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  1. Tough day on the psych unit

    Wowwwwwwwwwwwwwww- absolutely heartbreaking how the mind can turn on its own. I just spent the morning with the toughest case of paranoid schizophrenia that I've ever seen...and when he picked up a pen and started talking about stabbing people with ...
  2. I Contracted HIV

    Oh Sarah, my heart just broke for you. My thoughts and prayers are with you. Be well:redbeathe
  3. My RN venture ended today.

    Nice Job!!!
  4. My RN venture ended today.

    I think you should try to get back in (tell the board that it was the stress talking) and ACE every test from here on out. YOU CAN DO IT. You've come this far- it seems a shame to give up now.
  5. Best route of temp for intubated pt

    Thank you! I thought that sounded strange!
  6. I read in one of my books that an advantage to taking an oral temp is that it's a reliable route for intubated pt's. Can anyone tell me WHY this is the case? Wouldn't it be easier to take a tympanic temp...and more reliable since the pt is (technic...
  7. Failed a validation today

    We started in Sept. and I started clinicals today (had first pt today, started orientation 2 weeks ago). I'm in an associates program, so it's just two yrs to finish-
  8. First day of clinical

    Yea...I know I learned a lot today, and I know that technically it was a "good" pt- and I suppose you could even say I'm thankful (?!) for the experience. I think it was all so much, for my first day- I don't know what was more overwhelming...the si...
  9. Failed a validation today

    No worries!! Almost half of my class failed our re-dems on vitals this past week--it's tough, and it's hard with the instructors standing over us...I have a hard time with the apical because of all the gurgling that goes on in there...
  10. First day of clinical

    I had my first clinical today. I'm on the medsurg unit at our small community hospital. I had no idea what to expect when I showed up for chart study last night..... I ended up with a severely obese pt with pyodermic gangenosum, abdominal yeast infe...