sunny59

sunny59 specializes in LTC, Med/Surg.

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1. Migraines, allergies, and solumedrol

   sunny59 replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

   I would suspect so. As a long time migraine sufferer I know any scent at all - food, perfumes, skunk, etc - while I am having a migraine can make it worse. Any noise can make it worse too, and bright lights (try not to flip on bright lights when y...

2. Is it a needlestick if the skin is not pierced?

   sunny59 replied to sunny59's topic in New Nurse

   Thanks, I didn't think so. I am new on the job - new grad - and paranoid about everything. I found a scrape on my other arm and am now worried about how I got that and where - had several iso pts this week. Do you ever get over being worried about e...

3. Is it a needlestick if the skin is not pierced?

   sunny59 posted a topic in New Nurse

   Gave a lovenox inject with a safety needle, while I was closing it I thought the syrnge touched my arm, I looked around and couldn't find any blood or puncture mark, so thought nothing more about it. Didn't feel like a "stick or prick" just somethi...

4. Fibromyalgia Diagnosis too quick?

   sunny59 replied to bjpeace's topic in General Nursing

   I agree, that is pretty quick for a diagnosis. I hope you will encourage her to follow up with a second opinion or see a rheumatologist. I have fibro, took over a year of tests to come up with the dx, then I saw 2 more rheumys to be sure. Please giv...

5. Exit Hesi

   sunny59 replied to skittles1933's topic in General Students

   Our class took the HESI in March, we take the Arnett soon. We had about a 50% pass rate (over 850), those who didn't pass have to do the practise tests our school subscribes to on Medpubs - maybe check to see if you can subscribe to it or if your sch...

6. An Indian Brave Knows No Pain?!

   sunny59 replied to stuntdouble's topic in General Nursing

   I think it is simply "An Indian does not know pain" We had to do presentations presenting "stereotypes" of different cultures, and how to avoid/correct them and how damaging they are, in our nursing program. I suspect this is why this question was a...

7. PDA?????? Can someone tell me ............

   sunny59 replied to paulaking1978's topic in General Students

   I have an HP, can't live without it! I have a ton of programs on it = probably using RN Central the most. It fits in my pocket at clinicals and makes it easy to look stuff up whether for the patient (info on tests, procedures, etc.) or drugs (we ha...

8. How much clinical time to you get?

   sunny59 replied to sunny59's topic in General Students

   WOW! Our psych was one day, tomorrow I do ED which is also one day, and same day surgury (not OR but pre-op) is also one day - that leaves 4 days of med-surg for the semester. Last year we got 1 day in OB (none this year) and one day in the OR (non...

9. How much clinical time to you get?

   sunny59 posted a topic in General Students

   Not so much hours in a day - although I am interested in that, but how many days per semester? all at once or spread out? We started the 3rd week of class (2nd year - 1 semester - supposed to grad in May with ADN), we go once a week for 7 clinicals o...

10. Im sorry for this

    sunny59 replied to tookewlandy's topic in General Students

    Check on Handango.com or skyscape. I think that is where I got most of my software. I was the only student with a PDA the first of the year, now, several other students have them. I use Davis' Drug guide and Tabor's Medical Encyclopedia the most, ...

11. Tricks for learning Lab norms?

    sunny59 replied to bsm03d's topic in General Students

    I made up stupid statements that helped me remember them. Our school uses their own values which we had to know. So I would remember - I ate 3, 5 1/2 inch bananas - for potassium 3 - 5.5. The pool was 100 feet long, give or take 5 - cl; 95-105. B...

12. Strange Nursing Student

    sunny59 replied to NurseKitty NC's topic in General Nursing

    Is it possible he has autisim or some form of it? If so, it would explain most of his behaviors. He would also be classified as having a disability and the school would legally have to work with him. Most of the kids I have worked with that had au...

13. After a hysterectomy, will the patient have normal sexual function?

    sunny59 replied to Janinern84's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Well . . . how was it before? :wink2: Seriously though, depending on the reason she is having it, perhaps it would be better. Her doc should be able to better answer her questions and concerns. From a personal experience, I had to have one at 30, i...

14. Gay Nurses... help!

    sunny59 replied to quakerkid's topic in Male Students

15. What's the weirdest baby name?

    sunny59 replied to teresab_2000's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My daughter did the same initial thing, the boys are Rase, Ryder and Rowdy and all have middle names that begin with K. Kinda glad to hear she is not the only one to do this. sunny