kprnc58

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1. Name your poison

   kprnc58 replied to netglow's topic in General Nursing

   coffee before work and then, an ice cold lite beer with ranch flavored wheat thins after work. It's the best part of the day.

2. I Contracted HIV

   kprnc58 replied to sarahwv's topic in General Nursing

   sarah, I'm so sorry to hear of your dx. I've been a nurse for 30yrs. and you are living a nighmare that many nurses fear. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. TREATMENT for hiv has improved so much in recent years and I'm confiden...

3. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

   kprnc58 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Relations

   Why are we afraid to talk to our pt's about their weight? It's time we treat their obesity as the disease condition it is, and educate them about the consequences of it: sleep apnea, diabetes, heart disease and osteoarthritis to name a few. It's obvi...

4. new to site

   kprnc58 posted a topic in Orthopaedic

   Hi to all nurses. I'm an "old R.N." working in a small hospital in mn. We do alot of joint replacements. Would love to hear from nurses about their experiences with blood loss in totals, and at what hgb's your dr's order transfusions. We also use ...