BethanyJ

I am very interested in obtaining a geriatric certification at this point in my career. I was wondering if anyone out there has info on LPN certification. I have found a few sites with info for RN certification only, but am not having any luck with...

Thank you so much! We also are in the process of revamping our current program and there is some great info here!

I got married during nursing school and delivered my first child the day after graduation! Being married wasn't the hard part...sitting through graduation while in labor was! I don't think that it affected my studies in the least. Fortunatly my hu...

I am looking for some information for my sister in law who is a resp. therapist in the Chicago area. Currently they are treating peds with RSV with riboviran. She seems to think there may be more effective treatment modalities to treat RSV. Does ...

Amen to barton!!

I am certain the legislative ears are out there listening to us so please continue to post your letters and emails to them. I could not help but notice that nothing was mentioned in my letter re: Staffing issues. I am convinced that until the legi...

I am certain the legislative ears are out there listening to us so please continue to post your letters and emails to them. I could not help but notice that nothing was mentioned in my letter re: Staffing issues. I am convinced that until the legi...

Hello everyone! Finally received a written response from my senator, who wrote the following in a letter dated April 13, 1999: "Remembering your interest in health care reform, I thought you would appreciate an update on the status of this important...

One day, a nurse, a doctor, and an HMO executive administrator all died and found themselves standing in front of St. Peter at the Pearly gates. St. Petr asked the doctor, "What have you done that you think you deserve an eternity in heaven?" The d...

Barton et al, Greetings!!! I haven't been around for quite some time but I am so glad to see the cause continues to roll forward! Thanks to all who've posted additional sites to visit. I'm heading there now. (Better late than never, huh?)I haven't...

I work on a rehab unit which utilizes Hill ROM products. The Flexicaire mattress is wonderful, but costly. They also manufacture motorized mattress overlays which are less expensive but still do the trick in preventing ulcers and promoting healing ...

Judy T, We use the term certified nursing assistant at the facility where I work. However, I have heard them called patient care associates and resident assistants in other facilities. As for finding cost effective extras for your cna's, you may f...

Hiya barton! I'm glad to hear you've gotten a response from ANA. That's great news!!! I'm still waiting for a response. I'm sure it'll be anytime now I've looked over the mission statement and really can't think of anything to add/change/delete ...

Mr. Smith was brought to Mercy Hospital (a Catholic hospital), and taken quickly in for coronary surgery. The operation went well and, as the groggy man regained consciousness, he was reassured by a Sister of Mercy, who was waiting by his bed. "Mr. S...

Hello everyone! Oh you guys have done such a great job! I thank you all for your efforts! Hugs to all!!!! Barton, I've had another thought...suppose we should get a new topic list going re: nursing issues/concerns and how they affect our patient c...

I'd have to say barton is taking her Ginkoba--her brain cells are working overtime! LOL!! In all seriousness barton, you've really outdone yourself here. I am impressed by your organization and excellent wording skills. I think that you have a great...

I have to agree with barton that canrckid's news is very exciting! woo-hoo!! Yet another avenue of the media to pursue. Thank you canrckid for your vigilence and for posting that info. So far I have just received an automated response that my messa...

LRichardson, Greetings from MI. I used to work in a hospital where the charge nurses DID have to take patients. Our CN's argued that one cannot take a patient load AND watch over the entire unit. Thus, the hospital changed its policies. They no ...

I'm a little curious as to why your faclity has combined these patients? I can't help to think that consolidating burn patients with sicu patients is asking for BIG trouble. Those with burns are tremendously compromised and susceptible to infectio...

LRichardson, Way to go. That is an excellent analogy!! Do you mind if I use it in my next submission to my legislators? Also, thank you for the encouraging cheer! Here's another one for the team: GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Nurses!!!!!!!!

I think any dietary recommendations would depend on the funtional status of your mother-in-law's remaining kidney and perhaps the reason(s) behind her nephrectomy. Have you spoken to her nephrologist to see what he/she recommends in the line of diet...

barton, I don't think that there is anything we can't say to the press--legally speaking as long as the concerns are legitimate and true. However, as bluesboyj wrote--there would be hell to pay even in those states with whistleblower acts enacted f...

barton, I also used brief messages to my legislators. I directed them to this message board, stressed understaffing is a national concern among nurses and wouldn't it be GREAT if it was *OUR* wonderful state that was the forerunner in instituting cha...

Sundowning occurs in the evening hours and mostly in those with cognitive disorders. The theory is that the reduced light triggers sensory deprivations in a brain that is already functioning below the level necessary to maintain orientation and atte...

I hope you keep trying to contact the ANA. You are right--there is power in numbers and as the old adage goes....the squeeky wheel gets all the grease. It's time we start squeeking. Hopefully the legislators not only hear us, but also act on these r...