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1. not sure i'm a leader

   miragal posted a topic in Management

   Hi everyone, I received a job offer to run a pediatric clinic. The head nurse is going on pension. She and I get along very well, and she has pushed me to go for this opportunity. I currently work at different clinic, and would have to come back and ...

2. leaving in iv needle

   miragal replied to miragal's topic in Infusion

   Thankyou so much! I appreciate your input

3. leaving in iv needle

   miragal replied to miragal's topic in Infusion

   Thanks for posting. How do you palate a valve?

4. leaving in iv needle

   miragal replied to miragal's topic in Infusion

   No in Israel .thankyou everyone for your advice.

5. leaving in iv needle

   miragal posted a topic in Infusion

   Hi everyone, I'm a nurse for around 6 years already. I started a new job as aclinic nurse. Now I ger to take blood tests and start iv's- things only the docs did at the hospital. Today an old man came in and needed an iv, I actually managed to get it...

6. Lantus - Does it matter evening or night?

   miragal posted a topic in Endocrine

   Hi, I want to know about administering Lantus. What's better evening or morning? Does it make a difference. We had a class today about Diabetes and the lecturer (diabetes doc) told us that in every human being there is a hypoglycemia at around 4-5 at...

7. Blood draws/SL on kids < 5 yo

   miragal replied to JessicaSN's topic in Emergency

   Thanks for the advice, I'm a farely new nurse at a Peds clinic, worked before that at Med-Sur for 6 years, so children is all very new to me, and drawing blood at all is new too. I've been working around 6 monthes and still barely sucseed in a stick....

8. is nursing for me?

   miragal replied to miragal's topic in Pediatric

   Thanks so much for he kind words. You are a student and have a your whole life to be a nurse, you'll get that job soon enough!!!

9. is nursing for me?

   miragal posted a topic in Pediatric

   Hi everyone, I've been a nurse now for around 7 years, i worked 6 years in Med-Surg. I now after 2 kids have started working in a Pedeatric clinic. The work is alot slower than at yhe med department. Lately , I 've been feeling that I don't have wha...

10. Can't get it out of my head

    miragal posted a topic in Pediatric

    Hi , I just recently started a new job at children's clinic, I worked brfore that in med- surg for 6 years, i just got tired of the shift work. Amyway , I feel so horrible I hate it when i make mistakes. Today ten mins brfore closing the dr, asked t...

11. spider veins and varacose veins!!

    miragal posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm only 25 and have been a nurse now for only a couple of monthes. My legs ache at work and my legs are becoming full of "roadmaps" . Does anyone know of a way to prevent these ugly and painful veins from appearing on my legs? I've heard of elastic ...

12. Nervous about med calculations!!

    miragal replied to miragal's topic in New Nurse

    thankyou all for encouraging me! I know that i have to get past this fear. I really appreciate your responses- I know that practice makes perfect- I'll work on my calculations

13. Nervous about med calculations!!

    miragal posted a topic in New Nurse

    Hi everyone! I am a new nurse just recently graduated from nursing school and am about to start my real job next week. I previously worked as a student nurse in the ER- I was offered to stay but prefered to to start off in a Med department because i ...