NurseDixie

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  1. Need ideas for Nurses Week

    NurseDixie posted a topic in General Nursing

    Our DON at the Nursing Home where I work wanted our ideas for things to do for Nurses Week, any one have any good ideas? Or perhaps some cheap kinds of promotional items to give out to the

  2. Where did you go to nursing school?

    NurseDixie posted a topic in General Nursing

    I went to WVU-P, graduated in

  3. Need ideas for Nurses Week

    NurseDixie replied to NurseDixie's topic in General Nursing

    Thank the Good Lord, I live close enough to drive to work. (12 miles) Where do you work danu3? Are you from

  4. Need ideas for Nurses Week

    NurseDixie replied to NurseDixie's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for your replys, I'll run these past the DON. It is so true about the bathroom breaks, sometimes I don't realize I even have to go to the BR until I'm ready to sign out.LOL

  5. Braxton County Teacher in Sex Scandal and Bail

    NurseDixie replied to barefootlady's topic in General Nursing

    I totally agree with Marie_LPN, I do not think this woman should have any contact with anyone's children, including her own. I saw her on the news, eewww! It make's me so mad that this kind of stuff...

  6. question about the boards

    NurseDixie replied to emsboss's topic in General Nursing

    I took my boards a year ago today and got the results the very next day, I couldn't believe it. Good Luck. Come back and tell us about your job.

  7. First real snow storm of season

    NurseDixie replied to barefootlady's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't have any problems with high water, but the water got into the stores in Pomeroy, OH, just across the river from me. There has been rumors about Lakin closing for years. I think they did close...

  8. First real snow storm of season

    NurseDixie replied to barefootlady's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't have any problems with high water, but the water got into the stores in Pomeroy, OH, just across the river from me. There has been rumors about Lakin closing for years. I think they did close...

  9. First real snow storm of season

    NurseDixie replied to barefootlady's topic in General Nursing

    Hello barefootlady, I'm working at Lakin Hospital. It's a long term care facililty, we have quite a few mentally ill residents and those with behavioral problems. I work 7p-8:30a. It is located near...

  10. First real snow storm of season

    NurseDixie replied to barefootlady's topic in General Nursing

    I live in Mason County, we didn't get a lot of snow, maybe 3 inches, but the ice underneath it from the freezing rain/sleet is what makes it bad. I'm lucky, I'm off until Wednesday. Like barefootlady...

  11. let's go Mountaineer's!!!

    NurseDixie replied to wvmtneer's topic in General Nursing

    Hello from another Mountaineer fan. I attended nursing school at WVU at Parkersburg and am a true blue(and gold) fan of WVU.

  12. New Year's Eve Plans

    NurseDixie replied to barefootlady's topic in General Nursing

    :Snowman2: I am off work tonight. I'll be celebrating with my hubby with a quiet night at home. Have a good one BarefootLady!

  13. Plans for Thanksgiving

    NurseDixie replied to barefootlady's topic in General Nursing

    I'm hooked on the stuff.LOL I can eat more if I drink diet pop, right?? :rotfl:

  14. Plans for Thanksgiving

    NurseDixie replied to barefootlady's topic in General Nursing

    I have to work Thanksgiving and the night after, I work 7pm to 7am, I plan on cooking the big bird on Saturday.We are bringing potluck to work on the 17th. Now, for our online Thanksgiving...

  15. HELP,need input for a MAJOR decision

    NurseDixie replied to emsboss's topic in General Nursing

    By the way, are you H.E. that I had clinicals with at WVU-P?

  16. HELP,need input for a MAJOR decision

    NurseDixie replied to emsboss's topic in General Nursing

    Hang in there, I failed one semester d/t husbands heart bypass surg, then had to withdraw another semester, d/t failing grades, but I hung in there and finally made it through. I know you can do it....

  17. State Mental Hospitals

    NurseDixie posted a topic in Psychiatric

    I will be starting to work in a state run behavioral/nursing home type setting soon. Some of the pts have been in this facility for many years(mental retardation, Down's syndrome) and regular nursing...

  18. NCLEX question

    NurseDixie replied to RNIAM's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I called the Board of Nsg after I failed to receive my ATT in due time, they emailed it to me the very next day. I took the Kaplan course ( 4 days ) It helped me a lot. I studied daily until I took...

  19. Sickle Cell Crisis question

    NurseDixie replied to memphispanda's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I just had a SS pt last Tues. evening. She was in severe pain. She was on morphine 2mg q 30 min. basal rate PCA, then she could get .5mg q 10 min. by pushing the button. She was getting NS at 200/hr,...

  20. How often do surgeons order a basal rate for PCA?

    NurseDixie replied to nursenatalie's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I had a pt last night in with sickle cell crisis, she was getting PCA morphine with basal rate of 2mg per hour, plus .5 q 30 minutes as needed. She also got 3 tylenol q 4 hours prn. This did not help...

  21. Nursing license question

    NurseDixie posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have a WV RN license and cannot find a job in my area. I live across the river from OH. Yesterday I went to a few hospitals in OH and they have some job openings, so I sent all the required forms,...

  22. ~Need some tips for successful I.V. starts~

    NurseDixie posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    :imbar We did not learn I.V. sticks in nursing school. I need some advice,please. I am really bad at it. Any ideas, websites, or anything that will help, I will surely appreciate. My nurse manager...

  23. ~Need some tips for successful I.V. starts~

    NurseDixie replied to NurseDixie's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thank you Beth and janda03, I think the websites are very helpful and I will look into getting into a certification course for IV therapy.

  24. Are there any IP's here?

    NurseDixie replied to ohioipnurse's topic in Ohio Nursing

    Thanks for the info.

  25. Are there any IP's here?

    NurseDixie replied to ohioipnurse's topic in Ohio Nursing

    Could you please tell me what an IP nurse is? I'm not familiar with it. Thanks.