ebrooks1013

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1. What have you learned in nursing school that was utter nonsense?

   ebrooks1013 replied to TheMiss's topic in General Nursing

   Prize Candle | Facebook I saw a cute video with a an Alzheimer's patient and her daughter today.. Thought of this thread from yesterday and decided to post because it was really light hearted and fun.

2. Valuable life lessons from an ER nurse....

   ebrooks1013 replied to Momma1RN's topic in Emergency

   Spice is only for food.

3. IV and phlebotomy course practice on each other?

   ebrooks1013 replied to timmac98's topic in Canada

   I didn't in nursing in school although I wished they did. In EMT school and in military medic school we did and I felt much more comfortable practicing on my classmates and not letting my first live sticks be on frustrated patients. The rubber arms d...

4. Didn't disclose

   ebrooks1013 replied to christinarae's topic in General Students

   Why is your subject title "Didn't disclose?"

5. Starting Nursing School Pregnant

   ebrooks1013 replied to Mamameema's topic in General Students

   Is there anyway to postpone your start date? Not saying this is impossible but it will be extremely difficult. I would rather start fresh in the fall and get plans together than risk finals.

6. The Story of Jahi Continues

   ebrooks1013 replied to EaglesWings21's topic in Headlines

   They can't just keep a dead body on support forever can they? This is just wrong. After this round of court appearances somebody should be able to do SOMETHING

7. The Story of Jahi Continues

   ebrooks1013 replied to EaglesWings21's topic in Headlines

   Her mother shared an update this week. Eyes covered... Family of Jahi McMath, teen declared brain dead, shares update | New York's PIX11 / WPIX-TV

8. A coworker made me so mad!

   ebrooks1013 replied to typoagain's topic in Relations

   I get it. You feel that you could have at minimum got the bloodwork that she agreed to and he went in there and got her all worked up and she just said forget it. Did he know she had agreed to the bloodwork? Maybe he thought you guys were still tryi...

9. Accidently took home a patients' insulin!

   ebrooks1013 replied to iliket0fuu's topic in Medications

   Guilty! I fussed about someone losing my labs and having to withdraw them, got home and in my lower leg pocket....smh. Guess it was a busy ED night.

10. GA Teen Contracted HIV from a hair weave? Really?!?!

    ebrooks1013 replied to JustBeachyNurse's topic in General Nursing

    This girl is clearly lying and she has someone very angry doing her hair if she thinks a bloody head is normal. It is not normal to have scabs and puncture wounds. The needle used isn't even sharp. So unless the person is deliberately stabbing her he...

11. GA Teen Contracted HIV from a hair weave? Really?!?!

    ebrooks1013 replied to JustBeachyNurse's topic in General Nursing

    The braids aren't sewn in. The actual extensions are sewn onto the braids (which are in a corn row style) with a curved needle and thread.

12. My I'm going to medical school

    ebrooks1013 replied to synaptic's topic in NP

    Is this a joke?

13. Nurse wife Cop hubby

    ebrooks1013 replied to Mrs149's topic in General Nursing

    Well my husband works four days a week and I work three. I work on the days he has off most of the time so someone is watching my son and we spend the mornings together and the evenings when he gets off on his days. It is working so far. It keeps fro...

14. why do many MAs and CNAs call themselves nurses?

    ebrooks1013 replied to murseforever's topic in Relations

    Many people don't understand the difference until they go to school and work for it. I know I truly didn't when I was a EMT. Now I do.

15. Can a doctor "order" a nurse to not assess something?

    ebrooks1013 replied to SilleLu's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for your input