dustydog

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1. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

   dustydog replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

   nrse judy Would love to see your ghost site. Please pm link to me. Thanks so much!!

2. Nursing refresher courses

   dustydog replied to luvs2read's topic in General Nursing

   luvstoread I'm sending you a pm dustydog

3. Topamax

   dustydog replied to ER-RN2's topic in General Nursing

   Hi, I'm taking topamax for migraine prevention which does pretty well for me. I can get by with 100 mg a day which is good because any higher dosage makes me dumber than a box of rocks. I have experienced some very slight cognitive/memory impairment...

4. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

   dustydog replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

   Sorry, not exactly a ghost story but a death story. I had seen death before in hospitals and nursing homes but somehow I just didn't really seem to grasp in spiritual terms what it all seemed to mean. I was bothered by the fact that this great myst...

5. what about student rights??

   dustydog replied to daisywill's topic in General Students

   Daisy Bless you for being concerned about a fellow student. I believe there should be some student rights as it is way too easy in some cases for nursing instructors to fail students on a whim, with no credible basis. What would "quicker" be? :uhoh...

6. We need to protect our children, check your area for sex offenders.

   dustydog replied to txspadequeenRN's topic in General Nursing

   It is a well known fact that these monsters cannot be rehabed. I am with the rest of you. Every time I hear about these horrible events involving children I want to take the perpetrator and the judge who let him walk free (from previous incidents) ...

7. Abused by instructor---what to do?

   dustydog replied to timewood's topic in General Nursing

   Timewood I admire your moxie and hope you will get some vindication. No doubt you'll be a great nurse and leader. Best of luck.

8. Do you believe humans have souls?

   dustydog replied to JEHORAPHA's topic in General Nursing

   Yes, I believe all creatures have souls.

9. What to do about a bad instructor?

   dustydog replied to luv4nursing's topic in General Students

   I would confront her too. As soon as she started a screaming fit, my hand would be up and I'd tell her to "Stop". Tell her you are there to learn, not to be humiliated. Have a witness and write the matter up and give it to her bosses. Don't let h...

10. Nurses struggling with mental illness

    dustydog replied to Severina's topic in Disabilities

    Alisha I am just insensed by this as well :angryfire . Fuzzy has it right - don't let them get away with this. You have come so far. Don't let these cretins keep you from your dream. We are in your corner!

11. LVN 'skill updating' Options/Refresher Courses?

    dustydog replied to PatriciaInCA, LVN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm having (have had) the same problem. I took an online refresher course a few years ago, however, when it came to the hands-on skill portion of it I was unprepared for having hospitals turn me down flat for any preceptorship in updating skills. I ...

12. Help! I am very dizzy

    dustydog replied to HarryPotter's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry to hear about the vertigo problem. I had a case of it in November and it was very scarry. Could not walk, nor shake it for 36 hours. Antivert did not help. Some minor incidences since then. I was very careful not to move eyes/head too fast...

13. Boneheaded Nursing: A Cautionary Tale

    dustydog replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you mj, I appreciate and respect you posting your experience here so we can learn from it.

14. Ohio Spring Get Together

    dustydog replied to renerian's topic in Ohio

    Thanks Renarian I live 1 hour south of St Clairsville (west of Wheeling). I'm an lpn, semi retired. I would love to meet up with all of you.

15. migraines and nursing

    dustydog replied to Jen,SN's topic in General Nursing

    To all you migraine sufferers, I can really empathize. I've onlly had them for about ten years but when I get them, my life gets put on hold. I had to quit nursing school after the first quarter because I could not get them under control. They wer...