ljr3000

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1. Marriage to a Nurse-- Need HELP

   ljr3000 replied to NeedAdvice1234's topic in General Nursing

   So, is your fiance in school now??? I thought you said the other day that she dropped out for you!! I sure hope not, really needadvice I don't think you have any thing to worry about. Nursing is a wonderful and respected profession and you should ...

2. Fibromyalgia

   ljr3000 replied to veetach's topic in Emergency

   It has also been reported that patients with Fibromyalgia have 3-4 times the amount of Substance P found in the cerebrospinal fluid as of that in healthy individuals.

3. Fibromyalgia

   ljr3000 replied to veetach's topic in Emergency

   Here is some great info from Dave that I pulled from another thread. He is a Nurse Practitioner and focuses on Fibromyalgia. Hope everyone takes something away from this and maybe even to your present Dr. to try some of these treatments. I know wh...

4. Fibromyalgia

   ljr3000 replied to veetach's topic in Emergency

   I have found some very good information on another thread from a Nurse Practitioner who treats FM. I am going to try to find it and copy it over to here.:)

5. Fibromyalgia

   ljr3000 replied to Dave ARNP's topic in Pain

   What happened to Dave? I was very interested in hearing more of his information on meds, lab tests, etc. Has anyone's Dr. ever put them on Guaifenesin for their FM?

6. Where did you go to nursing school?

   ljr3000 replied to NurseDixie's topic in West Virginia

   I went to St. Mary's Nursing School; Huntington, WV

7. Fibromyalgia

   ljr3000 replied to veetach's topic in Emergency

   WOW!! I really think most everyone here needs to do some research on Fibromyalgia. I'm sure you wouldn't feel the way you do if you were the one suffering from it! This is very discouraging that our healthcare workers feel this way. I have never ...

8. Marriage to a Nurse-- Need HELP

   ljr3000 replied to NeedAdvice1234's topic in General Nursing

   Just so you know; nursing school is totally different from being a nurse. I didn't have much free time while in school but now it's totally different. LIke someone had said earlier working per diem you make your own schedule and your pay is higher ...

9. Tips for starting an IV?

   ljr3000 replied to belladelicious's topic in General Students

   First of all you are going to be alone without and instructor looking over your shoulder. That is wonderful. Make sure you raise the bed so you are at a comfortable level. Get all of your stuff together; tubing with saline connected for flush, tape...

10. Nursing Job?

    ljr3000 replied to Future_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Well I sure hope you haven't gotten yourself into the wrong field. Just because you may be an Rn and not an LPN or Aid doesn't mean your not going to wipe butts. You do what the patient needs from you when they need it. We look down on our RN's wh...

11. Narcolepsy

    ljr3000 replied to Ortho_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Hello There,I have the same problem that you are talking about; I don't just fall asleep driving or anything but I am always tired. When I had my sleep study, I didn't have any apnea during the night but during the daytime nap study I was alseep wit...

12. ST. Marys Question

    ljr3000 replied to collegegurl_2003's topic in West Virginia

    I have a suggestion for you. Both BSC 250 and nutrition are very hard!! You might want to take one of them preferably Microbiology BSC 250 this summer before you start St Mary's classes in the fall. There were girls that did both but they also wer...

13. ST. Marys Question

    ljr3000 replied to collegegurl_2003's topic in West Virginia

    St Mary's is a wonderful school. I graduated from there in 2001. :) Don't think that you have to read everything that is in your syllabus because it is not possible. Do you have your pre reqs from Marshall out of the way? That is one way to make scho...