WhyO

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1. Non-people oriented Nursing??

   WhyO replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing

   Hi there, If you aren't at all people oriented then i think the absolute last place you should look at is Nursing Education or Nursing Management... perhaps you are thinking administration? . Most levels of nursing deal with people in some form or ...

2. PID Causes?

   WhyO replied to Energizer Bunny's topic in General Nursing

   Std's are not the only way you can get PID!!! I had a miscarriage in the 2 years ago in the 4th month, gave birth then a month later started to hemmorhage majorly!! I had to have an emergency D&C r/t some "left over" placenta in the uterus... 2 d...

3. How prevalent is e-MAR out there? Are you

   WhyO replied to passing thru's topic in General Nursing

   we use scanners/emars. time consuming but we HAVE to do it. very difficult in an emergency situation because you spend ALOT of time going back in later, but works out alright for non bad situations. Can say I don't like it that much, but after you d...

4. not testing for influenza

   WhyO replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

   I asked a doc this the other day and he said that there is a shortage of the testing materials. He said our lab/hospital is out and i think it has something to do with the vaccine as well...sorry i can't remember the exact reason.

5. New Nurse Manager

   WhyO replied to NemoRN's topic in Management

   I think it would be a good idea to work as a nurse on that unit for at least 2 weeks so you had a realistic view of the goods and the bads to help you in your position. I have had several "new" managers who worked in completely different units then ...

6. RN-BSN completion??

   WhyO replied to SnowymtnRN's topic in Wyoming

   HI SNowy!! I graduated from UW but not through the completion program. I do know many people that have who have positive things to say. I think the best thing is that it is "better" because you have more respect from the instructors because you are...

7. How Can This Be Done?????Help..Advice

   WhyO replied to Med409's topic in General Nursing

   I am laughing right now at the pauper lifestyle... I always used to shop for my clothes at the Salvation Army (and still drop in from time to time). I was a nurse for three years before I finally broked down and bought a NEW pair of jeans. My husb...

8. What qualities to look for in a mentor?

   WhyO replied to happystudent's topic in General Nursing

   HI I never went to anyone and asked them if they would be "My Mentor", it just happened. I have several nurses who just naturally fell into that role because of their knowledge, willingness to pass it on and because they seemed to care about me too!...

9. Fired nurses in Louisville, Ky

   WhyO replied to nursek86's topic in General Nursing

   Glad to see you found this site! These nurses have really taught me a few things and I have found it so wonderful to have such a great support system and the vast expanse of different nursing experiences out there. Perhaps you could share your experi...

10. ADN/BSN Debate on the Floors?

    WhyO replied to KristinWW's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, just stop worrying about the whole debate. When you graduate, you will have your own ideas and theories regarding the subject. This is an ongoing ongoing ongoing theme. I personally recommend getting as much collegiate education that you can ...

11. activities of daily living problem

    WhyO replied to ManyQuestions's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think you should write this off yet either! It is true that you will have to do ADL's through nursing school and Cna training... All of us who work with direct patient care do it daily and I will be the first to fess up that it is not the mo...

12. Nurses marrying doctors

    WhyO replied to Cqc_Cqb's topic in General Nursing

    WOW, this is a laugh... can you imagine being married to a doctor???? eeeewwwww icky icky icky! I am soooo disturbed by that thought! I do think that the above post that discussed the understanding of the long hours, ect might be an advantage, and t...

13. Mu husband wants to move to Montana

    WhyO replied to Nutty RN's topic in Montana

    Hi all, looks like this state's postings are as slow as Wyoming's ... My family and I are looking at Montana as well, however we don't have as far to go as we are your neighbors down south. I would also like some information about nursing (smaller h...

14. Saline flushes or Blood

    WhyO replied to gwenith's topic in General Nursing

    our policy is to have saline between units of blood and it makes sense with the whole cross match however if I had a patient with a reaction I WOULD NOT run the saline in, I would stop the infusion immediately and flush the saline lock. I personally ...

15. Exhibit "RN: The Past, Present and Future of the Nurses' Uniform"

    WhyO replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism

    I live a mightly long way from PA so won't make the show... I am very glad to see your post on this because I am very interested in Nursing Uniforms for the future because I really don't like scrubs all that much. I would really like to have workwe...