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1. Uti Or Not?????

   mcg02 replied to mcg02's topic in General Nursing

   ant body with any suggestions to tell her

2. Uti Or Not?????

   mcg02 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I work med/surg and my next door neighbor had a question for me that was kinda out of my field. She has been having mild buring sensation when she urinates for the past month, but not everytime she goes. Back in december she was treated with a 7day a...

3. What is your biggest nursing pet peeve?

   mcg02 replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

   I totally agree with this. I mean I know this may be your mom, but why do CPR on a 85 pound 90 year old female???????????????

4. Neuro Question???

   mcg02 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Has anyone heard of psedotumor cerebri. If so let me know, MD (neurologist)told me I had this when in ER last month. Is this really bad and how do you get it? I am a relatively healthy 24 yo blacl female with no past medical history, except for fibro...

5. Quick Question

   mcg02 replied to mcg02's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for your reply and no I have never had a shunt. I will follow-up although. I was admitted and kept over nite for one nite by a neurologist. I followed up with him the following week and he started me on a diuretic called Diamox 1 tab BID, and ...

6. Quick Question

   mcg02 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I was a pt in the ER in the early part of December and they did a spinal tap on me because I was complaing of severe headaches for the past two weeks, extreme nausea and a stiff nech x 2 days. They did a spinal tap and they siad my fluid has high p...

7. Consents

   mcg02 replied to ChicagolandRN's topic in General Nursing

   I have this happen all the time on my floor as well. Sometimes the MD writes and order to have pt sign consent form and I will go in there and ask if the MD has talked AND explained the procedure or test, if yes I sign on no I do not sign. Most of th...

8. working three 12's

   mcg02 replied to jacey's topic in General Nursing

   I am 24 years old and used to work 3-11 and felt like I was at work all the time and all I did was work. I switched to 7p-7a about 4 months ago and LOVE IT!!!. I wish I had did it sooner, if I do my schedule right I can have 5 days off in a row w/o...

9. nurse-patient ratio

   mcg02 replied to NANCPER's topic in Med-Surg

   I work in a hospital in Atlanta (Decatur) Ga and our ratios vary for days anywhere from 5-7 patients with average of six and same for evenings and on nite anywhere from 6-8 with an average of 7. We have techs eacy shift 6-7 on days and evenings and ...

10. Camp Nursing

    mcg02 replied to mcg02's topic in Camp

    please somebody replt to my post

11. Camp Nursing

    mcg02 posted a topic in Camp

    Hi to all!!! I live in Georgia and I am interested in doing camp nursing summer 2004 in the south (Alabama, North or South Carolina, Florida, Tenn etc) Can anyone let me know of tehir past experiences as camp nurses such as a typical day, pay, did th...

12. Question

    mcg02 replied to mcg02's topic in General Nursing

    CAN SOMEBODY PLEASE HELP WITH THE QUESTION I ASKED ABOVE????

13. Question

    mcg02 replied to mcg02's topic in General Nursing

    I know you can use baking soda for indigestion, but my friend does not have this she just like the taste of this can this cause kidney or any other problems?????

14. Question

    mcg02 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have a friend with iron deficiency anemia that also has pica (eating of non food substances) and she eats baking soda, goes through a one pound box in about 1 month 1/2 and she asked me if this was safe. I said no what do you guys think

15. Who's good at IVs?

    mcg02 replied to rachel h's topic in General Nursing

    We have IV team where I work so, we just call them!!!!!!