nuresnia

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1. What's your story? Why did you take up nursing?

   nuresnia replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

   My Roommate in the dorm room said lets go to nursing school and we will be finished real soon and making good money. I said O.K. we both finished I never been out of a job, Now she is a beauty operator like her mom. There were a lot of beautitians in...

2. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

   nuresnia replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

   A peanutbutter jar stuck in the female anatomy

3. uniforms

   nuresnia replied to luther's topic in General Students

   I have been a nurse since 1978 I worn whites and caps, It's not really fun but then every one wore whites also. even housekeeping , Then the nurses did all the P.T. and RT x-rays and lab. So to me it don't matter who wear what color long a you know y...

4. 'rotting' not for weak stomachs...

   nuresnia replied to bebop1's topic in Wound

   call 911 now

5. Wound Measurement

   nuresnia replied to BoyNurse07's topic in Wound

6. question about staging wounds

   nuresnia replied to jlwlln's topic in Wound

   Ankle wounds can be considered as pressure wounds but this wound could be considered as a surgical dehissed wound or a full thickness wound

7. Narcotic Irregularities

   nuresnia replied to AlexCCRN's topic in Safety

   Since that incident the whole system was changed and now use a sure med for all patients medications

8. Narcotic Irregularities

   nuresnia replied to AlexCCRN's topic in Safety

   Some pixis systems are not connected to pharmacy and have to be counted every shift. This happened to me on the 11-7 shift the chg nurse was only removing meds for post op pt of the LVN's to give IVP pain meds and only the confused pt's . I was doub...

9. Are LPNs nothing but a "set dressing?"

   nuresnia replied to Ms.RN's topic in LPN/LVN

   I work in a hospital where I can do any thing a RN do except hang blood after the blood is hung I monitor the blood. There are no charge nurses the unit secetary is a LVN and she functions as a charge nurse would. Keeping up w/the lab work contactin...

10. Are LPNs nothing but a "set dressing?"

    nuresnia replied to Ms.RN's topic in LPN/LVN

    I work in a hospital where I can do any thing a RN do except hang blood after the blood is hung I monitor the blood. There are no charge nurses the unit secetary is a LVN and she functions as a charge nurse would. Keeping up w/the lab work contactin...