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  1. Day vs Night. 8 vs 12
  2. packing a child in ice for a fever of 105 degrees?
  3. need an advise about braden scale
  4. Seen it? Fixed it?
  5. Pediatric Books Download
  6. Neutropenic Precautions
  7. exposure!
  8. Patient Acuity systems
  9. How do hospitals offer jobs?
  10. Charge nurse??
  11. Please Help With Antibiotic Teaching
  12. Got the phone call, not the letter
  13. does anyone regret becoming a nurse?
  14. Movies for Psychiatric Patient viewing
  15. You don't LOOK like a nurse
  16. Start with Med/Surg or Specialty
  17. Scared I'm not cut-out
  18. Compelling stories due to great therapeutic communication.
  19. Gloving up?!?
  20. Are They As Brutal As People Say
  21. Tamiflu and pregnancy?
  22. I have strep =0(
  23. LPN had more than twice load of the RNs
  24. "I have kids! I need to come in late, need more sick time, etc."
  25. Back Pain
  26. Is this even medically accurate?
  27. Acls
  28. Do you think there will be a nursing "draft" someday?
  29. Morbid obesity and high carb diet?
  30. How do I write a letter of reference?
  31. tachycardia question
  32. So Who Runs Your Floor, You or the Aides?
  33. Smoking
  34. Applying to MDC RN prgrm fall 08 & Spring 09
  35. how would you react to this
  36. New RN coping with dying family...
  37. Is it ever okay to quit a nursing job without notice?
  38. Night nurses
  39. What is a code gray?
  40. I had just had it with my job!!!(long)
  41. Reflections from first time practicum experience...
  42. The Things Patients Say & Think....Oh My!
  43. Nursing and Family
  44. Microscopic Hematuria?
  45. Clonidine prescribed for pt
  46. Can patient have sex in their private room?
  47. Nervous About first Interview
  48. Any RNs going back to school for MBA/Business School?
  49. Newbie lifting question
  50. need advice about what program to do...
  51. Resume, Cover Letter, New Job...
  52. When family members are more work than the patient.
  53. Need advice concerning accelerated bsn pre-reqs
  54. The Nurses Belive that I'm here to Help
  55. working as indepepent contractor
  56. infection control
  57. RN Jobs
  58. critique of a peer written nursing research
  59. ANY RN's WANTING TO BE MD's
  60. Things You Wish You Could Tell Managers that Love to Short Staff
  61. What should be done about this? Unbelievable backstabbing...
  62. Today I was made redundant
  63. In nursing uniform during a traffic copstop!
  64. online R.N programs
  65. Adoption Agencies
  66. incontinence question
  67. Rather work with men or women?
  68. NUring ENdorsement
  69. help for a patient with both idiopathic peripheral neuropathy and Factor 5 Leiden mut
  70. post mortem care
  71. Husband with Kidney Cancer
  72. who regulates adult day care?
  73. I need to interview a "mover and shaker"...
  74. RNs in Medspas (CA)
  75. therapy for me,I guess?
  76. Wait Times
  77. Why can't I train my husband?
  78. Supid Question-when do you stay home?
  79. Need to interview 2 nursing students ASAP
  80. More work drama
  81. nurse proof nursing station?
  82. Big Brother - Hypoglycemia Seizure
  83. Chat???
  84. nursing student in idaho
  85. Dog Fight (scary kid stories Mom & Nurse)
  86. Trouble With Lousy Ward Secretaries
  87. Mixing Lantus
  88. need help on life changing decisions please
  89. CNA or EMT Training??
  90. What side of the elevator do you stand on?
  91. Nurse recruiter
  92. LPN program doesnt say accredited but RN(Associate) is? I dont get it? help.
  93. Reasons to give IV questions
  94. Neuro/trauma
  95. Jehovah's Witness Nurse
  96. Kicked out of NS b/c of broken ankle???
  97. Med Admin using Bar Code Scanning
  98. Grandfather having surgery tomorrow
  99. Bye Bye Discovery Health
  100. our calling
  101. altenative nursing
  102. Insurance
  103. Team Building
  104. IV PB meds-- silly question, but need to know!
  105. Nursing survival kit
  106. I am the RN here, you are not! -long
  107. What does HWI stand for?
  108. I'm annoyed.
  109. Wow...thought my 900th post would be more positive....
  110. Risperidone (Risperdal)
  111. Liquid Stool - Orange
  112. Where can I find statistics related to the nursing shortage?
  113. Are clinicals this bad EVERYWHERE?!?!?!
  114. How do you deal?
  115. Hardest part of nursing?
  116. nursing homes for the cognitively intact?
  117. Do anyone in healthcare in the US wear these?
  118. Some people will do anything for money.
  119. Cruise SHip RN?
  120. New to everything
  121. Do you have this in the US?
  122. Cost of nurse education for internetional student?
  123. A True to Nursing Movie
  124. How can I improve my med/tele unit?
  125. Causes Of The Nursing Shortage
  126. project/issue/concern
  127. Am I required to report med errors?
  128. Low Molecular Weight Heparins
  129. San Diego Staff vs. Travel Nursing?
  130. HIPPA and family members
  131. Any Former Medical Coders Now Nurses?
  132. Lovenox and a bleed? grrr
  133. Stroke & Pain Management?
  134. Laser Tattoo Removal
  135. thought some of you would enjoy this
  136. VERY close to failing senior clinical
  137. Do both systolic and diastolic need to be high for a patient to be hypertensive?
  138. Does anyone else find themselves doing this...
  139. Problems on hospital units
  140. Family MD charging office fees for renewing RXs
  141. can you be an rn if you take antidepressants in CA
  142. Fall prevention
  143. anxiety or just crazy?
  144. feds in nursign home
  145. Insulin...When/ When not to give
  146. Work/Life Balance?
  147. Is it necessary to be a CNA b4 nursing school?
  148. Nursing School Reimbursement
  149. good or bad (orientation)
  150. Jobs for prenursing students.
  151. venting
  152. racist comment
  153. Moral Dilemmas
  154. jail nursing
  155. CHF, BNP & cardiac ?s
  156. New CNA in ICU need Tips!!
  157. Tell me about working per diem!
  158. Hospital or Spa?!!!
  159. NAT Test at FCCJ is Unfair
  160. state vs county hospital and etc.
  161. Im 42 year old male and just about to begin Nursing
  162. Thank God for small favors...
  163. nursing instructors
  164. Med Surg NIGHTMARE
  165. LTCF quick med pass, plus all the other stuff
  166. Nursing Board
  167. Is this a HIPAA violation?
  168. Nursing and overtime
  169. Help With Cv: New Rn W/ 6mos Job Experience
  170. Are there any nurses here that are 60 or older?
  171. Anyone work for the VA?
  172. Ready to pinch her head off!!!
  173. Need Advice - New Mom or Nurse or BOTH
  174. stress level in my department is getting to me
  175. Suicide by Self-Neglect?
  176. What are preceptors/clinical coaches looking for?
  177. Need Your Honest Opinions, Please !!
  178. Nursing Research
  179. OR or ICU what will u choose ?
  180. restructuring the hospital into the Hilton
  181. I'm having a panic attack! I need some support!
  182. Assult and battery of staff
  183. clinical evaluation tool
  184. To nurse or not to nurse (or just do what you wanna do)?
  185. Nursing School (how Do You Play The Game)
  186. Area of hospital - least patient lifting & moving?
  187. Pt with mi
  188. What happened to the edit function?
  189. How to Calculate Mixed Insulin (70/30)
  190. Too compassionate...
  191. Wish Me Luck, Everyone!
  192. Salary Differential for Speciality Units
  193. 12 hours vs 8 hours shifts
  194. Is a BSN with a concentration in Health Admin worth it?
  195. What would you do if you were to quit nursing?
  196. First semester in PNE school
  197. Didn't Get The Job Offer; Icu???
  198. Overtime
  199. Horizontal violence is ruining my unit
  200. work experience before becoming a nurse
  201. RN Social Worker?
  202. Leaving a new orientee RN on the floor alone
  203. Need Advice- stressing!
  204. finished 1st yr of med/surg. now what?
  205. Orientation/Overtime
  206. Now receiving deceptinve resumes from ADN students: What gives?
  207. I desparately need some input....
  208. Title war...
  209. Should hospitals charge interest on unpaid accounts?
  210. I found the Perfect Nurse's Form
  211. Nurses, maybe you can help...
  212. So Mad I Could Just SCREAM.......
  213. What do you regret not asking on your job interview???
  214. panic every time...
  215. Snow..... bad weather
  216. Help I need some advice
  217. What do I do?
  218. Another "great idea"
  219. What shift did you work????
  220. Going back to school
  221. Spokane Washington Nursing jobs
  222. Patient Autonomy
  223. What area of nursing do you like most and why?
  224. AED Patch Placement
  225. Reduction in percentage paid for "non-benefits"
  226. Strep again
  227. How much of labia do you cleanse when inserting a Foley?
  228. CNAs and RRT (Rapid Response Team)
  229. How much to expect for home nursing
  230. Probably Paranoid, but....
  231. Preparing for Nurse Internship interview
  232. My Malpractice Quandry - please help!
  233. See if I offer to help YOU again...
  234. Song/Music Suggestions for Psychiatric Patients?
  235. Respiratory Distress
  236. Suctioning via dobhoff??
  237. How hard is it to get back into nursing?
  238. Proving myself after making mistakes....
  239. Can I take NCLEX-PN?
  240. Southeastern Hospital that pays a sign on bonus or helps to relocate?
  241. "You are getting very good care"
  242. drug testing in school
  243. Do I need to take legal actions???
  244. pathophysiology paper
  245. Psych Nurses!!!
  246. Float pools or staffing pools
  247. Im interested in becoming a nurse
  248. AIDS patient ?
  249. birth control and pap HELP SCARED
  250. Code Blue: Pt was breathing, but Dr. pronounced dead