chicago bsn 2005

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1. Help

   chicago bsn 2005 replied to bstrongrn's topic in Career Support

   hi, i was just wondering how this worked out for you. i'm in an icu. i'm about 6 weeks pregnant now. i told my boss last week, thinking i could use whatever support she has to offer throughout my pregnancy. are you back to work? just wondering.

2. Union

   chicago bsn 2005 replied to ER Tigger Girl's topic in Activism

   i said this: they do encourage us to be politically active and they do keep us up to date on what unions are up to around the countryyou replied: i'm going to suggest we agree to disagree, because i'm frustrated and i don't think we have a point...

3. I need opinions from practicing RN's for school project

   chicago bsn 2005 replied to LilRedRN1973's topic in Safety

   i thought this allnurse/com thread about unions might help you. i just turned in my paper on a similar topic yesterday.

4. Union

   chicago bsn 2005 replied to ER Tigger Girl's topic in Activism

   first of all, i wanted to link this to threads for another. another student's quest for the questions i have second. anything is researchable. i am in the information gathering stage here. third. i didn't say anything like "ADN nurses are a bunch...

5. Just how many nurses from IL do we have here at allnurses?

   chicago bsn 2005 replied to jadednurse's topic in Illinois

   i'm from chicago

6. ? re: icu's in chicago and science requiremts

   chicago bsn 2005 replied to crnawannab's topic in CRNA

   i didn't know how else to subsrcibe to the thread without posting. sorry.

7. Union

   chicago bsn 2005 replied to ER Tigger Girl's topic in Activism

   i'm writing a paper on unions for my "issues" class. it's titled "Should Nurses Unionize?" what i seek is anything evidenced based that might support either side of the issue. i can't find anything. does anybody know of any research showing effic...

8. Why did you become a nurse instead of a doctor?

   chicago bsn 2005 replied to GlowBear500's topic in General Nursing

   i think of physicians as specializing in diagnostics. it's a different job. they figure out what's the most likely medical diagnosis and best treatment regimen based on test results and research in this area. nurses manage patient care. they are diff...

9. Multiple morphine orders for pain

   chicago bsn 2005 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Hospice

   this pdf might help http://www.urmc.rochester.edu/smd/education/gme/pdf/ACGME%20Pain%20Mgt%20Readings%209-17-04.pdf

10. local anesthesia used in fiber optic intubations

    chicago bsn 2005 replied to convuluterrn's topic in CRNA

    i'm not a crna, but i worked as a tech for a while. i can tell you they sprayed cetacaine, warning them it smelled like bananas, and asked them to swallow. then i'd stick a glob of xylocaine on a tongue depressor, making sure it got all over the ba...

11. Thinking about nursing... Is it worth it?

    chicago bsn 2005 replied to MyBlueSky's topic in General Nursing

    do what you want and stop worrying about what everyone else will think. my class is around 11% men. but i'm not one of them. we've talked about this in class though. it honestly bothers me to even hear the term "male nursing." what am i doing? "...

12. What kind of patient would you make????!!!

    chicago bsn 2005 replied to zumalong's topic in General Nursing

    i think my nurses thought i was a bad patient. i got defensive and asked if she thought i'd be bugging them to help me go to the bathroom if i didn't actually have to? i felt it was a sad state of things. the person who had answered the call light...

13. ethics lecture rant (sensitive topic)

    chicago bsn 2005 replied to Ginyer's topic in General Students

    i just wanted to comment: this too is my philosophy, pertaining to any patient, not just abortion patients...although i've never participated in such a thing and don't plan on it. i plan on going somewhere else with my career. i am very new to the ...

14. Do you clean B/P cuffs between pts???

    chicago bsn 2005 replied to lee1's topic in General Nursing

    this is a belated response, but i worked as an anesthesia tech for four years, and we would clean all the monitoring equipment as needed throughout the day and a good wipe down with disinfectant at least every night. i found the best way to clean bp...

15. any tips on giving an inservice?

    chicago bsn 2005 replied to chicago bsn 2005's topic in Student Assist

    thank you for the reply :yelclap: