jpetro

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1. Morphine withdrawl question

   jpetro replied to kids's topic in General Nursing

   I was born with severe flat footedness. After 39 years of doing nothing about it, I als ended up on pain management because my subtalar joint was completely shot. No cartilidge at the joint; bone on bne. I spent 6 months on oxycontin, finall said...

2. allnurses.com suggestions from users

   jpetro replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   Hi I'm still learning to navigate around this site and am not fully aware of all the feature so please excuse me if I make a suggestion for something that already exists. How about a reference/help section for student nurses? A data base students c...

3. How many of us are over 35?

   jpetro replied to Dublin37's topic in General Students

   Hi Dublin! My name is John and I am new to this site as well. I am 39 and I have completed my first semester (Fundamentals of Nursing) when I had to withdraw due to medical reasons which means I am going to be class of 2004 instead of 2003. . oh w...

4. Chemistry 101 is getting harder.....help!!!!

   jpetro replied to fnimat1's topic in General Students

   For some reason I read the date wrong. I lead myself to believe that the post was made last December.

5. Chemistry 101 is getting harder.....help!!!!

   jpetro replied to fnimat1's topic in General Students

   Hi I was browsing through the post and I came across yours. I remember chem 101 with a mixture of fondness and dread! Fondness because of the closeness the hours of study groups brought us:p and dread because if I am to go for my BSN I have to tak...

6. Jobs for Students?

   jpetro replied to colleen10's topic in General Nursing

   The previous reply was right on the money. If you can in between semesters take a CNA course it is definately worth it. I worked in detox for 3 years, fell in love with the medical field, took a CNA course to see what school was like ( I graduated ...

7. What Freaks You Out?

   jpetro replied to JennieBSN's topic in General Nursing

   Well Exotic you certainly beat mine. The only thing I have seen was the x-ray of a vibrator stuck a little too far up a mans rectum. Interesting film. Gerbils huh? Wow! Too trippy!

8. What Freaks You Out?

   jpetro replied to JennieBSN's topic in General Nursing

   Hi everybody! My name is John and I'm new to this site. I am a student nurse and have worked in Detox, Behavioral Health, and Emergency for the last 8 years. What freaks me out? I have been bled on, puked on, had feces thrown at me, urinated on (...