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Oct 25, '08 - 
Working 3rd shift as a CNA on the Med Surg floor was a great introduction to nursing for me. It had taught me many valuable lessons I was not able to learn in school. I learned the benefit of a timely med pass, that a complete assessment at start of shift is essential....
by racing-mom4 11 comments Last by
romantic
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Dec 29, '08 - Strangest lost one I ever had.
After reading the “lost one” post, I got to thinking about the strangest “Lost one” I ever had.
Back several years…. I had a patient admitted for bilateral DVT’s come up from the ED. His legs were like stove pipes. Big, hard,...
by CathyLew 6 comments Last by
dawngloves
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Nov 7, '08 - I knew even before I walked onto the unit that it was going to one of those nights. The looks on my coworkers' faces when they saw my assignment told me more than I wanted to know. Why me? I wondered, but I already knew why. As the mother of three adults including a...
by janfrn 1 comments Last by
newleaf2012
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Dec 8, '08 - During the past month of my practicum on the neurosciences unit, I have seen and cared for numerous patients. Some have had do not resuscitate (DNR) orders; one had a compassionate terminal care (CTC) order, and others a full code status. As a student, the anticipation...
by klg315 29 comments Last by
moe1802
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Jan 1, '09 - Matua was one of the patients referred to as "well-known to mental health services" i.e. in and out very often indeed. He is a very clever man - years ago, he worked as a psychiatric nurse, he has a BSc in Psychology, and has completed several computer courses. But...
by NZPN 0 comments
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Dec 12, '08 - Yesterday I explained birth to a pregnant woman.
Well, at least part of the process. Me, a guy with no kids and no chance of becoming pregnant. How, I ask myself, could I possibly be qualified to teach a pregnant woman anything about having a baby? In the past...
by MachoNurse 19 comments Last by
gentlegiver
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Jan 21, '08 - Sometimes, a family member's behavior is so clouded by the grief and shock of a loss that we must be courageous enough to practice outside the box.
My patient had been ejected from his car after hitting black ice. His prognosis for any recovery was a hairs-breath...
by interleukin 95 comments Last by
Straydandelion
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Oct 29, '08 - I was orienting to a new floor just a few weeks ago, and I was enjoying my new job immensely. In fact, I was feeling so good about myself, that I began to relax my "first impression" behavior, and let a little bit of the real me shine through. I have since learned that...
by kellyjoeds 7 comments Last by
MatRNstudent
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Nov 6, '08 - it was my second nursing job, and i had moved from the small farming community near where i grew up halfway across the country to the big city. i was awed by my good fortune at landing a job in a world renowned hospital system, excited about working in a brand new...
by Ruby Vee 7 comments Last by
skeptismo
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Oct 29, '08 - When I started out as a C.N.A. my first job was in a LTC facility. I had always wanted to be a nurse and my mother was ADON and convinced me to begin with being an aide. I had grown up in nursing homes since that is where my mom preferred to work. I was comfortable...
by txnursingqt 4 comments Last by
skeptismo
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Nov 21, '08 - Today we lay to rest the husband of one of my coworkers. The news of his death haunts me, and brings back memories of my first patient having a major heart attack.
I was fresh out of nursing school, working my first nursing job in a large emergency department. I...
by Aneroo 32 comments Last by
masaya
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Oct 12, '08 - My funny nursing experience occurred a few years ago when I was a new grad. I had been working in the ER fulltime and was on one of many long and dreaded night shifts. One of my patients was an older gentleman from a nursing home. During my initial assessment I went to...
by vadushkas_nurse 3 comments Last by
Dofarel
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Nov 15, '08 - Being an intern is a challenging experience. We have to rotate unto several wards and sections in order to be able to fully appreciate all the fields of the Nursing profession. And what really was very upsetting on my end was being assigned at the delivery room. Well,...
by phatreecio 9 comments Last by
mannurse65
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Nov 12, '08 - One evening during an eight hour shift at my place of employment, a local nursing home, sounds of a resident yelling "help, help!" and "come quick!" followed by a commotion broke the silence. Staff on duty reacted promptly running towards the room where the sound was...
by Lindsey McGraw 12 comments Last by
dawngloves
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Sep 30, '08 - Wow!
955,000 miles, almost 500 months and 15,500 days after I became a LPN, I'm finally a student nurse again. I'm getting my associates degree in nursing so I can sit for state boards and work as a registered nurse.
A dozen new vibrant colorful textbooks...
by 99percentangel 52 comments Last by
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