student1000

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1. repost: new ICU job, pregnancy, and swine flu

   student1000 replied to rnto?'s topic in General Nursing

   I just heard they are going to recommend women who are pregnant, no matter what term they are in, get vaccinated. Good luck with your decision. It is hard to know where you can work today and have the lowest risk of getting Swine Flu, perhaps worki...

2. Physical Assessments: Do Any Nurses Do Them

   student1000 replied to romie's topic in General Nursing

   Diane, I just spent 4 days in a tertiary care hospital that granted had many sicker patients on the floor than me but not once was I examined by a nurse. Not sure what my chart said other than I did read what the doctors wrote who said I was comfort...

3. Pelvic Pain

   student1000 replied to student1000's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for the responses. However, I am confused since I remember there being certain repsonses and I can't find them. The link says there are 10 posts but I only see 5 whenI moved from page 1 to page 2. Anyway, the reason I haven't been posting is t...

4. Wearing Gloves When Taking Vital Signs?

   student1000 posted a topic in Emergency

   I was wondering what is considered the norm in different people's ERs when taking vital signs about whether nurses/techs wear gloves. Whenever I have been to the ER the person who does my vitals on admission never wears gloves but several times when...

5. Pelvic Pain

   student1000 replied to student1000's topic in General Nursing

6. Pelvic Pain

   student1000 replied to student1000's topic in General Nursing

   10 months of fecal staining and not one rectal. It is more embarassing than anything else but I also know it is not normal and I am concerned. Yesterday I decided to wear beige pants because I hadn't been having issues in a while. You guessed it, I f...

7. Pelvic Pain

   student1000 replied to student1000's topic in General Nursing

   They say the pain is possibly due to an ovarian remanent which showed up on CT/MRI. Also, most are just passing it off as chronic pelvic pain which is just a diagnosis when they don't know what else it could be. I thihk someone thought possibly IC...

8. Pelvic Pain

   student1000 replied to student1000's topic in General Nursing

   5 differrent healthcare providers-2 gyns, 1 ER PA, and my doc today and his colleague (I was scheduled to see her since I was told he didn't have time for me but she went and got him) haven't felt I needed a pelvic. I guess I am just tired of the buc...

9. Pelvic Pain

   student1000 posted a topic in General Nursing

   First off I want to say I am not looking for medical advice more advice on how to deal with doctors. I have been having pelvic pain off and on for the last 4 months after being pretty much pain free for 4 years since a hysterectomy. I am on oxycont...

10. Question for any CRA's

    student1000 replied to KidsRN9's topic in Research

    I don't know where you live but I know of several programs online and locally in MA that have clinical training programs that offer CEU hours. The one I am enrolling in is at BC but since I am not yet a nurse it won't count as credits or CEUs. You ...

11. Stool sample for Micro class?????

    student1000 replied to RXtech's topic in General Students

    I agree with Catshow Lady that this is a violation of privacy and an infection hazard/health code violation. We were not allowed to do any body fluid type testing in micro at my community college and had to use fake blood to decide if the sample was ...

12. MDs should obtain & have patients sign consent

    student1000 replied to riley50's topic in General Nursing

    I temporarily (very short time) worked in Urology as a front desk receptionist and it drove me crazy to give the patients consent forms to sign for procedures. IE patients were being given consent forms to sign without the form being reviewed by a d...

13. HIV+ Nursing student!

    student1000 replied to disconurse's topic in Disabilities

    I think it is great you are being allowed to be a nurse and the hospital is willing to work with your "disability". I am still very upset that I had to leave nursing schoold due to problems walking. There are many forms of nursing and not all requi...

14. Funniest Complaint on Press Ganey Scores

    student1000 replied to nursebrandie28's topic in General Nursing

    :angryfireI just received a Press Ganey survey in the mail and usually I throw them out but I think this time I am going to complete it. Unfortunately people probably only complete them when they have had a bad visit but I also don't receive one for...

15. Knowing your Pt's History

    student1000 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have a relatively new PCP who the first time I went to see him didn't give me time to finish filling out my health history and when we were discussing my health problems failed to noted I have asthma. So the other day one of my doctors prescribed ...