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  1. bacterial meningitis

    essarge posted a topic in General Students

    I am an emergency room tech and while I knew that I would be exposed to allot of different things last night really brought it home. A young adult was brought in...lethargic, very combative at times,...

  2. Good luck charms through school

    essarge replied to carlalogan's topic in General Students

    I have a special pen with the serenity prayer on it that I use for exams....seems to work so far!!

  3. Palm Pilot software for nursing

    essarge replied to crnasomeday's topic in General Students

    I'll try to explain how to put a site here on the board. go to the site.....left click on the address bar (it will turn blue)....right click on blue area... left click on copy. come to this site...

  4. APA Papers

    essarge posted a topic in General Students

    OK...I confess...I bought the disk!! And let me tell you, it really helps!! Anyone else hate doing APA papers beside

  5. APA Papers

    essarge replied to essarge's topic in General Students

    Glad I could

  6. APA Papers

    essarge replied to essarge's topic in General Students

    This is the site that you can buy it from. You are right Brandy....it does make things a little more difficult!! What happened to the good old days where a paper, was a paper, was a paper!! LOL!...

  7. APA Papers

    essarge replied to essarge's topic in General Students

    It's well worth the money. A little hard to figure out though. Of course after I read the directions, it was much easier!!

  8. Refusing an assignment

    essarge posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have been reading with interest the thread about the CNA that is facing 60 years in prison. My question is ..... if you refuse and assignment because it may compromise patient safety is that grounds...

  9. Hip joint pain

    essarge replied to essarge's topic in General Nursing

    P-RN, Thanks!! The pain is where the greater trochanter is. It is especially painful when laying on my side (either side) and since I am a "side sleeper" it's really hard. I should get the results...

  10. Hip joint pain

    essarge posted a topic in General Nursing

    Saturday night I was sleeping soundly (and I mean soundly) when my right hip joint woke me up. I was in so much pain it wasn't funny. So I figured "ok, roll over to the other side and go back to the...

  11. Refusing an assignment

    essarge replied to essarge's topic in General Nursing

    The thread about the CNA facing 60 years is in the nursing activism section.....it is totally unbelievabe!!! Can't believe that the administration and staff is letting this person hang out to

  12. Hip joint pain

    essarge replied to essarge's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks, I'll talk to my doc about it. He's really really really thorough with me because my body never does what medical science says it's supposed to! LOL! This is just one of my great "mystery...

  13. NCLEX pass rates for your school?

    essarge replied to Robin61970's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Our last class passed with a

  14. HELP my dry hands!!!!

    essarge replied to OneChattyNurse's topic in General Nursing

    My hubby is a diabetic and had a real problem with dry skin on his shins. I was surfing the shelves at the drug store and happened upon a lotion (it also comes in cream) called Diabetic skin care by...

  15. Bad day at clinical

    essarge replied to KristaB's topic in General Students

    Let me know how it turns out! Hope it works for

  16. Bad day at clinical

    essarge replied to KristaB's topic in General Students

    Everyone here has given you great advice and I would like to add one more thing to it. I am 46 years old and a nursing student, I have done jobs from waitressing to management and have run into mean,...

  17. Pitocin

    essarge replied to TineAngelo's topic in General Students

    I can tell you from personal experience that pitocin is not a good experience for a woman giving birth. I had labor induced with my first child (labor had stopped) and I went directly into hard...

  18. Color Coding Nurses

    essarge replied to BrandyBSN's topic in General Nursing

    Brandy, If I remember my nursing history correctly (someone correct me if I'm wrong), the stripes on the RN caps were predominently dark color stripes on the white cap. The LPN school that wore caps...

  19. Is this a violation of the new whistleblower law?

    essarge replied to fiestynurse's topic in General Nursing

    Feisty, Pass go and collect, collect, collect!!!! This is discrimination at it's best!! Need I mention the constitutional guarantee to speak your opinion? You were not employed by this hospital...

  20. surgery fear PLEASE ANSWER ME

    essarge replied to analucia's topic in General Nursing

    I had surgery twice within a month. The first time when I came out I felt very nausious, so when I went in the second time I told them about it. The doc said that I was probably one of those people...

  21. Nurses.... Our Own Worst Enemies??

    essarge replied to MaineNurse67's topic in General Nursing

    Most of you know me as I have been around for awhile. I am a student nurse and I really appreciate this board. It has given me an insight into the REAL world of nursing. Not the text book version...

  22. Battered Nurse Syndrome

    essarge replied to WriteStuff's topic in General Nursing

    Bonnie, As a student nurse, I really appreciate your insight! I find when I read this that allot of it goes to, not just nursing, but every career path that people take. Thank

  23. Best wishes to the students!!

    essarge replied to Scarlette's topic in General Students

    Scarlette, Thanks for the words of encouragement! I'm starting my clinicals this fall (sept. 4th) and am really looking forward to the next three years. It really doesn't seem that far off at all....

  24. Can DUI keep you out of Nursing?

    essarge replied to Karen K's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Well said Lou! People sometimes forget that we have all done things in our lives that aren't so good!! But most of us learned from those experiences. That is what life is all about. A learning...

  25. New Nurses Poorly Educated

    essarge replied to Huganurse's topic in General Nursing

    I have been reading this thread with a great interest. While I understand that the majority of nurses in the field think that new nurses are undertrained, some of those that are upset with it, could...