Pamela8

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1. HIPAA and Demanding Family Members

   Pamela8 replied to Taiin's topic in HIPAA Challenges

   Thank you for an excellent response and info provided. When my Dad was hospitalized in Jan. of this year we furnished the hospital with POA papers and health proxy. My Dad has Alzheimers and deemed...

2. Day 7: 2016 Nurses Week Caption Contest

   Pamela8 replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

   It's

3. Day 6: 2016 Nurses Week Meme Contest

   Pamela8 replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

   Boy he's hot, but his temperature is

4. Day 5: 2016 Nurses Week Mashup Contest

   Pamela8 replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

   Holy Foley When the Lasix is too much for the

5. Day 4: 2016 Nurses Week Top 5 Things Contest

   Pamela8 replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

   1. Have great patience 2. Take care of yourself, or you won't be good for anyone else. 3.If you think a doctor is in error, say so. 4.Always double check medications. 5. Treat all patients with...

6. Day 3: 2016 Nurses Week Meme Contest

   Pamela8 replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

   NYS finally passed the bill for better staff to patient ratio

7. Day 2: 2016 Nurses Week Fill In The Blank Contest

   Pamela8 replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

   a different patient in the

8. Just to remind everyone about the FDA blackbox warnings on Lindane

   Pamela8 posted a topic in Patient Medications

   Some doctors still prescibing by phone, this worries me:( Also there is a very long lists of medications that are contradicted with lindane. Please see link from FDA:...

9. Nurses with MS or similar disorders

   Pamela8 replied to nurse4theplanet's topic in General Nursing

   Hello All I wanted to add this link here for anyone with MS, with a family member or friend with MS, and also good for all health proffessionals to know. http://www.msaa.com/ The MS association is the...

10. Nurses with MS or similar disorders

    Pamela8 replied to nurse4theplanet's topic in General Nursing

    asoldierswife05 I very much understand how you are feeling. The neuro should have ordered an MRI of both head and spine. I was dxed in 2004 with relapsing/remmitting MS after many years of symptoms....

11. AUUUUUGGGGHHHHH!!!!!(i.e.head lice)

    Pamela8 replied to jen42's topic in School

    So glad the dangers of lindane was posted here!!!! Here's another site with good info.

12. NY following CA to ban lindane

    Pamela8 replied to LucyGoosey's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Thanks for posting those two excellent websites, very good info. :) In addition to writing letters of support to Assemblyman Weisenburg, was hoping all nurses would consider writing to the ANA, cause...

13. NY following CA to ban lindane

    Pamela8 replied to LucyGoosey's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    it passed through the health commitee and will be in the codes and rules commitee's in the assembly and senate. As most of you must be aware Lindane is highly toxic, the FDA blackboxed it, but its...