viviannurse

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1. HELP!! Hospital covering up a murder???

   viviannurse replied to Jennifernsammy's topic in General Nursing

   This might be a silly question, but.... could the bag have been pulled from the pump and squeezed in manually? I do not think I am grasping how the morphine was dispersed...in the solution or piggy back?????If it was dispersed in the solution how do ...

2. Xenaderm?

   viviannurse replied to CoffeeRTC's topic in Wound

   I agree....xenaderm is expensive..but far outweighs the cost of decub care and far outweighs the discomfort of the pt on wound care therapy...most facilities I work at use it ..( I work for agencey, so am in alot of different health care settings ).....

3. RN working in LPN position

   viviannurse replied to love_ur_nurse's topic in Geriatric

   I am so sad to hear that any nurse regardless of level of education would feel it was fair to the patients and/or her co-workers to divide patient care that way.......this is one of the many reasons there is a nursing sortage...if we as nurses can no...

4. Help with "Bait & Switch" tactics at new job

   viviannurse replied to TennNurse's topic in General Nursing

   I agree with ncamille...in your resignation please list the things you have mentioned in your post..also cc to administrator,heads of the corporation that runs the facility you work for and any one else that has any control of the way new employees a...

5. Munchausen's??

   viviannurse replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

   I have cared for a pt like this before and not only did she have munchausens, she had a boderline personality disorder......if you research you will find that boderline's know alot about medicine, medical terminology and disease processes, they make ...

6. We need some fun here...who would u tazer?

   viviannurse replied to Maggie in NC's topic in General Students

   You reckon that might 'juvinate some brain cells there?

7. In need of tips to manage my stress

   viviannurse replied to student_girl's topic in General Students

   PRAY!!!!! EAT!!!!!!!! SLEEP!!!!!!! Seriously, if you have a best friend, hubby, boyfriend or pet..spend time with them..talk to them....listen to the radio/cd player on the way to school or back and sing to the top of your lungs...go to a football ...

8. Would u consider working at an AIDS/HIV facilityas a new graduate?

   viviannurse replied to aruray's topic in Career Support

   Like many before me have said..you will probably deal with HIV-AIDS patients in just about any setting you work in..you have to use standard precautions and prudent nursing judgement in any position you are in..alot of times the dx of AIDS-HIV may no...

9. David Lee Roth to become a Paramedic!

   viviannurse replied to Antikigirl's topic in Humor

   Bobby Sherman is a paramedic????? Well, you just learn something new everyday..the previous posts were sooooooo funny......word is that David Lee is honestly doing a good job and has seen some bad things ( already riding on a rig ) I think the nurse ...

10. Help....i almost puked in clinicals

    viviannurse replied to Valwolf's topic in General Students

    Dear Val.....I admit I did not read all the posts before I responded but vicks rubbed in your nose and around does help..I also keep a toothbrush and toothpaste in my pocketbook because sometimes I feel like the smell is in my mouth...remember you ar...

11. Classmate told on me on clinical about what I was doing, I was put on probation *sob*

    viviannurse replied to sad's topic in General Students

    OK SAD, now you have just made me mad...either you are a complete phony with nothing but time on your hands to bs on the computer or you are a total dramamamma!! For some body that has a test and a paper due on Monday and already on probation you sho...

12. Classmate told on me on clinical about what I was doing, I was put on probation *sob*

    viviannurse replied to sad's topic in General Students

    SAD>>>SAD>>SAD......like I said..be truthful with yourself!!!!! Your story keeps taking on new dimensions every time you tell it!! We are not all against you but we are for the TRUTH...there are back stabbers and brown nosers the worl...

13. Classmate told on me on clinical about what I was doing, I was put on probation *sob*

    viviannurse replied to sad's topic in General Students

    WOW!! I was afraid at first to post my thoughts when I first read this post from SAD because I felt maybe I was going to be too harsh on the student but I have to comment.If SAD is finding nursing school and fellow students this stressful, the real w...