scampi710

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1. Retaliation for voicing concern over unsafe pratices

   scampi710 replied to Keysnurse2008's topic in Activism, Healthcare

   Thank you so much for your tenacity, professionalism, endurance, documentation and being an inspiration to all of us. CONGRATULATIONS......AND THANK

2. Group One background checks in Texas

   scampi710 replied to edgreen's topic in Texas Nursing

   One way we RN's can stand against agencies like Group One and the vagaries of incompetent nurse managers and administrators is for those of us who are "travelers" to refuse to take any assignments in...

3. Dear Abbey, about a nurse

   scampi710 replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Nursing

   Since "Dear Abby" is the authority on all matters, is the columnist now responsible for all the millions of spouses who will as questions when their loved one is in PACU? .... and take the...

4. does therapeutic touch belong in grad programs?

   scampi710 replied to traumahawk99's topic in Post Graduate Students

   Have any one of us ever felt better after a massage or a backrub? That's

5. Retaliation for voicing concern over unsafe pratices

   scampi710 replied to Keysnurse2008's topic in Activism, Healthcare

   Everyone who has read this thread knows the truth of what is happening in hospitals. We all need to sign the petition. Thank you Tsunami Kim and Kim Sanders-Fisher.

6. Transplantation Nursing

   scampi710 replied to Hoozdo's topic in General Nursing

   :balloons: Hooray....I found a wealth of information on Google....forget Yahoo...... I feel so greatly relieved that I finally found it:balloons: No longer

7. Transplant Nursing

   scampi710 replied to acutecarenp's topic in General Nursing

   Hey Nurseboy.....Any guidelines you can give me for renal transplant care is welcome..... Articles you can direct me to? I will be assuming care for a 7 day post op renal transplant patient. I...

8. Help-Transplant Team Info

   scampi710 replied to saltydad's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   Hi Curlyfries......I definitely need the patient's point of view along with some solid pointers on post op care beyond ambulation, temperature, vs's. I will assume care of a 7 day post op patient....

9. Transplantation Nursing

   scampi710 replied to Hoozdo's topic in General Nursing

   Is there anyone on the forum who can help me with post op care of a renal transplant patient? The patient will be 5 to 7 days post-op when I assume care. What about 24 hour urines at this time....

10. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    scampi710 replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    The answer is "NO". I think you handled it poorly. Laughing at a young girl who may be subjected to bestiality is hardly what I would call a professional intervention. Getting more information...

11. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    scampi710 replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    It is so nice to see that some ER nurses are NOT into treating the patients like "annoyances" or to be abused by rude, unempathetic staff. Yes, some people do come in with self-indulgent complaints,...

12. No I wouldn't recommend nursing

    scampi710 replied to manuelvillanueva's topic in Nursing Career

    Welcome to nursing Nursing is not a job. It is a profession, and as such we have professional ethics, responsibilities, and standards to effect and perform quality life saving care. In our...

13. Job search Harlingen/Brownsville Texas

    scampi710 replied to bookworm38571's topic in Nursing Career

    While I was on contract in College Station, TX. (one of my fun places to work), I worked with a traveler who had just finished an assignment in Harlingen. She described some harrowing details and...

14. new nurse dead at 23

    scampi710 replied to RN@34's topic in Infectious Disease

    How totally tragic. Been an RN,BSN for 28 years, and for all of those years I have been saying that we should have hazardous duty benefits. Can't even begin to describe how much comes through the ED...

15. Job search Harlingen/Brownsville Texas

    scampi710 replied to bookworm38571's topic in Nursing Career

    It is paramount to speak spanish since most of the patient population is Mexican/Mexica-American. The population is primarily poor, with some extremely wealthy clients from Mexico. The classes...