Snowchild

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1. My 82 year old mother just diagnosed with Meningioma

   Snowchild posted a topic in Neurological

   Hello, I have a question for those of you who specialize in neurology and neurosurgery. My 82 year old mother, who had taken a fall this Monday and seen in the ER, was admitted to the...

2. Seeking advice on possible side gig

   Snowchild posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hello, I'm not sure where else to post this question, but figured general nursing support might be appropriate. A nurse posted a comment on the Facebook group "Nurses with Cards" that...

3. In desperate need of support

   Snowchild posted a topic in General Nursing

   Fellow nurses, I want to stipulate that I'm not asking for possibilities of diagnoses, just a daughter almost at the end of her rope. Please bear with me as I launch my story: I live...

4. Abuse Accusations

   Snowchild replied to Jess0418's topic in General Nursing

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5. 9/11 20th Anniversary- Where Were You When Our Country was Attacked, the Twin Towers Fell and America was Changed Forever?

   Snowchild replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

   I was new to home care and just out of orientation. I was driving to my second patient of the day and listening to the local radio news station. They were reporting on the first plane hitting the...

6. New job yet again in Utilization Review, need survival tips!

   Snowchild posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi everyone, Well, my career has taken some strange twists and turns in the last two years. Quick backstory: I’m an R.N. I worked acute care at the bedside for 8 years in Med/surg, 20 years in...

7. Nursing home state surveyor general tips please!

   Snowchild posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi, I don't see this anywhere on the community wide site, so I am posing a question to those of you like me who have "gone to the dark side." As a (not so new but still have a great deal to...

8. Heartbroken

   Snowchild posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi, I have been an active member for several years and have posted on here a few times. I am here again because I need to talk. Last week, to this day, I was laid off from my job of 15 years. (Part...

9. What to Say When Your Patient Dies

   Snowchild replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

   This is literally what happened to me this morning. I work in home care, and had a patient who was in palliative care in a nursing home, and the family called to let me know the patient had passed...

10. Community complaint re: company car

    Snowchild posted a topic in Home Health

    Hi, I am an RN, and have worked in home health for 18 years and I have never had an incident like this. Has anyone had something like this happen? Here is the story: A few days ago, I stopped at a...

11. Question about history of blood clot and fourth pregnancy

    Snowchild posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hi, I don't have a lot of experience in OB/GYN nursing, other than my clinical in nursing school, and I have a question for my fellow nurses in this specialty. My sister is 8 weeks pregnant with her...

12. The rudest thing that's ever been said to you by a patient or family

    Snowchild replied to nikkole318's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I was with a patient familiar to our homecare agency, doing her admission. Two hours in and I still hadn't done any assessments as the patient and her friend spent the whole time either complaining...