emily5547

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1. Student Nurse with Epilepsy

   emily5547 replied to mitsybitsy's topic in Disabilities

   There absolutely is a stigma! You're a threat to everyone around you (in their eyes,) and cannot be trusted to stay conscious. Just stay on top of your meds, avoid having another seizure, and eventually they'll forget. Maybe it was exciting for some ...

2. Doctor vs Nurse

   emily5547 replied to anne919's topic in Safety

   As far as discussing this matter with your DON (which was your ultimate question), I should think expressing that you have concerns about specific patients' treatments, facility protocols, MD orders/lack-thereof/interactions, and you wish to better u...

3. "If they really cared about their mom, they wouldn't of put her in a nursing home"

   emily5547 replied to Bruce_Wayne's topic in Geriatric

   You're doing the attacking here - not me. It isn't relevant to your role as Grandma's nurse to know/understand/judge what's going through the minds of your patient's families. There have been a lot of reasons discussed here why people don't see thei...

4. "If they really cared about their mom, they wouldn't of put her in a nursing home"

   emily5547 replied to Bruce_Wayne's topic in Geriatric

   You have no business asking for an explanation, I think that is the point. What will you do with this explanation? Determine the validity of the family's absence? It is irrelevant to your patient care.

5. Med question

   emily5547 replied to chancie's topic in General Nursing

   I once precepted a nurse completely incapable of med calculations. People here are very helpful if you are stuck on a particular problem, but show your work... this is, what, a quiz? For us? No thanks.

6. Maybe bedside nursing isn't for me

   emily5547 replied to stewiegriffin's topic in Career Support

   Chronic HD? Routine?? Maybe it was my inner-city experience, but I wouldn't have called it predictable. This one's got chest pain, that one spiked a temp, this one crashed, the other one dislodged a needle, another needs off to poop, another one did ...

7. status epilecticus question

   emily5547 replied to ontocrna's topic in General Nursing

   As the previous poster mentioned, not everyone becomes incontinent after a seizure, but when they do, it's AFTER the seizure, when the muscles relax finally. So, in status, I guess it would make sense that the pt wouldn't void. I never thought about ...

8. Anyone had this problem?

   emily5547 replied to sunnycalifRN's topic in General Nursing

   oops, never mind - post deleted, wrong thread

9. Admit I dread"generalized weekness a/o Dialysis pt, had dialysis today, Full code:"

   emily5547 replied to Sirapples's topic in General Nursing

   I don't think I was being sarcastic or rude. You said your admits made you wonder what was happening at those dialysis facilities and I was trying to shed some light on it... My, "duh," comment was not necessarily directed at you it's just the most c...

10. Admit I dread"generalized weekness a/o Dialysis pt, had dialysis today, Full code:"

    emily5547 replied to Sirapples's topic in General Nursing

    "makes me wonder what is happening in that dialysis facility. " I'll bite. "patient felt week after dialysis and is now unable to ambulate, or they have a fever, or they suddenly had blood pressure drop... then the kicker... Full code." 1) Pt felt we...

11. buttonhole cannulation with regular 15g needle?

    emily5547 replied to clc123's topic in Urology

    The above poster is correct; and just to clarify, the initial advice you were given regarding using a sharp fistula needle AWAY from the buttonhole is the appropriate course of action if you aren't equipped to access the buttonhole. The buttonhole is...

12. Rude Medical Interns

    emily5547 replied to Charlotte205's topic in Relations

    I laugh internally. The interns are near the bottom of their pecking order, but they've worked hard to get there... it takes time, I think, for them to soothe their tired egos enough to understand the value and role of all members of the health care ...

13. Help! I'm a new grad and can't find a job

    emily5547 replied to I RN A's topic in General Nursing

    I understand that it's frustrating, but your tone is frighteningly apocalyptic. Pursuing your nursing career goals in this economy takes determination, persistence, and PATIENCE. A LOT of people are in your same boat right now. Hang in there, the eco...

14. Epilepsy and night shift

    emily5547 replied to LovebugLPN's topic in Disabilities

    I started on carbamazepine, but had to switch to Tegretol XR (not available as generic) because of the side-effects of the same med taken without the extended release (lethargy and feeling 'dim'). I've been on it for over five years now and have eith...

15. ADN in Minnesota?

    emily5547 replied to ekli's topic in ADN/BSN

    Wow. I understand these recruiters are in the business of *selling,* but I find lying to make a sale reprehensible, no matter the product they're peddling. You can, in fact, become an ADRN in Minnesota. St. Kate's Minneapolis campus, for one, offers ...