with the first therapist you speak to. You will know in a couple...
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    anyone love there job?

    gr8rnpjt replied to AmyD_RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I love my job but I am not doing bedside nursing. I work for a health plan. What I love about it is that it is steady daylight, with weekends and holidays off. I am very content with the pay. When I...
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    Help ...I'm not a team player

    gr8rnpjt replied to firegenie's topic in Nursing Career

    I have a theory about nurse managers keeping their "buddies" close and throwing the newcomers under the bus at every turn. I know that in most situations that when evaluation time comes around and...
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    Advice Please

    gr8rnpjt replied to amylc's topic in General Nursing

    Those boring part time daylight type jobs usually require some experience. I worked steady nights when my oldest kids were little. I slept in the day when they were at school. That may be an option...
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    Question about my birth experience...

    gr8rnpjt replied to mesces's topic in Ob/Gyn

    For the birth of my second child six months later I think that it is amazing how you could have a 38 week pregnancy 6 months after giving birth to your first
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    Experiences with post-maturity

    gr8rnpjt replied to 2curlygirls's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I had my first 2 daughters in the early 80's and my OB never talked about inducing. I was 3 weeks and 4 days late with each one and they were both NVD's with good outcomes. I should say that my first...
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    New, Young and dont know where to start!

    gr8rnpjt replied to Yannie021's topic in General Nursing

    If you are a resident of California, don't you get free tuition or whatever? I think that you should stay right where you are and go to school there. It would make the most