Ted

ICU/CCU (PCCN); Heme/Onc/BMT

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    NP education - a rant

    Ted replied to CatskillNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    please. . . especially during heated discussions/debates, keep the focus on the topic and not your fellow bulletin board member. there are many, many ways to express one's opinions/points of view...
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    "Just an LPN"....does anyone else get discouraged?

    Ted replied to DeniseLPN's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    this thread is closed for a cooling off period and for moderator's discussion. the allnurses.com
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    Blanket Orders

    Ted replied to cathlabrn's topic in Cardiac

    O. K. My very small, teeny-tiny ruraly hospital doesn't have a cath lab. But like other hospitals, we have same day surgery, fresh post-ops, etc. Simply put, the physician is supposed to re-write...
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    Any Good Advise on Time Management for Critical Care Nurse new to unit

    Ted replied to angelique777's topic in Cardiac

    For the new grad., I guess I would simply concentrate on the basics. Be patient with yourself. Learn what you need to learn as a new grad from college. Allow yourself the time to become familiar...
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    5 Most Important Clincal Skills as an oncology Nurse

    Ted replied to malusport's topic in Oncology

    "Ditto" all of these responses! Here's a few more. . . 1) Knowledgable about Dx, drugs, Standards of Care, etc. . . 2) Caring/compassionate - BIG TIME! 3) Have YOUR own support system. Onc. can...
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    Hello - What state are you from?

    Ted replied to KimRN41514's topic in Rural

    Just want to say a WARM welcome to you! A long, long time ago, I used to be a musician on a cruise ship. We used to go to Alaska as part of the summer's run. Alaska was my favorite place to visit....
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    PDA a must or a bust?

    Ted replied to nurscee's topic in General Nursing

    It's PG-13!
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    PDA a must or a bust?

    Ted replied to nurscee's topic in General Nursing

    I would not advertise on such a public bulletin board about using "cracked" or "warez" software. This is a very busy and a very public bulletin board. There are a lot of eyes reading these threads....
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    I'm writing up the CNA at my LTC facility

    Ted replied to Blackcat99's topic in General Nursing

    please, especially during a heated discussion/debate, keep the focus on the topic and not on your fellow bulletin board member. remember that it is against this bulletin board's terms of service to...
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    I'm writing up the CNA at my LTC facility

    Ted replied to Blackcat99's topic in General Nursing

    please, especially during a heated discussion/debate, keep the focus on the topic and not on your fellow bulletin board member. remember that it is against this bulletin board's terms of service to...
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    A Man of Mischief

    Ted replied to abundantjoy07's topic in Nursing Humor

    :rotfl: Yes! Very
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    Trying to Bust a Strike

    Ted replied to Town & Country's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    closing this thread for a cool down and moderator discussion. personal attack are not tolerated on this bulletin board! ted co-administrator of
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    Is there nursing after 50?

    Ted replied to Malt123's topic in General Nursing

    after moderator/administrative staff review and discussion, this thread is being returned to the forum for public view. as those who have been following this thread know, the op of this thread shared...
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    Male Chest Hair and Scrub Tops

    Ted replied to Thunderwolf's topic in General Nursing

    What few I have! :chuckle This thread has evolved to include hair on other parts of the body. No one, as far as I can read, has mentioned ear hair! Should ear hair be shaved off??? There's some...
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    What style of music do you listen to the most?

    Ted replied to Thunderwolf's topic in General Nursing

    i added "country" to the poll choices. :) ted p. s. i like jazz, classical and certain pop/rock music. oh, and i don't like country, rap and heavy metal.
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    New Oncology Nurse needs information on books and links for Onc

    Ted replied to angelique777's topic in Oncology

    Tryout these web sites! :) Oncology Nursing Society National Institute of Health And of course, there's" GOOGLE Hope this is helpful! :)
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    Pre-nursing student w/ oncology interest

    Ted replied to reipie's topic in Oncology

    First off, I want to welcome you to this bulletin board! Good luck with your pre-nursing studies! :) So often I read nurses entering into oncology nursing because of a personal experience (self...
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    Acls Online

    Ted replied to DARLENEDAVIS's topic in Cardiac

    Call be old-fashioned, but I think I'll stick to taking the "in person" ACLS re-cert classes. :chuckle
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    Nursing Management of Myocardial Infarctions

    Ted replied to AussieKylie's topic in Cardiac

    I did a search for some on-line information for you. Came up with this 42 page PDF file which I think will help answer your questions! I also believe that this particular PDF file is from a web-site...
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    What is a short spurt of PAT's???

    Ted replied to kaseysmom's topic in Cardiac

    YEP! I thought of Sick Sinus Syndrome too! Pace maker time?!?!? :)
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    Questions about Taxol and Taxotere

    Ted replied to stevierae's topic in Oncology

    It's been 6 years since my full-time oncology days. New chemo agents seem to spring up at an ever increasing rate. Although I've given Taxol (many moons ago, back in the days when we used to place...
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    Frightening events during chemotherapy

    Ted replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in Oncology

    This thread was started in 2003! Some of these new chemotherapy agents are quite scary! The "biological" stuff is all quite new to me! Got to read up on them. I do know that there are significant...
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    Question regarding neutropenic patient...

    Ted replied to AmyRN1227's topic in Oncology

    And then there are patient that are refractory to the HLA platelets too! Your post reminded me of one gentleman who received high-grade HLA platelets like once a week. . . for a LONG time. . ....
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    Question regarding neutropenic patient...

    Ted replied to AmyRN1227's topic in Oncology

    Another old thread brought to life! Neutropenic/pancytopenic patients need lots of close watching!
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    New Job!

    Ted replied to BSN2004NSU's topic in Oncology

    Congrats on the new job! :) I used to work on a heme/onc/bmt unit for several years. I loved it. Still work there per diem, just to keep myself involved with oncology (might even return to oncology...