cucciolla22

cucciolla22 has 3 years experience and specializes in Spinal rehab, Acute Stroke, Surg, renal.

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1. Words You Hear In The Wonderful World of Nursing

   cucciolla22 replied to 43RN20's topic in Humor

   hey , i have experienced the morphine by family request for a palliative care patient as well, oh needless to say i wasnt very popular with that family, but i wasnt going to give 5mg morph( it was subcut) every hour when family wants

2. Words You Hear In The Wonderful World of Nursing

   cucciolla22 replied to 43RN20's topic in Humor

   those were really cool

3. colostomy

   cucciolla22 replied to busy-bee's topic in General Nursing

   am big on eucalyptus oil. well how i do it is i put some in warm water for maybe 5 minutes before bag change, and keep it there till maybe 15 minutes after. well works sometimes

4. How do you "turn it off" after work?

   cucciolla22 replied to Snugglibumkins's topic in General Nursing

   i agree with you Nyapa, turning it off is os hard.......but one thing i have drummed into my family and friends heads( especially when they kep asking for advice) is first i am family, then am a nurse, and they have learnt to give me a break.(i tell ...

5. Is there anything that you cannot handle as a Nurse?

   cucciolla22 replied to cammy429's topic in General Nursing

   In my whole (brief) nursing career i have a weak stomach for dentures and suctioning as well,and having pt with poor peri hygiene and you have to catheterise...now that really sends me off i can handle most other things, bleeding doesnt faze me, fun...

6. Lets brag about our hospitals where we work!!

   cucciolla22 replied to Shantas's topic in General Nursing

   my hospital, besides being 15 minutes walk to one of the best Beaches in sydney, is really old. but the staff are mostly friendsly!!!! and there is great support for students and new staff ( well most of the time)

7. Don't wanna always give baths, clean up feces, etc., where to work?

   cucciolla22 replied to WannaBCRNA's topic in General Nursing

   am pretty sure there is a discussion linked to this somewhere, Giving baths, cleaning poop, puke and feeding patients are part of nursing career, oyu end up making jokes about it. what year studying are you? as you get more into it, during clinicals...

8. NO Nursing home for me

   cucciolla22 replied to nurz2be's topic in Humor

   That is just the best!! am saving up for a cruise!!! i sen tthis to our NUM who is retiring in a few weeks.

9. All Mixed Up!

   cucciolla22 replied to Cindy_A's topic in Humor

   now THATS mixed up