Turd.Ferguson

Turd.Ferguson

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  1. Why isn't there's a Men's Health NP specialty

    They
  2. MA's know as much as RN's??

    I didn't say that she
  3. MA's know as much as RN's??

    MAs referring to themselves as nurses had been posted many times and I not looking to start another discussion about it. However, I did personally verify that this is happening. This past weekend I...
  4. Tired of impaired nurses

    i don't quite get the correlation. well said, but not a third chance. so, if someone doesn't agree then that person must be have been brainwashed?
  5. Green stool

    You showed your turd to your friend?
  6. Green stool

    It comes from eating green eggs and
  7. I love eastern Tennessee. It's some of the most beautiful country
  8. Haha! Being a southerner, I find this statement amusing. Well, let's say someone is young and does have a future, where would you
  9. Thank you for your service to our
  10. Pain scale is missing a key element

    Kinda on the same subject.... People whose every headache is a migraine, but a couple of Tylenols took care of
  11. OK I have had it with coworkers behavior

    It sometimes takes years of practice to properly control the sounds of a burp. It sounds like she is a maestro. Enjoy the music as you may never meet another. Just be careful if she asks you to...
  12. Suggestions for RN's covering LPN's please

    Classicdame didn't say LPNs are a burden, she said the delegation is a
  13. Bunch of questions LPN in corrections..

    Good questions. I work in a medium-security prison. We did get some basic self-defense before being allowed to move about on our own. There has never been a physical attack on medical people at our...
  14. Hmmm, this doesn't seem right. What about people who can't see without contacts or glasses? What about obese people? What about the elderly? These can all be nurses who are not the picture-perfect...
  15. Moving home with the parents for school- better than debt?

    Well, the consensus of the other responders seems set: Go into debt and live with your boyfriend. I marvel at what is considered good
  16. Legitimate IM Sites

    We have a nurse at work who gives IM shots in the Latissimus Dorsi (kidney area). I was not taught in school, nor can find any reference, that this is an acceptable site. The patients complain that...
  17. Contemplating whether to become RN . . . .

    Proudmomof3, I was born with a back deformity that has caused me to have pain all my life. As you know, life goes on and doesn't wait for our backs to stop hurting. At 45 years of age, I broke L-5...
  18. Mrsa

    According to the experts, about one-third of the population has the bacteria on the skin, most without even knowing it. I work in a prison. Of course the inmates are always in close contact with each...
  19. Hipaa

    Former HIPAA compliance officer here... The fact that you were there with your mom is reason enough for the hospital to assume that you are involved in her health care. This situation is discussed in...
  20. Does anybody had seen a nurse with tunnel earrings?

    Look at this link...about 1/4 of the way down.
  21. Would this be a HIPAA violation?

    HIPAA is about protected MEDICAL information. Since when is an address medical info? There is a common misconception that HIPAA protects only medical information. In actuality, the HIPAA privacy...
  22. Would this be a HIPAA violation?

    She even invited me to a family picnic. Assuming from your writing that the lady is going to be discharged to home, it would be a violation to get the lady's home address from her chart in order to...
  23. Lpn programs...whats the point!!

    Wow! I gotta agree with Ktwlpn on this one. Probably so. I hope your resume was written in a more professional manner than that of your post. A quick count revealed at least 64 grammatical and/or...
  24. Is It Wrong to Look at Your Own Medical Info?

    Former HIPAA compliance officer here: The information about you belongs to the healthcare provider. You have access to it under HIPAA (except for certain psychiatric notes), but you must follow the...
  25. Why Are We Doing This To Ourselves?

    You answered your own question, casi. I think most of us are the same way. When I lost my previous job, I thought "what do I want to do now?" There was no other option for me - I'm going to Nursing...