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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 things I'd be interested in doing inpatient (like NICU)...

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 anything about this? Can you explain this to me in a ...

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 (I'm assuming you mean hospital and/or clinic) is ...

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 actually getting a diagnosis and I've been told it's...

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. http://www.cispimmunize.org/IZSchedule_Catchup.pdf As far as getting two flu shots within two mon...

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 arthritis. I'm young, have a young baby, and I've bee...

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 as your financial goals, and for those 8 years, i...

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

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 told me that she heard that getting the flu vacci...

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 January!

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 injections I gave as a nurse -- a flu shot. So, fr...

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 one doc who worked for 10-12 hours straight, 5 day...

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 women/girls. Sometimes it can be so fun, sometime...

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 don't know anything about homeopathic treatments for ...

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 patient in a central Russian hospital noticed a room o...

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 lucky in that here in the TC there are a wealth o...

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 little overwhelming!

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 this.

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

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 sentiment.

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 to work in areas of prevention and public health. ...

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 and my main motivation was to avoid putting my li...

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 Optumhealth (a division of United Health Group). My mai...

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 country!

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. Plus I don't want to scare a newbie off. JMHO.