WE~DO~CARE replied to pittnurse24's topic in General Nursing
Me and my family members have had experience driving for 1 hour to work. We don't like doing it for the following reasons: 1) Extra money spent on gas 2) You are using your vehicle more often which...
flyersfan88, I am not insulting the intelligence of anyone on here. In fact, I was thanking almost every body for their feedback, even if it contradicted my opinions. What I was talking about in my...
I do understand your point of view. The price of blood test for TB does not matter, she would do it in a heart beat if after that mantoux test and X-ray will NOT be required. As we do all agree...
We discussed her situation over and over and OVER again, and by now I do know all the facts and details about this. As I became a little frustrated over the fact that all of that bureaucracy is in...
Of course I do understand what tuberulosis is, and that's the reason why we are confident she does not have it. It's been tracked down for about 17 years for her, since the first time she had PPD test...
Hello there. Thank you for a useful insight. All the PPD skin tests she ever had received were definitely withing the time frame of 5 years of a BCG vaccine. She was always avoiding PPD skin test...
mama.RN, Thank you for your insights and suggestions! You seem like you definitely know your stuff:yes:! Your guess is correct -- she did have a two step BCG vaccine administered in the Ukraine....
You are right, READING it correctly is the key. It may well be possible that her results are misread. From your explanations a nurse must be EXTREMELY trained and must have seen all types of allergic...
Hello Klone, thank you for your answer! She did have all the required immunizations when she was a child. She just had a more than usual reaction to them. She has sensitive skin, fair complexion,...
Hello CelticGoddess, and thank you for your feedback! She knows tons of information about ionizing type of radiation because she was born in a town next to a nuclear reactor that blew up (Chernobyl)....
Flyersfan88, Thanks for your insights! Of course it's important to rule out TB, but there gotta be a better way to do it without endangering herself with something her body is allergic to or something...
Hello, My best friend has a B.A. already but she would love to be an R.N. She is very smart; received her B.A. with high honors and was on the dean's list all 4 years while at college. But most...