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nealiiih has 5 years experience.


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  1. hahaha of course I know Murphy's law is not an actual law, I'm saying luck will have it....not that it's actually going to happen but if the stars align he'll get the flu for the first time because I asked him to get the shot. I'm not looking for me...
  2. Hi All, I know this is a controversial subject but I'm not looking to stir up a debate. There are several threads on flu shots but I couldn't find one that quite addressed my concern, so I apologize in advance. I always try to look at vaccine debat...
  3. is your immune system suffering?

    *update* after I wrote this eight months ago I was evaluated by an RN who is also an acupuncturist and practices Chinese medicine. She healed me! Turns out I had the lowest levels of gut bacteria she's ever seen. (apprx 80% of the immune system is in...
  4. Should we put up with verbally aggressive relatives ?

    to answer your question, I do not put up with aggressive family members. aggression leads to abuse and more and more nurses are abused these days, in my opinion. for fear of loosing their job or 'creating waves' many nurses just put up with it. the h...
  5. Bedside report - hate it? Like it? Love it?

    hate it. takes too long, confuses pts/family, and I need to be able to look at the computer and have a surface to write on while getting report. I absolutely agree with a hand off, after report to place eyes on the patient and verify gtt rates , line...
  6. Me... Me... Me: A Sense of Entitlement

    I had a patient who fired me and demanded a new nurse because I went on a lunch break. first and only break of the day. the charge nurse was covering me but that wasn't good enough for her. she states "that white nurse is here to serve me, how dare s...
  7. ICU Burnout

    amen, thank you for saying this- I feel the exact same way. I was going to create a thread just like this. I put myself into serious debt to become an RN and regret it every day. I am so sick of the abuse emotional and sometimes physical from patien...
  8. two words: job shadow. or volunteer. or be a cna. if I was younger and could go back I would definitely be an OT or PT, but that's me. nursing can be a thankless job. had I known when I was younger and understood how much of a business healthcare is,...
  9. is your immune system suffering?

    ok ok I'll lay off the sanitizer and see what happens :) I do have ocd about bugs. Thanks all for the info on how sanitizer can deplete the immune system. The reason I don't drink alcohol anymore is because at age 31 I now seem to have a hangover aft...
  10. is your immune system suffering?

    thank you everyone. i'm sorry I forgot to mention that I am neurotic about sleep. I almost always get eight hours uninterrupted sometimes nine on a good day. I usually make sure to be in bed by 9:30 PM even on my off days. I take a daily multivitami...
  11. California Ratio Laws & San Diego as Nurse.

    nursing in CA is really great. I wouldn't set your hopes on San Diego right off the bat- you may have to work elsewhere until you can find a job in San Diego, every nurse wants to live in San Diego it's a really tough market but once you're in, you'r...
  12. is your immune system suffering?

    happy Sunday :) I'm curious about all of your thoughts on this; I have been a nurse for five years. I have a very healthy lifestyle -I do not drink alcohol, I do not smoke, I eat very clean, I exercise, I'm not ever around small children, I should ...
  13. Respect from patients as a Registered Nurse?

    please just realize that you are the "middle man/woman" between everyone. The RN is between the patient and doctor, between patient and family, between patient and therapies like OT, PT, respiratory, case management etc. you are the one spending the ...
  14. BMI? reliable or just a short cut?

    thank you for the replies. I appreciate the perspective. the more I think about my interaction with her, the more bizarre it actually was. in my opinion she's clinically inept for not looking at the whole picture.
  15. Hello everyone! I just joined and this is my first post, I love the site! Forgive me if I've posted in the wrong area for this topic. Does anyone here believe in the use of BMI? I have read across journals that it is a quick and easy reference tool ...