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  1. What exactly does "per diem" mean?

    ljds posted a topic in Agency Nurses

    I'm thinking of working for an agency to supplement our family income. I have never worked agency before, so I have some questions: What does per diem mean? Does that mean they call me that day and...

  2. Question about additional associations

    ljds posted a topic in General Nursing

    Okay, I'll rephrase my question. I've never really joined any nursing associations. My interests/areas of work are medical and office OB/L&D/MB. In general, do any of you belong to nursing...

  3. Question about additional associations

    ljds replied to ljds's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks, everyone for the responses and the information. I'll have to check into some associations and investigate more directly what they exactly have to offer. I was skeptical of their worth (I...

  4. Breastfeed or else

    ljds replied to babynurselsa's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not saying I have all the answers; and people in the middle are ALWAYS going to fall through the cracks. I wish I could solve that, but I'm not sure I can. But I think that if insurance and...

  5. Breastfeed or else

    ljds replied to babynurselsa's topic in General Nursing

    So what do those people do for food? I guess I just don't see the difference between paying for your baby's formula and paying for food. It's not like formula is cheap now. It's made by...

  6. Breastfeed or else

    ljds replied to babynurselsa's topic in General Nursing

    I just envision you getting your script for the year when you go in for your well baby checks. I don't see how it would be any different or make it more difficult. Uh, no kidding some people don't...

  7. What other nursing forums are there?

    ljds posted a topic in General Nursing

    Does anyone else frequent other, maybe more progressive online nursing

  8. Breastfeed or else

    ljds replied to babynurselsa's topic in General Nursing

    I work with alot of low income mamas, and alot of them DO make their own formula, especially when the formula from WIC runs out. Formula is expensive. If these babies' medical cards covered their...

  9. What other nursing forums are there?

    ljds replied to ljds's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you. I think that every forum has a "personality" as it were, and I'm just looking for a better fit. No disrespect intended for allnurses.com; it's fine. But I'm just looking to expand a bit...

  10. Mandatory Holidays????

    ljds replied to gwlillith's topic in General Nursing

    We have six mandatory holidays. These are also the paid holidays. On our floor we are divided into three groups, with a two holiday rotation. So for example, this year my group's assigned holidays...

  11. What other nursing forums are there?

    ljds replied to ljds's topic in General Nursing

    Perhaps not so heavily moderated? I don't know; I just feel very confined sometimes here. So, I guess you could scratch the word "progressive" and just help me with the question "What other nursing...

  12. Breastfeed or else

    ljds replied to babynurselsa's topic in General Nursing

    I skimmed all the posts (whew1) and didn't see much of anything on this, so here goes: I would like to see formula be by prescription only. If a mother chose to formula feed, she would have to meet...

  13. Cussing Co-Workers

    ljds replied to Furoffire's topic in General Nursing

    I can swear quite a bit, sometimes, especially if the g-word is off limits. And I am well educated, thank you! I have a fairly extensive vocabulary in a couple of languages; but sometimes the...

  14. Anyone work on a "women's health floor?"

    ljds posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have *heard* that some of the larger hospitals have a 'women's health floor/women's health pavillion" where labor, delivery, postpartum are all on one floor, as usual, but then there are also...

  15. Okay Homo-phobic thread..LOL!

    ljds replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    I appreciate your thoughtfulness, Timothy. That's cool. You're a good example for us

  16. comments about patient's w/ IV's?

    ljds replied to johnson0424's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Our protocol is that if they are on tele, they must have IV access. So yes, we put a saline lock in everyone on tele who comes

  17. Doctors........aggghhh!

    ljds replied to TBLPN's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Has anyone actually ever stood up to him? My experience with people like this is that if you DO stand up to them, calmly, maturely, and forcefully, rarely is there ever an issue again. I'd stand up...

  18. Okay Homo-phobic thread..LOL!

    ljds replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    Okay, I can gripe about our computer program at work all I want, but one thing it does well is that during an admission history, for EVERY admit, you MUST fill out the DPOA information. If they have...

  19. Butt Checks

    ljds replied to jonear2's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Hmm, this begs the question, what is considered a complete, routine shift assessment in your facility? In mine you listen to heart, lungs and bowel sounds, palpate pedal pulses and homan's, assess for...

  20. Butt Checks

    ljds replied to jonear2's topic in Medical-Surgical

    It seems to me then that, by having unrealistic expectations and protocols, your facility is setting itself up for more legal issues. How (and why) in the world do they expect you to perform complete...

  21. LPN's Question For you

    ljds replied to sassychris's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Not in my experience. I get a shift differential that is more than the aides but less than the RNs. Some places calculate the shift differential based on a percentage of the base pay for that...

  22. LPN School nurse?

    ljds replied to AngelOvaMe's topic in School

    I find it frustrating that LPNs and RNs cannot be hired in our district (only BSNs, for the reasons given in support of that practice), but that since the district doesn't have enough money to staff...

  23. Butt Checks

    ljds replied to jonear2's topic in Medical-Surgical

    So you check every patient's bum with physical assessments? I don't know, I guess I just think that is what my critical thinking skills are for--if there is ANY reason, then yes of course I will...

  24. Mad Props to LPNs!

    ljds replied to TheCommuter's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    You know, whenever I have a grumpy patient, or one who has been in the hospital a while (our pt turn over time is something like 1.6 days), I always offer a back rub. Nothing melts away...

  25. LPN's Question For you

    ljds replied to sassychris's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    LPNs are very much in demand in my area, and they are hired in the hospital here, though not in the numbers that Rns and aides are. It helps everyone if you are IV certified (if that is allowable in...