beth66335 BSN, RN

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   Mispronunciations That Drive You Nuts

   beth66335 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

   I had a teacher back when I got my CNA certification that called a B/P cuff a syphgnomamometer, lol
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   New use for Visine???

   beth66335 replied to TX.RN.Shannon's topic in Medications

   Nope its a myth; How to Pass a drug test, Pass a urine test - Pass Your Drug Test .com
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   Proper cleaning using alcohol wipes

   beth66335 replied to KiyaRN's topic in Medications

   I use achohol pads to clean ports and hubs one time. Also, always remember to open the clamp before you scrub to make to port "pop" out slightly for better contact with the pad...I also sing Happy Birthday in my head while I scrub to ensure enough sc...
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   1st Nursing Cartoon caption contest - win $100

   beth66335 replied to Brian's topic in Rock

   "i'm not sure about this hospitals latest solution for short-staffing..."
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   Disgusting job but still keeping a smile

   beth66335 replied to Brian's topic in Humor

   Jevity! I have looked like that when a feeding tube/machine malfunctioned....and I wasn't smiling!:barf01:
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   nerves are getting to me! help!

   beth66335 replied to keldel's topic in New Nurse

   Two options for medical questions, if you don't know the answer say so; and explain that you are a grad nurse and still learning. Option two say," You know I'm not sure, but I will find out and get back to you!" That worked for me when I stared...and...
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   The Nursing Math Thread

   beth66335 replied to Tweety's topic in General Students

   The original poster of this message past away last year, but I checked the link and it gave me a failure URL so hopefully it won't work anymore!
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   Roane State Nursing Students?

   beth66335 replied to beth66335's topic in Tennessee

   I agree with Brittany micah, just enjoy your Summer! I was in the class that started in 2007 and we didn't even get our books until right before we started, so there was no Summer reading list. They had us cover a couple of the chapters in our Basic ...
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   How much morphine is too much??

   beth66335 replied to b eyes's topic in Emergency

   Tell them to take it up with the doctor that ordered it!
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    The Nursing Math Thread

    beth66335 replied to Tweety's topic in General Students

    As a prereq for my nursing program I had to take either College Algebra or Probability and Statistics, which was considered a higher level math...does your catalog lay out your nursing curriculum for you? Individual programs may differ on this, I did...
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    WANTED: Nursing student tidbits of advice

    beth66335 replied to KellRrn2b's topic in General Students

    I see by the date on this you are just about to graduate, has last semester been fun for you? I loved my last semester, beginning to feel like a real nurse and doing a lot more hands on stuff so I hope it's been that way for you too! I am about to ce...
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    Do you bag your bodies naked?

    beth66335 replied to mama_d's topic in General Nursing

    We have a kit that includes a yellow paper gown like the ones we wear in an isolation patients room. We put that on the body and tag their toe, and their bag of belongings if no one takes them, then we put them in the body bag and tie the final tag t...
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    The Nursing Math Thread

    beth66335 replied to Tweety's topic in General Students

    Hey I have that, I didn't know it had a name!
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    The Nursing Math Thread

    beth66335 replied to Tweety's topic in General Students

    You are welcome, it took me lots of practice and 5 math tests in nursing school to get the hang of this kind of math...I'm glad I finally got it as we have to take a math test at my job now every year as part of our computer-based learning classes!
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    Verbal assault by a pt.

    beth66335 replied to imintrouble's topic in General Nursing

    I've had patients treat me badly both "with it" and not, and I make sure they are safe and tell them I'm leaving until they cool down, but I will be back to check on them soon. Usually works, they cool off and apologize, or if they are altered in som...