Almabella

Almabella

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  1. working for insurance company?

    Almabella posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello All! Ok, I'm desperate to find a job where I can work weekends and evenings only to avoid putting my little guy in daycare. Thing is....I have no hospital experience as an RN and the only...

  2. amniotic fluid embolism

    Almabella posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hi all, I'm an RN in a community clinic and we do a lot of prenatal care. We recently had a pt die during a planned c-sec. The cause I was given was an amniotic fluid embolism. Does anyone know...

  3. Is Nursing for me if I don't want to be a bedside RN?

    Almabella replied to sail81's topic in Nursing Career

    My understanding is that to get into legal consulting you would need a solid, broad based and well rounded experience in nursing. I've been told it's not an easy field to break into. Administration...

  4. autoimmune disease and being a nurse

    Almabella posted a topic in Health, Stress Management

    Hi All! So I've got this concern -- I've been dealing with various arthralgias and swelling and just general and intermittent aches and pains for going on 6 years now. i think I'm finally close to...

  5. Pediatric Vaccinations

    Almabella replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    There is a catch up schedule recommended by the CDC for kids who are behind or maybe immigrants who don't have any records from their country of origin....

  6. Any Nurses With RA?? How do you Cope?

    Almabella replied to grbrico's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Oh, wow, I just happened to stumble upon this thread. What a relief to hear other nurses out there are contending w/ RA. I am in the process of being dx with what is most likely RA or psoriatic...

  7. Retire by 30, thanks nursing!

    Almabella replied to ThePrestige's topic in General Nursing

    It's wonderful that you have a financial plan already, as many have said before. My only caution to you is that you just don't know what the future holds for you. Quality of life is just as important...

  8. Off label use

    Almabella replied to crissrn27's topic in General Nursing

    unisom for morning sickness. I was pretty surprised the first time I heard that

  9. Flu shots for your kids??

    Almabella replied to MA Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I did get the flu shot for my 1 yr old (twice ) and believe it or not, I had to search around because my pediatrician did not offer the preservative free... Anyway, a coworker of mine (nurse) recently...

  10. Optum Info

    Almabella replied to kyvec's topic in Telephone Triage

    They have evening shifts, at least here in MN. I think they are 2:30-11:30 typically. So how is orientation going for everyone? I start in

  11. IM site bleeding

    Almabella replied to marie-francoise's topic in General Nursing

    I read somewhere that, at least for peds pts, NOT aspirating makes the injection less painful. I wish I could tell you the source but I completely forget. I aspirated blood with one of the very first...

  12. Why So Many Unhealthy Nurses?

    Almabella replied to kukukajoo's topic in General Nursing

    This is a case by case, individual issue. I'd need to see some hard evidence that overall nurses are less health than the general population, or that doctors are healthier than nurses. I worked with...

  13. What patient population do you enjoy working with the most?

    Almabella replied to philosophical's topic in General Nursing

    I love working with the Spanish speaking population too! My experience is that any attempt to communicate is usually greatly appreciated. My overall favorite pt population? I'd have to say pregnant...

  14. Homeopathics and Cancer

    Almabella replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    My experience has been that alternative treatments, like massage, acupuncture and acupressure, are used mainly to treat the side effects of chemo and radiation, and to improve quality of life. I...

  15. Children left to rot in their cribs

    Almabella replied to student456's topic in General Nursing

    Heartbreaking. Reminds me of a story I recently heard on the radio about abandoned babies in Russian hospitals. Stories like this have really made me contemplate adoption: "Last winter, another...

  16. Does EVERY LIFE really count??

    Almabella replied to deeDawntee's topic in General Nursing

    Looks like we're in the same neck of the woods! I'm not sure specifically what type of scenario you're talking about -- inpatient or outpatient mental health care? Treatment of the uninsured? We are...

  17. Can you be a Lactation Consultant but not RN?

    Almabella replied to philosophical's topic in General Nursing

    I work with an IBCLC who is a dietitian and also a certified diabetes educator, so it is possible. I've been interested in this as well. The number of hours required prior to taking the exam are a...

  18. Pushing drugs for the Man bother anyone?

    Almabella replied to somebody's topic in General Nursing

    Really well put NancyNurse! I think this is the crux of the problem and the cause of many of the responses here. Unfortunately, a topic worthy of serious debate has been squandered because of

  19. Pushing drugs for the Man bother anyone?

    Almabella replied to somebody's topic in General Nursing

    I've been meaning to check this book out. I heard him speak on NPR and it was really fascinating. Thanks for the

  20. Pushing drugs for the Man bother anyone?

    Almabella replied to somebody's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I guess that's how I interpreted this post. No offense Agnus; I'm not trying to pick on you. I just disagree with this

  21. Pushing drugs for the Man bother anyone?

    Almabella replied to somebody's topic in General Nursing

    As a person with a loved one who is terminally ill, I have a deep respect for allopathic medicine, including chemo and radiation, surgery and pain management. However, my desire to become a nurse was...

  22. can i work from home?

    Almabella replied to brody'smom's topic in General Nursing

    I agree -- I think telephone triage is the way to go. If there is an insurance company based near you, you could apply for a position with them. I recently applied for a job with United health group...

  23. The good, bad, and ugly of telephone triage nurse

    Almabella replied to labbio's topic in General Nursing

    I would also like to see responses to this, but the telephone triage forum doesn't get much traffic so I don't have much hope. Just curious, where are you applying to? I applied for a job with...

  24. Allnurses Hospital

    Almabella replied to ebear's topic in General Nursing

    I love this idea! Can we have an affiliated clinic? Nurse run, and the NPs can actually have admitting privileges? That's where I wanna work! We don't have enough nurse run clinics in this

  25. Pushing drugs for the Man bother anyone?

    Almabella replied to somebody's topic in General Nursing

    Ok, maybe the title was a little silly, but I didn't find the wording of the original question offensive or condescending...I think it's a valid question and concern coming from a pre nursing student....