laura ann

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1. Your most amazing wounds and gore!!!! Anyone care to share?

   laura ann replied to NICU_Nurse's topic in Wound

   While I was in nursing school I had a paitient come into the hospital with her greater right toe missing due to gangrene. We asked her where the toe was and she said she could not bring it in because the cat ate it. That one got me. I had the chance...

2. For those of you who use computer charting....

   laura ann replied to deespoohbear's topic in General Nursing

   We also use the care manager system, and it seems to be pretty efficient. Besides standardized checklists to use you can always type in your own nurses notes as you would in paper charting. I think it is pretty efficient and would not like to go back...

3. Nursing Student says hello!

   laura ann replied to RobertJ's topic in General Nursing

   I am only in my first year, but it seems to be the pattern that most drop outs are in the first year. You really really have to be dedicated to getting through nursing school because it can be physically and emotionally tough. I dont know if it is ha...